Rochester, you are getting a visit from the most elaborately sequined holiday tradition on the road. A Drag Queen Christmas — now in its 12th year — brings its 39-city national tour to Kodak Center on Thursday, November 12, 2026, with doors at 7:00 PM and showtime at 7:30. This is an 18+ event that runs approximately two hours, and the production earns every minute of that runtime.
This is not a club night. It is a full-production, Broadway-style spectacle — high camp, over-the-top lip-sync performances, side-splitting comedy, and elaborate costumes from start to finish. GLAAD has described it as “a celebration of queer joy, love, and the kind of family you get to choose,” which tells you exactly what kind of room you are walking into.
About the Show
The 2026 edition is the longest-running drag tour in the world, and the lineup is genuinely stacked. Theatre star and fan favorite Nina West returns as host, leading a cast of eight queens — all of whom perform at every single stop on the tour, no exceptions. The 2026 roster includes RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 winner Myki Meeks and runner-up Nini Coco, plus Season 18 cast members Darlene Mitchell, Juicy Love Dion, and Discord Addams. Veterans Crystal Methyd (Season 12, All Stars 11) and Silky Ganache (Season 11, All Stars 6, All Stars 11) round out the eight. The production is from Murray & Peter Present, the company behind multiple major drag entertainment tours. Plan your night around the full two hours — this is not a quick set.
About the Venue
Kodak Center is a 2,400-capacity theater at 200 W Ridge Rd in Rochester. It is one of the larger rooms in the Rochester / Finger Lakes region, and that scale works in your favor here — a production built on elaborate staging and full theatrical costuming needs a room that can hold it. If you are driving in from elsewhere in Upstate, build in time for the commute and plan to arrive at or before the 7:00 PM door time.
Tickets
The artist pre-sale is live today — use code TWELVE at checkout. General on-sale begins June 5 at 10 a.m. Tickets are available at dragfans.com and through Ticketmaster. VIP Meet & Greet add-on packages include early venue access, stage photos, autographs, and exclusive merchandise — if that sounds like your night, add it on when you buy your tickets.