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BELONG by Gianna Stewart

September 15th at 12:00am

BELONG is composed of words deemed unsavory, or “woke” by the current U.S. administration. In 2025, organizations documented the removal of these words from government publications and websites. This triptych by Gianna Stewart incorporates PEN America’s list into the letters BELONG, also a censored word, showing the power of language and the importance of naming to prevent erasure. Here the words are presented openly, in public space, in direct opposition to their removal from public discourse.

Length: 1435 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Rochester Contemporary Art Center: Side Lawn
Genre: Visual Arts & Film

Fine Art and Fabulous Paper with Bill Finewood

September 15th at 9:00am

Fine Art and Fabulous Paper with Bill Finewood: Join the Central Library and Artist Bill Finewood as we tour his paintings, paper sculpture and illustrations. This exhibit will be on display throughout the duration of the Fringe festival during Central Library open hours. Join us for a special Artist Talk with Bill Finewood at the Central Library on Wednesday.

Length: 585 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Central Library: Harold Hacker Hall
Genre: Visual Arts & Film

Sanctified Sauna

September 15th at 3:15pm

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

Bennie Jaye "Polishing My Craft" Songs Set to Poems by Martha Kelch

September 15th at 5:00pm

Bennie Jaye performs songs set to poems written by her late partner, Martha Kelch, who passed away in 2020 leaving behind a stack of poems a foot tall and very few other material things. While many of Martha’s poems explore serious topics, her distinct voice and humor add levity and unexpected emotional twists. Fair do's: songs are of a sexual nature; you've been warned!

Length: 75 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Biltmore Bar & Lounge
Genre: Music

Sanctified Sauna

September 15th at 5:00pm

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

Dashboard Dramas XII

September 15th at 5:30pm

A total sell-out eleven years running, this intimate theatre experience is unlike any other. You'll find yourself immersed in four all-new ten-minute plays as you rotate from one car to the next. Don't miss this hilarious, heartwarming, weird, and most of all, one-of-a-kind show. Only 8 tickets per performance!

Length: 50 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Spiegelgarden
Genre: Comedy

Bushwhacked Big Joy Fun Time Revival

September 15th at 6:00pm

An interactive, high-energy comedy spectacle where salvation comes in the form of pure, unfiltered joy. Hosted by the wildly charismatic Tim and Pammy Shea Fakker, this “revival” trades fire-and-brimstone for bubble guns and questionable advice. The inspirational duo will lead audiences through absurd testimonials, musical numbers, and miraculous transformations fueled by good vibes. Come ready to clap, cheer, and possibly be “healed” from your afflictions in the most ridiculous way possible.

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

Three Short Stories - A Puppet Show

September 15th at 6:00pm

Step into a world of mischievous puppets with "Three Short Stories!" Buencanto Productions brings "The Fisherman and His Wife," "King Midas and the Golden Touch," and "Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom" to life in humorous, cautionary tales about the dangers of greed and vanity. With clever tricks, lively puppetry, magical storytelling, and playful characters, this family-friendly show delights and teaches timeless lessons for all ages.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Blackfriars Theatre
Genre: Kids Fringe

Clutter Is My Life Partner

September 15th at 6:30pm

Overwhelmed by clutter? Think you're the only one who still has her prom gown from 1973? Afraid to open your front door to company? You're not alone! Popular local clutterbug speaker Diane Zielinski finally tells her own hilarious story of a lifetime of clutter and everything she's done to break up that toxic relationship. eBay! Garage sales! Keeping only what "sparks joy"! Dating her cleaning guy! Now is her last chance: she'll be giving it away during her show.

Length: 55 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: JCC Ballrooms
Genre: Theatre

Dashboard Dramas XII

September 15th at 6:30pm

A total sell-out eleven years running, this intimate theatre experience is unlike any other. You'll find yourself immersed in four all-new ten-minute plays as you rotate from one car to the next. Don't miss this hilarious, heartwarming, weird, and most of all, one-of-a-kind show. Only 8 tickets per performance!

Length: 50 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Spiegelgarden
Genre: Comedy

Johnny Dowd

September 15th 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

Sanctified Sauna

September 15th 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

Mouth Harpo's Final First Fringe Tour II: Electric Boogaloo

September 15th at 7:00pm

Join Rochester's only improvisational indie rock band for a night of comedic musical shenanigans! Due to their extremely hard-rocking rock-and-roll lifestyle, the members of Mouth Harpo have forgotten every song they've ever written. Once you name those tunes, they'll perform them, right in front of your salad! You might even get invited to perform a guest air guitar solo.

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

Cirque du Fringe: Anchors Away

September 15th 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

Pluck Yeah! Renaissance & Baroque Hits

September 15th at 7:30pm

Travel from the courts of the Renaissance to the vibrant streets of Argentina—all in one unforgettable Fringe performance. Guitarist and lutenist Kenneth Kam brings the Renaissance lute and classical guitar to life, weaving early masterpieces together with the fiery passion of tango. From delicate, intimate melodies to driving rhythmic intensity, this concert celebrates the timeless power and expressive range of plucked strings across centuries and continents.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: The Hochstein School: Hilda D Taylor Recital Hall
Genre: Music

Songs to Drink Wine to: Prosecco Edition

September 15th at 7:30pm

Sweet and enchanting soprano Sophia Mostafa invites you to the Prosecco edition of her fun and flirty "Songs" saga. Featuring a collection of art songs and arias primarily from Italy, with a few surprise guest countries, Mostafa's lush sound takes audiences to the joys, sorrows, and all of the human emotions in between. By artists such as Puccini, Donizetti, Tosti, and more; these songs cross over from big halls to small salons.

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

The Dice Is Right!

September 15th 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

Joe Fonda and Bass of Operations

September 15th at 8:00pm

Joe Fonda and Bass of Operation is a quartet with Jeff Lederer playing clarinet, flute and piccolo, Michael Rabinowitz on bassoon, Harvey Sorgen on drums and Joe Fonda on bass. The ensemble plays compositions by bassist Harvey Sorgen. The texture and sound of the combination of the bassoon with either clarinet, flute or piccolo gives the quartet a chamber music feeling. Fonda’s compositions are a perfect fit for this unique chamber ensemble sound. Join us for a thrilling musical experience!

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Bop Shop Records
Genre: Music

Just To Be Close To You

September 15th at 8:00pm

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

MASS DRAG: How the Church Blessed Gay Couples—Again

September 15th at 8:00pm

Five drag nuns walk into a gay bar. This is their church. They reveal a Roman Catholic secret: the Church once blessed same-sex unions. MASS DRAG is a world-premiere musical blending original songs, ritual, humor, history, and glitter into a joyful excavation of Christianity's forgotten stories. Part comedy, part liturgy, part act of recovery, it's a celebration of love, memory, and belonging.

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

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