Major Events in the Monroe County Parks
Major Events in the Monroe County Parks
Major Events in the Monroe County Parks
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Spr<strong>in</strong>g & Summer <strong>Events</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Monroe</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Parks</strong><br />
Keep check<strong>in</strong>g back at www.monroecounty.gov/parks for updates<br />
MAY<br />
� May 9- Big Band Dance Series at <strong>the</strong> Roger Robach Community Center <strong>in</strong> Ontario<br />
Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario Beach Park Program Committee<br />
� May 11-20- Lilac Festival at Highland Park, hosted by Lilac Festival, Inc.<br />
� May 12- Lilac Festival Parade at Highland Park, hosted by Lilac Festival, Inc.<br />
� May 12- Arthritis Walk at Genesee Valley Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Arthritis Foundation<br />
� May 12- M<strong>in</strong>d <strong>the</strong> Ducks 12-hour Run at Seneca Park, hosted by Ultra Runn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Matters, Inc.<br />
� May 12- Pittsford Rotary Kids Trout Derby at Powder Mills Park, hosted by Pittsford<br />
Rotary Club<br />
� May 12- National Nurses’ Week Scrubs & Stethoscopes 5K Run/Walk at Mendon<br />
Ponds Park, hosted by UofR Medical Center, Strong Memorial Hospital, and Fleet Feet<br />
Sports<br />
� May 13- P<strong>in</strong>k Ribbon Run at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Breast Cancer<br />
Coalition of Rochester<br />
� May 16- Big Band Dance Series at <strong>the</strong> Roger Robach Community Center <strong>in</strong> Ontario<br />
Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario Beach Park Program Committee<br />
� May 16- Dirt Cheap Trail Series Race #2 at Webster Park, hosted by Fleet Feet<br />
Sports/Yellowjacket Rac<strong>in</strong>g<br />
� May 18- Benefit Bike Ride at Northampton Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Center for Miss<strong>in</strong>g &<br />
Exploited Children<br />
� May 19- Rochester Spr<strong>in</strong>g Classic Duathlon at Mendon Ponds Park, hosted by Fleet<br />
Feet Sports/Yellowjacket Rac<strong>in</strong>g<br />
� May 19- Great Strides Walk at Genesee Valley Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Cystic Fibrosis<br />
Foundation<br />
� May 19- Volleyball Tournament at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by Hot Shots<br />
Volleyball/Nova <strong>Events</strong><br />
� May 20- Lilac Festival 5K & 10K at Highland Park, hosted by Lilac Festival, Inc.<br />
� May 20- March of Dimes Walk at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> March of Dimes<br />
� May 20- Orienteer<strong>in</strong>g Event at Webster Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Rochester Orienteer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Club<br />
� May 23- Big Band Dance Series at <strong>the</strong> Roger Robach Community Center <strong>in</strong> Ontario<br />
Beach Park, hosted by Ontario Beach Park Program Committee<br />
� May 25 thru 28- Roc City Rib Fest at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by Roc City Rib Fest<br />
� May 26- Hickok Center for Bra<strong>in</strong> Injury Walk at Genesee Valley Park, hosted by<br />
Hickok Center for Bra<strong>in</strong> Injury<br />
� May 30- Big Band Dance Series at <strong>the</strong> Roger Robach Community Center <strong>in</strong> Ontario<br />
Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario Beach Park Program Committee<br />
JUNE<br />
� June 1- Runn<strong>in</strong>g Race at Genesee Valley Park, hosted by CATS Athletic Club<br />
� June 1- Flower City Kids Event at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario Beach<br />
Park Plann<strong>in</strong>g Committee<br />
� June 1&2- Soap Box Derby at Durand Eastman Park, hosted by Greater Rochester<br />
Soap Box Derby<br />
� June 2- Zoobilation at Seneca Park Zoo, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Seneca Park Zoo Society
� June 2- Mendon Mauler Race at Mendon Ponds Park, hosted by Fleet Feet<br />
Sports/Yellowjacket Rac<strong>in</strong>g<br />
� June 2- Fish<strong>in</strong>g Derby at Powder Mills Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Monroe</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
Conservation Council<br />
� June 2- Scleroderma Walk at Seneca Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Scleroderma Association<br />
� June 3- Keep<strong>in</strong>g Pace with AIDS Walk, Run, and Ride at Genesee Valley Park, hosted<br />
by AC Rochester<br />
� June 3- Buzz <strong>the</strong> Red, White & Blue Event at Highland Park Bowl, hosted by The<br />
Dream Factory of Rochester<br />
� June 3- NDS 26 th Annual Competition at Northampton Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong><br />
Northampton Driv<strong>in</strong>g Society<br />
� June 3- Frederick Douglas Memorial March at Highland Park, hosted by Friends of<br />
Frederick Douglas, Inc.<br />
� June 6- Concerts By <strong>the</strong> Shore at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario Beach<br />
Park Program Committee<br />
� June 9- ADK Outdoor Expo at Mendon Ponds Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Adirondack<br />
Mounta<strong>in</strong> Club (ADK)- Genesee Valley Chapter<br />
� June 9- Rochester Deaf Festival at Ellison Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Rochester Deaf Festival<br />
� June 9- Anti-Bully<strong>in</strong>g Walk at Highland Park, hosted by SWAT and <strong>the</strong> <strong>Monroe</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> Youth Bureau<br />
� June 10- Max Lill Memorial Walk at Highland Park, hosted by Progress Rochester<br />
� June 13- Concerts By <strong>the</strong> Shore at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario Beach<br />
Park Program Committee<br />
� June 13- Dirt Cheap Trail Series Race #3 at Lucien Mor<strong>in</strong> Park, hosted by Fleet Feet<br />
Sports/Yellowjacket Rac<strong>in</strong>g<br />
� June 15- Swimm<strong>in</strong>g Opens at Ontario Beach Park, sponsored by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Monroe</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
<strong>Parks</strong> Department<br />
� June 16- Volleyball Tournament at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by Hot Shots<br />
Volleyball/Nova <strong>Events</strong><br />
� June 16- 4 th annual MVA Hope Foundation Dog Walk-a-thon at Ellison Park, hosted<br />
by <strong>the</strong> MVA Hope Foundation<br />
� June 20- Concerts By <strong>the</strong> Shore at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario Beach<br />
Park Program Committee<br />
� June 22-24- Rochester DX Event at Webster Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Rochester DX<br />
Association<br />
� June 23- Kids Fish<strong>in</strong>g Derby at Irondequoit Bay Mar<strong>in</strong>e Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong><br />
Irondequoit Kiwanis Club<br />
� June 23&24- Radio Controlled Airplane Event at Northampton Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong><br />
Radio Control Club of Rochester<br />
� June 23&24- Volleyball Tournaments at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by Hot Shots<br />
Volleyball/Nova <strong>Events</strong><br />
� June 24- The Race 4 Music at Genesee Valley Park, hosted by Music 4 Everyone<br />
� June 26- Orienteer<strong>in</strong>g Event at Black Creek Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Rochester<br />
Orienteer<strong>in</strong>g Club<br />
� June 27- Concerts By <strong>the</strong> Shore at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario Beach<br />
Park Program Committee<br />
� June 30- Volleyball Tournament at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by Hot Shots<br />
Volleyball/Nova <strong>Events</strong>
JULY<br />
� Dates TBD July- Movies at <strong>the</strong> Beach at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Monroe</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> <strong>Parks</strong> Department<br />
� Dates TBD July- Movies at <strong>the</strong> Bowl at Highland Park Bowl, hosted by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Monroe</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> <strong>Parks</strong> Department<br />
� July 1- Volleyball Tournament at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by Hot Shots<br />
Volleyball/Nova <strong>Events</strong><br />
� July 4- Concerts by <strong>the</strong> Shore at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario Beach<br />
Park Program Committee<br />
� July 6-8- Shakespeare Performances at Highland Park Bowl, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Rochester<br />
Community Players<br />
� July 6-8- Brockport BBQ Fest at Northampton Park, hosted by Brockport Rotary Club<br />
� July 7&8- Volleyball Tournaments at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by Hot Shots<br />
Volleyball/Nova <strong>Events</strong><br />
� July 10&11- Shakespeare Performances at Highland Park Bowl, hosted by <strong>the</strong><br />
Rochester Community Players<br />
� July 11- Concerts by <strong>the</strong> Shore at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario Beach<br />
Park Program Committee<br />
� July 12-15- My Big Rib Fest at Highland Park, hosted by Rochester <strong>Events</strong><br />
� July 13-15- Sports & Music Festival at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Monroe</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> Sports Commission<br />
� July 13-15- Shakespeare Performances at Highland Park Bowl, hosted by <strong>the</strong><br />
Rochester Community Players<br />
� July 14- Orienteer<strong>in</strong>g Meet at Mendon Ponds Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Rochester<br />
Orienteer<strong>in</strong>g Club<br />
� July 14&15- Volleyball Tournaments at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by Hot Shots<br />
Volleyball/Nova <strong>Events</strong><br />
� July 15- Pride Picnic at Genesee Valley Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Gay Alliance of <strong>the</strong><br />
Genesee Valley<br />
� July 15- Jungle Jog at Seneca Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Seneca Park Zoo Society<br />
� July 17&18- Shakespeare Performances at Highland Park Bowl, hosted by <strong>the</strong><br />
Rochester Community Players<br />
� July 18- Concerts by <strong>the</strong> Shore at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario Beach<br />
Park Program Committee<br />
� July 18- Dirt Cheap Trail Series Race #4 at Mendon Ponds Park, hosted by Fleet Feet<br />
Sports/Yellowjacket Rac<strong>in</strong>g<br />
� July 20&21- Shakespeare Performances at Highland Park Bowl, hosted by <strong>the</strong><br />
Rochester Community Players<br />
� July 21- Ten Ugly Men Festival at Genesee Valley Park, hosted by Ten Ugly Men, Inc.<br />
� July 25- Concerts by <strong>the</strong> Shore at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario Beach<br />
Park Program Committee<br />
� July 28- Volleyball Tournament at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by Hot Shots<br />
Volleyball/Nova <strong>Events</strong><br />
� July 28- Rochester Kids’ Triathlon at Genesee Valley Park, hosted by Rochester Area<br />
Triathletes
AUGUST<br />
� Dates TBD August- Movies at <strong>the</strong> Beach at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Monroe</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Parks</strong> Department<br />
� Dates TBD August- Movies at <strong>the</strong> Bowl at Highland Park Bowl, hosted by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Monroe</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> <strong>Parks</strong> Department<br />
� August 1- Concerts by <strong>the</strong> Shore at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario Beach<br />
Park Program Committee<br />
� August 3- Wilco Concert at Highland Bowl, hosted by Rochester <strong>Events</strong><br />
� August 3- Outrun <strong>the</strong> Sun Race Aga<strong>in</strong>st Melanoma at Webster Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong><br />
Rochester Melanoma Action Group<br />
� August 7- National Night Out Aga<strong>in</strong>st Crime at Genesee Valley & Ontario Beach<br />
<strong>Parks</strong>, hosted by Sector 2 and Sector 6<br />
� August 8- Concerts by <strong>the</strong> Shore at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario Beach<br />
Park Program Committee<br />
� August 11&12- Sand Soccer Tournament at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by Soccer <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Sand<br />
� August 11&12- Volleyball Tournaments at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by Hot Shots<br />
Volleyball/Nova <strong>Events</strong><br />
� August 12- Weltman Memorial 5K at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by Weltman<br />
Memorial 5K<br />
� August 12- Walnut Hill Farm Driv<strong>in</strong>g Competition at Mendon Ponds Park, hosted by<br />
<strong>the</strong> Pittsford Carriage Association<br />
� August 15- Concerts by <strong>the</strong> Shore at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario<br />
Beach Park Program Committee<br />
� August 15- Dirt Cheap Trail Series Race #5 at Webster Park, hosted by Fleet Feet<br />
Sports/Yellowjacket Rac<strong>in</strong>g<br />
� August 18- Orienteer<strong>in</strong>g Meet at Genesee Valley Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Rochester<br />
Orienteer<strong>in</strong>g Club<br />
� August 18&19- The Great Electric Fun Fly at Northampton Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Radio<br />
Control Club of Rochester<br />
� August 18&19- Lions Club Country Fair at Churchville Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Lions Club<br />
of Riga<br />
� August 18&19- Volleyball Tournaments at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by Hot Shots<br />
Volleyball/Nova <strong>Events</strong><br />
� August 19- K9 5K and Fun Run at Ellison Park, hosted by Fleet Feet<br />
Sports/Yellowjacket Rac<strong>in</strong>g<br />
� August 22- Concerts by <strong>the</strong> Shore at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario<br />
Beach Park Program Committee<br />
� August 24- Maggie Brooks’ Salute to Seniors at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Monroe</strong> <strong>County</strong> Executive<br />
� August 25- Rochester Triathlon at Durand Eastman Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Rochester<br />
Area Triathletes<br />
� August 25- James B. Francis/Andrea Kofahl Memorial 5K at Black Creek Park,<br />
hosted by Churchville-Chili Cross Country Teams<br />
� August 25- Live Well 5K at Genesee Valley Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Liv<strong>in</strong>g Word Temple of<br />
Restoration<br />
� August 25- Bark for Life Walk at Ellison Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> American Cancer Society<br />
� August 25- Orienteer<strong>in</strong>g Meet at Powder Mills Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Rochester<br />
Orienteer<strong>in</strong>g Club
� August 26- UK Car Day at Genesee Valley Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Greater Rochester<br />
Triumph Tour<strong>in</strong>g Club<br />
� August 26- AIDS Red Ribbon Ride at Genesee Valley Park, hosted by AC Rochester<br />
� August 29- Concerts by <strong>the</strong> Shore at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario<br />
Beach Park Program Committee<br />
� August 31-September 2- Courage Games at TBD <strong>Parks</strong>, hosted by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Monroe</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> Sports Commission and <strong>the</strong> Empire State Sports Foundation<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
� September 5- Big Band Dance Series at <strong>the</strong> Roger Robach Community Center <strong>in</strong><br />
Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario Beach Park Program Committee<br />
� September 8- Fleet Feet Summerfest 12K, 5K, and Kids’ Race at Mendon Ponds<br />
Park, hosted by Fleet Feet Sports/Yellowjacket Rac<strong>in</strong>g<br />
� September 8- 14 th annual Rochester Pagan Pride Day Festival at Ellison Park,<br />
hosted by <strong>the</strong> Greater Rochester Pagan Pride Project, Inc.<br />
� September 8- Children’s Tumor Foundation Walk at Seneca Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong><br />
Childhood Tumor Foundation<br />
� September 8&9- Ellison Park Cyclocross Race at Ellison Park, hosted by Full Moon<br />
Vista<br />
� September 8&9- Mendon Station Festival 2011, at Mendon Station Park, hosted by<br />
<strong>the</strong> Mendon Foundation<br />
� September 9- Orienteer<strong>in</strong>g Meet at Webster Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Rochester<br />
Orienteer<strong>in</strong>g Club<br />
� September 9- Kidney Cares Walk at Seneca Park, hosted by Kidney Cares<br />
� September 9- Warrior Salute 5K at Genesee Valley Park, hosted by CDS Monarch<br />
� September 10-16- Greentopia, at High Falls, hosted by Greentopia Festival<br />
� September 12- Big Band Dance Series at <strong>the</strong> Roger Robach Community Center <strong>in</strong><br />
Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario Beach Park Program Committee<br />
� September 12- Dirt Cheap Trail Series Race #6 at Lucien Mor<strong>in</strong> Park, hosted by Fleet<br />
Feet Sports/Yellowjacket Rac<strong>in</strong>g<br />
� September 15- Orienteer<strong>in</strong>g Meet at Highland Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Rochester<br />
Orienteer<strong>in</strong>g Club<br />
� September 15- Walk to Defeat ALS, at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> ALS<br />
Association Upstate New York Chapter<br />
� September 15- UofR Cross Country Event at Genesee Valley Park, hosted by UofR<br />
Athletics<br />
� September 15 & 22- International Coastal Cleanup at TBD <strong>Parks</strong> hosted by<br />
Rochester International Coastal Cleanup<br />
� September 16- Children Await<strong>in</strong>g Parents Walk at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by<br />
Children Await<strong>in</strong>g Parents<br />
� September 19- Big Band Dance Series at <strong>the</strong> Roger Robach Community Center <strong>in</strong><br />
Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario Beach Park Program Committee<br />
� September 22- Farm Sanctuary Walk at Genesee Valley Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Farm<br />
Sanctuary<br />
� September 23- MVP Health Care Rochester Marathon, pass<strong>in</strong>g through Genesee<br />
Valley Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Rochester Marathon<br />
� September 23- Let’s Move Event at Mendon Ponds Park, hosted by Jefferson Avenue<br />
Seventh Day Adventist Church
� September 26- Big Band Dance Series at <strong>the</strong> Roger Robach Community Center <strong>in</strong><br />
Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Ontario Beach Park Program Committee<br />
� September 29- McQuaid Invitational at Genesee Valley Park, hosted by McQuaid<br />
Jesuit High School<br />
� September 29- Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Mendon Ponds Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong><br />
Alzheimer’s Association Rochester, New York Chapter<br />
� September 30- Walk<strong>in</strong>g on Sunsh<strong>in</strong>e at Ontario Beach Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Mary<br />
Cariola Center<br />
� September 30- Out of <strong>the</strong> Darkness Community Walk at Genesee Valley Park,<br />
hosted by <strong>the</strong> American Foundation for Suicide Prevention- Western New York<br />
� September 30- Rochester Autumn Classic Duathlon at Mendon Ponds Park, hosted<br />
by Fleet Feet Sports/Yellowjacket Rac<strong>in</strong>g<br />
� September 30- Buddy Walk at Seneca Park, hosted by <strong>the</strong> Flower city Down’s<br />
Syndrome Network
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