Pride Parade and Festival
The parade will start at 11:00 a.m. at the intersection of South Avenue and Science Parkway. It will travel north on South Avenue and end at the festival, which will be held in Highland Park (1440 South Avenue).
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The parade will start at 11:00 a.m. at the intersection of South Avenue and Science Parkway. It will travel north on South Avenue and end at the festival, which will be held in Highland Park (1440 South Avenue).
The City of Rochester Public Market offers dozens of garage sales with bargains on everything from furniture to clothing; collectibles to jewelry; artwork to trinkets... all in one location! From spring through the Fall, stop by the Market every other Sunday to join us for the largest community garage sales and...
Annual summer concert series at Dr. MLK Jr. Park
One of Rochester's most popular FREE concert series, Bands on the Bricks brings the City of Rochester Public Market to the evening set with national-act and local live music on five consecutive Friday nights in July and August. Food and drink vendors will be there to complete your night!
Midday Bash is the perfect option for those looking for a quick and delicious meal during the week in downtown Rochester
Midday Bash is the perfect option for those looking for a quick and delicious meal during the week in downtown Rochester
A career in law enforcement as a Police Officer is a highly responsible profession involving patrol, inspection, investigation and enforcement duties. Officers have a responsibility for the enforcement of laws and ordinances, preservation of the peace, protection of lives and property, investigation of criminal...
There is a $40 fee for a marriage license; a duplicate copy of the license can be provided to authorized persons for a $10 fee, if the original was issued by the City of Rochester. If the exact marriage date is not known, a search can be undertaken for an additional fee, and will require one to five days to be...
It’s fabulous fun: food on four wheels featuring the community's creative mobile cuisine! Just about everything and anything that could be served from a truck can be found at Food Truck Rodeos!
All of the included meetings are open to the public and held in City Council Chambers. ASL interpreters will be provided.
Use this page to gain access to Rochester City Council Public Meetings Rochester City Hall is located at 30 Church St.
When making payments to the City, customers have the following options: City website Use the City's secure, online payment portal to make payments on tax bills, water bills, commercial refuse bills, parking violations, and more. Fees apply.
Animal Control Services
On this page you will find information and updates pertaining to ongoing emergency situations when they occur within the City of Rochester. Examples of emergencies include, but are not limited to, a significant weather event, a boil water advisory, public safety, and more. There are currently no ong
The Rochester Police Department (RPD) operates under a neighborhood-based, four-Section patrol model with police officers assigned to neighborhood beats to engage in true community policing initiatives. The four Sections are further organized into 37 patrol beats.
Located in Genesee Valley Park, the GVP Sports Complex is an all-season facility that offers an indoor ice rink in the Fall/Winter, an outdoor Olympic-sized pool during the summer months, a 60 X 90 lighted baseball field, a 60 x 90 baseball field (no lights), 2 softball fields (no lights), and 8 lighted tennis...
Starting Monday, June 24, area residents will have more options to cool off as the City’s Genesee Valley Park (GVP) Sports Complex Outdoor Pool, 131 Elmwood Ave., and the Durand Eastman Beach, 1250 Lakeshore Blvd. open for summer.
The Rochester Housing Quality Task Force was convened in February of 2022 and given 90 days to develop policies and programs to improve and enhance housing quality in Rochester.
Join us as the City celebrates Juneteenth with a lunchtime block party at City Hall! There will be food trucks and live music.
In recognition of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month, this month’s Thursday Thinkers discussion will feature presentations on aspects of trauma moderated by the Alia Henton-Williams, manager of City’s Crisis Intervention Services Unit, which includes the Person in Crisis Team.