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Rochester Main Street Invites the Community Downtown This July!

Rochester Main Street is excited to welcome everyone downtown this July for a month filled with family-friendly events, local partnerships, and community spirit. 🦶 Bigfoot Scavenger Hunt (in collaboration with Maple Street Magnet School)Bigfoot is back — and he’s brought friends! Participants can search for...

Fall Fun is Already in the Works for Downtown Rochester

Although summer is just getting started, Rochester Main Street is already hard at work planning an exciting fall season — and the organization wants the community to be a part of it! The Reimagined Spooktacular & Downtown Pumpkin Patch will return this October, and Rochester...

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Annual ‘Rochester Cares’ Clean Up Day scheduled for 4/22

Rochester Main Street, in collaboration with the Rochester Recreation Department and Waste Management, is...

Popular Pub on Hanson Street is Back in Business and Under New Ownership

Rochester Main Street is pleased to announce that after a brief hiatus, Porter's has...

Downtown Parking Review Group to host Public Input Open House on 3/22

The Downtown Parking Review Group, a City Manager's self-directed workgroup, is hosting a Public...

Chamber of Commerce Holds Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting for Bean Me Up

The Chamber was pleased to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Bean Me Up, to...

Attention Rochester Businesses: Sign up now for Free Comic Book Day

Rochester Main Street is pleased to announce that Jetpack Comics & Games is now...

Postponed: Public Input Needed! Help improve Rochester’s Downtown Parking

Updated: This event has been postponed due to inclement weather. An update will be...

Back in business: Dynasty Restaurant and Moe’s Italian Subs reopen

Rochester Main Street is pleased to announce that The Dynasty Restaurant and Moe's Italian...

Santa’s elves have descended on downtown Rochester, find them all for a chance to win prizes!

Rochester Main Street is pleased to announce the return of Elf Off The Shelf,...

Annual Festival of Trees fundraiser to return 12/2-3

Rochester Main Street is pleased to announce that Festival of Trees will return to...

Rochester Main Street to celebrate ‘A Downtown Christmas’

Rochester Main Street is pleased to announce a series of upcoming downtown events planned...

Sbrizza Family donates blue spruce for annual downtown Christmas display

The Department of Public Works is pleased to announce that the Sbrizza family, of...

City Council unanimously approves downtown expansion

On November 1st, City Council approved a proposal from the Economic Development Department to...

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Get Involved in Municipal Government: Sign up for Civics 101

Civics 101 is a one-time course designed to empower Rochester residents and business owners with the...

The Franklin Gallery to Showcase (Un)Mask Pride Art Exhibit in August

The Seacoast LGBTQ History Project and The Franklin Gallery are thrilled to announce the...

Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce Announces 51st Annual Golf Tournement and Clambake

The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce it will hold its...

Eversource promoting bill assistance as higher bills are driven by increased summer usage and upcoming August rate changes

With increased summer usage coinciding with upcoming August rate changes, Eversource is hosting a...