Holiday events for kids in Rochester, 2026
Tree lightings, light displays, Santa visits, Polar Express readings, gingerbread workshops, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa programmes in Rochester for the 2026 holidays, read every night from the libraries' and venues' own calendars. Library programmes are free.
14 Holiday events on 10 days
Fri, Nov 20
Thu, Dec 3
Sat, Dec 5
Thu, Dec 10
Fri, Dec 11
Wed, Dec 16
Thu, Dec 17
Fri, Dec 18
Mon, Dec 21
Tue, Dec 22
Holiday nearby: Albany (2), Buffalo (1).
Know a Holiday event we are missing?
A pumpkin patch, a trunk-or-treat, a church fall festival: if it has a web page or a Facebook event, tell us and we will list it for Rochester. Free, for anyone.
Read from each library’s and venue’s own calendar, plus tips a person has checked; a cancelled event disappears within a day. Check the organiser’s page for costume rules and registration.