Photo credit: Hector Pagan
Make the final days of summer memorable when you visit Rochester and the Finger Lakes this August! Check out this list of some of the special events and activities happening in the area this month.
Fun at Festivals
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August 1-3 | Parcel 5
POLISH ARTS FESTIVAL
August 2-3 | St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
DCI ROCHESTER & SOUNDSPORT SHOWCASE
August 2-3 | Rochester Community Sports Complex
PAN AFRIKAN FESTIVAL
August 3 | Highland Bowl
VICTOR MUSIC & FOOD FESTIVAL
August 10 | Mead Square
WATER LANTERN FESTIVAL
August 10 | Charles E Sexton Memorial Park
BROCKPORT ARTS FESTIVAL
August 10-11 | Main Street Brockport
FLOUR CITY BREWERS FEST
August 16 | Rochester Public Market
FIDDLERS’ FAIR & MAKING MUSIC WEEKEND
August 17-18 | Genesee Country Village & Museum
FAIRPORT MUSIC AND FOOD FESTIVAL
August 23-24 | Village of Fairport
ROCHESTER SUMMER SOUL MUSIC FESTIVAL
August 24 | Innovative Field
Family Fun
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August 3 | Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
SUNFLOWER SPECTACULAR
August 8 - September 2 | Wickham Farms
SENSORY SUNDAY
August 11 | RMSC Museum & Science Center
FLIGHT FESTIVAL
August 23-25 | RMSC Museum & Science Center
GENESEE TRAIL AWARENESS WEEKEND
August 17-18 | Seneca Park Zoo
Arts, Music & Culture
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Through August 4 | Image City Photography
PARTY IN THE PARK
August 1, 8, 15 | Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park
PATIO PARTIES
August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 | Casa Larga Vineyards
CRAFTING ON THE CANAL WITH ROC PAINT SIP
August 2 | The Riverie
BANDS ON THE BRICKS
August 2, 9 | Rochester Public Market
SUMMER STROLL
August 3 | Park Avenue
ROCHESTER AIRSHOW
August 3-4 | Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport
MUSIC ON THE LAWN WITH JOSH DANIEL
August 9 | Long Acre Farms
NATIONAL SILVER BALL TOURNAMENT
August 9-11 | Genesee Country Village & Museum
INTO THE VAULTS DETOUR
August 15 | Memorial Art Gallery
MOVIES WITH A DOWNTOWN VIEW: THE LITTLE MERMAID
August 16 | Parcel 5
MURDER & MAYHEM: AFTER-HOURS TOURS
August 16-17 | Genesee Country Village & Museum
SAGER-STONEYARD MUSIC FEST
August 17 | Sager-Stoneyard Pub
FIDDLERS’ FAIR & MAKING MUSIC WEEKEND
August 17-18 | Genesee Country Village & Museum
SKULLY’S MAGICAL MERCANTILE
August 18 | Iron Smoke Distillery
GARDEN VIBES: TELEVISIONARIES
August 21 | George Eastman Museum
YOGA IN THE PINES
August 28 | RMSC Cumming Nature Center
DESIGN TOUR: CRASHING INTO THE 60S
August 29 | George Eastman Museum
BONSAI BAR
August 29 | Red White & Brew of Rochester
Eat & Drink
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August 3 | Lincoln Hill Farms
MIDDAY BASH
August 7, 14, 21 | Parcel 5
HAPPIEST HOUR
August 15 | The Strong Museum
ZOOBREW
August 16 | Seneca Park Zoo
RMSC AFTER DARK: CAMP COWABUNGA
August 23 | RMSC Museum & Science Center
SUNSET PICNIC & PADDLE
August 25 | New York Kitchen
FOOD TRUCK RODEO
August 28 | Rochester Public Market
There are so many things to see, do, and experience when you visit Rochester this August! Whatever you choose to do, share your adventures in Rochester with us using #VisitROC!
