September Events that ROC

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