2007 Festival - June 22-24th From City Event Calendar: June 22, 2007 - June 24, 2007 every day at 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM - Ages ALL Celebrate Rochester's Lake Ontario and Genesee River Corridor waterfront featuring: Friday's Boat Parade of Lights at 8:30 PM Saturday's RG&E Energy in the Sky fireworks at 10:PM Two stages of non-stop entertainment Day long car show The world's oldest operating Fire Boat, the Edward Cotter The tall ship Saint Larwence. *NEW* this year the Harborfest 10K Race along the Genesee River Trail - - - - - -Below is Last year's entry - - - - - * Cycle to the festival with Critical Mass on Friday!!
from a city press release: This year's Rochester Harbor and Carousel Festival, one of Rochester's favorite family events, will return to Charlotte's Ontario Beach Park June 24-26. The festival celebrates its return after being suspended in 2001 to allow for the completion of the renovations along Lake Ave. and within the Port of Rochester area.
Along with the completion of Charlotte's re-designed Genesee River harbor area, the festival coincides with the 100th Anniversary of the historic, beach-side Dentzel Carousel, and the impending launch of "The Cat," the city-owned catamaran, soon to resume fast ferry service between Rochester and Toronto. Free Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Museum tours and an abundance of arts and crafts for sale will be featured throughout the festival, and the Wegmans Children's Area will offer exhibits, interactive activities, games, entertainment and rides just for kids.
The spectacular "Boat Parade of Lights," at 8:30 p.m., Fri., features dozens of brightly lit and decorated vessels passing in review as they head out on the Genesee River into Lake Ontario. Hundreds of dollars in prizes await the boat captains and crews who best decorate their crafts and costume themselves to represent fairy tales, reflecting the theme, "Fairy Tales." Boats having courtesy safe boating certification by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Power Squadron or Sheriff's Marine Patrol will get bonus points.
The Ontario Beach Park Program Committee regretfully announces that the tall ship Fair Jeanne will be unable to attend the festival due to mechanical difficulties. An additional FREE RTS shuttle parking lot—located at the Greece Arcadia High School, 130 Island Cottage Rd.—has been added this year to ease potential traffic congestion and to ensure sufficient parking for the festival. A second shuttle parking lot is located at 4800 Dewey Ave., at Ling Rd.
The air-conditioned and fully accessible RTS shuttle bus will depart for Charlotte approximately every 15 minutes from both lots.? Handicapped parking is available onsite.