Rochester Fringe Festival

New York State's largest performing arts festival, Rochester Fringe, this festival will take place from September 9-20 across the city. Hosted by ESL, a nonprofit organization with the goal of giving public access to art and platforms to…

The ESL Rochester Fringe Festival has announced the full lineup for its 2025 Fringe, featuring 12 days of bold performances, big debuts, and free public events across downtown Rochester. Running from September 9 to 20, Fringe will…

Back for its eleventh year, the annual Rochester Fringe Festival returns with more than 500 performances and events from September 13 to 24, 2022. The multi-genre, 12-day festival spans over 30 venues and offers music, comedy, dance, kids’…

MT Ed’s production of the musical American Idiot (director Tina Crandall-Gommel, vocal director Heather Lonardo, music director David Curry) was performed at the Multi-use Community Cultural Center on September 14 as part of Rochester’s…

It's that time of year again! The annual KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival is back for its eighth year. The event promises to be "a 12-day, all-out, no-holds-barred, multi-disciplinary visual and performing arts festival featuring…

The beat goes on as NYS Music continues to count down the best, the brightest and the most impactful events surrounding music in the year 2017.  If you've missed any of our previous entries, check out the Staff and Reader Picks for Best…

The city was alive with the sound of music Friday, September 15. Dozens of venues throughout the downtown Rochester area are participating in the fifth annual KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival, featuring more than 500 music, art, and…

Tart Vandelay is as fun and feisty as their name. With bopping beats and catchy choruses, they've been winning the hearts of music lovers in Western NY and beyond with their live shows over the past year. Next month, they'll be playing two…