Accommodations

See the Fringe. Stay in the Fringe.

Stay at the center of Fringe at Hyatt Regency Rochester. Fresh off a spectacular remodel, the newly transformed Hyatt is centrally positioned to be your Fringe hub during the festival. It’s not just a Hyatt. It’s Hyatt Rochester. And we’re proud to call them our lead hotel partner at Fringe.

Click here to book the discounted Fringe rate of $149/night!

Please note: this rate must be booked by August 12th!

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For exclusive offers at our hotel partner, book now and Fringe in fine comfort and style minutes away from all of Rochester’s best cultural attractions.

Looking for more options? Excellent information on Rochester accommodations can be found at Visit Rochester. Sweet dreams. Enjoy your stay in our favorite city.

Shows at Accommodations

Cirque du Fringe: Variete

Join us in the Spiegeltent for an evening of outlandish comedy and thrilling feats starring Vegas legends Matt and Heidi Morgan. Classic vaudeville meets retro variety show meets circus all live in technicolor! An eye-popping cast from four continents will leave you gasping in wonder and splitting with laughter in this entertaining spectacle including Argentinian gauchos, trapeze & hair hang aerialists, roller skates, unicycles, a world-renowned basketball juggler and….a giant chicken!?

  • Length: 90 Minutes
  • Tickets: Required
  • Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
  • Genre: Multidisciplinary

Drag Me to Drinks

Total sellout 2023! The hairspray. The outfits. The vol-au-vents! Pull up a barstool and get fabulous with four magnificent queens, who will pour out the hot goss and sing you their torchiest songs. Glamorous, world-famous RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Mrs. Kasha Davis and Darienne Lake join Rochester faves Aggy Dune and Ambrosia Salad to serve plenty of glam with every gulp. Munch on hors d’oeuvres while you devour the dazzle of these divas—and of course, the vintage Spiegeltent bar will be ready.

  • Length: 90 Minutes
  • Tickets: Required
  • Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
  • Genre: Comedy

The Enigmatist: Magic and Puzzles with David Kwong

Can you crack the code? Rochester’s own David Kwong makes his Fringe debut! Following sold-out runs at the Kennedy Center and Chicago Shakes, the renowned magician and New York Times crossword constructor brings his immersive experience of puzzles and cryptology to the Spiegeltent. The Los Angeles Times raves that Kwong “creates a magical sense of togetherness,” and the New York Times declares, “it’s like a spin class for the frontal lobe.” Be ready for surprises!

  • Length: 75 Minutes
  • Tickets: Required
  • Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
  • Genre: Multidisciplinary

Gospel Sunday

The most soulful, spiritual, uplifting experience at Fringe returns. FREE! Sing, Sunday, SING. Reverend Rickey Harvey of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church leads an afternoon of sacred song by some of Rochester's best gospel artists. A Fringe favorite for the whole family! No tickets required. Seating is general admission and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Arrive early; this event has reached standing room only capacity every year!

  • Length: 90 Minutes
  • Tickets: Not Required
  • Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
  • Genre: Music

Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles. A Gameshow for Awful Children.

US Premiere! Voted Top 10 Kids Shows of the Edinburgh Fringe 2022 by Time Out. Winner of Best Kids Show at the UK Kids Comedy Festival 2022. The UK's favorite Frenchman, Marcel Lucont, channels his acerbic humor and quickfire wit into a family-friendly game show, pitting children against adults and each other to try and find the most awful child. Come and experience what happens when international insouciance meets infantile exuberance, as children vie to win this badge of dishonor.

  • Length: 60 Minutes
  • Tickets: Required
  • Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
  • Genre: Kids Fringe

Marcel Lucont's Whine List

US premiere, direct from the UK! The multi-award-deserving deadpan Frenchman brings back his acclaimed interactive show, in which he serves up a unique Whine List from the audience's past woes and misdemeanors. A kind of group therapy experience, but one where everybody will probably leave more depressed. As seen on BBC1's "The John Bishop Show," Comedy Central's "Live At The Comedy Store," and Sky Atlantic's "Set List."

  • Length: 90 Minutes
  • Tickets: Required
  • Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
  • Genre: Comedy

RELAXED PERFORMANCE Cirque du Fringe: Varieté

Join us in the Spiegeltent for a RELAXED performance for neurodiverse audiences. Experience outlandish comedy and thrilling feats starring Vegas legends Matt and Heidi Morgan. An eye-popping cast from four continents will leave you gasping in wonder and splitting with laughter in this entertaining spectacle including Argentinian gauchos, trapeze & hair hang aerialists, roller skates, unicycles, a world-renowned basketball juggler and….a giant chicken!?

  • Length: 55 Minutes
  • Tickets: Required
  • Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
  • Genre: Multidisciplinary

Shotspeare

Five sword wielding actors, one lucky audience member, a ton of booze, the Wheel of Soliloquy, and an entire work of Shakespeareall in 90 minutes. Equal parts bacchanal and classical theater, Shotspeare’s beloved adaptation of Macbeth takes the world's most beloved playwright, soaks him in beer, and flips him on his head. You may know the Bard, but you’ve never experienced him like THIS, Rochester!


  • Length: 90 Minutes
  • Tickets: Required
  • Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
  • Genre: Comedy

Silent Disco

The glamorous Spiegeltent will be filled once again with a giant dance party. But with a twist: you don’t hear a sound until you slip on a set of headphones. Wait! Is that YMCA on one channel, Calvin Harris on the second, and David Guetta on the third? A three-channel system and live DJs let you switch up your music (and mood) at the touch of a button. Hugely popular at Coachella and Burning Man, it’s an unforgettable experience you have to see – and not hear – to believe!

  • Length: 180 Minutes
  • Tickets: Required
  • Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
  • Genre: Dance

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