Best Of Rochester 2025 is here.
Our annual readers’ poll is a chance to shout out your favorite people, places and things to do. A chance to give recommendations to other CITY readers. A chance to promote your business.
And as always, the four finalists in each category are dictated by your write-ins!
That’s where we are now: the first stage of the poll is the primary ballot. We do a little tweaking based on the previous year’s feedback to keep the nominations in all five categories succinct and relevant, and then you get to nominating!
Primary ballot voting is open until Friday, Sept. 19 at midnight.
Want to let your fans know to nominate you? You can promote your business right on the Best Of ballot here and find the Best Of 2025 media kit for sharing on your social channels or website here.
After the primary ballot closes, CITY staff (via this system) will tally thousands of votes and identify finalists in each category. Voting for the final round will begin October 1 and end November 28 at midnight.
In January 2026, we’ll drop the “Best of Rochester” issue. Also, we’re throwing an awards party in January! Stay tuned for the full date and venue reveal — but expect an even bigger celebration this year.
A last word: please don’t stuff the ballot, or encourage other CITY readers to do so. Let’s toast winners who fairly earn their titles.
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This article appears in Dec 1-31, 2024.
