September is the beginning of harvest season in Rochester and the Finger Lakes, and it's time for festivals and events that celebrate the season.
Labor Day Weekend
It all starts Labor Day Weekend!
Drum Corps Associates World Championship
Sept 1-3
Capelli Stadium
Twelfth Night
Sept 1-23
Blackfriars Theatre
Sunflower Spectacular
Sept 2-3
Wickham Farms
German Heritage Day & Hop Harvest Festival
Sept 4
Genesee Country Village & Museum
Have A Ball Exhibit Final Weekend
Sept 2-4
The Strong
Fleet Feet Summerfest
Sept 2
YellowJacket Racing
Limitless Festivals
September brings some of our biggest and favorite festivals of the year.
KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival
Sept 14-23
City of Rochester
"Tap It Forward" Festival
Sept 8
Genesee Brew House
M&T Bank Clothesline Festival
Sept 9-10
Memorial Art Gallery
Oktoberfest in Irondequoit
Sept 8-9 & 15-16
Camp Eastman
KettleFest
Sept 16
Kettle Ridge Farm
Purple Foot Festival
Sept 17
Casa Larga Vineyards
Autumn Festival of Ales
Sept 30
CB Craft Brewers
Barktoberfest
Sept 30
Lollypop Farm, Humane Society of Greater Rochester
Limitless Performances
Kick off Rochester's cultural season with these incredible performances.
In The Heights
Sept 5-Oct 8
Geva Theatre Center
The Neave Trio
Sept 15
Rochester Institute of Technology
A cELLAbration: the Music of Ella & More
Sept 15
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Brain Wilson Presents Pet Sounds: Final Performances
Sept 18
Eastman School of Music
Greig's Piano Concerto + Cinderella
Sept 21-23
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
The Djangoners
Sept 7-28 (Wednesdays & Thursdays)
The Little Theatre
School of Rock
Sept 30-Oct 7
Rochester Broadway Theatre League
Limitless Family Fun
These exhibits and activities are perfect for family weekend getaways.
Diesel Days Train Rides
Sept 17
Rochester Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Opening Sept 16
The Strong
Antique Fire Trucks
Sept 17
New York Museum of Transportation
Harvest Fest Opening
Sept 16-17
Stokoe Farms
Living History Event at Ganondagan
Sept 23
Ganondagan Historic Site
Abracadabra!
Sept 30-Oct 1
The Strong featuring Empire Magic
Limitless Technology and Learning
Rochester is an epicenter for technology and innovation. Learn new skills and about new trends at these cool conferences.
Upstate Social Sessions
Sept 15
George Eastman Museum
Innovation Solutions Tech Conference--ISTC17
Sept 7
Hyatt Regency Rochester
Light and Sound Interactive Conference and Expo
Sept 12-14
Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center
