Rochesterfest Proivdes Update on Friday Festivities

Rochesterfest announced this morning that they have made changes to today's festivities at Soldier's Field.

Why Was Rochesterfest Canceled?

Rochesterfest organizers decided to cancel yesterday's (Thursday's) events due to the impending severe weather threat. Good thing they did, too, because there were some serious downpours that happened and tornado warnings.

I've seen lots of posts on social media about flooding in parts of Rochester. Also, while I was watching KTTC's live coverage, they were worried for a little while that downtown Rochester might be in the path of a tornado.

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Thankfully, that tornado did not develop in Rochester. Even so, I can't imagine how chaotic it would have been if you were caught out at Rochesterfest during the storm yesterday.

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Long story short, it was definitely a good call for the organizers to cancel Rochesterfest (same props go to the organizers of Thursdays Downtown for canceling, too).

However, this has caused a change to Rochesterfest for today (Friday).

Changes to the Rochesterfest Schedule for Friday, June 27th

Since the festivities got canceled on Thursday, the schedule for Friday got all moved around to accommodate. So here's the new schedule of events for Rochesterfest today!

Rescheduled Events:

Ceremony for the Veterans and First Responders - rescheduled to today, Friday, at 5:30 PM

Million Dollar Shootout - extended on Friday, 10 AM - 2 PM

Magical Afternoon Princess Party - rescheduled to today, Friday, 4-6 PM

Hot Air Balloons - returning today, Friday, at 6 PM

Updated Schedule of Events for Friday:

11 AM: Little Buddy Tractor Pull (kids ages 4-11)

11 AM: Rumba Dance Lessons

10 AM - 2 PM: Million Dollar Shootout--an extra day to win $1,000,000.

10 AM - 1 PM: Paws and Claws Adoption Event

11 AM: K9 Police Dog Demonstration

111 AM: Bucket the Dog--Frisbee exhibition

11 AM: Kite Flying Exhibition

11 AM: Fencing Demonstration on Stage (Lessons off stage)

Noon: Amanda Grace Band

2:30 PM: Fox Trot Dance Lessons

3 PM: Uptown Jazz Band

4 - 7 PM: Kaptain Kirby Train Rides

4 - 6 PM: Magical Afternoon Princess Party

5 PM: Spark the World - A Global Dance Journey

5:30 PM: Ceremony to honor the Veterans and First Responders (Soldier's Field Memorial)

6 PM: Mat Class by Club Pilates

6 PM: Hot Air Balloons (POW Balloon, Liberty Bell Balloon, and the Remax Balloon)

6 PM: Date Night

6 PM: The Rockin' Hep Cats

8:30 PM: The Jae Havoc and the Make Believe Friends band