Events
Mid-March
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Sponsored by the St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee. (585) 234-5164.
May-August
Concerts
by the Shore
Wednesdays, May-August 7:30pm
Ontario Beach Park
Sponsored by Ontario Beach Park Program Committee, City of Rochester, Wegmans
(585) 865-3320.
First
Sunday in May
Kite
Flight
11am-4pm
Ontario Beach Park
Sponsored by the Ontario Beach Park Program Committee, City of Rochester. (585)
865-3320.
Mid-May
Lilac
Festival
Highland Park
Sponsored by the City of Rochester, County of Monroe, Greater Rochester Visitors
Association
Produced by Beau Productions (585) 256-4960 or (800) 677-7282
Memorial
Day Parade
Downtown Rochester
sponsored by Veterans Memorial and Executive Council. (585) 473-0710.
Monthly
on Saturdays
Greatest
Community Garage Sales "at the Market"
Sundays 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St.
Sponsored by City of Rochester. (585) 428-6907.
Mid-June
Maplewood
Rose Festival
Maplewood Rose
Garden
Corner Lake Ave. and Driving Park
Sponsored by Maplewood Neighborhood Assoc., City of Rochester. 428-6770.
Mid-June
International Jazz Festival
Various
venues
(585) 234-2002
Late
June
Rochester
Harbor and Carousel Festival
Ontario Beach Park
Sponsored by Ontario Beach Park Program Committee, City of Rochester. (585)
865-3320.
4th
of July
Red,
White and BOOM!
Fireworks
Monday, July 4, 2005, 10 pm
Sponsored by City of Rochester, produced by
Rochester Events Network. (585)
428-6697.
Mid-July
Rochester
MusicFest
sponsored by the
City of Rochester
Genesee Valley Park
Mid-July
Rochester MusicFest
Elmwood
Ave. & Moore Dr.
(585) 428-6690
Genessee
Valley Park
Mid-July
Corn Hill
Arts Festival
Sponsored by Corn Hill Neighbors Association.
Mid-July
Monroe
County Fair
July 13-17, 2005
334-4000
Early
August
Park
Avenue Arts Festival
Sponsored by Park Ave. Merchants Association.
(585) 244-0951
Mid-August
Carifest
and Parade
Sponsored by Rochester West Indian Festival Committee. (585) 254-7569.
Late August
Clarissa
St. Reunion
Clarissa Street
(585) 234-4177.
Labor Day
Parade
Downtown Rochester
Sponsored by Rochester Labor Council. (585) 263-2650.
First
Sunday in February
Lakeside
Winter Celebration
12 noon-4pm
Ontario Beach Park
Sponsored by Ontario Beach Park Program Committee, City of Rochester. (585)
865-3320.
Mid-September
Clothesline Arts Festival
Memorial Art Gallery grounds
Sponsored by Memorial Art Gallery. (585) 473-7720.
Early
October
Rochester
River Romance
Various locations including Ontario Beach Park.
(585) 428-6770, (585) 865-3320.
Early
October
Stonehurst Capital Regatta
Genesee River
Sponsored by University of Rochester.
(585)
275-4111.
Mid-November
High
Falls Film Festival
Blackfriars Theater
(585)
454-1363
28 Lawn St
Rochester, NY 14607
In its
55th season of providing quality theatrical entertainment to the Greater Monroe
County and Finger Lakes region. Blackfriars Theatre is an mid-sized professional
theatre that has entertained audiences for more than 50 years in downtown
Rochester, New York. Our mission has been to provide the best possible showcase
for actors and actresses, theater artists and technicians who have chosen to
make Rochester their home. Many of our family have moved on to acting and
technical roles in regional theatre, Broadway, movies and television - a
testament to the training Blackfriars provides.
Blackfriars Theatre produces between 5 plays each year (4 per season, 1 special
summer show).
Rochester Philharmonic
108 East
Ave
Rochester, NY 14604
(585)
454-2620
Founded in
1922, and sponsored at that time by George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak
Company and the world-renowned Eastman School of Music, who believed that all
Rochester residents could experience musical learning throughout their lives,
from pre-school through college and beyond.
Each
season, the RPO presents nearly 50 concerts and more than 200 related events
that serve a diverse population totaling approximately 100,000 children and
adults.
Downstairs Cabaret Theatre
20 Windsor
Street
Rochester,
NY 14605
(585)
325-4370
Produces
musicals, comedies, dramas, new works year round in an intimate setting.
RAPA: Rochester Association
of Performing Arts
723 East
Main Street
Rochester,
NY 14605
(585)
325-3366
Offers
instruction in music and theater training and provides quality productions for
community enrichment.
Geva Theatre
75
Woodbury Blvd.
Rochester,
NY 14607
(585)
232-1366
Professional resident theater presents classics, new plays, and musicals. Main
stage seats 552; next stage: 180.
