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Editor's tip. Live music plays at the Park Avenue Green on the corner of Park and Barrington, and a raffle rewards visits to ten participating businesses; free on-street parking and a free lot at 606 Park Avenue.

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Eat your way around Rochester while you are in town

Park Avenue Summer Stroll runs 1 August. These are the food tours and tastings in Rochester to book for the days around it; most cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.

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Also in park-avenue

Rochester Lilac Festival ★ 4.4

Park Avenue

Rochester Lilac Festival in Highland Park each May draws over 500,000 attendees for 1,200 lilac bushes, food vendors, and live concerts across 10 free days.

TipWeekend afternoons are peak crowd; the park is most beautiful mid-week when lilacs are full bloom but the festival is less crowded. Festival spans 10 days with free admission.

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More food festivals in Rochester

Oktoberfest at the Public Market 18 Sep 2027 Oktoberfest at the Public Market German food and beer at a family-friendly market event Sterling Renaissance Festival 3-4 Jul 2027 Sterling Renaissance Festival Turkey legs, steak on a stake, hot apple dumplings, strawberry shortcake, ale and wine Rochester International Jazz Festival 18-26 Jun 2027 Rochester International Jazz Festival The Rochester International Jazz Festival runs 9 days each June in downtown Rochester, dra Rochester Lilac Festival 8-17 May 2027 Rochester Lilac Festival Rochester Lilac Festival in Highland Park each May draws over 500,000 attendees for 1,200 Corn Hill Arts Festival 10-11 Jul 2027 Corn Hill Arts Festival Corn Hill Arts Festival runs each July in the Corn Hill neighborhood along the Genesee Riv

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Also on in August, elsewhere

Tomato Art Fest in Nashville 14-15 Aug 2027 Tomato Art Fest Nashville Uptown Art Fair in Minneapolis 7-9 Aug 2027 Uptown Art Fair Minneapolis Wine Lands at Outside Lands in San Francisco 13-15 Aug 2027 Wine Lands at Outside Lands San Francisco World Food and Music Festival in Des Moines 28-30 Aug 2027 World Food and Music Festival Des Moines Ban des Vendanges des Côtes du Rhône in Avignon 28 Aug 2027 Ban des Vendanges des Côtes du Rhône Avignon Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle 7-9 Aug 2027 Capitol Hill Block Party Seattle

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