Special Events at the Public Market
Public Market Free-Admission Special Events
Community Garage Sales
From spring through fall each year, the City of Rochester Public Market hosts a bunch of Sunday community garage sales (or "flea markets") that offer buckets of bargains on everything from furniture to clothing; collectibles to jewelry; artwork to trinkets... all in one location! During Community Garage Sale seasons, stop by the Market every other Sunday for deals upon deals on just about every imaginable item!
Learn more: Community Garage Sales & Superfleas
Flower City Days
The Public Market comes alive in May and June with its legendary horticultural sales--row upon row of annuals, perennials, shrubs and garden ornamentation sold by dozens upon dozens of established horticultural producers. This immense offering of garden goodies is hugely popular after a long Rochester winter! Come with your garden questions and get answers from Cornell Cooperative Extension's Master Gardeners. Bring plant containers, and take some home, through our give-take plant container exchange program! Cafes and coffee shops are also open on the Market and in the surrounding Market District during Flower City Days events. Free admission.
Learn more: Flower City Days
Food Truck Rodeos
Food Truck Rodeos at the Market have quickly become a Rochester tradition. These massive mobile mangia fests often bring over 30 of our community's creative mobile cuisine establishments to the Market on the last Wednesday night of the month, April through September. Local brews and bands add to the flavor and fun. Free admission--bring your own folding chairs and tables!
Learn more: Food Truck Rodeos
Bands on the Bricks
One of Rochester's most popular free concert series, Bands on the Bricks proves that the Rochester Public Market isn't just for morning people! Local and national acts make the Market party central on five straight Friday nights each summer. Acts include favorite local bands and amazing tribute bands. Food trucks, food stands, and sometimes arts and crafts vendors make for a great night out at the Market!
Learn more: Bands on the Bricks
Gospel Jubilee
Organized for over a decade by Rochester's Elim Sanctuary Choir, this annual event features inspirational music groups from around the region and nation.
Food trucks and stands, activities for kids add to the feast for this Sunday feast for the senses and make Gospel Jubilee an awesome annual Sunday tradition at the Market!
Artist Row
Produced by Friends of the Rochester Public Market, Artist Row truly showcases the creativity of our community, with over 180 local artists showing and selling just about every possible art medium!
This annual September event also features food trucks, food stands, and local live music, interactive arts and crafts activities for children and families, and more!
For more information, visit www.artistrowrochester.com or call (585) 428-7292, email Marketfriends@marketfriends.org.
Italian American Heritage Day
In Rochester, the first Sunday of October is Italian Heritage Day-- and features a big bash at the Market! With food, live music, and interactive cultural activities for the whole family, this event offers a cornucopia of authentic Italian and Italian-American experiences! For more information on the next Italian American Heritage Day at the Market, visit Heritage DAY - Rochester Italian Heritage Celebration (rocitalians.org).
Halloween at the Market
Held the Sunday before Halloween each year, free-admission Halloween at the Market provides an extra, bonus dress-up and trick-or-treat opportunity for families. Vendor sheds at the Market are filled with dozens of community organizations that provide valuable information about their programs and services to families, along with the sweets! The trick-or-treating is supplemented by food stands, interactive and participatory performances, hayrides, and more!
Learn more: Halloween at the Market
Holidays at the Market
A Rochester holiday tradition for over 25 years, Holidays at the Market features dozens of vendors purveying holiday essentials such as trees, wreaths and decorations; shoppers will also find a huge volume and variety of holiday foods, crafts, gift items, and more.
Visits with Santa, horse-drawn carriage rides around the Marke and Market District, cookie decorating, a hotly contested Holiday Cookie Baking Contest, and even more offerings all combine to create a wonderful holiday tradition for Rochesterians and their families!