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From costume parties and karaoke to crafts, spooky stories and trick-or-treating, Mayor Malik D. Evans invites children and families to celebrate a safe Halloween season with a variety of fun, festive, and family-friendly activities at the City R-Centers, libraries, and the Rochester Public Market. “Halloween is a wonderful opportunity for our young people to have fun, get creative, and make lasting memories with their families and friends,” said Mayor Evans. “Our R-Centers

Rochester, NY — October 21, 2026 Starbridge will turn up the music and the momentum for “Decades on the Dancefloor”, its signature fundraising event taking place tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. at Comedy @ the Carlson. Inspired by the music and energy of the 1970s, ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s, the event will bring the community together for a silent disco, dinner, a silent auction, the Community Champion Awards, and an evening celebrating the people and partnerships moving inclusion forwa

Rochester City Council leadership and Monroe County Legislators are designating October as the “Month to Re-Mentor,” in observance of the National Lights On Afterschool celebration on Oct. 22 and National Mentoring Day on Oct. 27. “Children spend the majority of their waking hours outside of the classroom, and what happens during those hours shapes who they become. Every young person needs healthy, stable adults in their life, and local mentorship and out-of-school time progr

Rochester, NY — Foodlink and Wegmans are encouraging shoppers to give back through the annual Check Out Hunger campaign, which launched today at 21 local stores. Customers can donate $1, $2, $3, $5, or any amount at checkout with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting Foodlink, which serves as the sole food bank for a 10-county area in the Rochester and Finger Lakes region. The campaign runs Oct. 21 through Nov. 28, and is offered to shoppers at both the traditional cashier l

Rochester, N.Y. — October 16, 2026 — Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) is partnering with the Father Tracy Advocacy Center to help eligible customers enroll in affordability programs on Monday, October 19 from 1 – 4 p.m. These programs include the Energy Affordability Program (EAP) and the Enhanced Energy Affordability Program (EEAP). Company representatives will be on hand to provide additional resources to help customers manage their energy use ahead of the winter heating s

The Rochester Public Library’s Lyell Branch hosted local artists today for an unveiling of a mural on the building’s western wall. This mural is one of four new community murals installed across Rochester and the surrounding region, funded by a New York State Council on the Arts grant through its Cultivating Havens for the Arts through Regional Murals (CHARM) initiative.   The grant was administered through WALL\THERAPY, where Roc Paint Division alumna and lead staff membe

The City of Rochester is inviting members of the public to participate in a Person in Crisis Team (PIC) Community Engagement Session from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, in the Stardust Ballroom, 41 Backus St. The session will provide residents, crisis service advocates, human-service organizations, and other stakeholders with an opportunity to share thoughts about the first five years of PIC Team services and learn about plans to add peer navigators to the team under

The City of Rochester, MVP Health Care, and National Fitness Campaign (NFC), today unveiled a new Fitness Court®, located in Genesee Valley Park, nearby the playground at 1316 Genesee St. The Fitness Court is an outdoor gym that lets users leverage their own body weight to get a complete workout using seven exercise stations. Created for adults of all abilities aged 14+, the Fitness Court workouts are adaptable for all fitness levels and allow participants to move at their

Fairport, N.Y. – It’s often said that the best things in life are free and on Thursday, October 15, Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester, is giving community members the purrrfect opportunity to experience love, comfort, and companionship during Free Cat Day. Potential adopters are asked to bring their own cat carrier for transportation. For one day only, adoption fees for cats will be completely waived at both Lollypop Farm’s main campus in Fairport and its

Rochester, N.Y.- The new RIJF Innovation Jazz Series, a seven-concert series presented by the Rochester Regional Health Rochester International Jazz Festival and M&T Bank, starts this Thursday, October 13, with New York Voices, the Final Tour. The series will be held at The Theater at Innovation Square, 131 Chestnut Street in downtown Rochester, a popular Rochester International Jazz Festival venue, bringing the energy, artistry, and excitement of the annual June Festival to

Rochester, NY - Vendor spaces are still available for Holidays at the Market. This seasonal favorite returns to the City of Rochester Public Market Sunday, Nov. 29 and Sunday, Dec. 6, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a special evening Market on Thursday, Dec. 10, from 6 to 9 p.m. Vendors can apply for stalls in the covered outdoor sheds online at www.cityofrochester.gov/holidaysatmarket, or in person at the Market Office, located in the center of the Rochester Public Market at 2

Members of the City of Rochester’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will host its final in-person budget outreach activity from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. The City also encourages residents to participate in other community-input opportunities embedded in the City’s annual budget process: an online survey and a Telephone Town Hall community forum. The online survey, available at www.cityofrochester.gov/budget