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Music

Tryst

Three Heads Brewing · 7:00 PM

From $10
Theater & dance

Becoming Curious by Kali Quinn (A Special Event)

University of Rochester International Theatre Program · Through Nov 15

From $10
Music

Tryst

Three Heads Brewing · 7:00 PM

From $10
Music

The Transport

Photo City Music Hall · 7:00 PM

Music

Carnivore A.D., Necrostalker, Karnage

Bug Jar · 9:00 PM

Music

White Out Rave

Photo City Music Hall · 10:00 PM

Music

9th Annual Oh Watta Night! Benefiting the People's Pantry of Rochester

Photo City Music Hall · 2:00 PM

Event

SIS Shake your Ta-Ta-Tailgate Party

Three Heads Brewing · 7:00 PM

From $25
Music

The Pentagram String Band, Katie Alessandra

Bug Jar · 8:00 PM

Event

Thank Goodness! There's a Booksale

Charlotte Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 10:00 AM

5 more dates through Nov 21
Event

Dungeons and Dragons Club

Frederick Douglass Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 2:30 PM

12 more dates through May 3
Event

Knitwits

Maplewood Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 4:30 PM

4 more dates through Dec 14
Event

Roc Dogs

Phillis Wheatley Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 5:30 PM

Sports

Amerks Reading Power Play Story time and Visit with the Moose and a Hockey Player

Maplewood Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 6:30 PM

Art & museums

Silver Linings Playbook

ROC Cinema · 7:00 PM

Music

Catholics, Ssighborggg, Thorned Crown, Shark Arms

Bug Jar · 8:00 PM

Event

Tuesday Tales

Frederick Douglass Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 10:00 AM

1 more date through Nov 24
Event

Toddler Story Time

Sully Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 10:00 AM

1 more date through Nov 24
Art & museums

KinderZoo Fabulous Frogs

Seneca Park Zoo · 10:15 AM

From $151 more date through Nov 21
Event

All Ages Storytime

Maplewood Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 10:30 AM

1 more date through Nov 24
Event

Babies & Books

Lincoln Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 10:30 AM

1 more date through Nov 24
Event

Food for Thought

Charlotte Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 11:00 AM

Event

Preschool Storytime

Monroe Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 11:15 AM

1 more date through Dec 1
Art & museums

KinderZoo Splish Splash

Seneca Park Zoo · 11:30 AM

From $151 more date through Nov 21
Event

Read to a RocDog

Lincoln Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 3:00 PM

Event

Story Lab: Hip Hop Club

Sully Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 4:00 PM

3 more dates through Dec 15
Event

Guitar Lessons @ Lincoln

Lincoln Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 4:30 PM

1 more date through Nov 24
Music

Tragic Tuesday With Credit Card

Record Archive Backroom Lounge · 5:00 PM

Event

Collage and Junk Journaling with Megan

Winton Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 5:30 PM

Music

The Bones of J.R. Jones with Chris Kasper

Photo City Music Hall · 6:00 PM

Music

Be Kind Tuesday

Three Heads Brewing · 6:00 PM

Music

Dead Gowns, Bugcatcher

Bug Jar · 8:00 PM

Event

Musical Storytime

Lincoln Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 11:00 AM

1 more date through Nov 25
Event

Book & Beast

Seneca Park Zoo · 11:00 AM

2 more dates through Dec 16
Event

His Branches Community Health Steet Medicine

Lincoln Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 2:00 PM

Event

After School Video Games

Lincoln Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 3:30 PM

2 more dates through Nov 25
Event

Kids LEGO Club

Sully Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 4:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 16
Event

Legos

Arnett Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 4:00 PM

3 more dates through Dec 30
Event

Lyell Fiber Arts Group

Lyell Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 4:30 PM

6 more dates through Dec 30
Music

Brian Lindsay Band

Record Archive Backroom Lounge · 5:00 PM

Event

Native American Scavenger Book Hunt

Phillis Wheatley Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 5:30 PM

Music

Selias with Blood Desecration, Bus Stop Abortion, Abhorrent Desolation, and Dying Flesh

Photo City Music Hall · 6:00 PM

Music

Hannah Wicklund w/ Slow Funeral at Bug Jar

Bug Jar · 8:00 PM

Event

Rochester Knighthawks Meet & Greet

Three Heads Brewing · 3:00 PM

Music

"Show and Tell" Karaoke

Frederick Douglass Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 3:00 PM

Event

Thursdays at Three

Charlotte Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 3:00 PM

Event

Brick Builders

Lincoln Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 3:30 PM

Event

Story Time

Arnett Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 3:30 PM

2 more dates through Dec 3
Art & museums

Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Movie

Phillis Wheatley Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 4:30 PM

Music

Son House Blues Night

Record Archive Backroom Lounge · 5:00 PM

Event

Fall Craft Night

Monroe Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 5:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 3
Event

Winton Writers Group: A three-part series Fall 2026

Winton Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 5:15 PM

Music

Thin The Herd VA and 157frq with Amatera, Lord Loss, Karnage, and Void Dogs

Photo City Music Hall · 6:00 PM

Art & museums

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

ROC Cinema · 7:00 PM

Comedy

Gary Owen: No Hard Feelings Tour

Kodak Center · 8:00 PM

Music

Hiroe, Pons, Fortunato

Bug Jar · 8:00 PM

Event

Safari Story Time

Frederick Douglass Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 2:30 PM

1 more date through Dec 15
Sports

Ping Pong

Maplewood Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 3:00 PM

3 more dates through Dec 11
Music

The Ginger Faye Bakers

Record Archive Backroom Lounge · 4:00 PM

Music

Waiting for the Moon

Three Heads Brewing · 7:00 PM

From $10
Music

Heated Rivalry Rave

Photo City Music Hall · 8:00 PM

Comedy

Jim Breuer: Find The Funny Tour

Kodak Center · 8:00 PM

Music

Five Dollar Friday: Fat Morning / Reddy Hollow / Groundhog / Jessy Fury

Bug Jar · 9:00 PM

Event

Bilingual Storytime with Sra. Jazmin / Hora del Cuento Bilingüe con la Sra. Jazmin

Sully Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 10:30 AM

Music

The Strictly Hip

Photo City Music Hall · 7:00 PM

Event

Goose Pre-Game Party

Three Heads Brewing · 7:00 PM

Music

Something Else

Three Heads Brewing · 7:00 PM

From $10
Music

Racecourse, pluck

Bug Jar · 9:00 PM

Music

East Esker, Level Memory, Cavalcade, Spearfish Guest, Drugstore Makeup, and Ayla Huff

Photo City Music Hall · 5:00 PM

Music

The Treasury, Hexx Head, Nacelle Stern

Bug Jar · 8:00 PM

Event

Adult Book Group

Charlotte Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 2:00 PM

Event

Thanksgiving Magnet Craft

Lincoln Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 3:30 PM

Art & museums

Friendsgiving

ROC Cinema · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Stroller Walkabouts

Seneca Park Zoo · 2:00 PM

From $61 more date through Dec 29
Event

Anime Club

Phillis Wheatley Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 4:00 PM

Event

Diamond Art Bookmarks

Sully Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 4:00 PM

Food & drink

Cook Soup and Reduce Food Waste with Alyssa

Winton Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 5:00 PM

Event

Give Thanks with a Story and a Craft

Charlotte Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 11:00 AM

Event

Kids Pokemon Club

Sully Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 4:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 30
Event

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

Phillis Wheatley Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 4:00 PM

Event

Tween Video Game Day

Phillis Wheatley Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 4:30 PM

Music

Bec & The Bobcats

Record Archive Backroom Lounge · 5:00 PM

Music

Funksgiving featuring Sophistafunk and Noah Fense and The Electric Field

Photo City Music Hall · 7:00 PM

Music

Into the Now

Three Heads Brewing · 7:00 PM

From $201 more date through Nov 27
Art & museums

Membership Bring-a-Guest Days!

Seneca Park Zoo · Through Nov 29

Art & museums

Holiday Magic Tours

Seneca Park Zoo · 3:00 PM

From $3010 more dates through Jan 3
Comedy

Comedy Showcase

ROC Cinema · 7:00 PM

Music

RIOT

Photo City Music Hall · 7:00 PM

Music

SEVARED FEST: Extremely Rotten / Animals Killing People / Goreality / Scumbag / Sanguinary Verdict / Suppuration / Thy

Bug Jar · 6:00 PM

Music

Gentlemen's Club

Photo City Music Hall · 7:00 PM

Music

The Wildflower Revolution

Three Heads Brewing · 7:00 PM

From $10
Festivals & markets

Holidays at the Market

Rochester Public Market special events · 8:00 AM

Free2 more dates through Dec 10
Music

Voodoo Glow Skulls and The Koffin Kats with The Raging Nathans

Photo City Music Hall · 6:00 PM

Event

Arnett Book Sale

Arnett Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 11:00 AM

5 more dates through Dec 5
Food & drink

It's Giving.....Tacos!

Phillis Wheatley Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 5:00 PM

Event

Adult Arts & Crafts - Holiday Card Creating

Arnett Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 6:00 PM

Art & museums

Todd Talk: Emily Skinner

University of Rochester International Theatre Program · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

The Polar Express

ROC Cinema · 7:00 PM

Event

There's a Dog in the Library!

Sully Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 4:00 PM

Event

Anime Club

Frederick Douglass Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 2:30 PM

1 more date through Dec 17
Art & museums

Professor Brian Cox: Emergence

Kodak Center · 7:30 PM

Music

DJ Roulette

Photo City Music Hall · 8:00 PM

Music

Root Shock, Annie In The Water, and Fungkshui

Photo City Music Hall · 6:30 PM

Music

Left-Handed 2nd Baseman

Three Heads Brewing · 7:00 PM

From $10
Theater & dance

Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland

Kodak Center · 7:30 PM

Art & museums

KinderZoo Tough Tortoises

Seneca Park Zoo · 10:15 AM

From $152 more dates through Dec 11
Art & museums

KinderZoo Animal Homes

Seneca Park Zoo · 10:15 AM

From $152 more dates through Dec 11
Festivals & markets

Lighting of the Liberty Pole and Family Parade to ROC Holiday Village

City of Rochester special events · 5:00 PM

Free
Music

Moving Mountains

Three Heads Brewing · 7:00 PM

From $10
Music

Big B's BDAY Bash ft. Murphy's Law / The Goons / Who Decides / Urban Strike

Bug Jar · 8:00 PM

Music

The System Is Down

Photo City Music Hall · 8:00 PM

Music

Nirvanna: A Tribute to Nirvana, Crawling: A Tribute to Early Linkin Park, and With Arms Wide Open: Tribute to Creed

Photo City Music Hall · 6:00 PM

Event

Art Club

Winton Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 3:00 PM

Food & drink

Christmas' Around the World: December Beer Dinner

Rohrbach's Railroad St. Beer Hall · 6:00 PM

Art & museums

Wildlife Camera Conservation

At The Zoo · 11:00 AM

Free
Event

Baby Storytime

Monroe Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 11:15 AM

Event

Kids Craft-ernoon

Sully Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 4:00 PM

Music

Hayley Jane Band and Organ Fairchild

Photo City Music Hall · 7:00 PM

Music

The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight

Kodak Center · 7:30 PM

Event

Build a Gingerbread House

Sully Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 3:30 PM

Music

Men Without Hats

Photo City Music Hall · 6:00 PM

Theater & dance

Be Like Blippi Tour

Kodak Center · 6:00 PM

Event

Gingerbread Houses with the Story Book Cook

Frederick Douglass Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 3:00 PM

Theater & dance

Winter Enchanted: A West End Christmas Show

Kodak Center · 7:00 PM

Music

Farmhouse Welcome: Americana Tribute to Phish

Three Heads Brewing · 7:00 PM

From $10
Music

Darude

Photo City Music Hall · 8:00 PM

Music

NIGHT ONE: CARPOOL HOLIDAY WEEKEND

Bug Jar · 9:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 12
Event

RocDogs

Charlotte Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 10:30 AM

Art & museums

The Things She Carried: A Cultural History of the Purse in America

Anthony Museum Carriage House · 1:00 PM

Music

9MM Mouthwash Christmas Show with Perspectives, An Easy Death, Dying Flesh, and Bus Stop Abortion

Photo City Music Hall · 5:00 PM

Music

The Nasty Flyers

Three Heads Brewing · 7:00 PM

From $20
Theater & dance

24th One Act New Play Festival

University of Rochester International Theatre Program · Through Dec 13

Music

Lou Gramm: The Released Tour

Kodak Center · 8:00 PM

Music

Gothic Underground: A Night of Live Electronic Performances

Photo City Music Hall · 10:00 PM

Music

Shred Fest 2026 Guitarist Showcase

Photo City Music Hall · 5:00 PM

Art & museums

Robin Flanigan, Author of "Secret Rochester"

Winton Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 5:30 PM

Music

Holiday Karaoke Dance Party

Frederick Douglass Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 2:45 PM

Festivals & markets

Pre-Three Kings Day Celebration

Sully Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 4:00 PM

Event

Holiday Craft Night

Monroe Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 5:00 PM

Event

Tugboat

Photo City Music Hall · 6:00 PM

Music

Christmas Carol Karaoke Party

Frederick Douglass Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 3:00 PM

Music

A Girl Named Genny

Three Heads Brewing · 7:00 PM

From $10
Music

1916

Photo City Music Hall · 7:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Holiday Craft Bazaar

Frederick Douglass Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 11:00 AM

Music

The Reasonable Hour Dance Party with DJ Ben Frazier

Three Heads Brewing · 6:00 PM

Free
Music

Come Back To Earth: A Live Mac Miller Tribute

Photo City Music Hall · 7:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Breakfast with Santa

Seneca Park Zoo · 9:00 AM

From $47.99
Music

Herbitual Konsumption, Crossing Out, Structural Defect, and Nattkyrka

Photo City Music Hall · 5:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Victorian Yuletide

Frederick Douglass Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 2:30 PM

Art & museums

Mobile Museum Presents: The Quilt Story

Sully Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 4:00 PM

Music

The Naughty List Party: 2000's Hits All Night

Photo City Music Hall · 8:00 PM

Music

Emo Night Rochester

Photo City Music Hall · 7:00 PM

Music

Eric Carlin's Half-Dead

Three Heads Brewing · 7:00 PM

From $15
Music

Silent EDM Festival 6.0

Photo City Music Hall · 6:00 PM

Music

Winter Wonderland: 2010's Hits Party

Photo City Music Hall · 8:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Noon Year's Eve

Seneca Park Zoo · 11:00 AM

Event

Noon Years Eve with The Boomerang Club

Winton Branch Library (Rochester Public Library) · 11:00 AM

Music

NYE with Dial Up: 90's Tribute

Three Heads Brewing · 7:00 PM

Music

Golden Era Rave: 2010's EDM Classics

Photo City Music Hall · 8:00 PM

Music

NYE Cuntstruction Zone ft. BOY JR + Drag Show & more!

Bug Jar · 9:00 PM

Music

Boots 'N Beats: A Night of Country and EDM

Photo City Music Hall · 8:00 PM

Music

Black Out Rave

Photo City Music Hall · 8:00 PM

Music

Low End Legends 2027 (Day 1)

Photo City Music Hall · 5:00 PM

1 more date through Jan 10
Music

Rising Artist Thursday featuring Severed

Photo City Music Hall · 6:30 PM

Event

Rochester Playground Library Storytime at Mendon Ponds Park

Mendon Ponds Park · 10:00 AM

Free
Music

The Bonnie Raitt Tribute Band, Silent Legacy (A Tribute to Melissa Etheridge), and The Waiting (A Tribute to Tom Petty)

Photo City Music Hall · 6:00 PM

Comedy

Tim Dillon

Kodak Center · 7:00 PM

Music

Nine Inch Nullz: Performing the Music of Nine Inch Nails

Photo City Music Hall · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

From the Field: Elephants, Farmers, and Bees in Tanzania​

Seneca Park Zoo · 11:00 AM

Free
Music

Thunderstruck: America's AC/DC Tribute

Photo City Music Hall · 6:30 PM

Art & museums

Tense Threads: Exploring the Effectiveness of ‘Craftivism’ From Suffragists to Social Media

Anthony Museum Carriage House · 1:00 PM

Music

Silent Disco: Music Through the Decades

Photo City Music Hall · 7:30 PM

Music

Spearfish Guest, The Shut-Ins, Call Me Disaster, and more

Photo City Music Hall · 5:00 PM

Music

Grace Potter & The Trespassers

Kodak Center · 7:30 PM

Art & museums

Winter Scene Painting with Deb Coller

Frederick Douglass Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 1:00 PM

Music

RZRKT

Photo City Music Hall · 7:00 PM

Music

Danny Aion and Kincize

Photo City Music Hall · 8:00 PM

Music

Luci

Photo City Music Hall · 7:00 PM

Event

Teas From Around the World with Happy Earth Tea

Frederick Douglass Community Library (Rochester Public Library) · 1:00 PM

Music

MUST DIE!

Photo City Music Hall · 8:00 PM

Comedy

Matt Mathews: Not What I Ordered World Tour

Kodak Center · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Todd Talk: Justin Townsend

University of Rochester International Theatre Program · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Geriatric Animal Care at Seneca Park Zoo

At The Zoo · 11:00 AM

Free
Event

Rochester Playground Library Storytime at Powder Mills Park

Powder Mills Park · 10:00 AM

Free
Music

Hot In Herre: 2000s Dance Party

Photo City Music Hall · 8:00 PM

Theater & dance

Cirque Alice

Kodak Center · 7:30 PM

Music

BB Dang, Appetite For Voltage, and The Arcade

Photo City Music Hall · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Swan Lake by International Ballet Stars

Kodak Center · 7:00 PM

Music

Drummers Only 2027 (Rochester, NY)

Photo City Music Hall · 5:00 PM

Theater & dance

The Secretary by Kyle John Schmidt

University of Rochester International Theatre Program · Through Mar 6

From $10
Music

Divorced Dad Rock Night: The Soundtrack of Separation

Photo City Music Hall · 7:00 PM

Event

Joel James

Photo City Music Hall · 6:30 PM

Art & museums

Todd Talk: Heidi Marshall

University of Rochester International Theatre Program · 7:00 PM

Comedy

Nurse John: Against Medical Advice: Readmitted

Kodak Center · 7:00 PM

Music

Zach Williams LIVE

Kodak Center · 7:00 PM

Event

Rochester Playground Library Storytime at Black Creek Park

Black Creek Park · 10:00 AM

Free
Theater & dance

Elmo's Got the Moves

Kodak Center · 6:00 PM

Music

90's Rockfest: STP and Weezer Tributes

Photo City Music Hall · 7:00 PM

Music

William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet Film in Concert

Kodak Center · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Louise Blancard Bethune: Every Woman Her Own Architect

Anthony Museum Carriage House · 6:30 PM

Music

Big Florida

Photo City Music Hall · 7:00 PM

Comedy

Mojo Brookzz: Outta Pocket Tour (6pm)

Kodak Center · 6:00 PM

Event

Rochester Playground Library Storytime at Ellison Park

Ellison Park · 10:00 AM

Free
Art & museums

Revolutionary Backlash: Women and Politics in the Early American Republic

Anthony Museum Carriage House · 6:30 PM

Theater & dance

T.I.M.E. (Time, Identity, Memory, & the End of History Illusion) by Nigel Maister

University of Rochester International Theatre Program · Through May 1

From $10
Music

I Will Follow: America's U2 Full Concert Celebration

Photo City Music Hall · 7:00 PM

Music

Powerman 5000 with Aesthetic Perfection and A Killer's Confession

Photo City Music Hall · 6:00 PM

Music

Roger Waters Presents LEGACY: A Pink Floyd Tribute Show

Kodak Center · 7:30 PM

Music

The Amy Winehouse Band

Kodak Center · 7:30 PM

Art & museums

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Guided Walking Tours

Rochester Lilac Festival · Through May 16

Art & museums

Opening Day Poster Reveal

Highland Park · 10:00 AM

Art & museums

Art in the Park & Small Business Circle

Highland Park · Through May 9

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