Tap your feet to the music at the Rochester International Jazz Festival. Celebrate with thousands of music lovers from all over the world as they turn downtown Rochester's East End cultural district into "Jazz Street" for nine days of toe-tapping and finger-snapping music, featuring over 250 concerts at 18 venues.
Reserve a table for two at the Osteria Rocco, where you and your date can dine on sliced flatiron steak, new potatoes, sweet corn, and pesto alla Genovese. Pair the sumptuous meal with a warm glass of wine, and the unassuming, yet, intimate atmosphere and the evening will be off to a romantic start. Reservations are recommended.
Knightly gardens bloom at the Rochester Civic Garden Center. Warner Castle is home to Rochester's Sunken Gardens, a landscape of the city's architectural treasures. Each year 15,000 visitors journey to explore a 20th century castle, stroll along its magnificent and breathtaking expansive garden grounds, and take educational classes in horticulture, floral design, and arts and crafts. Nature is the main attraction at this destination.