December 2, 2022
Comments Off on Genesee Keg Tree lighting on tap tonight, Roc Holiday Village opens this weekend
The keg tree lighting was last held in 2019 with some 7,000 people attending. Thousands are expected to attend Friday’s festivities.
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October 11, 2022
Comments Off on 4th annual Roc Holiday Village kicks off Dec. 2
The city of Rochester's Roc Holiday Village presented by Five Star Bank returns in December for 16 days of merriment at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park.
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November 27, 2019
Comments Off on ROC Holiday Village opening rental igloos for New Year’s Eve
Groups still wanting to rent an igloo at the ROC Holiday Village may be disappointed unless they’re looking for time on New Year’s Eve. The downtown festival site, now in its second year, provides a mix of entertainment, food, drink, ...
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June 5, 2019
Comments Off on Retail business arising in new forms downtown
Where Rochester’s downtown once featured four department stores and two grocery stores, now there are none. A quarter century after the last department store closed, in the places where all of Rochester once shopped, there’s a car museum, a large ...
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November 30, 2018
Comments Off on City’s Roc Holiday Village kicks off Saturday
Roc Holiday Village, a new event sponsored by the City of Rochester and Five Star Bank kicks off Saturday afternoon. Opening ceremonies begin after the 5 p.m. lighting of the Liberty Pole and a parade from the pole to Martin ...
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