Sled Hockey Demo and Hanukkah Celebration at 11 AM
WHAT
Today is day three of the fifth annual City of Rochester Roc Holiday Village, presented by Five Star Bank. This year’s event features festive fun for everyone including free visits and photos with Santa, free ice skating and skate rentals, unique holiday shopping, free crafts and activities for kids, free live music, delicious food and drinks, outdoor fire pits and seating, ice rink events and activities, and more.
Roc Holiday Village opened Friday, December 6 and runs for 17 days until Sunday, December 29, at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park in downtown Rochester. All Igloos, Paint and Sip events and Story Time With Santa Story Time With Anna and Elsa events are already sold out for the 2024 season.
Sunday, December 8 Schedule:
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. – Free Ice Skating and skate rentals presented by Wegmans
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Sled Hockey Demo with the Rochester Sled Hawks
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Shopping Village
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Visit Santa Claus in Santa’s Workshop
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Hanukkah Celebration presented by the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester and PJ Library
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. – The Rochester Area Community Foundation and Triple-O Lodge Bar
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Frosty’s Food Court food trucks on Court St. (Cookie Coma, Edgemere Coffee, Melt Food Truck, Rob’s Al Dente, Rob’s Kabobs, Steve and Al’s Steakout)
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Outdoor Seating presented by the YMCA of Greater Rochester
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Explore the Village presented by Visit Rochester
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. – The Giving Cup hosted by Rochester Accessible Adventures
noon to 12:45 p.m. – School of the Arts Choir on The Buffalo News Stage in The Lodge Bar
WHERE
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park
353 Court St., Rochester, NY 14604
About Roc Holiday Village
Roc Holiday Village is Rochester, New York’s favorite, magical winter festival delighting people of all ages. Roc Holiday Village 2024 is celebrating its sixth season from December 6 to 29 and presents 17 days of enchanting festivities. The annual downtown festival features outdoor seating and fire pits, free ice skating and skate rentals, a unique shopping village, indoor and outdoor bars with tasty food and drinks, free visits with Santa, hand-crafted goods, cozy winter igloos, free crafts for kids, holiday celebrations, live music, private events, nightlife and more. Roc Holiday Village is owned and produced by Rochester natives Jenna Manetta Knauf, owner of Bella Events Group; Kelli Marsh, owner of Kelli Marsh Photography; and Sean McCarthy, owner of McCarthy Tents & Events. Roc Holiday Village 2023 drew more than 185,000 people of all ages to the heart of downtown Rochester at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Park. Roc Holiday Village was recently named one of the nation’s best holiday markets, ranking sixth in USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.