Event

After a two-year hiatus, PlayROCs Your Neighborhood has returned! Healthi Kids teamed up with 50 neighborhood partners for the return of its 5th PlayROCs Your Neighborhood event to raise awareness and advocate for safe, accessible play spaces for children of Rochester. Activities at any of the 50 pop-up locations across the city included kickball, jump […]

Last night, the 52nd annual Puerto Rican Festival began at Frontier Field, following a two-year absence. This three-day event continues today and tomorrow, featuring live music, food, cultural events, and much more. The festival’s president Orlando Ortiz stated: “Ultimately, the PR festival is like a family reunion – we come here, we see people that […]

Looking for something fun to do? A festival that’s out of this world is happening at the Rochester Museum and Science Center this week! RMSC “space fest” allows kids of all ages to explore all things space through interactive lessons giving them an opportunity to have fun all while learning about the solar system. Director […]

Saturday August 6 from 12pm -5pm will be the Plex Tinker Fair at Plex Park at the green field next to the Kendy Tower Parents bring your Kids. There’ll be free educational Stem toys for children between the ages of 5 through 13 once they complete the Plex scavenger hunt.  

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Spencerport Canal Days were back this weekend. To celebrate the end of July, the event took place with lots of arts and crafts vendors, a tasting tent, a children’s activity event, and more. This year marked the 39th anniversary of Spencerport Canal Days. Ginny Swarthout, Director […]

The family of the little black girl that went viral after being snub by a Sesame Street Theme park employee who was dressed as a character is suing for $25 Million dollars for racial discrimination. The lawsuit alleges four employees dressed as Sesame Street characters ignored Quinton Burns, his daughter and other Black guests during […]

Over the weekend, University of Rochester students joined Flower City Habitat for Humanity for their sixth annual “Framing Frenzy”. Over 100 students from the Simon Business School helped build five new Habitat homes in the Beechwood Neighborhood. The “Framing Frenzy” will help FCHH progress on the seven new homes being built in the Beechwood Neighborhood […]

Just a few days before the Rolling Loud Miami festival, Kid Cudi replaced Kanye West as the headline act after he pulled out last second. Kid Cudi then cut his act short after he was continuously pelted with water bottles and other debris. According to various online footage, Cudi warned the audience to stop throwing […]

Yesterday, the Rochester community came together to help in the fight against violence in Rochester and surrounding areas with the 13th annual Roc the Peace Fest. To show their support of non-violence, many musicians, artists, dance groups, and vendors supported this event. Roc the Peace is an organization dedicated to intervening in young people’s lives […]

On Thursday, U.S. Congressman and Republican Governor nominee Lee Zeldin were attacked and faced an attempted stabbing during a gubernatorial campaign event. The man accused of attacking Zeldin is 43-year-old David Jakubonis. Jakubonis reportedly jumped on the stage where Zeldin was addressing supporters near Rochester. Zeldin and Jakubonis tussled before Jakubonis, who reportedly attempted to […]