Unique events, in-person discussions, and a festival pass are among the new features for 2026.
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Rochester’s Oktoberfest used to shut down East Main Street
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For more than 15 years in the ’70s and ’80s, Oktoberfest brought tens of thousands to downtown. Today, its spirit can still be found at scattered events across the region.
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Chamber music with soul: the fall 2026 Gateways Music Festival
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The 31st anniversary of Gateways and its fall lineup features classical compositions and many other areas of the African-American musical experience.
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Offering sanctuary through art
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An upcoming RoCo exhibit poses questions about immigration and belonging in the United States.
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Forty years later, Jet Black Berries go back to the beginning
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A remastered version of the Rochester-based band’s first album, “Sundown on Venus,” drops this week.
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Nicholson Baker’s portraits of suffering
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The acclaimed writer’s drawings of people impacted by the Gaza war are on view at Hinterland Studio.
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Eastman presents great American songs ‘In Plain Sight’
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A Kilbourn Hall recital inspired by the release of Joshua Conyers’ recording project, “In Plain Sight: The Black Anthology,” will spotlight a collection of art songs by Black American composers.
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Bahama Mama to reunite for 50th anniversary show
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The band’s embrace of reggae in the 1970s marks them as part of the earliest wave of American reggae.
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Company Theatre presents the simple gifts of ‘Our Town’
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Thornton Wilder’s play was an instant classic—and perhaps one of the most misunderstood American plays.
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An art museum for everyone
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A civic treasure, the Memorial Art Gallery is embracing its community role in new ways—including free admission, starting next spring.
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New festival to debut on East Avenue
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East Ave Fest, slated for Sept. 12 at the corner of East Avenue and Alexander Street, comes 11 years after the East End Festival ended its quarter-century run.