Fashion Week Rochester Returns — Three Nights of Art, Community, and Purpose for Center for Youth

Fashion Week Rochester returns for its 17th year with three evenings of artistry, community, and purpose at the Fedder Building on East Main Street. Running October 15–17, 2026, this is Rochester's annual fashion event with heart: since 2010, it has raised funds for Center for Youth programs serving young people who have nowhere safe to go. Each night spotlights a different program — Arnett House (transitional home for LGBTQ+ youth ages 16–21) on Thursday, crisis nurseries on Friday (featuring ROC City Circus and Rochester Bhangra), and the center's main youth shelter on Saturday's most glamorous evening. This year's fundraising goal is $800,000.

Date: Thursday–Saturday, October 15–17, 2026 Time: Evenings (times vary by night) Location: Fedder Building, 1237 E. Main St., Rochester, NY Cost: Ticketed

Visit centerforyouth.net for tickets and full program details. Founder Meg Mundy describes the event as 'sort of fancy and beautiful. But also very grassroots.'