A little Porchfest remedy to beat the COVID blues coming your way next month

Dancers take to the pavement of the Union Street parking lot as C-Rock belts out a tune during last year's Porchfest. (Rochester Voice file photo)

ROCHESTER - Mark Sunday, Sept. 27, down on your calendars for the city's Third Annual Porchfest where more than 35 bands will present a free outdoor music concert in the downtown.

The bands will feature a plethora of genres from folk to rock to bluegrass with musicians setting up on impromptu stages throughout the downtown. Eventgoers can walk around and hear a little bit of everything.

There will also be dancing, food and other vendors in the Union Street parking lot.

Last year's Porchfest brought thousands to the city's downtown throughout the day, infusing it with an energy and exuberance that was intoxicating, eventgoers agreed.

The venues stretch from Studley's Flower Garden on Wakefield Street to Tri-City Bicycles on South Main to Stitches Alterations and Needlework on North Main to City Hall.

Participating restaurants and shops will be offering specials and discounts to attendees wearing all-access bracelets, which cost $10 and can be purchased online or at the main booth on Union Street.

Bracelet wearers will also get free access to an after party at RPAC.
Proceeds raised will support music scholarships for under-served students at the Rochester Performance & Arts Center, which is sponsoring the event along with the Rochester Opera House.

Event information as well as band and sponsor signups forms are available at http://www.rochesteroperahouse.com/uploads/3/9/7/2/39725166/forms.pdf