Rochester
Population 211,328 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in United States
- January: 9 h 21 of daylight
- February: 10 h 32 of daylight
- March: 11 h 53 of daylight
- April: 13 h 24 of daylight
- May: 14 h 40 of daylight
- June: 15 h 22 of daylight
- July: 15 h 04 of daylight
- August: 13 h 58 of daylight
- September: 12 h 32 of daylight
- October: 11 h 05 of daylight
- November: 9 h 44 of daylight
- December: 9 h 01 of daylight
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Pont de Rennes Viewpoint · 470 m
- High Falls Museum Museum · 650 m
- Harro East Ballroom Attraction · 840 m
- Rochester Auto Museum Museum · 990 m
- High Falls Viewpoint · 380 m
- Henry Lomb Memorial Memorial · 460 m
- High Falls Overlook Viewpoint · 520 m
- Triphammer Forge Ruins · 630 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Imagine RIT
April
Rochester Institute of Technology's innovation and creativity festival showcases what happens "when the left brain and right brain collide," featuring hundreds of student projects from every corner of the university.
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Rochester Lilac Festival
May
The Rochester Lilac Festival is an annual art, music, food, and horticultural festival held in early to mid-May in Highland Park in Rochester, New York.
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Harborfest
June
Ontario Beach Park likes to kick off the summer beach season with Harborfest weekend, a great excuse to visit the park and enjoy the amenities.
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Rochester International Film Festival
June
One of the only film festivals devoted to short films, this annual event has been a fixture in Rochester for almost 70 years.
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Rochester International Jazz Festival
June
Founded in 2002, the RIJF quickly became the centerpiece of Rochester's festival schedule.
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Corn Hill Arts Festival
July
The Corn Hill neighborhood, with some of the city's oldest and prettiest homes, is just south of downtown along the river.
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Rochester Pride
July
Rochester's been celebrating the LGBTQ+ community for decades, particularly an annual picnic in July, so that's the spot on the calendar that all of the local Pride celebrations have come to take place.
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Clarissa Street Reunion
August
Many years ago, Clarissa Street was known as "Rochester's Broadway", home to the best jazz clubs in the city.
12 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Rochester); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.