Genesee Valley QuiltFest

Genesee Valley QuiltFest Genesee Valley QuiltFest is a biennial quilt show held on the even year. May 15-17, 2026 However due to Covid, the festival has been pushed to May 2022.

Genesee Valley QuiltFest is usually held the first weekend in June of odd years in the Gordon Field House on the campus of Rochester Institute of Technology. The quilt show is hosted by the Genesee Valley Quilt Club, a large club with about 350 members that has a rich history and has been meeting continuously since 1936. The quilt show displays a wide range of quilting styles of both club members

and non-members - traditional to contemporary and art quilts, large and small. There are many talented quilters in the club as well as in the Rochester area. In addition, the show often displays quilts from area collections as well as "challenges." The show also has a large Vendor Mall with about 55 vendors.

05/28/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to the 2026 Genesee Valley QuiltFest. We'd like to ask you what you liked about the show and what we can do differently to make a show like this more enjoyable for you. Please leave us your responses below.

2026 Genesee Valley Quilt Fest Views Choice Award has gone to Jean Lemmon with the fabulous QBW CAT. Congratulations Jea...
05/17/2026

2026 Genesee Valley Quilt Fest Views Choice Award has gone to Jean Lemmon with the fabulous QBW CAT. Congratulations Jean.

Congratulations Joan Geck, the winner of the Genesee Valley QuiltFest Lilac Raffle Quilt
05/17/2026

Congratulations Joan Geck, the winner of the Genesee Valley QuiltFest Lilac Raffle Quilt

Lots of happy quilters are at the show! Many happy spouses here today too!
05/16/2026

Lots of happy quilters are at the show! Many happy spouses here today too!

05/14/2026
You won't go hungry at the Genesee Valley Quilt Fest. Lunch options will be readily available. Food trucks will be conv...
05/08/2026

You won't go hungry at the Genesee Valley Quilt Fest. Lunch options will be readily available. Food trucks will be conveniently located just outside the Field House, accompanied by seating areas on the second floor offering a view of the show and adjacent to the food truck entrance.

PARKING AND ACCESSIBILITY AT THE GENESEE VALLEY QUILTFESTThe location of the show is the Rochester Institute of Technolo...
05/06/2026

PARKING AND ACCESSIBILITY AT THE GENESEE VALLEY QUILTFEST

The location of the show is the Rochester Institute of Technology, Gordon Fieldhouse. The address is 149 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623.

There will be a free shuttle running from Lots F and G on Friday and Saturday from 8:30AM to 5:00 PM. There will be no shuttle on Sunday.

Handicap Parking: Designated spots are available in Lot D with a valid permit.

Drop-off Point: An accessible drop-off location is situated at the northwest corner of the building near Lot D.

The facility includes wheelchair-accessible entrances, and restrooms.

Load up your car with as many people as you can, but clean out the trunk before you go so you have room for everyone's treasures!

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