Kids Day at ESL Rochester Fringe Festival
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Welcome to Kids Day at the Fringe!
Saturday, September 26 • 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
DISCO KIDS
Back by Mom and Pop demand, it’s a big party for pint-sized partiers at Disco Kids. Lights. music, and glow sticks! Welcome to the Fringe’s not-so-silent disco!
Time: 12pm - 2:00pm
FREE
Ages: All dancers who can “bust a move”
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: 12pm - 2pm
Cost: $7 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
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: 12pm - 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
9th Avenue Street Circus
A duo performance featuring multiple circus skills simultaneously combined, forming a kinesthetic compilation far greater than the sum of its parts. Balancing, spinning, juggling, hula hooping, teetering on unstable surfaces—all at the same time! Geriatric acrobatics and audience participation, a multitasking marvel for family friendly fun in the Spiegelgarden.
Time: 12pm - 3pm
FREE
Ages: All who love to be awed
Venue: Spiegelgarden, One Fringe Place, Corner of Main & Gibbs Streets, Across from Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY 14604
National Day of Play
Celebrate National Day of Play with Healthi Kids and the Western NY IPA with the biggest play day Rochester has ever seen! Want to build a fort with Jenga blocks? Create a masterpiece with sidewalk chalk? Invent a new game? Awesome! We’ll have lots of activities and supplies to get your imagination going. Whether you stop by on your way to another show or spend the whole day playing with us, there will be fun for all ages.
Time: 12pm - 3pm
FREE
Ages: All who play
Venue: Spiegelgarden, 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: 12:30pm - 3pm
Finals: 3:30pm - 5pm
Cost: FREE
Ages: All dance lovers
Venue: Martin Luther King, Jr. Park (353 Court Street, Rochester, NY 14607)
CIRQUE DU FRINGE: ANCHORS AWAY
Join us in the Spiegeltent for a family-friendly matinee of hilarious comedy and thrilling feats starring Vegas legends Matt and Heidi Morgan! 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 high strung, overly familiar, and self-proclaimed “irresistibly charming” cruise director, Hilly VonMorgan this night promises to be a night you won’t soon forget. Anything is possible on the HMS Spiegeltent! Miraculous acrobatic feats, mesmerizing aerialists, and…murder? Help a couple of international cruise guests find out if it was the Russian Siren? The seemingly innocent Jump roper? Fabio and Ashely, the adorable aerial duo? Or possibly Lou from Henrietta?! Join us inside the Spiegeltent to find out who the culprit may be!
Time: 2:30-4pm
Cost: Starting at $23 for kids
Ages: 5 and up
Venue: Spiegeltent, One Fringe Place, Corner of Main & Gibbs Streets, Across from Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY 14604
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