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Rochester Fringe Festival kicks off 12-day run

Rochester, New York – With more than 500 performances across 30 venues over 11 days, the Rochester Fringe Festival is coming back.
The Cristal Palace Spiegeltent is returning after a two-year hiatus and will house a number of events, like ‘Cirque du Fringe: Afterglow’ and a silent disco.
More than half a million people have attended since its debut in 2012
The fun started at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday inside the Spiegeltent at the corner of Main and Gibbs streets. The festival runs through Sept. 24.
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