ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Here’s your guide to events happening this weekend in the Rochester area. You can learn more about what’s happening around town on our Community Calendar.
Lilac Festival (starts Friday)
Highland Park is once again full of live music, food, games, and the fragrant scents of lilacs. The 128th annual Lilac Festival kicked off on Friday.
The festival runs for 10 days in a row, through Sunday, May 17. It features some nationally touring artists as music headliners and many new additions. This year, the Lilac Festival was voted as the country’s second-best flower festival in a USA Today readers’ choice poll. You can see News10NBC’s complete guide to the Lilac Festival here.
Free dog adoption (Saturday)
Rochester Animal Services on Verona Street is holding a dog adoption event on Saturday, where approved adopters can get a dog for free.
It runs from noon to 4 p.m. Nearly 20 dogs are available for adoption. The shelter will spay or neuter, vaccinate, and microchip the dogs before adoption. Dogs that are already spayed or neutered can go home the same day.
This is a part of the BISSELL Pet Foundation’s “Empty the Shelters” program. It works with organizations from across the U.S. to reduce adoption fees and to make pet adoption more accessible. You can see a list of available dogs here. There will be another free dog adoption event on Sunday, May 16.
Flower City Days (Sunday)
The Rochester Public Market will be full of all kinds of plants and gardening supplies on Sunday. The first Flower City Days of the season is happening on Mother’s Day, aiming to get Rochester ready for the growing season.
It runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, succulents, and more kinds of plants at the market. Here’s the schedule for the rest of this season’s Flower City Days:
Sunday, May 17 Sunday, May 24 Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day) Sunday, May 31Mother’s Day celebration at the International Plaza (Sunday)
The International Plaza on North Clinton Avenue is hosting a free Mother’s Day celebration with shopping and live music. It will feature local artists and small businesses, along with music from the artist Mayri. You can see this season’s complete schedule for the International Plaza here.
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