Thursdays Downtown

When: Every Thursday, June - August 2019 (no market July 4)
Time: 11:00AM - 8:30PM
Where: First Avenue SW / Peace Plaza

A weekly summer staple of downtown Rochester, Thursdays Downtown combines arts, music, food and a vendor market into one community-uniting, block-party-style event! Art abounds at Thursdays Downtown; find works of art from jewelry to photography to glassware and everything in between! Your taste buds will be satisfied with enticing foods and musical styles, too! Every week running June through August, enjoy life, feel a sense of place, and interact with others at the Thursdays Downtown! Relax with friends and family as musical talents take to the Thursdays Downtown stage from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Stick around for the Music Festival performances at 5 and 7 p.m. on two stages!

Click here for an interactive map of the market.

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2019 Band Line Up

June 6

1st Ave Stage

• 11:30AM Pure Rock Studios
• 5PM LP and the 45s
• 7PM Incognito

Peace Plaza

• 11:30AM Music is Good Medicine - "Bells & Whistles"
• 5PM Uptown Jazz
• 7PM Miss Myra & The Moonshiners

June 13

1st Ave Stage

• 11:30AM Under the Pavilion
• 5PM Chemistry Set
• 7PM Sawyer's Dream

Peace Plaza

• 11:30AM We are the Willows
• 5PM Jake O'
• 7PM Lamont Cranston

June 20

1st Ave Stage

• 11:30AM Ravens Fire
• 5PM SFO A Tribute to Journey
• 7PM County Line Drive

Peace Plaza

• 11:30AM Tony Fuel
• 5PM The Fattenin Frogs
• 7PM Lost Faculties

June 27

1st Ave Stage

• 11:30AM Joe Hunt
• 5PM Josh Whalen
• 7PM Six Mile Grove

Peace Plaza

• 11:30AM Savannah Smith
• 5PM Aaron Simmons
• 7PM Jenn Bostic

July 11

1st Ave Stage

• 11:30AM Green Top
• 5PM Annie Mack
• 7PM Charles Walker Band

Peace Plaza

• 11:30AM Robert Coates
• 5PM Fred the Bear
• 7PM Jack Knife & The Sharps

July 18 

1st Ave Stage

• 11:30AM Jaggedease
• 5PM The Vintage Tones
• 7PM Martin Zellar and the Hardways

Peace Plaza

• 11:30AM Jane Foote
• 5PM Root River Jam
• 7PM The Federales

July 25

1st Ave Stage

• 11:30AM Winterstate
• 5PM Push N Turn
• 7PM Chase and Ovation (Prince Tribute)

Peace Plaza

• 11:30AM A Petit Duo
• 5PM Reunion Band
• 7PM Good Morning Bedlam

August 1

1st Ave Stage

• 11:30AM Afflatus
• 5PM Twin Lakes Band
• 7PM Hair of the Dog

Peace Plaza

• 11:30AM Music is Good Medicine - "M-Saxteen"
• 5PM The D'Sievers
• 7PM Jeff Arundel

August 8

1st Ave Stage

• 11:30AM Josiah Smith
• 5PM Sidewalk Cafe Trio
• 7PM Galactic Cowboy Orchestra

Peace Plaza

• 11:30AM Levi Henry
• 5PM Sterling and the Silver Lining
• 7PM Flamin' Oh's

August 15

1st Ave Stage

• 11:30AM Annie and the Bang Bang
• 5PM Sherwin Linton (Johnny Cash Tribute)
• 7PM Yam Haus

Peace Plaza

• 11:30AM Con Davison of The Bad Bad Hats
• 5PM Betsy and the Mongrels
• 7PM Gopher Tones

August 22

1st Ave Stage

• 11:30AM Eggen & Hippen
• 5PM Calico Tango
• 7PM Junk FM

Peace Plaza

• 11:30AM Jillian Rae
• 5PM Mae Simpson Band
• 7PM Morning Kings

August 29

1st Ave Stage

• 11:30AM A Little too Short to be Stormtroopers
• 5PM Mark Stary Duo
• 7PM Chris Kroeze

Peace Plaza

• 11:30AM My Grandma's Cardigan
• 5PM Ventura Highway
• 7PM The Chubs

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2019 Vendor Application

*The application deadline has now passed as of March 8, 2019. You may still apply but will be put on a waiting list. Click the link below.

Visit our Vendor Resources page for more information and to apply. 

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