The Lilac Festival is one blooming festival. Martha Stewart has been to this 10-day extravaganza held at Highland Park in Rochester, the only one of its kind in North America. Green thumbed festival growers are awe inspired by the magnificent collection of more than 500 varieties of lilacs blooming on over 1,200 bushes.
Your musical ticket to the Rochester Broadway Theatre lets you see smash productions and entertainment like Shrek the Musical, Roger's and Hammerstein's South Pacific, and The Million Dollar Quartet, a real story about Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee, Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins. Get your ticket to an amazing night of musical Broadway magic.
A natural place for families to enjoy fun is at the Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester. Naturally, everyone in the family will want to meet a bear, talk to tigers and lions, and hang out with a monkey or two. While you're there, don't miss out on one of Seneca Park's zoo-per events and attractions like the Zoobilation, ZooBoo, ZooBrew, and a Night at the Zoo.
Check out some of the most beloved toys of our time at The Strong National Museum of Play, the only collections based museum in the world devoted to play. Travel across 150,000 square feet of family adventure and attractions to discover a Field of Play, Aquariums, Gardens, and the National Toy Hall of Fame, home to the one and only, Mr. Potato Head.