The free, Wednesday evening forWARD Park Concerts are live music events showcasing local bands and regional emerging headliners. Concerts are held in six different walkable, pet friendly, and bike trail connected parks, one in each city ward.

 

Local food trucks, craft beer, and family-friendly fun with the Rochester Public Library's Bookmobile and Rochester Park & Rec’s Go! Play! Explore! Mobile Rec Trailer, round out these must-attend community events.

 

Vendor List: Little Thistle Brewing, The Compadres, Indigo Acai Bowls, True Smoke BBQ

More about forWARD here.

CLICK HERE to access CART captioning services. CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) services sponsored by Mayo Clinic. 

Share your feedback to win a prize pack! Fill out a digital survey to be entered in a drawing for a free City of Rochester/Mayo Clinic prize pack. The survey will be open from 5 PM until 7 PM day of show and can be accessed HERE, or at the Civic Music tent, or via QR codes that will be posted throughout the park. The winner will be announced from stage during the headlining act. Must be present to win. Prize packs can be picked up at the Civic Music tent. More details about our surveys here. 

5:30 PM - WHY NOT

WHY NOT is this trio’s self-titled mission statement. Fueled by the tension and uncertainty of the time and the changes in the band’s personal lives and colored by the joy of creating with each other and feeling inspiration in dark times.

 

The band have pivoted from their math rock and punk beginnings, incorporating more of their wide variety of musical influences and showcasing their burgeoning songcraft. The result is an amalgamation of punching drums, intricate guitars, digital distortion, and whatever experimental recording technique the band uncovers all built around an incredibly memorable suite of songs.