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SUMMARY:Rochester Fringe Festival
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927
DTSTAMP:20260901T062223Z
UID:10014315-1789430400-1790467199@rochestermomcollective.com
CATEGORIES:festival
DESCRIPTION:Fringe will celebrate its 15th festival in September 2026 with
  the spirit of creativity on full display. Join us in and around Rochester
  for comedy\, theatre\, dance\, music\, film\, and whatever else you can i
 magine—and so much more! \nSeptember 26th 2026 is Fringe Kids Day! Music
 \, movement\, magic\, & BIG imagination! Bring the whole family! Fringe is
 n’t just for grown-ups!
LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T062223Z
LOCATION:Eastman Theatre\, 26 Gibbs St\, Rochester\, NY
URL:https://rochestermomcollective.com/event/rochester-fringe-festival/?ut
 m_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=rochester-ny
X-SOURCE-NAME:Rochester Mom Collective
X-SOURCE-URL:https://rochestermomcollective.com/guides-to-roc/guide-to-far
 mers-markets-in-rochester
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Rochester Fringe Festival
DTSTART:20260915T160000Z
DTEND:20260927T030000Z
DTSTAMP:20260816T001746Z
UID:432-1789473600-1790463600@monroethisweekend.com
CATEGORIES:festival
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 2026 Rochester Fringe Festival — from Septem
 ber 15 to 26 — for twelve days of inspiration\, discovery\, and the enti
 re city as your stage. \nCome experience one of New York State’s most dy
 namic cultural celebrations! Now in its 14th year\, the KeyBank Rochester 
 Fringe Festival continues to enchant audiences as the largest multidiscipl
 inary performing arts festival in the state and one of the top-attended fr
 inge festivals in the U.S. \nMarvel at over 600 performances spread across
  30+ venues\, ranging from grand theaters to intimate galleries\, pop-up s
 tages\, and outdoor plazas. \nEnjoy comedy\, theatre\, dance\, music\, spo
 ken word\, visual arts\, film screenings\, kids’ performances\, and mult
 idisciplinary spectacles—many of which are either free or affordably pri
 ced\, making the Fringe an accessible celebration for all audiences.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260816T001746Z
LOCATION:Rochester\, NY\, Rochester\, NY\, United States
URL:https://monroethisweekend.com/event/rochester-fringe-festival/?utm_sou
 rce=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=rochester-ny
X-SOURCE-NAME:Monroe This Weekend
X-SOURCE-URL:https://monroethisweekend.com
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SUMMARY:ESL Rochester Fringe Festival at MAG
DTSTART:20260918T040000Z
DTEND:20260921T035959Z
DTSTAMP:20260916T000359Z
UID:10011222-1789689600-1789948799@mag.rochester.edu
CATEGORIES:festival
DESCRIPTION:Experience the excitement of Fringe at MAG! Every ticket inclu
 des same-day museum admission. \nSchedule of Events\nFriday\, September 18
 \n3:00–9:00 pm (performance at 7:00 pm) — From the Depths\n3:30–4:1
 5 pm — I Don’t Get It\n3:30–4:30 pm — Soup du Journalism: 25 Year
 s of Deadline Drama\n3:30–4:30 pm — All These Pretty Things \nSaturday
 \, September 19\n11:00 am–12:00 pm — Cobbs Hill Consort\n12:00–1:00
  pm — The Belly Dancer Bazaar\n1:00–2:00 pm — All These Pretty Thing
 s\n1:45–2:45 pm — Soup du Journalism: 25 Years of Deadline Drama\n2:00
 –2:45 pm — I Don’t Get It\n3:00–9:00 pm (performance at 7:00 pm) 
 — From the Depths\n3:30–4:30 pm — Funkyard Brass\n4:00–5:00 pm 
 — Dealbreaker \nSunday\, September 20\n11:00 am–12:00 pm — Cobbs Hi
 ll Consort\n12:45–1:30 pm — I Don’t Get It\n1:15–2:15 pm — The 
 Belly Dancer Bazaar\n1:30–2:30 pm — All These Pretty Things\n3:00–9:
 00 pm (performance at 7:00 pm) — From the Depths\n3:30–4:30 pm — D
 ealbreaker\n4:00–5:00 pm — Glitch Video Game Band \nAbout the Performa
 nces\nAll These Pretty Things\n \nWhen a 23-year marriage implodes\, one w
 oman turns shocking betrayal into a razor-sharp musical confession\, as hi
 larious as it is fearless. Adelaide Fringe Award Winner 2026\, performed 8
 0 + times worldwide — with two seasons at Edinburgh Fringe — Yarad’s
  ability to “bridge dreams into reality” is one of her superpowers. Th
 e show will leave audiences floored. \nPrice: $25\nAge range: 21+\nLocatio
 n: Lynne Lovejoy Parlor \nGet tickets\nThe Belly Dancer Bazaar\n \nStep in
 to The Grand Bazaar\, a belly dance spectacle that whisks you into a bustl
 ing marketplace of movement\, music\, and global tradition. Prepare to be 
 dazzled by swirling veils\, flashing swords\, fluttering fans\, and the br
 ight chime of finger cymbals—all set against a backdrop of costumes shim
 mering with sequins\, glitter\, and gold. Get ready for a fantastical jour
 ney that brings the beauty\, history\, and heart of belly dance from aroun
 d the world straight to you. \nPrice: $20\nAge range: 5+\nLocation: M&T Ba
 nk Ballroom \nGet tickets\nCobbs Hill Consort\n \nThe Cobbs Hill Consort i
 s a unique Rochester acoustic ensemble featuring the Native American flute
  and world flutes\, supported by the living sounds of guitar\, harp\, drum
 s\, and percussion. The music is soothing\, emotive\, and transporting\, e
 ngaging you in a journey of the heart. Performers include Jefferson Svengs
 ouk (Native American flute) and Sandy Gianniny (harp)\, both of whom are m
 embers of UR Medicine’s Palliative Care team. The group has performed at
  multiple venues at the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival over the years\, inc
 luding 2020’s pandemic virtual festival\, and returns to share the gift 
 of their healing energies and creative collaboration. \nPrice: $10\nAge ra
 nge: all ages\nLocation: Bausch & Lomb Parlor \nGet tickets\nDealbreaker\n
  \nLauren always believed adulthood would be filled with flirty flings and
 \, eventually\, true love. But one night during junior year (at the Univer
 sity of Rochester!)\, she gets… herpes! Dealbreaker is an autobiographic
 al solo show about dating with herpes\, stigma\, and the path to healing. 
 Part storytelling and part comedy\, this show is for anyone who’s ever f
 eared they might die alone because of herpes or anything else. \nPrice: $2
 5\nAge range: 18+\nLocation: Lynne Lovejoy Parlor \nGet tickets\nFrom the 
 Depths\n \nSUNY Geneseo and its collaborators are bringing their art-meets
 -science events focused around artist Billie Lynn’s kinetic sculpture\, 
 a 65-foot inflatable replica of a sperm whale\, created to spark environme
 ntal conversations and help us consider the role of art in ecological awar
 eness. Planned events include a cello performance from inside the whale\; 
 choral performances around the whale\; and curated opportunities for atten
 dees to enter the whale. Combining live performance and curated exhibition
 \, this event will allow attendees to learn about whale acoustics and leav
 e both transformed by a range of art disciplines and enriched by scientifi
 c knowledge. \nPrice: Free—no tickets required!\nAge range: all ages\nLo
 cation: Centennial Sculpture Park \nFunkyard Brass\n \nFunkyard Brass Band
  is a six-person brass band\, bringing the sounds of New Orleans funk to t
 he streets of Rochester. They get the party going with traditional street 
 blues or upbeat covers! \nPrice: $15\nAge range: all ages\nLocation: M&T B
 ank Ballroom \nGet tickets\nGlitch Video Game Band\n \nGlitch Video Game B
 and is a local three-piece band (bass\, drums\, and keyboards) that plays 
 video game melodies in a unique\, jam session. \nPrice: $10\nAge range: al
 l ages\nLocation: Bausch & Lomb Parlor \nGet tickets\nI Don’t Get It\n \
 nEveryone in her life is surprised when Chloe comes out as trans\, especia
 lly her former teammates. Her identity as a football-playing bouncer puts 
 many of her friendships in a precarious position as she navigates an ocean
  of her own emotions and the reactions of others. This performance will br
 ing you inside the gayest environment Chloe has ever experienced\, her men
 ’s college locker room\, and follows her evolving vision of herself thro
 ugh the lens of her friendship with a former teammate/roommate\, Ike. \nPr
 ice: $20\nAge range: 16+\nLocation: Bausch & Lomb Parlor \nGet tickets\nSo
 up du Journalism: 25 Years of Deadline Drama\n \nIt’s been twenty-five y
 ears since I set a goal of becoming a glossy magazine editor. Who would ha
 ve thought that I’d end up writing listicles for chatbots to scrape? Fro
 m a student chasing down interviews in Greenwich Village\, I became the Di
 et and Fitness beat reporter for iVillage (phone call with Kim Cattrall\, 
 check!) and a business-beat writer fending off a horny dairy king before v
 eering into social media marketing and public relations—in one case\, pu
 bic relations. Bringing my reporter sensibility to vaginal rejuvenation\, 
 health care breakthroughs\, and cryptocurrency explainers (an oxymoron)\, 
 I look back on a quarter-century of getting people talking\, or at least t
 exting me back\, to write an exclusive that’s hot off the press. Whateve
 r that means. \nPrice: $25\nAge range: 13+\nLocation: M&T Bank Ballroom \n
 Get tickets
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LOCATION:Memorial Art Gallery\, 500 University Ave\, Rochester\, NY\, 1460
 7\, United States
URL:https://mag.rochester.edu/event/fringe-2026/?utm_source=caldiscovery&u
 tm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=rochester-ny
X-SOURCE-NAME:Memorial Art Gallery
X-SOURCE-URL:https://mag.rochester.edu
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SUMMARY:ESL Rochester Fringe Festival at MAG
DTSTART:20260918T190000Z
DTEND:20260919T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20260729T182140Z
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CATEGORIES:festival
DESCRIPTION:Experience the excitement of Fringe at MAG! We have nine great
  performances this year\; every ticket includes same-day museum admission.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T182140Z
LOCATION:Memorial Art Gallery
URL:https://events.rochester.edu/event/esl-rochester-fringe-festival-at-ma
 g?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=rochester-ny
X-SOURCE-NAME:University of Rochester Calendar Calendar
X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.rochester.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Oktoberfest - Rochester Public Market
DTSTART:20260918T210000Z
DTEND:20260919T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20260817T001759Z
UID:430-1789750800-1789765200@monroethisweekend.com
CATEGORIES:festival
DESCRIPTION:A new annual event in the Market’s special event lineup (202
 5 was the third year)\,Oktoberfest is a shout-out to the German autumn adv
 ent tradition of food\, beer\, live music\, cultural performances\, games\
 , and more. \nWhile Oktoberfest may be more of an adult celebration in mos
 t places\, at the Market we emphasize family-friendliness — so while bre
 ws are certainly part of our Oktoberfest\, there is much more fun availabl
 e for the whole family! \nOktoberfest is a collaboration of the Public Mar
 ket and Rohrbach’s Brewing Company\, a prominent presence in the Market 
 Business District and well versed in German beer and revelry traditions!
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T001759Z
LOCATION:The City of Rochester Public Market\, 280 N Union St\, Rochester\
 , NY\, 14609\, United States
URL:https://monroethisweekend.com/event/oktoberfest-rochester-public-marke
 t/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=rochester-ny
X-SOURCE-NAME:Monroe This Weekend
X-SOURCE-URL:https://monroethisweekend.com
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SUMMARY:Oktoberfest at Rochester Public Market
DTSTART:20260918T210000Z
DTEND:20260919T020000Z
DTSTAMP:20260904T180302Z
UID:10014317-1789750800-1789768800@rochestermomcollective.com
CATEGORIES:festival
DESCRIPTION:Oktoberfest is a shout-out to the German autumn advent tradit
 ion of food\, beer\, live music\, cultural performances\, games\, and more
 . \nWhile Oktoberfest may be more of an adult celebration in most places\,
  at the Market we emphasize family-friendliness — so while brews are cer
 tainly part of our Oktoberfest\, there is much more fun available for the 
 whole family! \nOktoberfest is a collaboration of the Public Market and Ro
 hrbach’s Brewing Company\, a prominent presence in the Market Business D
 istrict and well versed in German beer and revelry traditions
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T180302Z
LOCATION:Rochester Public Market\, 280 North Union Street\, Rochester\, Ne
 w York\, 14609
URL:https://rochestermomcollective.com/event/oktoberfest-at-rochester-publ
 ic-market/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=rochester-n
 y
X-SOURCE-NAME:Rochester Mom Collective
X-SOURCE-URL:https://rochestermomcollective.com/guides-to-roc/guide-to-far
 mers-markets-in-rochester
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SUMMARY:ESL Rochester Fringe Festival: Brazilian Jazz Quartet
DTSTART:20260918T230000Z
DTEND:20260919T000000Z
DTSTAMP:20260729T182140Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53434681817314
CATEGORIES:festival,music
DESCRIPTION:An exciting blend of modern jazz and Brazilian rhythms\, Dream
  Float presents: Chris Palace Brazilian Jazz Quartet. Performing Brazilian
  styles including Samba\, Baião\, Forró\, Afoxé\, Maracatu\, and Bossa 
 Nova. The band features Chris Palace on drums\, Thomas Mariano on keys\, E
 ric Hevron-Smith on bass/trombone\, and Ava Sauer on vocals performing Bra
 zilian standards infused with adventurous improvisation and spontaneous in
 teraction.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T182140Z
LOCATION:St. Paul's Episcopal Church: Front of Sanctuary
URL:https://events.rochester.edu/event/esl-rochester-fringe-festival-brazi
 lian-jazz-quartet?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=roch
 ester-ny
X-SOURCE-NAME:University of Rochester Calendar Calendar
X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.rochester.edu
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SUMMARY:ESL Rochester Fringe Festival: Musica Nova & Eastman Percussion En
 semble Joint Concert—All Steve Reich
DTSTART:20260918T233000Z
DTEND:20260919T004500Z
DTSTAMP:20260729T182140Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53435309004674
CATEGORIES:festival,free,music
DESCRIPTION:Eastman student ensembles Musica Nova and the Eastman Percussi
 on Ensemble come together to celebrate American contemporary composer Stev
 e Reich in honor of his 90th birthday. Repertoire will include Reich's Per
 cussion Quartet\, Radio Rewrite and Double Sextet! Led by Eastman faculty 
 members Brad Lubman and Michael Burritt. This concert is free and open to 
 the public! The Eastman School offers more than 1000 free and low-cost con
 certs per year. We hope you will join us throughout the year!
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T182140Z
LOCATION:Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall
URL:https://events.rochester.edu/event/esl-rochester-fringe-festival-music
 a-nova-eastman-percussion-ensemble-joint-concertall-steve-reich?utm_source
 =caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=rochester-ny
X-SOURCE-NAME:University of Rochester Calendar Calendar
X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.rochester.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Rochester Fringe Festival: Musica Nova and Eastman Percussion Ense
 mble
DTSTART:20260918T233000Z
DTEND:20260919T013000Z
DTSTAMP:20260910T000337Z
UID:wp-post-305046@esm.rochester.edu
CATEGORIES:festival
DESCRIPTION:Reich Percussion Quartet (featuring the Eastman Percussion Ens
 emble)\nReich Radio Rewrite\nReich Double Sextet\nBrad Lubman\, Musica Nov
 a Conductor\nMichael Burritt\, Percussion Ensemble Director\nPeiwen Zou\, 
 Musica Nova Assistant Conductor\n*This program is part of Eastman Explores
  America and features Eastman faculty and students.\n* This concert is par
 t of Eastman's Steve Reich 90th Birthday Celebration
LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T000337Z
LOCATION:Kilbourn Hall
URL:https://www.esm.rochester.edu/esm-event/musica-nova-and-eastman-percus
 sion-ensemble/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=rochest
 er-ny
X-SOURCE-NAME:Calendar - Eastman School of Music
X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.esm.rochester.edu/events
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SUMMARY:ESL Rochester Fringe Festival: Poetry of Tarot: A Reading Inspired
  by Tarot Images
DTSTART:20260919T000000Z
DTEND:20260919T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20260729T182140Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53435366911759
CATEGORIES:festival,literary
DESCRIPTION:Tarot cards have been used for centuries as tools for both for
 tune telling and deep self reflection\, two practices that meet at the cro
 ssroads of narrative and storytelling. Symbols on each card carry archetyp
 al meaning\, inviting the reader to interpret\, imagine\, and project thei
 r inner world outward. In this experience\, tarot cards become a creative 
 catalyst: a spark for poetry\, a framework for collective storytelling\, a
 nd a bridge for genuine human connection.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T182140Z
LOCATION:The Little Theatre: Theatre 1
URL:https://events.rochester.edu/event/esl-rochester-fringe-festival-poetr
 y-of-tarot-a-reading-inspired-by-tarot-images?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_
 medium=ics&utm_campaign=rochester-ny
X-SOURCE-NAME:University of Rochester Calendar Calendar
X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.rochester.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:ESL Rochester Fringe Festival: Vocal Point with the YellowJackets
DTSTART:20260919T001500Z
DTEND:20260919T011500Z
DTSTAMP:20260729T182140Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53436109486592
CATEGORIES:festival
DESCRIPTION:Vocal Point is the University of Rochester’s historically fe
 male\, gender-inclusive a cappella group founded in 1969. We're excited to
  be joined by the YellowJackets\, the University of Rochester's all-male a
  cappella singing group\, founded in 1956. We're thrilled to continue the 
 tradition by performing at this year's Fringe Festival!
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T182140Z
LOCATION:CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
URL:https://events.rochester.edu/event/esl-rochester-fringe-festival-vocal
 -point-with-the-yellowjackets-4267?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&
 utm_campaign=rochester-ny
X-SOURCE-NAME:University of Rochester Calendar Calendar
X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.rochester.edu
END:VEVENT
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SUMMARY:ESL Rochester Fringe Festival: Hungry Ghost
DTSTART:20260919T010000Z
DTEND:20260919T014500Z
DTSTAMP:20260729T182140Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53435086587578
CATEGORIES:festival
DESCRIPTION:Hungry Ghost is what happens when a guitar forgets it's a guit
 ar. A musician loops drones\, textures\, and broken voices into slow\, cer
 emonial soundscapes while a dancer improvises through the haze\, giving th
 e sound a body. Earthy\, otherworldly\, equal parts meditation and séance
 . Nothing rehearsed\, nothing repeated. Just two performers conjuring spir
 its in real time. Come for the sound. Stay for whatever it summons.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T182140Z
LOCATION:Downtown United Presbyterian Church: Hallock Lounge
URL:https://events.rochester.edu/event/esl-rochester-fringe-festival-hungr
 y-ghost?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=rochester-ny
X-SOURCE-NAME:University of Rochester Calendar Calendar
X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.rochester.edu
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