News Release -- Rochester Public Market Announces Special Events Cancellations and Changes for the Month of May

City of Rochester

News Release 

(Wednesday, April 29, 2020) — The City of Rochester’s Public Market today announced a number of special events cancellations and changes for the month of May amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The May 3 Community Garage Sale, as well as the Food Truck Rodeo scheduled for May 27, have both been cancelled.

Flower City Days at the Market events that would have taken place on May 10, 17, 22, 24, 25, 31 and June 7 are also cancelled. However, many of the regular horticultural vendors will still be present at the Market on normal shopping days throughout the entire month of May, enabling shoppers to not only stock up on essential food items, but all of their spring gardening necessities as well. Market patrons will continue to have access to dozens of vendors specializing in bedding plants, shrubs, vegetable plants, perennials and annuals and much, much more.

The Rochester Public Market remains open with regular hours (Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6 a.m. – 1 p.m. and Saturdays, 5 a.m. – 3 p.m.) with many additional precautions and regulations in place to help ensure the safety of customers. For a complete list of current safety measures, visit https://www.cityofrochester.gov/publicmarket/.

For questions and updates regarding Market events and activities, shoppers are encouraged to call 585-428-6907, email PMarket@cityofrochester.gov, and/or follow the Public Market on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/cityofrochesterpublicmarket/ and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/cityofrochesterpublicmarket/.

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News Media: For more information, contact 311 (428-5990).