Rochester is lame because there is never anything to do, right? Totally wrong! Do you even live here, dude? The number of cool Rochester NY events happening in a given month is always higher than you think.

Start with the summer. Get out of your house and head downtown for one of the top-rated Rochester events, the world-renowned Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival. With over 300 shows in the span of two weeks, there is no excuse for missing out, especially when so many of them are free! Last year, the Jazz Fest was enjoyed by a record-breaking crowd of nearly 200,000 people.

Because of its humble beginnings, the Jazz Fest always offers Rochester music artists the chance to shine during its run, too. Looking for what to do in rochester over the summer? With performances by Elvis Costello, Norah Jones, Herbie Hancock and David Byrne and St. Vincent, the Jazz Fest is one of the premier Rochester events that cannot be missed.

As the summer rolls on, you probably get that itch to catch ball game. One of the most homegrown Rochester events to enjoy is to see the Rochester Red Wings baseball team play at Frontier Field. This Triple-A International League team has been running the bases at Frontier Field downtown since 1997, and is currently the top minor-league affiliate of the Minnesota Twins in the MLB. Rochester is also the home of a USL Pro soccer team, the Rochester Rhinos.

But I hear your reservations. What does the Rochester calendar look like in the winter time? Snow, right? Wrong. Well, yes, snow happens. A lot of snow happens. But it does not end the multitude of Rochester events in the wintertime!

Water Street Music Hall offers concerts all year round at its downtown, 7,000-square foot venue downtown. Water Street is consistently named one of the best clubs in the city for live music, plus it has two rooms and two stages for maximum show possibility. Catering to jazz, blues, rock and reggae tastes and more, Rochester events at Water Street will scratch your live music itch.

Looking for a laugh? Try the Comedy Club. This great venue shows five performances a week from a wide variety of road comics who have appeared on Leno, Letterman, Conan, Comedy Central and more. Now, how are you going to say that Rochester events are non-existent? Step outside and just get involved, man!

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