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Things to do in Rochester this week

115 events in Rochester over the next seven days at 26 places, including classical music, live music and horse racing.

Each event is listed by the venue that runs it. Times are EST. Updated Monday, November 2.

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Today

  • 5:30 PMLakeview Hot Record CLub Biltmore Bar and LoungeMusic
  • 7:00 PM“GEEKS WHO DRINK” TRIVIA NIGHT Lovin' CupTrivia
  • 7:30 PMSaxology Kilbourn HallSaxophone
  • 11:01 PM11-3 Racing Schedule Western Regional OTBHorse racing

Tomorrow

  • All dayPlay Lab: Write Your Story in The Stars Strong Museum: American Comic Books HeroesWriting
  • All dayTrivia at Flying Heart Hound Dogs Bar and GrillTrivia
  • 5:00 AMMah Jongg Club JCC Coffee ShopMah jongg
  • 6:00 AMIgnite Spectrum Creative ArtsDance class
  • 8:00 AMBeginning Watercolor Painting JCC Coffee ShopWatercolor
  • 8:00 AMCrafty Creatives Spectrum Creative ArtsArt class
  • 8:00 AMIntroduction to Hebrew with Geulah Von Perlstein – Fall 2026 JCC Coffee ShopLanguage learning
  • 12:10 PMTuesday Pipes Kilbourn HallOrgan concert
  • 1:00 PMDrop-in Knitting Circle Irondequoit Public LibraryKnitting
  • 1:00 PMSingles Mingle: Living Roots × Kin Event Space × Root Catering Living Roots RochesterSingles
  • 5:00 PMFirst-Gen Week 2026 Keynote Address: Why Not Me? Choosing Joy & Centering Purpose Paul J. Burgett Intercultural CenterLecture
  • 5:00 PMFirst-Gen Week 2026 Keynote Address: Why Not Me? Choosing Joy & Centering Purpose Goergen Athletic Center/ R ClubLecture
  • 5:30 PMLiteracy Rochester: Walk-In Digital Literacy Help Irondequoit Public LibraryDigital-literacy
  • 6:00 PMArt Start: Paint & Snack - Turning Point Park (5AF26) Memorial Art GalleryPainting
  • 7:00 PMOPEN MIC NIGHT Lovin' CupOpen mic
  • 7:00 PMFeel Good Tuesday Hosted by Chris English Murph's Irondequoit PubPub event
  • 7:30 PMEastman Jazz Lab Band Kilbourn HallJazz
  • 11:01 PM11-4 Racing Schedule Western Regional OTBHorse racing

Wednesday, November 4

  • All dayLouisiana-Monroe Warhawks vs. Champion Christian College Tigers Hound Dogs Bar and GrillBasketball
  • All dayPlay Lab: Write Your Story in The Stars Strong Museum: American Comic Books HeroesWriting
  • 3:00 AMOpen Art Spectrum Creative ArtsArt class
  • 5:00 AMPrep for Performance Spectrum Creative ArtsPerforming-arts
  • 5:30 AMTorah and Tea – A Weekly Meet-Up for Women JCC Coffee ShopReligious study
  • 6:00 AMCreative Wellness Spectrum Creative ArtsCreative wellness
  • 6:00 AMCurrent Events with Robert “Bob” Schoenfeld JCC Coffee ShopDiscussion
  • 6:00 AMHebrew: Advanced Beginner JCC Coffee ShopHebrew
  • 7:00 AMHebrew: Beginner JCC Coffee ShopHebrew
  • 7:10 AMLive from Hochstein: Tyler Cassidy-Heacock, soprano and Daniel Pesca, piano Jimmy Mac's At High FallsClassical music
  • 7:10 AMLive from Hochstein: Tyler Cassidy-Heacock, soprano and Daniel Pesca, piano The Hochstein SchoolClassical music
  • 1:00 PMWool & Wine: Needle Felted Pumpkins Living Roots RochesterNeedle felting
  • 6:00 PMFiber Art Enthusiast Meetup for Knitting, Crochet… Flight Wine BarFiber art
  • 6:00 PMLeonard Cohen Meets Rumi: John Terlazzo and Voices in the Hall Concert Paul J. Burgett Intercultural CenterConcert
  • 6:00 PMLeonard Cohen Meets Rumi: John Terlazzo and Voices in the Hall Concert Goergen Athletic Center/ R ClubConcert
  • 8:00 PMMedusa Quartet Lovin' CupFolk music
  • 8:00 PMWednesday Open Jam Murph's Irondequoit PubOpen mic
  • 8:00 PMWednesday Open Jam Murph's Irondequoit PubOpen mic
  • 8:30 PMStudent Degree Recital – Joseph Yang, cello Kilbourn HallClassical music
  • 8:45 PMAnnie & the Fur Trappers @ Lindy Jam Groove Juice SwingLive music
  • 11:00 PMSing Out! Spectrum Creative ArtsChoir
  • 11:01 PM11-5 Racing Schedule Western Regional OTBHorse racing

Thursday, November 5

  • All dayNew Shooter Meeting Hound Dogs Bar and GrillShooting
  • All dayPlay Lab: Write Your Story in The Stars Strong Museum: American Comic Books HeroesWriting
  • 6:00 AMOpen Art Spectrum Creative ArtsArt class
  • 12:00 PMMy Stage Spectrum Creative ArtsMusical theatre
  • 12:15 PMEastman @ Washington Square – The Art of the String Quartet I: Borodin Kilbourn HallClassical music
  • 5:00 PMLive Music Happy Hour with Jim Lane Murph's Irondequoit PubLive music
  • 5:00 PMLive Music Happy Hour with Jim Lane Murph's Irondequoit PubLive music
  • 6:45 PMMAG Highlights Tour Memorial Art GalleryMuseum tour
  • 7:00 PMIrondequoit Historical Society Lecture Series - Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving by Trish Corcoran Irondequoit Public LibraryLecture
  • 7:30 PMEastman Opera Theatre: Candide Kilbourn HallOpera
  • 8:00 PMBen Miller Jazz Trio Biltmore Bar and LoungeJazz
  • 11:01 PM11-6 Racing Schedule Western Regional OTBHorse racing

Friday, November 6

  • All dayCigar Entrepreneurs 2026 SmokeFest Hound Dogs Bar and GrillCigars
  • All dayJeff & Sheri Easter in Monroe Hound Dogs Bar and GrillGospel music
  • All dayPlay Lab: Write Your Story in The Stars Strong Museum: American Comic Books HeroesWriting
  • 11:15 AMMAG Highlights Tour Memorial Art GalleryMuseum tour
  • 1:00 PMIPL Ukulele Meet Up Irondequoit Public LibraryUkulele
  • 4:00 PMZooBrew On Tour: Record Archive Jungle Jog Seneca Park ZooSocial
  • 4:30 PMStudent Degree Recital – Arianna Potluri, voice Kilbourn HallRecital
  • 6:00 PMSusan B. Anthony & Suffrage-Era Cooking Susan B. Anthony Museum & HouseCooking
  • 6:30 PMLive jazz with Melvin Henderson & Stuart Weissman 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Flight Wine BarJazz
  • 7:30 PMDVC Presents What We May Be: An All the Devils Tale By S.G. Wrathhaft MuCCCTheatre
  • 7:30 PMEastman Opera Theatre: Candide Kilbourn HallOpera
  • 7:30 PMInside Out Lovin' CupLive music
  • 7:30 PMRPO: Raiders of the Lost Ark Kilbourn HallFilm screening
  • 8:00 PMBootleg Hooch and Jaybird and the Jukebox Junkies Biltmore Bar and LoungeLive music
  • 8:30 PMCollege Night Strong Museum: American Comic Books HeroesMuseums
  • 11:01 PM11-7 Racing Schedule Western Regional OTBHorse racing

Saturday, November 7

  • All dayVFW Veterans Day Event - FREE MEAL FOR VETERANS Hound Dogs Bar and GrillVeterans
  • 4:30 AMRochester Intergenerational Choir Day Jimmy Mac's At High FallsSinging
  • 4:30 AMRochester Intergenerational Choir Day The Hochstein SchoolSinging
  • 8:00 AMWeezer’s Pinkerton 30th Anniversary Deep-Dive Pop-Up Jimmy Mac's At High FallsMusic
  • 8:00 AMWeezer’s Pinkerton 30th Anniversary Deep-Dive Pop-Up The Hochstein SchoolMusic
  • 9:00 AMBeautification Clean-up Days Lunsford Circle ParkCommunity
  • 10:00 AMLiteracy Rochester: Walk-In Digital Literacy Help Irondequoit Public LibraryDigital-literacy
  • 10:30 AMIntroduction to Wood Windows Workshop with Steve Jordan Irondequoit Public LibraryWorkshops
  • 10:30 AMLEGO Building Workshops Strong Museum: American Comic Books HeroesLego
  • 10:30 AMTurning 65 and Medicare with T65&Beyond Irondequoit Public LibraryMedicare
  • 11:00 AMNational Toy Hall of Fame Celebration Strong Museum: American Comic Books HeroesToys
  • 11:30 AMStudent Degree Recital – Logan Wadley, tuba Kilbourn HallRecital
  • 11:30 AMStudent Non-Degree Recital – Alison Pollock, bassoon Kilbourn HallRecital
  • 1:00 PMLEGO Building Workshops The StrongLego
  • 1:00 PMModern Calligraphy for Beginners at Flight Wine Bar Flight Wine BarCalligraphy
  • 1:00 PMUniversity of Rochester At Union College Louis Alexander PalestraSports
  • 1:30 PMPiano Primary Recitals Kilbourn HallPiano recital
  • 1:30 PMStudent Non-Degree Recital – Ziyan Zhang, flute Kilbourn HallClassical music
  • 1:30 PMSusan B. Anthony & Suffrage-Era Cooking Susan B. Anthony Museum & HouseCooking
  • 3:30 PMStudent Non-Degree Recital – Manami Chiba, flute, and Sarah Chou, french horn Kilbourn HallRecital
  • 4:30 PMECMS Showcase Recital Kilbourn HallClassical music
  • 6:00 PMBorinquen Dance Theatre Presents: 45 Years Borinquen Dance TheatreDance
  • 6:30 PMLive Jazz with Vince Erclamento and Joe Chiappone 6:30 - 8:30 pm Flight Wine BarJazz
  • 7:00 PMCHAMPION Lovin' CupLive music
  • 7:30 PMEastman Opera Theatre: Candide Kilbourn HallOpera
  • 7:30 PMRPO: Raiders of the Lost Ark Kilbourn HallFilm screening
  • 8:00 PMBill Schmitt and The Bluesmasters Biltmore Bar and LoungeLive music
  • 11:01 PM11-8 Racing Schedule Western Regional OTBHorse racing

Sunday, November 8

  • 12:00 AMEastman Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI) 2026: Bach Reflected Kilbourn HallClassical music
  • All dayMilitary Appreciation Day Jungle Jog Seneca Park ZooZoo
  • 11:00 AMNational Toy Hall of Fame Celebration The StrongToys
  • 12:30 PMMAG Highlights Tour Memorial Art GalleryMuseum tour
  • 1:00 PM2026 Preservation Awards Stone-Tolan HouseAwards
  • 1:30 PMGoing for Baroque Memorial Art GalleryClassical music
  • 1:30 PMGoing for Baroque Kilbourn HallClassical music
  • 2:30 PMEastman Opera Theatre: Candide Kilbourn HallOpera
  • 3:00 PMEastman Presents: Ying Quartet: Billy Childs and String Quartet Creativity Kilbourn HallClassical music
  • 3:00 PMGoing for Baroque Memorial Art GalleryClassical music
  • 3:00 PMGoing for Baroque Kilbourn HallClassical music

Monday, November 9

  • 12:00 AMEastman Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI) 2026: Bach Reflected Kilbourn HallClassical music
  • All dayPlay Lab: Make Your Own Rocket/Launch Pad The StrongCrafts
  • 10:00 AMLiteracy Rochester: Walk-In Digital Literacy Help Irondequoit Public LibraryDigital-literacy

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