Thursdays Downtown returns to Rochester next week

(ABC 6 News) – Downtown Rochester’s art, music, food, and community festival, Thursdays Downtown, kicks off a 10-week run June 16 to downtown Rochester.

Thursdays Downtown draws 15,000 to 20,000 people per week to experience art, music, food, and community festival in downtown Rochester.

This year, features approximately 100 vendors and musical perfomances three times a day on the Peace Plaza stage.

Thursdays Downtown provides a total of 60 performances from local and regional musicians throughout the season.

New to Thursdays Downtown in 2022 is the Mayo Clinic family nook on the east side of Peace Plaza as a place for all-ages family fun. While activities will vary each week, those who come to the June 16 Thursdays Downtown can experience an LED gaming wall, face painting, balloon animals, rubber duckies to float in the Heart of the City skrim pool, arts, crafts, and more.

The event runs from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday from June 16 through August 18.

For more infortmation on the event, click here.