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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Rochester Fringe Festival is only a few weeks away as over 500 performers are getting ready for the big event.
The Fringe Fest will be held from September 12 through September 23 and over 30 venues will host many of the performances.
With all of these performances stretched across a ton of different locations in Rochester, it may seem difficult to navigate. News 8 designed a guide to help you plan for the upcoming festival!
With hundreds of performers taking the stages of the Fringe Fest, there will be a variety of genres at the festival — there’s something for everybody!
Many of these shows range from comedy to music, stand-up performances to dancing, and theatre to cinema — just to name a few genres.
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It’s important to note that, although there are kid-friendly activities and family shows, there will also be performances for mature audiences only.
Below are a few highlights to look forward to at Fringe Fest:
Comedian and Fringe Fest headliner Tig Notaro will be bringing her new show “Hello Again” to the festival. Her show will be held at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre on September 16.
Artist Craig Walsh will be projecting the moving faces of three people from the Rochester community as the wind and the elements of nature help animate their faces further. Those looking to nominate a member of the community has until August 29.
Coming from France, it’s ‘CIRQUE INEXTREMISTE.’ The group will be performing their show EXIT on September 15 and September 16. The audience can expect to see acrobats performing around and above them as they take their performance to new heights — literally, as they will be in a hot air balloon!
From Monroe County’s sister county Catan County in Ireland, street theatre artists The Fanzinis will be bringing dancing and laughs! They will be performing on Sept. 15 and 16 at Parcel 5 and on Sept. 17 at Spiegelgarden.
Circocolombia will be making its Rochester debut at the Spiegeltent with their Fringe Fest-exclusive show “Corazón!” The show will feature Latin music and rap, stunts, and choreography. Their shows will be held every evening of the festival!
If you’re not interested in these shows, check out the hundreds of other performers at the Festival here.
A good amount of the shows at Fringe Fest require you to purchase tickets in order to get in and each of these performances has its ticket prices. Depending on the show you’re seeing and the seat you’re taking, prices can range anywhere from $10-15 to over $100.
If you want to purchase tickets to a show, you can do so on that show’s page on the Fringe Fest’s website or you can go to the Fringe Box Office located on the corner of Main Street and Gibbs Street. Tig Notaro tickets can be bought at the Eastman Theatre Box Office. Assuming a show isn’t sold out, you can make a last-minute ticket purchase at the door of a show one hour before the performance.
One last way to buy tickets is by calling the festival organizers at (585)-957-9837. Tig Notaro tickets can be bought by calling the Eastman Theatre at (585)-274-3000.
Keep in mind — not every show requires you to purchase tickets to attend and enjoy! Check out the list of free shows here.
If you’re driving to the festival, you have a choice of five parking garages that are nearby. Drivers should be aware that there is a $7 special events rate for these garages:
East End Garage on East Main Street.
Washington Square Garage on Woodbury Boulevard.
Court Street Garage.
Sister Cities Garage on North Fitzhugh Street.
Five Star Bank Plaza Garage on Chestnut Street.
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A rotating line of food trucks and several bars will scatter the grounds of the Rochester Fringe Festival.
Both the Spiegeltent and Spiegelgarden will have food trucks and drinks open throughout the day of the festival. The Spiegelgarden’s theatre bar will also be open.
Food trucks will also be parked at Parcel 5 on September 15 and 16 and then they can be found at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park on September 22 and 23.
In addition, Java’s Cafe and the Little Theatre’s cafe and bar will be open during the Fringe Festival’s shows.
As mentioned above, the Fringe Festival takes place across over 30 different venues in the city. A full list of venues can be found below:
Aeria Arts of Rochester: Aerial Arena.
JCC Centerstage Theatre: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage and Hart Theater
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
Eastman School of Music
Courtyard at Miller Center
Hatch Recital Hall
Kilbourn Hall
Sproull Atrium at Miller Center
First Universalist Church
Focus Theater
Garth Fagan Dance Studio
Genesee Valley Park
North Lawn of the George Eastman Museum
Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage.
International Plaza
Java’s Cafe
Baden Street Settlement Gymnasium
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
The Little Theatre
MuCCC
Parcel 5
RIT City Art Space
Roc City Circus
Rochester Contemporary Art Center
RMSC’s Garden of Fragrance
Rochester Music Hall of Fame
Salena’s
School of the Arts
Allen Main Stage Theatre
Black Box Theatre
Club SOTA
Ensemble Theatre
Movement Center
Site Specific Work
Sloan Performing Arts Center
Spiegelgarden
Spiegeltent
The Spirit Room
St. Joseph’s Park
The Theater at Innovation Square
More information about the entirety of the Fringe Festival can be found on its website by clicking here.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Rochester Fringe Festival is only a few weeks away as over 500 performers are getting ready for the big event.
The Fringe Fest will be held from September 12 through September 23 and over 30 venues will host many of the performances.
With all of these performances stretched across a ton of different locations in Rochester, it may seem difficult to navigate. News 8 designed a guide to help you plan for the upcoming festival!
Performances:
With hundreds of performers taking the stages of the Fringe Fest, there will be a variety of genres at the festival — there’s something for everybody!
Many of these shows range from comedy to music, stand-up performances to dancing, and theatre to cinema — just to name a few genres.
Rochester Fringe producer details exciting festival lineup
It’s important to note that, although there are kid-friendly activities and family shows, there will also be performances for mature audiences only.
Below are a few highlights to look forward to at Fringe Fest:
Comedian and Fringe Fest headliner Tig Notaro will be bringing her new show “Hello Again” to the festival. Her show will be held at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre on September 16.
Artist Craig Walsh will be projecting the moving faces of three people from the Rochester community as the wind and the elements of nature help animate their faces further. Those looking to nominate a member of the community has until August 29.
Coming from France, it’s ‘CIRQUE INEXTREMISTE.’ The group will be performing their show EXIT on September 15 and September 16. The audience can expect to see acrobats performing around and above them as they take their performance to new heights — literally, as they will be in a hot air balloon!
From Monroe County’s sister county Catan County in Ireland, street theatre artists The Fanzinis will be bringing dancing and laughs! They will be performing on Sept. 15 and 16 at Parcel 5 and on Sept. 17 at Spiegelgarden.
Circocolombia will be making its Rochester debut at the Spiegeltent with their Fringe Fest-exclusive show “Corazón!” The show will feature Latin music and rap, stunts, and choreography. Their shows will be held every evening of the festival!
If you’re not interested in these shows, check out the hundreds of other performers at the Festival here.
Tickets
A good amount of the shows at Fringe Fest require you to purchase tickets in order to get in and each of these performances has its ticket prices. Depending on the show you’re seeing and the seat you’re taking, prices can range anywhere from $10-15 to over $100.
If you want to purchase tickets to a show, you can do so on that show’s page on the Fringe Fest’s website or you can go to the Fringe Box Office located on the corner of Main Street and Gibbs Street. Tig Notaro tickets can be bought at the Eastman Theatre Box Office. Assuming a show isn’t sold out, you can make a last-minute ticket purchase at the door of a show one hour before the performance.
One last way to buy tickets is by calling the festival organizers at (585)-957-9837. Tig Notaro tickets can be bought by calling the Eastman Theatre at (585)-274-3000.
Keep in mind — not every show requires you to purchase tickets to attend and enjoy! Check out the list of free shows here.
Parking
If you’re driving to the festival, you have a choice of five parking garages that are nearby. Drivers should be aware that there is a $7 special events rate for these garages:
East End Garage on East Main Street.
Washington Square Garage on Woodbury Boulevard.
Court Street Garage.
Sister Cities Garage on North Fitzhugh Street.
Five Star Bank Plaza Garage on Chestnut Street.
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Food and Drink
A rotating line of food trucks and several bars will scatter the grounds of the Rochester Fringe Festival.
Both the Spiegeltent and Spiegelgarden will have food trucks and drinks open throughout the day of the festival. The Spiegelgarden’s theatre bar will also be open.
Food trucks will also be parked at Parcel 5 on September 15 and 16 and then they can be found at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park on September 22 and 23.
In addition, Java’s Cafe and the Little Theatre’s cafe and bar will be open during the Fringe Festival’s shows.
Venues
As mentioned above, the Fringe Festival takes place across over 30 different venues in the city. A full list of venues can be found below:
Aeria Arts of Rochester: Aerial Arena.
JCC Centerstage Theatre: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage and Hart Theater
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
Eastman School of Music
Courtyard at Miller Center
Hatch Recital Hall
Kilbourn Hall
Sproull Atrium at Miller Center
First Universalist Church
Focus Theater
Garth Fagan Dance Studio
Genesee Valley Park
North Lawn of the George Eastman Museum
Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage.
International Plaza
Java’s Cafe
Baden Street Settlement Gymnasium
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
The Little Theatre
MuCCC
Parcel 5
RIT City Art Space
Roc City Circus
Rochester Contemporary Art Center
RMSC’s Garden of Fragrance
Rochester Music Hall of Fame
Salena’s
School of the Arts
Allen Main Stage Theatre
Black Box Theatre
Club SOTA
Ensemble Theatre
Movement Center
Site Specific Work
Sloan Performing Arts Center
Spiegelgarden
Spiegeltent
The Spirit Room
St. Joseph’s Park
The Theater at Innovation Square
More information about the entirety of the Fringe Festival can be found on its website by clicking here. Read More FestivalsRochesterFirst
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