Tickets and Shows - Kids Day - Rochester Fringe Festival

Welcome to Kids Day at the Fringe!

Saturday, September 23 • Little Fringe. BIG fun.

An ENTIRE day devoted to the youngest fringers in downtown Rochester. Ready for a full day of kid-friendly events, shows, and activities the whole family can enjoy?

View All Family Friendly Shows in Chronological Order Here

KIDS CHALK ART

The fun continues after the wee boogie with the forever-popular Kids Chalk Art. Transform One Fringe Place into one giant, colorful canvas. We bring the chalk, you bring the creativity!

Time: 12 noon - 3pm
FREE
Ages: All busy little fingers with huge imaginations
Venue: Spiegelgarden, One Fringe Place, Corner of Main & Gibbs Streets, Across from Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY 14604

PUMPKIN PAINTING

Pumpkins go to great lengths to become wildly imaginative creations at our super-creative, OUTDOOR Pumpkin Painting jamboree. Turn One Fringe Place into a giant pumpkin patch, kids!

Time: 12 noon - 2pm
Cost: $4 per pumpkin. Pay at the door. (AND you get to take it home!)
Ages: All great pumpkins
Venue: Spiegelgarden, One Fringe Place, Corner of Main & Gibbs Streets, Across from Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY 14604

DISCO KIDS

The smash hit returns—but this time, outdoors! Back by pop and mom demand, it’s a big party for pint-size partiers at Disco Kids. Lights, music, and glow sticks! Welcome to Fringe’s not-so-silent disco.

Note: Disco Kids is not silent disco for kids. No headphones required. Only DJs. And loads and loads of fun.

Time: 12:30pm - 2pm
FREE
Venue: One Fringe Place, Corner of Main & Gibbs Streets, Across from Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY 14604

FRINGE STREET BEAT

It’s BACK. The excitement, the energy, the adrenaline-pumping action that is Fringe Street Beat returns. The best teams bring the moves. The DJ brings the beats.

Trials: 1pm - 3:30pm
Finals: 4pm - 5:30pm
FREE
Ages: All dance lovers
Venue: Martin Luther King, Jr. Park (353 Court Street, Rochester, NY 14607)

Check out Kids Shows in chronological order by clicking here.
Check out Family-Friendly Shows in chronological order by clicking here.

More to see and do at Fringe on September 23!

Fringe fun means food truck breaks at One Fringe Place. Discover the delicious side of Fringe.

Need some help planning your Fringe?

Did you know the KIDS FRINGE genre on our website has events all twelve days?
You can also search for shows throughout the Fringe lineup by filtering for age-appropriate events (i.e.: ALL, 5+, 13+, etc.).

You have many options to entertain the whole family. We’re thrilled Kids Fringe is one. Now, GO. Be a kid again.

Kids Day at Fringe. Nonstop fun for little ones (and parents) at new events and family favorites.

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(Not So) Late & (Very Much) Live

Back by popular demand! Fringe favorite and physical comedian Mark Gindick (Cirque du Soleil, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and The Late Show with David Letterman). This one-of-a-kind artists’ cabaret show will feature Rochester Fringe performing snippets from their individual shows to offer festival-goers a sneak peek of the performances occurring at various venues. Settle in with a libation and get ready for late night gasps - on an early bird schedule!

Length: 85 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
Genre: Multidisciplinary

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Charming Disaster's Musical Séance

Charming Disaster’s Musical Séance is part concert, part spirit divination, part guided tour of what may lie beyond the mortal veil. The playfully macabre goth-folk duo take on phantoms, poisons, witches, monsters, mediums, and more of their favorite things in this performance of original songs and mysterious onstage rituals. Just in time for spooky season, Charming Disaster invites you to get haunted with them – exploring the dark side with tongue in cheek and cocktail in hand. Seance kit included!

Length: 85 Minutes
Tickets: Required
Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
Genre: Music

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Circolombia: Corazon

ENTIRE RUN SOLD OUT! Sky-high feats. Latin beats. Mind-bending moves. Circolombia, a groundbreaking circus troupe with a history of engagements in Edinburgh, London, and Chicago, will perform a show written and produced exclusively for Rochester Fringe audiences in the Spiegeltent this fall. The show, titled Corazón, will feature six extraordinary artists who each bring an exuberant, Colombian-born vibe to the act—along with madly daring skills.

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

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The Comedy Trio Happy Hour in The Meaning of Life

Back by Popular Demand! The Comedy Trio Happy Hour (Matt Morgan, Mark Gindick & Ambrose Martos) never fail to entertain with acts that are very physical, occasionally sexy, somewhat dangerous, potentially intelligent and always hilarious. They last performed at the Rochester Fringe in 2021 with their hit show "Cirque du Fringe: AfterParty" and are back because the Fringe organizers needed a last-minute replacement for a trained dog act that ran off.

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

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Drag Me to Drinks

Pull up a barstool and get fabulous with four magnificent drag queens, who will pour out the hot goss and sing you their torchiest songs. Captivating, world-famous RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Mrs. Kasha Davis and Darienne Lake join Rochester faves Aggy Dune and Ambrosia Salad to serve up plenty of glam with every gulp. Munch on some yummy hors d’oeuvres (included) while you devour the dazzle of these divas—and of course, the vintage Spiegeltent bar will be ready with your bevvies.

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

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Gospel Sunday

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. Be uplifted by Mr. George McCalister and the D.C. Knights, be inspired by Fresh Anointed, and be moved by Pastor Harvey's own group: Dr. Rickey Harvey and Truly Committed. Not to be missed.

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

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Shotspeare

With rave reviews from New York, Las Vegas, Adelaide Fringe, and previous Rochester Fringe engagements, Shotspeare puts the "Lit" in Literature! Five sword wielding actors, one lucky audience member, a ton of booze, the Wheel of Soliloquy, and an entire work of Shakespeare – all in 90 minutes. Equal parts bacchanal and classical theater, Shotspeare’s world premiere adaptation of Othello 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! 21+ only.

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

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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!