Rent the Peace Plaza
The Peace Plaza makes the perfect venue for weddings, performances, fundraisers, or private parties. Contact Rochester Downtown Alliance Special Events at (507) 424-4744 to reserve your date today!
Downtown Rochester offers diverse and independent retail and dining, beautiful outdoor spaces, and a focus on culture in a relaxing, welcoming environment, because civic and corporate resources have combined to ensure a delightful, compelling downtown experience that capitalizes on the area's rich history, metropolitan infrastructure and abundance of local expertise and assets.
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Location: Peace Plaza Downtown 1st Ave SW & 1st St SW, Rochester, MN 55902
Feb. 9-11, 2012
Time: 4:30-9:00pm
Price: Free Admission
Featuring over 200 ft. of ice, SocialICE will be once again the largest outdoor ice bar in the upper Midwest. The layout will expand this year and will include up to eight additional satellite ice bars. All satellite bars will be themed with various beverage distributors and specialty drinks. Enjoy the ambiance of the ice and lighting as you sit in the ice lounge, drink from real ice glasses, and enjoy the live music.
SocialICE will offer live music from 7-8:30 pm each night and a live DJ from 4:30-7pm & 8:30-9:00 pm. All entertainment will perform live in the skyway over the Peace Plaza with music streamed out onto the Plaza for the ice bar attendees to enjoy.
Are you cool enough for this “iced out” experience?
Arts, Theatre, & Comedy »
Jan. 26, 2012
Time: 5-9pm
Spend a night alone, or with a group, enjoying local art and entertainment in downtown Rochester on the ARTWALK route for an exciting arts experience. At each venue, register for your chance to win a downtown prize package... the more stops you visit, the more chances you have to win! For refueling along the route: stop and grab a bite to eat, or a beverage, at one of the participating ARTWALK restaurants!
To download the ARTWALK map, click here.
Downtown Deals »
Jan. 9-31, 2012
Don’t miss O & B Shoes Inventory Reduction Sale! Be the first to pre-shop the Inventory Reduction Sale, January 5th -January 31st at one of our two locations. For directions and contact information please visit www.oandbshoes.com or to learn more about future sales or events please “Like” us on Facebook. O&B Shoes looks forward to seeing you at our Sale and wishes you a Happy New Year!!
Live Music & Nightlife »
Live Music
Location: Pappageorge Taverna at Michaels Restaurant 150 Broadway Ave S., Rochester, MN 55904 Website
Time: 7-10pm
Friday, January 27th: Doghouse John and the Misbehaviors--Blues & Jazz with Harmonica Leads
Saturday, January 28th: Barney Fox & Dan Rengstorf--Piano and saxophone jazz
For a full live music schedule at Michael's Restaurant, click here.
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