The Rochester Lilac Festival celebrates 127 years and will take place from May 9-18. The Rochester Lilac Festival will feature 31 supporting artists and 18 sets from educational institutions.

Today is the seventh day of the 2025 Rochester Lilac Festival! News 8 is sharing what special events and live performances are taking place on each day of the festival.

The 2025 Rochester Lilac Festival Parade stepped off Saturday morning. The annual tradition featured marching bands, dance troupes, featured characters and all sorts of vehicles.

This was the first weekend of Rochester’s 127th annual Lilac Festival, held each year at Highland Park. The event kicks off as the flowers at the park bloom, which is usually around Mother’s Day.

Sunday marked the end to the 2025 Rochester Lilac Festival, and despite gray skies overhead and occasional rain showers, many families and friends were able to ring in memories before its finale.

The final weekend of the 2025 Rochester Lilac Festival is here where residents catch their first whiffs of the coming summer in upstate New York. The big event of the weekend is the annual Ford ...

Rochester, N.Y. — The 127th annual Rochester Lilac Festival is officially underway! Thousands from near and far are expected to head to Highland Park over the next 10 days, taking in all of the ...

The 127th annual Rochester Lilac Festival kicks off Friday. MORE: Lilac Festival announces music headliners | 2025 Lilac Festival to offer farmers market, non-alcoholic bar | Experts share bloom ...

Well, and we're going to be talking to Jenny Le Meglio in a second here, the executive producer of the Rochester Lilac Festival who, and Jenny said, that, they can solve any logistical problem ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – On Friday, thousands will gather at Highland Park for some live music, food, rides, and of course, to see the lilacs, at this year’s Lilac Festival. John Dunbar, provided by ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Today is the sixth day of the 2025 Rochester Lilac Festival! News 8 is sharing what special events and live performances are taking place on each day of the festival. If ...