These community calendars are maintained by Rochester LGBTQ+ Together, in partnership with ImageOut and ROC Pride Collective, respectively.
If you are organizing an LGBTQ+ event within Rochester and Monroe County, NY and would like it added or need an update to an existing listing, please email roclgbtqtogether@gmail.com.
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The Lambda Network at Kodak was the LGBTQ employee resource group that formed at the company’s Rochester headquarters in the early 1990s, when most queer workers were still closeted. Using never-before-shared archival documents, newspapers and magazines, photographs, video footage, and oral history interviews, Picturing Equality: The Lambda Network at Kodak explores how Lambda members changed Kodak’s...
About the Event: Join us for 3 unforgettable nights at @roccinema! As always, we'll be performing the film LIVE with full audience participation. Grab the popcorn and a prop bag, this is gonna be good Showtimes: October 3, 9:00pm (8:30pm Doors) October 17, 9:00pm (8:30pm Doors) November 14, 9:00pm (8:30pm Doors)
Join us October 8-18, 2026 for ImageOut's 34th annual LGBTQ+ Fall Film Festival!
Move over Dr. Spock, here come the Calamari Sisters! Join the sisters, once again, as they prepare to celebrate the newest addition to the Calamari family. Delphine and Carmela are in rare form, catering the biggest bouncing baby shower Brooklyn has ever seen. There’s no stopping this duo of singing, dancing, and cooking Italian Mamas from...
COLLEGE/UNI STUDENTS ONLY: ImageOut is excited to host our 3rd annual “College Day” on Saturday, October 17, 2026, 10:00am-6:00pm at George Eastman Museum and The Dryden Theatre (900 East Ave. Rochester, NY). Connect with other college and university students from around Upstate and Western NY. Enjoy a local Queer history exhibit, film screenings, snacks and...
Drag Brunch returns to BTB on Saturday, October 17th! BOOS, BOOZE & BAD DECISIONS ARE BACK AT BTB! DRAG ME TO BRUNCH is crawling out of the grave and returning to BTB for our BIG HALLOWEEN BASH! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH @ 11AM — because apparently day drinking is classy when you call it brunch. Grab your witches, your...
Join us on Sunday, October 18, 3:00-5:00pm at Sagra Italia for our closing reception of celebration and community, preceding the closing night film of our 34th annual ImageOut LGBTQ+ Fall Film Festival! Enjoy beer, wine, and spirits at the cash bar, along with non-alcoholic items. Ticket includes delicious appetizers and desserts from this beautiful event...
The Rainbow Seniors ROC Round Table Readers Book Club Presents: Spooky Stories!
One of the RGMC's favorite traditions, our SpaGAYtti Dinner brings together delicious food, great company, and wonderful music in support of the chorus and its mission: creating social change through excellence in the choral arts. Guests will enjoy: A homemade spaghetti dinner served by RGMC members Convenient takeout options An exclusive preview performance from our...
Join Rochester LGBTQ+ Together on 2nd Tuesdays monthly for Arts & Crafts Club at Rainbow Seniors ROC Community Center (346 N. Goodman St.), 6:00pm. We provide the arts and craft supplies and a light snack! All ages. Free. Donations welcomed.
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Save the date + check it twice! One of our biggest annual parties of the year returns Halloween night…and on a saturday, haunting both sides of Water Street Music Hall - More details soon! JUICE BOX is a party that prioritizes queerness across the spectrum, creativity over conformity, and community connectivity. We encourage you to...
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Murray & Peter Present “A Drag Queen Christmas” hosted by Nina West. It’s the longest running drag tour in America. Get ready for your favorite queens performing live on stage. We’ve got Myki Meeks, Nini Coco, Darlene Mitchell, Juicy Love Dion, Discord Addams, Crystal Methyd and Silky Ganache. 18+ welcome.
Shoulders To Stand On, in partnership with ImageOut, presents the 2026 LGBTQIA+ Archival Film Series. May 20: Pride (2014) July 29: Margarita with a Straw (2014) September 16: Wild Nights with Emily (2018) November 18: Saturday Church (2017) All films screen at 6:30pm and are presented free of charge. Complimentary light refreshments.
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Multi-Platinum Singer Songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins Performing LIVE at Water Street Music Hall Sophie B Hawkins: Since her 1992 platinum-selling debut album, Tongues and Tails—which featured the hit "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover" and earned her a Best New Artist Grammy nomination—she has maintained an impressive career spanning three decades. Her portfolio includes...
We welcome both our concert season and the holiday season with a festive reimagining of Charles Dickens’s timeless tale. With music drawn from Scrooge, The Muppet Christmas Carol, classical masterworks, and contemporary theatre, we journey with Ebenezer Scrooge from coldhearted isolation to joyful transformation. Heartfelt ballads, mischievous melodies, and soaring choral beauty will warm the...
This exhilarating show is a tribute to the iconic artists from across the Atlantic who reshaped music for generations. With songs by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Radiohead, Muse, Coldplay, and more, this concert spans six decades of British brilliance. Whether you grew up on ’60s mod anthems, ’90s pop, or modern alt‑rock,...
With magic, courage, and creativity, Disney songs taught us to dream. Featuring classics from The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Toy Story, Moana, and more, this Pride concert honors the joy of becoming who we are. Exploring themes of hope, identity, friendship, and self‑discovery, this all‑ages musical adventure is a radiant...
