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🌧️ Womp womp. Apparently rain and lightning don’t like playing games. We’ll announce a new date soon.

🎬🏀Movies with a Downtown View returns TOMORROW with 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙅𝙖𝙢 on the big screen at Parcel 5!

Gather your friends and family and enjoy a night in Downtown Rochester featuring food trucks, drinks, sweet treats, and a free outdoor movie under

🎲 Gather your friends because Game Night on the Riverway is making its debut this Thursday!

Join us from 5 to 7 PM at Austin Steward Plaza for an evening of tabletop games provided in partnership with @GameNightRochester, friendly competition, food

☀️ Clear your lunch plans because Midday Bash is back this Wednesday at Parcel 5!

Join us from 11:30 AM — 1:30 PM for a fun lunchtime break in the heart of downtown Rochester. Grab lunch from local food trucks 🌮, browse local vendors 🛍️, enj

Your excuse to spend more time downtown this summer has arrived. ☀️

Festival and event season is in full swing, and downtown ROC is home to some of our area’s largest annual celebrations— from the Rochester International Jazz Festival an

If you thought Fridays couldn’t get better, think again!

Join us tomorrow at Washington Square Park for the first Food Truck Friday of the season! Enjoy some yummy food from Macarollin’, Roc City Sammich, and FREE ice cream from Scoop U

Only 1 more week until Fridays in Washington Square Park will look like this!

Back by popular demand for year 2, Food Truck Fridays at Washington Square Park features a rotating selection of local food trucks, lawn games, and music by Local Sound C

Join us next Wednesday, June 3rd, at 5:30 PM for FREE FITNESS in Washington Square with @vaultrochester! Each Wednesday will feature different instructors and different styles of workouts alternating through yoga, sculpt, and strength classes. The fi

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