Name: Hocus Pocus Taste-A-Long® Experience
Start: 2026-10-24
End: 2026-10-24

Offering up to 2,500 square feet of open, uninterrupted floor space for customized and versatile layouts. University Gallery is the blank canvas that can bring a customer's vision alive. The open area is clear, allows for freedom of planning, and unburdened possibilities • Able to accommodate up to 150 guests for a seated meal, 200 guests with lecture-style seating, and 250 guests for a standing reception • Versatile space accommodating dinners, luncheons, award ceremonies, open houses, board meetings, receptions, conferences, or academic lectures • Audio Visual equipment is available on-site for various media and presentation needs.

University Gallery

The Campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is home to multiple top-end collegiate sports facilities and premier venues. With a large field house, competition pool, multiple arenas, and luxury event spaces the University Arenas venues can accommodate a wide array of sporting events and high-end events. University Arenas is comprised of the Godon Field House, the Gene Polisseni Center, the Lobozzo Alumni House, Tait Preserve and the University Gallery. The Gordon Field House is a 160,000 square foot center that includes a 60,000 square floor field/event venue, an aquatic center for competition and recreation, a fully equipped fitness center, and meeting space. The Gene Polisseni Center is a 112,400 square foot multi-purpose facility seats a capacity crowd of 4,300 fans which includes an ice rink, the RIT Athletic Hall of Fame, luxury suites, club longue, and concessions. Also, the Gene Polisseni Center is home to the university’s Division I Men’s and Women’s Hockey teams. The Joseph M. Lobozzo Alumni House is an impressive space with eye-catching design, high-end technology, and top-of-the-line comfort and amenities. Available for RIT campus use and the outside community, the House is an ideal space to host intimate gatherings or spacious events of up to 120 people. The University Gallery features curated exhibitions that showcase the work of professional alumni, faculty, esteemed national and international artists and designers. The University Gallery can accommodate events up to 150 people in seated for a meal or 200 people for lecture style seating. While Tait Preserve is only open to RIT community members and their guests. The preserve sits on 170-acres with a 60-acre lake and is RIT’s premier destination for special events, academic research and agricultural production. Featuring the stunning Leenhouts Lodge and a beautiful landscape of hills, forests and water, the Tait Preserve provides unique opportunities for the RIT Community to engage with the natural world.

University Venues at RIT

Pittsford Plaza is the retail heart of the affluent community of Pittsford, NY. The Plaza has conveniently served its community for more than 40 years, offering unique fashion, restaurants, entertainment and lifestyle concepts that cater to a wide range of customers. Fashion retailers include Carter’s, J. Crew Factory, Columbia Factory Store, Under Armour, Going, Going, Gone! by Dick’s Sporting Goods, and more. Restaurant options include Black & Blue Steak & Crab, The Cheesecake Factory, Plum Garden, Root 31 Café, Mamma G’s, and Georgio’s Pizza. Lifestyle and entertainment offerings include Pure Barre, Barnes & Noble, X-Golf and Apple Cinemas. Pittsford Plaza has evolved into a destination for sampling the finer side of living and serves as a vibrant community hub drawing customers from across the Greater Rochester region.

Pittsford Plaza

black & blue is Rochester’s favorite New American Steakhouse, serving our community for over 15 years. Elegant but unpretentious, sophisticated but approachable, b&b’s inventive design, inspired cuisine, and complete focus on gracious hospitality drives impressive crowds night after night. All of our Black Angus steaks are hand-cut and wet aged for 21-28 days exclusively for black & blue. They are seasoned in our signature house rub and broiled to our guests’ liking in a 1700° oven. black & blue is also dedicated to supplying our restaurants with the freshest seafood though our family-owned fish and seafood house in St. Petersburg, Florida. From boat to plate, our b&b family is the only one touching your fish. black & blue hosts corporate and special events for up to 40 guests. From intimate parties to lavish receptions to important business dinners, we provide our guests with an elegant setting, customized b&b menus and unparalleled hospitality for their private events. Est. 2005

black & blue Steak and Crab

Chefs amuse at hibachi grills & craft unique rolls & platters in a modest, wood-accented locale. Pickup and delivery options available as well.

Plum Garden Japanese Restaurant

We are a full-service catering and food truck company that has excelled in private and corporate setting since 2012. We strive on customer service and providing the best products to our customers. We specialize in on-site custom catering for small and large events. Drop-off services, rehearsal dinners, cocktail receptions, birthday celebrations, also see us at all local festivals. In addition to catering, we also have a full service event center in Spencerport, NY. At Chef's Event Center & Party House, your event has exclusive access to the beautifully landscaped property for your special day as well as a beautiful banquet hall, a full-service bar and spacious party deck.

Chef's Catering

The Museum building was originally the Spencerport Trolley Depot which serviced Spencerport as a stop on the Rochester, Lockport and Buffalo interurban trolley line from 1908 to 1931. After serving as a family home for 60 years, a massive restoration took place in the mid-2000s restoring it, moving it and transforming it into the Spencerport Depot and Canal Museum. The Museum has been open since 2007 and opens seasonally during the Erie Canal season. The museum displays history about the Erie Canal as well as telecommunication, transportation and local history. It sits alongside the Erie Canal in the center of Spencerport and doubles as a welcome center and boater’s facility.

Spencerport Depot & Canal Museum

The Texas Bar-B-Q Joint (TBJ), prides itself on being the best BBQ Restaurant and catering in the Rochester, NY area. Our Mesquite smoked BBQ, includes Ribs, Brisket, Pulled Pork and more. Our homemade sides are mouthwatering and definitely will be the talk of your party. We have been catering since 2004 and the restaurant in Spencerport was established in 2007 and Outlaw Potato Shack in 2014.. TBJ is family owned and operated.

Texas Bar-B-Q Joint

Serving hungry Rochestarians since 1967, Charley Brown's provides comfort and happiness in a casual and warm environment. We strive to impress our customers by giving them the highest degree of service possible while satisfying their tastes at fair and reasonable prices.

Charley Browns Restaurant

Bill Gray's is Home of the "World's Greatest Cheeseburger" A Hometown Favorite since 1938. 14 locations in Rochester and Still Growing! Voted Rochester's Best Burger and Fish Fry for 13 years!

Bill Gray's

Rochester, NY, is the third-largest metropolitan area in New York State, nestled along the southern shore of Lake Ontario. With a proud sports tradition, Rochester is home to iconic teams like the Rochester Red Wings (MiLB), Rochester Americans (AHL), Rochester Knighthawks (NLL), and Flower City Union (NPSL). Our vibrant sports culture thrives across all levels, from youth clubs and high schools to elite collegiate programs, creating a strong, year-round foundation for athletic excellence.

The Rochester NY Sports Commission champions Monroe County through the power of sports tourism. By attracting championships, invitationals, and tournaments across a wide range of disciplines, we help fuel the region’s economy and enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors alike. Each year, Rochester welcomes a growing roster of sporting events, showcasing our top-tier facilities, supportive community, and dedication to teamwork on and off the field.

We invite event organizers, rights holders, and sports professionals to discover why Rochester and Monroe County are ideal destinations for your next competition or tournament. Let’s play in Rochester!

Visit Rochester

Gather your fellow witches, warlocks, and Halloween lovers, hop on your broom, and fly over for a movie experience that’s equal parts spooky and scrumptious!

Watch the beloved Halloween classic Hocus Pocus while enjoying wickedly themed treats timed to magical moments throughout the film.

From cauldron-worthy confections to hauntingly sweet surprises, every bite is designed to bring you deeper into the world of Max, Dani, Binx, and the delightfully devious Sanderson Sisters. When the spell is cast, you'll taste the magic too!

Perfect for families, friend groups, and Halloween fanatics of all ages, this enchanting event transforms a favorite film into a fully immersive Taste-A-Long® adventure. Every ticket includes a premium Taste-A-Long® Candy Box — a beautifully designed advent-style package filled with treats that correspond to moments throughout the film. Follow the on-screen cues and "taste along" in real time as the story unfolds.

Whether you're a devoted Hocus Pocus superfan or simply looking for the ultimate fall family outing, this bewitching experience is packed with laughter, sweets, and just the right amount of mischief.

We put a spell on you… and now you're hungry!

  
*NOTE: Children under 2 years of age do not need a ticket to sit on an adult's lap, but they will not receive a candy box.You must purchase a ticket to receive a candy box.*

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