City of Rochester
News Release
(Tuesday, July 13, 2021) - The Five Star Bank Party in the Park concert series returns this week to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park, 353 Court St., with a special doubleheader starting tomorrow, July 14, with popular jam band Pigeons Playing Ping Pong; and Thursday, July 15, with Dark Side of the Moon; and The Seven Wonders - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac.
Five Star Bank Party in the Park will continue every Thursday through Sept. 2. Gates will open each week at 5 p.m. and performances will begin at 5:30 p.m. This year’s full line up on the CGI Communications Stage includes:
• July 22: Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes; JUMBOshrimp
• July 29: Ripe; The Nude Party;
• Aug. 5: Almost Queen;
• Aug. 12: Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe;
• Aug. 19: Third World; Root Shock;
• Aug. 26: Larkin Poe; Eric Krasno Trio: E3
• Sept. 2: Zac Brown Tribute Band; Blue Sky Brothers
General admission tickets for Party in the Park are $7 (children 12 and under are free). VIP Ultra Lounge tickets are $55 and Season Pass Tickets (GA entry) are $49 (Available only until July 13; pick up at Rochester Broadway Theater League Box, 885 E. Main St.). Tickets and passes can be purchased at RochesterEvents.com.
Returning this year to Party in the Park are the MVP Health Care Family Zone, the VIP Ultra Lounge, the Craft Beer Garden, a Bubbly Bar and Bazaar in the Park. The VIP Ultra Lounge provides exclusive access to a VIP Ultra Lounge with preferred entry, full cash bar, table service, private restrooms, front stage access, chips and salsa (with access to a private food vendor courtesy of Bay Vista Tacqueria), chair massage and a commemorative lanyard.
Craft beer lovers can enjoy the Craft Beer Garden featuring a rotating showcase of beers including New York State’s best IPAs, ciders, stouts and more. The Bubbly Bar is back with prosecco and mimosas.
Bazaar in the Park offers a weekly collective of emerging designers, vintage collectors and artisanal products to create a community around art, crafts, fashion and discovery. New sellers will arrive every-other week, making Bazaar at the Park a place to consistently discover new talent and creativity.
Patrons may bring one sealed bottle of water into the Party in the Park concerts. Lawn chairs, bicycles, skateboards, in-line skates and pets are not permitted. A strict no-smoking policy will be enforced. Smokers must go to a designated, marked area.
In the event of extreme inclement weather, the rain location for Party in the Park concerts will be at Anthology, 336 East Ave.
Parking is available in metered spaces on nearby streets; nearby parking garages including the Washington Square Garage, 111 Woodbury Blvd.; the Court Street Garage, 194 Court St. and at the East End Garage, 475 E. Main St.; and Midtown Garage, 110 S. Clinton Ave. A bicycle rack and HOPR bike- and scooter-share station are located at the corner of Chestnut and Court Streets; and MLK Park is on the RTS Monroe Route 11 bus line, which runs until midnight on weeknights.
Five Star Bank Party in the Park is presented by Five Star Bank, produced by Rochester Events | Springut Group Inc. and sponsored by the City of Rochester; MVP Healthcare; CGI Communications; Labatt USA; Holiday Inn State Street; Kraft Heinz; Frintz; Wilkins RV; GreenSpark Solar; Digital Hyve and United Business Systems.
Media Sponsors Include WHEC Channel 10 and iHeart Radio.
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