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East End City Celebration is wrapping up the summer with one more downtown party. Similar to its other celebrations during the summer, there will be one stage with performances by Sophistafunk — indie, funk, hip-hop out of Syracuse — and local groups Subsoil and Upward Groove. A variety of food and beer trucks will be […]

The Arts at the Gardens festival is back in Canandaigua with more than 100 artists from across the country showcasing and selling their work, including ceramics, digital art, fiber, glass, jewelry, painting, wood, and more. Live performances will take place near the wine and beer tents, featuring Jackson Cavalier, Tahlia Cott, Ryan Johnson Project, Music […]

The Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Association and 540WMain will team up to host a celebration for the 96th anniversary of the 19th amendment’s ratification, granting women the right to vote in the US. Throughout the weekend, the festival will offer a variety of activities, including voter registration and updates with the League of Women Voters, […]

The Walnut Hill Carriage Driving Competition is back for its 45th long weekend of friendly matches and costumes in a 19th century Victorian Country Fair setting. More than 200 competitors from 20 states and Canada will participate in more than 100 classes in varying divisions. Walnut Hill is recreating this historic setting to help educate […]

Rochester’s Federation of German-American Societies is celebrating its 112th German Festival in Spencerport with music — from local bands Die Lustigen Almdudler, The Frankfurters, and Die Auslanders — homemade German food, and traditional German beverages (i.e. beer). There will be a variety of kids and family events going on throughout the weekend, along with a […]

The Rochester Twilight Criterium, produced by Full Moon Vista bike shop, is expecting around 350 bicycle racers and another big spectator turn-out for this year’s crit, a US national event on the Professional Road Tour. The day starts in the early afternoon with amateur racing events for anyone who registers. Later in the day, the […]

Rochester Contemporary Art Center is partnering with the Rochester Advertising Federation to display “On the Side,” fine artwork created by some of the RAF members. The exhibit will open on Thursday, August 4, at 6 p.m., and features more than 100 pieces of art from some of Rochester’s well-known designers, photographers, and graphic artists. The […]

The Park Ave Summer Art Festival is back for its 40th year, and will bring out more than 300 artists, vendors, and exhibitors from around the United States and Canada to line Park Avenue. Some of the vendors will showcase homemade jewelry, home and outdoors decorations — from wall hangings, engraved stones, and paintings to […]

The 9th annual A.B.O.V.E. Afrikan American Festival will fill Highland Bowl Park with a day of music, dance, activities, and education. A.B.O.V.E. is an organization that focuses on building pride and self-esteem among Rochester’s black community. There will be live performances from Jamall Youngblood featuring Northeast Flow, a group that plays Funk, R&B, Blues, and […]

MuCCC is currently hosting a week full of events to celebrate the art created by the youth of Rochester. The series — which presented “Junk,” an original play performed by Dream, Visualize, Create about addiction, and an art gallery opening for Mariah Rose and Roman Cobb, two Monroe Community College students, earlier this week — […]

The Strong National Museum of Play’s Sci-Fi Summer continues with a starships and UFOs themed weekend. Kids can make tinfoil and paper plate UFOs, meet “Starship Troopers” actor David Ramsay in costume, who will share his film experiences, and take pictures with the TARDIS, from “Doctor Who.” All Sci-Fi Summer activities are included with the […]