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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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Rochester Halloween Activities: Trick-or-Treat, Zombie Walk

Mayor Elaine Lauterborn is pleased to announce that the city-wide Trick-or-Treat will take place...

Sprinkles & Smiles holds soft opening at 16 North Main Street

Sprinkles & Smiles is the latest business to open on North Main Street in...

Rochester Pride Rally planned for 8/28

Rochester Main Street organizers are pleased to announce that Rochester Pride will return on...

Rochester Free Comic Book Day to return on 8/14

Jetpack Comics & Games will be hosting Free Comic Book Day, in downtown Rochester,...

Downtown business registration now open for Free Comic Book Day

Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is the biggest event in the comic book industry...

Downtown Eats: A new way to dine outdoors

The City of Rochester is introducing a new program called Downtown Eats, a unique...

Volunteers paint outdoor dining barriers on North Main Street

Volunteers from the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts worked over the weekend to paint...

February Vacation Scavenger Hunt hailed “a huge success!”  

The Children’s Room, at the Rochester Public Library, recently held a February Vacation Scavenger...

Library hosts no-contact downtown scavenger hunt for families

The Children’s Room, at the Rochester Public Library, will be holding a scavenger hunt...

Downtown Candy Store plans Grand Re-Opening 1/21

Sweet Peach's Candy & Confections is under new management and hosting a Grand Re-Opening...

Spaulding Student Group, Rochester Social Club display inspirational posters

In an effort to boost community spirit, two volunteer groups executed similar plans to...

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Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce Presents Annual State of the City Breakfast Forum

On Friday, October 3, 2025, the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce will host its...

More Than Books: Rochester Library Expands with “Library of Things”

The Rochester Public Library is expanding its services with the all-new “Library of Things”,...

Watch: Finance Committee – 9/09/25

Click here to watch Click here for the agenda and packet Public Meetings are broadcast live...

Temporary Closure of Recreation Main Entrance at James W. Foley Memorial Community Center, Patrons Asked to Use Entrance A

The Rochester Recreation Department is notifying the public of a temporary entrance closure at...