If we can find a creative way to safely adapt one of our fall programs to a COVID-19 context, which would you like to see us try?  Read More

A virtual artisan and food market and online entertainment, all at your fingertips. Click for more details about Virtual Thursdays Downtown.  Read More

Attention downtown bars and restaurants! Apply to receive up to $2,000 in grant funds to expand your sidewalk cafe.  Read More

People visiting, residing in, or working in downtown Rochester are seeing our Clean Team Ambassadors (they're hard to miss in their bright orange shirts). Let's meet some of the friendly faces who are part of the Clean and Safe Ambassador Program.  Read More

Minnesota bars and restaurants are able to welcome patrons through outdoor dining.  Read More

Minnesotans are at home per Governor Tim Walz's executive order to slow the spread of COVID-19. But "at home" does not need to mean "confined to your home," as the governor is encouraging people to get outdoors safely. Here are some safe physical distancing activities to enjoy in downtown Rochester.  Read More

As information regarding COVID-19 continues to evolve, the Rochester Downtown Alliance hopes to serve our downtown community by sharing resources and information that may be helpful. Here are ways you can help support the downtown Rochester community.  Read More

Downtown Rochester is a tight-knit community and are there for one another through thick and thin. During this time of COVID-19/coronavirus, if in-person shopping, dining, or frequenting businesses is not possible, there are other ways of supporting them. Here are the businesses offering gift cards, to-go orders, and/or online services in downtown Rochester.  Read More

Click for links to news, resources, and updates on COVID-19 and its impacts on downtown Rochester  Read More