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Dirk Darrow: Magic of Future Past

September 16th at 6:30pm

From 21-time Fringe award winner Tim Motley … Gritty 1930s film-noir retro collides with futuristic sci-fi in this hilarious time-traveling stage magic spectacle! Gasp at mind-reading revelations that will shatter your reality & propel you back to the future. “Incredible”—Edmonton Journal. “My absolute favorite”—Rochester Beacon. “Wonderful skills”—Winnipeg Free Press. “Had us all laughing out loud, completely mesmerized”—Fourth Wall Media.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Comedy

Johnny Dowd

September 16th at 6:30pm

Welcome to the music of Johnny Dowd in all its thorny beauty. For over thirty years Dowd has been taking the unexpected path, an iconoclast with few mates ... While songs about longing, loneliness, missteps, and murder are nothing new to the Americana songbook or Johnny Dowd’s work, Dowd continually reinvents his approach to these topics in a way that finds renewed energy and purpose.

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Music

Spicy Tarot

September 16th at 6:30pm

Spice up your night with an erotic tarot reading! Tarot readers Mace and Gene will provide erotic and romantic readings for singles, couples, throuples, foursomes, and moresomes! Bring your pals, partners, and polycules over to their tables for sexy foresights, insights, and good views. Be nice and maybe they'll be naughty. Readings are first come, first served.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Salena's
Genre: Multidisciplinary & Circus

Tribute to Sinatra and Las Vegas

September 16th at 6:30pm

Rochester's premier classic swing orchestra will be teaming up with Bob Greco, lead singer of Nik & The Nice Guys, and guest Makaily Courtwright in a "Tribute to Frank Sinatra and the Music of Las Vegas." Break out your shark skin suits, martini glasses and be prepared to swing and sway to Bob, Makaily, and the fabulous Music Makers Band in our tribute to the Music of Sin City! A good time will be had by all!!

Length: 210 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Photo City Music Hall: Photo City Music Hall
Genre: Music

Sanctified Sauna

September 16th at 6:45pm

Breath in...and release. Sanctified Sauna embodies traditional European sauna rituals in an immersive performance to create a unique theatrical wellness experience. You’ll feel waves of heat, steam, and scents of essential oils unique for your journey. From deep restorative warmth to the invigorating cold, you'll leave the toxicity of daily life behind and discover the story of purification and wellness. Set yourself apart at the hottest and coolest fringe show to date and claim your ticket NOW!

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: St. Paul's Episcopal Church: Outdoors
Genre: Multidisciplinary & Circus

Cloudy with a Chance of Science: A Night of Science, Weather, and Humor

September 16th at 7:00pm

A meteorologist, three comedians, and the RMSC walk into a Fringe Festival show for an interrogation of atmospheric proportions. Find out what happens when you let three comics interview and learn from a mystery guest meteorologist. Emceed by the Rochester Museum & Science Center. Join us for some laughs while learning about something that makes all Rochesterians run hot and storm off.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre
Genre: Comedy

Dinner Where Everything Goes Wrong

September 16th at 7:00pm

An ordinary night out for dinner at the local Mexican restaurant turns out to be anything but when everything starts to go wrong. Mystery, chaos, confusion, laughter and good food.* Guests are not only viewing the show, but they are also part of the show. *Dinner not included in ticket price. Dinner purchase not required, but you are missing out if you don’t.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Salena's
Genre: Theatre

Liz Hogg

September 16th at 7:00pm

Liz Hogg will perform original music and classical guitar selections at Hallock Lounge as part of Rochester Fringe Festival. For her sophomore album—"Goodbye World Hello Something"—alt-rocker and guitar player extraordinaire Liz Hogg devised a rigorous songwriting routine, though you’d never know it listening to the 10 songs that compose the cycle. Hogg, a Brooklyn-born songwriter and classical guitarist, wrote these 10 lush tracks over 20 days between September and October 2024.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Downtown United Presbyterian Church: Hallock Lounge
Genre: Music

Nerds in a Basement

September 16th at 7:00pm

DnD meets improv where a dungeon master guides improvisors through a one-of-a-kind adventure. The world is brought to life on stage before your eyes, completely unscripted. The audience helps build the characters' quest and setting. With unique and memorable non-player characters, creatures, and live skill checks, this interactive show is a must for audience members of all nerdy backgrounds. Now with live musical accompaniment!

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: The Focus Theater: Focus Theater
Genre: Comedy

Ruby's High School Reunion

September 16th at 7:00pm

Welcome back to Cleaver High, home of the unstoppable Cleaver Beavers. “Better than my own high school reunion!” “Had me laughing all night!” "The best high school reunion ever." This is improvisational, interactive theater at its funniest. Ruby, Queen of the Reunion, will keep you laughing with stories, games, and more. Join your former “classmates” and get ready to “slap that tail” with our Beaver mascot at the best dam reunion ever. $15 tkts show only; $50 tkts include dinner. @SmilesWithRuby

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Century Club at the Strathallan: Century Club At Strathallan
Genre: Theatre

Songs in the Key of Eastman: Casey Jones Costello Sings Songs of the Victorian and Edwardian Eras

September 16th at 7:00pm

Tenor and Nazareth University alum Casey Jones Costello returns to the Rochester Fringe to resurrect the music George Eastman himself loved: operetta, art songs, and parlor songs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that filled American homes and concert halls in their day and have since faded from view. Costello performs in cabaret style, with stories about the songs, their writers, and the world that sang them.

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: St. Paul's Episcopal Church: Front of Sanctuary
Genre: Music

Craft Roulette

September 16th at 7:15pm

Take a new craft for a spin as you step into a hands-on maker experience where creativity rules the room. Guided by teaching artists from Teaching Artists ROC, you can explore a variety of craft stations throughout the hour, trying different art forms, techniques, and materials at your own pace. Drop in, experiment, make something unexpected, and discover the joy of creating alongside others in this playful Fringe-style art experience.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Century Club at the Strathallan: Century Club At Strathallan - First Floor
Genre: Kids Fringe

Cirque du Fringe: Anchors Away

September 16th at 7:30pm

All New for 2026! Is there a doctor in the house?! You may just need one to treat you for all the heart-stopping entertainment that awaits you on board the beautiful HMS Spiegeltent! Let our crew whisk you away on a cruise of a lifetime that will leave you feeling like a cheeky sunset cocktail on the open sea. Hosted by the highly strung, overly familiar, and “charming” cruise director, this night promises to be a night you won’t soon forget. High Seas. High Stakes. High-Flying Circus!

Length: 90 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Spiegeltent
Genre: Multidisciplinary & Circus

Just To Be Close To You

September 16th at 7:30pm

Direct from Edinburgh! New York Premiere! Meet Carl Poteraychke, a dreamy lounge singer ready to serenade, seduce, and show you what it means to love—just for an hour. Equal parts absurdist comedy and heartfelt longing, Cam Poter’s ten-time award-winning clown show blends character comedy and audience interaction into one hilariously surreal search for connection. “A clowning masterclass.” — The Skinny

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: The Garden Studio
Genre: Comedy

Unleashed! Improv Presents: Other People's Shows

September 16th at 7:30pm

You know Fringe is awesome. But you can’t possibly see all the shows! That’s why "Unleashed!" will happily perform their interpretations of other people’s shows for you! Not only that, they’ll be significantly shorter than the originals, so you can really cram way more Fringe into your life! The troupe hilariously improvises pieces based on Fringe Guide descriptions. So look over the guide, suggest the one you want to see most and then watch what happens. “Ingenious.”—CITY Magazine.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Blackfriars Theatre
Genre: Comedy

Sister Midnight

September 16th at 7:45pm

Vaudevillian slapstick meets Lynchian surrealism in this Indian film focused on an arranged marriage of two utterly incompatible people. They share one glaring trait: both are misunderstood misfits in their Mumbai working-class world. Radhika Apte as the wife, Uma, takes us on a chaotically nutty and increasingly dark journey as she challenges societal norms, including the expectations of matrimony.

Length: 110 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Spiegelgarden
Genre: Visual Arts & Film

Baby Jane, Baby Jane

September 16th at 8:00pm

Whatever REALLY happened to Baby Jane and Blanche Hudson? Find out in this original comic thriller by playwright Brad Craddock, author of the sold out Fringe shows "Learning Targets," "The Elites," "Something Wicked," "An Afternoon Seance," "The Fighting Girls Guide to Politics," and "A Middle Earth Press Conference." Fast, witty, and unexpected, "Baby Jane, Baby Jane" is a glitter-dusted battle royale with a bloody heart beating beneath the sequins.

Length: 45 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre
Genre: Theatre

BIODANCE's 20th Anniversary

September 16th at 8:00pm

Celebrate our 20th Anniversary with repertory favorites, current and returning performers and collaborators, with a mix of new work and a hint of nostalgia! Choreography by artistic director Missy Pfohl Smith and special guests, with media by W. Michelle Harris, will highlight this incredible group of collaborative dancers and multidisciplinary artists!

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre
Genre: Dance

Comedy Is A Drag

September 16th at 8:00pm

Life's a mess, so why not laugh about it? Comedy is a Drag brings the unstoppable Aggy Dune to Rochester Fringe for a night of razor-sharp wit, outrageous stories, and unapologetic glamour. Blending stand-up, drag, and pure camp, Aggy turns everyday chaos into laugh-out-loud brilliance. Bold, biting and wildly entertaining, this is the comedy event you don't want to miss. Grab your tickets now!

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: The Focus Theater: The Duke at The Mercantile on Main
Genre: Comedy

The Dice Is Right!

September 16th at 8:00pm

The moon is in the right phase, the runes shine softly on the ground, the stars above are aligned—everyone can make it back to the table! It's the D&D-themed game show you never thought you wanted—leveled up and back for your amusement. The wizard, his trusty artificer, and our heroes spin all-new tales of adventure and glory! Through wit, cunning, and the roll of a giant, inflatable, 20-sided die, they will save—or rue—the day. No matter how the dice roll, it's always a story!

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Theatre

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