Market Place Shopping and Sipping Event Debuts on Parcel 5 on Friday, September 9 at 4PM
A Downtown Definitely Series Event
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sep. 2, 2022 — Downtown Definitely Market Place debuts on Parcel 5 Friday, September 9 from 4 to 8 p.m. The event will feature 40 retailers of apparel, jewelry, home decor, confections, and more offering a wide range of goods to delight shoppers in downtown Rochester.
Attendees over age 21 can experience complimentary wine, beer, cider, and spirit tastings, and, anyone can participate in free creative classes led by creators and business owners to learn how to make some of the products they offer.
Musical entertainment will be provided by DJ City. Food and drink will be available for purchase.
Shopping
81 Degrees Beauty Parlor & Jewelry
Anamora Candles
Beaute Noire
BlakeRyan
Butter Me Up Body Care
CMS Aromatherapy
Designs by Val
Eastside Dog
Elaine Schmidt Jewelry
Fleet Feet
Fresh Did It
Geo Grown Rochester
Greentopia
Gods N Gladiators
The Groom Room Men’s Spa
Hive Creative Works
Indie Rose & Co Boutique
Innova Girls Academy Charter School
JCD FluidArtWorks
Jusmixit
Laughing Gull Chocolates
Light My Candle Co
Little Red Door
Lorraine’s Natural Hair & Products
Love, Lo Lo
Ludwig’s
MansaWear
Nayam Ama’s Waist Beads
Pease in a Pod Treasures
Props and Pots
Redemption Wellness Therapy
Revampnation1
Rochester Running Company
The Robyn’s Nest
Savvi
Self Care Essentials by Liz
Skin’d and Scalp
SmoovByNature
Sweet Treats by Momma K
TMobile
Viotea
Wanted Jem
The Xen Barkery
Drink Tastings
Bellissima Organic Wine
Black Button Distilling
Citizen Cider
Glenora Wine Cellars
Great Lakes Brewing
Living Roots Wine & Co.
Class Lineup
Space is first-come first-serve; classes are held every 30 minutes between 5 and 7 p.m.; specific times to be announced before the event
81 Degrees Beauty Parlor & Jewelry
Greentopia
Elaine Schmidt Jewelry
Hive Creative Works
Jusmixit
Lorraine’s Natural Hair & Products
Pease in a Pod Treasures
The Groom Room Men’s Spa
Redemption Wellness Therapy
Food & Drink Available for Purchase
Eat Greek
Morgan’s Cereal Bar
R&R Takeout Catering
Steve T’s Hots
The Chai Guy
For More Information
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Email us at info@downtowndefinitely.com.
By phone (585) 546-6920
About Downtown Definitely Events
Downtown Definitely Events is a new series of free events and activities produced by the Rochester Downtown Development Corporation (RDDC) taking place in downtown Rochester from June through December 2022 and includes food, festivals, shopping, music, movies, and more shining the light on downtown to create great new experiences and help bring the community together again. Downtown Definitely is a joint initiative of NYS Empire State Development, ROC2025, Rochester Downtown Development Corporation, Rochester Downtown Partnership, and the City of Rochester. Their shared mission is to grow economic vitality in Downtown Rochester by bringing the community together and improving its street-level and riverfront experience.
About Rochester Downtown Development Corporation (RDDC)
RDDC is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization founded in 1977 whose sole mission is to drive economic vitality in Downtown Rochester. RDDC accelerates downtown development by positioning and marketing the assets that attract businesses and investment, and it catalyzes innovative ideas that make downtown a more vibrant and inclusive community. RDDC also built and operates The Commissary (opened in October 2020), the region’s first and only food business incubator and shared kitchen. The public-private Rochester Downtown Partnership entity was created jointly in 2021 by RDDC, Finger Lakes Empire State Development, City of Rochester, and ROC2025 to jumpstart a new, collaborative way of managing downtown and core ROC the Riverway sites.
