ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Here’s your guide to events happening on Friday and this weekend in the Rochester area. You can learn more about what’s happening around town on our Community Calendar.
Fringe Festival (through Sept. 26)
The 15th annual Rochester Fringe Festival continues, and a highly anticipated free act will take over downtown on Friday and this weekend. Circus in the City is coming to Parcel 5, featuring acrobatics and dance from acclaimed aerial groups.
The festival kicked off on Tuesday, bringing music, dance, theater, comedy, film, visual arts, acrobatics, magic, and other kinds of acts to venues across the city. In total, the festival features 715 performances, including many free shows, across 45 venues. The venues include outdoor spaces, universities, schools, museums, theaters, restaurants, cultural institutions, and more.
Fringe Festival: Guide to free and ticketed acts, behind-the-scenes at SOTA, and more
The festival runs for 12 straight days, through Saturday, Sept. 26, and is considered New York State’s largest multidisciplinary performing arts festival. Once again, organizers have set up the Spiegelgarden at the corner of Gibbs and East Main streets as a hub for people to learn about the festival, get food and drinks, play outdoor games, and watch free outdoor movies. You can see the full festival lineup and get tickets here.
Circus in the City will take place on Friday, Sept. 18, and Saturday, Sept. 19. The show will feature multiple nationally and internationally acclaimed aerial groups, including FLIP Fabrique, Aloft, Big Teeth Collective, and 3AM Circus. The show runs from 5 to 10 p.m. both days. You can learn more about each act part of Circus in the City here.
Oktoberfest at the Rochester Public Market (Friday)
A German tradition is returning to the Rochester Public Market on Friday night. The fourth annual Oktoberfest will include German food, music, and a wide selection of beers and wines.
The free event runs from 5 to 9 p.m. Krazy Firemen, an eight-piece band, will play traditional music. In addition, the German Federation will offer entertainment for all ages.
Guests can sign up for a stein-holding competition, a traditional strength challenge where competitors hold a one-liter beer stein straight out in front of their bodies for as long as possible. You can see a list of other upcoming events at the market here.
Wilmot Warrior Weekend (Saturday and Sunday)
People will bike, run, and walk this weekend to raise money for cancer research at the Wilmot Cancer Institute. Wilmot Warrior Weekend takes place at the Xerox Campus in Webster.
Participants can pick up their packets on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m at 1900 Empire Blvd. Then, there will be a kickoff celebration at the same place from 6 to 8 p.m.
The biking, running, and walking will take place on Sunday, starting at the Xerox campus on 1350 Chiyoda Drive in Webster. Bikers can sign up to ride 12.5, 25, 50, or 75 miles, or take a spin class. There’s also a 6K run and a one-mile walk. You can sign up here. Here’s the schedule:
7 a.m. – 75-mile ride 8:15 a.m. – 50-mile ride 9:40 a.m. – 25-mile ride 9:55 a.m. – 12.5-mile ride 10:30 a.m. – 6K run/walk; 1-mile walk immediately follows 10:40 a.m. – 1-mile walk 11:00 a.m. – Spin class 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 PM – Post ride/walk/run celebrationFriday and weekend: Fringe Festival, Oktoberfest, and Wilmot Warrior Weekend WHEC.com.
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