Celebrate the spring season with festivals and events that take advantage of all the beauty, culture, and fun that Rochester and the Finger Lakes regions have to offer. We've pulled together the following list of top events and activities you don't want to miss when you #VisitROC this May.
Arts & Culture
May 1 | RMSC Museum & Science Center
May 5 | Salena's Mexican Restaurant
Through May 15 | Image City Photography Gallery
Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration
May 15 l Memorial Art Gallery
Art Meets Science: Humanizing HIV
May 19 | Memorial Art Gallery
May 19 | Memorial Art Gallery
May 28 | Genesee Country Village & Museum
Festive Fun + Outdoor Markets
May 6-8, 12-15, 19-22 l Highland Park
May 14, 28 | Culver Road Armory
May 20-22 l Rochester Institute of Technology (Gordon Field House)
Sundays starting May 29 | 320 N Goodman St.
May 31 | Rochester Public Market
Taking The Stage (And Screen)
Through May 8 | Geva Theatre
May 6-22 | Blackfriars Theatre
May 6-7 | Rochester Broadway Theatre League
May 7-22 | JCC CenterStage Theatre
May 10-June 5 | Geva Theatre
“Weird Al” Yankovic: Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour
May 11 | KODAK Center
May 13-15, 20-22 | OFC Creations
Tori Amos: Ocean to Ocean Tour
May 18 | KODAK Center
Demetri Martin: I Feel Funny Tour
May 21 | KODAK Center
May 27-29 | OFC Creations
Hitting The Field & Course
May 21 l Downtown Rochester
Home Games: May 4, 14, 21 | Rochester Community Sports Complex
Home Games: May 1, 3-8, 17-22, 30 | Frontier Field
May 28 | RMSC Cumming Nature Center
Fun for the Whole Family
World Video Game Hall of Fame Celebration
May 7 l The Strong
Genesee Country Village & Museum Opening Weekend
May 7-9 l Genesee Country Village & Museum
Painting Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures, Ages 8+
May 7 | The Strong Museum
PAW Patrol: Adventure Play Opening
May 14-15 | The Strong Museum
2022 Hearts for ALS Cornhole Challenge
May 21 | Radio Social
Eat & Drink
May 1 l Strathallan Hotel and Spa
May 4 | Red White & Brew
May 10 | Living Roots Wine Wine & Co.
Radio Reunion: A Throwback Dinner
May 11 | Radio Social
May 21 l Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
Wine Pairing Dinner with Prisoner Wines
May 23 | Brown Hound Downtown
May 25 | City of Rochester Public Market
Patio Party Featuring Soul Express
May 26 l Casa Larga Vineyard
May 27 l Seneca Park Zoo
Through June 10 | Genesee Country Village & Museum
Mom's Special Day
Mother's Day Chocolate Truffle Workshop
May 4 | Rochester Brainery with Laughing Gull Chocolates
May 7 | Scents by Design
May 7 | New York Kitchen
May 7 l Hochstein Performance Hall
Mother's Day Hanging Basket or Pot
May 7 | Rochester Brainery
May 7-8 | Scents by Design
May 8 l Living Roots Wine & Co.
Flower City Days at the Public Market
May 8 | City of Rochester Public Market
May 8 | Good Luck
Make Your Own Terrarium + Coffee + Donuts
May 8 | Rochester Brainery
May 8 l Genesee Country Village & Museum
May 8 l Genesee Country Village & Museum
Mother's Day Brunch at Creekside
May 8 | Farmer's Creekside
Mother's Day Brunch For A Queen
May 8 | New York Kitchen
Mother's Day Brunch Under the Stars
May 8 | RMSC Museum & Science Center
Mother’s Day: Ice Cream & Wine
May 8 l Long Acre Farms
Mother's Day Special—$1 Admission for Mothers
May 8 | Sonnenburg Gardens & Mansion
There are so many things to see, do and experience when you visit Rochester this May! Whatever you choose to do, share your adventures in Rochester with us using #VisitROC!