WXXI Events

Upcoming Events

Friday, November 22, 2019 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

An award-winning Rochester native will return to the Little Theatre District for a legendary jazz show in a historic theater.

Indie Lens Pop-Up: The First Rainbow Coalition

Monday, November 25, 2019 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

WXXI presents this Indie Lens Pop-Up film that charts the history and enduring legacy of a groundbreaking multi-ethnic coalition that rocked Chicago in the 1960s.

This Old House 40th Anniversary Celebration

Monday, January 13, 2020 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

WXXI is celebrating the 40th season of This Old House with a very special event featuring host Kevin O'Connor and carpenter Nathan Gilbert.

Indie Lens Pop-Up: Always in Season

Monday, February 17, 2020 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

WXXI presents this Indie Lens Pop-Up film that follows a mother’s search for justice and reconciliation that begins while the trauma of more than a century of lynching Black Americans bleeds into the present.

Indie Lens Pop-Up: Bedlam

Monday, March 30, 2020 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

In this Indie Lens Pop-Up presentation filmmaker and practicing psychiatrist, Ken Rosenberg visits ERs, jails, and homeless camps to tell the intimate stories behind our national mental health crisis

Indie Lens Pop-Up: Eating Up Easter

Monday, April 27, 2020 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Threatened by climate change and globalization, remote Easter Island provides a wake-up call for the rest of the world.

Indie Lens Pop-Up: Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project

Monday, May 18, 2020 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

WXXI presents this Indie Lens Pop-Up film that tells how television has shaped us and the world of today.

Poldark Sweepstakes

Monday, November 18, 2019 - 6:00am - 11:59pm

Enter the Poldark Sweepstakes for chance to win the Grand Prize: a Viking Ocean cruise for 2 adults that visits Cornwall and other ports from Norway to Spain!

America's Test Kitchen Contest

Monday, November 18, 2019 - 6:00am - Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 6:00am

America's Test Kitchen is turning 20 and we're celebrating with a weekly contest on Instagram and Facebook!

Sesame Street Party for Grown-Ups!

Sunday, November 10, 2019 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Somebody Come and Play, Sing, Put Down the Duckie – if these song titles sound familiar and have a special place in your heart, you won’t want to miss this party!

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Ongoing Events

Opioids from Inside: On-Demand

Watch Opioids from the Inside on-demand to follow the journeys of three women and their families, whose lives have been forever changed as result of their addiction to opioids.

WXXI's Backyard Observation Challenge

Join WXXI as we continue to be citizen scientists and observe our community through a special ongoing WXXI Backyard Observation Challenge!

Nature Exploring Apps for Families

Do you use apps to explore the outdoors with your kiddos? Check out some of our FAVORITE nature-exploring apps that work well with young children!

Get Involved: Citizen Science Projects

Citizen science typically refers to research collaborations between scientists and volunteers, particularly (but not exclusively) to expand opportunities for scientific data collection and to provide access to scientific information for community members.