Get ready for Rochester Jazz Fest 2025: Parking, tickets, headliners and more
Opening night is set for Friday, June 20, and the festival will run through Sunday, June 29.
Festival goers can find parking in a local parking garage (rates vary) or on pay for metered street parking until it is free after 6 p.m., and on weekends. Drivers can also find parking on privately owned lots in the East End area.
Nearby parking garages include:
East End Garage at Main and Scio streets
Midtown Garage, with entrances on South Clinton Avenue, Court Street and Broad Street
Washington Square Garage on Woodbury Boulevard
South Avenue Garage, between South Avenue and Stone Street
Sister Cities Garage, on North Fitzhugh Street
Mortimer Street Garage, on North Clinton Avenue
For those not driving, all public buses stop at the RTS Transit Center, located Downtown, and is within walking distance of the festival. View the schedule at myrts.com.
Downtown residents can access VEO and HOPR E-bikes near the festival grounds. Designated bike racks for privately owned bicycles can be found by the Rochester Regional Health Big Tent on the corner of Main and Chestnut streets.
Popular artists like Smokey Robinson, Thundercat and more will be performing at the festival. All headliner shows are ticketed and will be held at 8 p.m. at Kodak Hall at the Eastman Theatre:
Friday, June 20 – Smokey Robinson
Saturday, June 21 – Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (currently sold out)
Tuesday, June 24 – The Wood Brothers
Wednesday, June 25 – Rickie Lee Jones
Thursday, June 26 – ThunderCat
Free headliner shows will be held outside starting at 9 p.m., opening acts perform at 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 21 – Chris Lane - the East and Alexander Avenue stage
Wednesday, June 25 – Jesus Molina - Parcel 5
Thursday, June 26 – Los Lonely Boys - Parcel 5
Friday, June 27 – Lettuce - Parcel 5
Saturday, June 28 – Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue - Parcel 5
For ticketed headliner shows at the Eastman Theatre, go to rochesterjazz.com or call (585) 454-2060. You can also purchase tickets at the RIJF Ticket Shop, 105 East Ave. starting June 17. Prices vary based on the show. You can also buy at the door of Eastman Theatre at showtime, if tickets are still available.
Two types of Club Passes are available—a nine-day pass and a three-day pass. The nine-day pass is valid for the full festival, and the three-day pass grants access to three days of shows at the festival. These passes allow access to the Club Pass Series Shows and can be purchased online at rochesterjazz.com.
You can also pay per show to attend any Club Pass show. Tickets cost $30 cash at the door, $35 cash at Kilbourn Hall.
The 2025 event will feature over 285 shows by 1,750 artists.
Attendees can bring lawn chairs and blankets to the free headlining shows. Pets, coolers, tents, large umbrellas or any sort of shade structure are not permitted. Strollers are allowed, but wagons are not.
Cell phone photos and video are permitted at the outdoor concerts. No cameras (cell phones, video or still) or recording devices are allowed at indoor concerts. Photography is permitted only to professional photographers in designated areas.
All bags, purses, and backpacks will be subject to search upon entry to the festival. Children 17 and younger must be with a parent, guardian, or adult 25 years or older. An adult may only accompany two unrelated youngsters.
As residents and visitors get ready to celebrate the 2025 International Rochester Jazz Festival, there will be street closures in preparation.
Gibbs Street (from East Avenue to East Main Street) Monday, June 9 (7 am) through Wednesday, July 2 (midnight)
Gibbs Street (Grove Street to Main Street) June 20 - June 28: Daily from 4 pm until Midnight
East Avenue (from Scio Street to Chestnut Street) June 20 - June 28: Daily from 4 pm until midnight
Chestnut Street (from Main Street to Broad Street) Wednesday, June 25 - Saturday, June 28: Daily from 4 pm until midnight
Main Street (from Chestnut Street to Scio Street, not including Chestnut/Scio) June 20 - June 28: Daily from 4 pm until midnight
Elm Street (from Clinton to Chestnut Street) June 25 - June 28: Each day 8 until midnight
Cortland Street (from Elm Street to E. Main Street) June 25 - June 28: Daily from 2 pm until midnight
Andrew Langston Way (from Elm Street to E. Main Street) June 25 - June 28: Daily from 2 pm until midnight
Euclid Street (Chestnut Street to Andrew Langston Way) June 25 - June 28: Daily from 2 pm until midnight
Atlas Street (Euclid Street to Elm Street) June 25 - June 28: Daily from 2 pm until midnight
East Avenue (from Prince Street to Alexander Street) June 22 (6 am)-June 23 (2 am)
East Avenue (from Alexander to Union) June 22: 5 pm until midnight
Alexander Street (from University Ave to Park Avenue) June 22: 5 pm until midnight
Lawrence Street (from East Avenue to Charlotte Street) June 22: 5 pm until midnight
All accessible entrances can be found at these locations:
Eastman Theatre: Located at 26 Gibbs Street, to the left of the Eastman School of Music letters on the building.
Eastman School of Music, Ray Wright Room 120: Enter via the door on Gibbs Street.
Hatch Hall: Accessible to wheelchairs from the main entrance at 433 East Main Street and directly via a ramp into the hall.
Inn on Broadway: Enter through the door off the parking lot. A lift is available to help access the elevator to the second floor.
Kilbourn Hall: Located at 26 Gibbs Street to the left of the Eastman School of Music letters on the building.
Max of Eastman Place: Located in the main entrance at 25 Gibbs St.
Merchandise Tent: Wheelchair accessible from the ramp on Gibbs St.
Montage Music Hall: Doors open 30 minutes before shows for wheelchair access.
Rochester Regional Health Big Tent: Wheelchair access can be found at the main entrance to the tent.
The Duke: Located on the Sibley Building's first floor, through the Mercantile entrance.
The Little Theatre: Enter through the main entrance on East Ave. The theatre, box office, concessions, and bathrooms are all at street level, without stairs. Visit thelittle.org/accessibility for more information.
Theater at Innovation Square: The sidewalk adjacent to the Theater on Broad Street is ramped for easy access. Elevators inside the main floor entrance will take patrons to the 2nd floor, where the main Theater lobby and auditorium are located. See more info at theaterais.com/accessibility
Guests with mobility issues may be dropped off on Main Street between Swan Street and Gibbs Street in front of Hatch Hall and Eastman Theatre.
A portion of Main Street will close to traffic, however, individuals can be dropped off on East Avenue before the streets close. Access will change based on the street closing schedules.
Guests can also find accessible bathrooms in these locations:
Outside the Rochester Regional Health Big Tent on East Main Street
At the end of the Kilbourn Hall alley on Swan Street
Near Wegmans Stage on Parcel 5, available during nighttime shows only
Near East & Alexander Street Stage
Festival coordinators suggest that anyone needing assistance contact the Festival office at least two weeks before the jazz festival or a specific concert. Individuals needing assistance should see a volunteer at any venue entrance.
The festival office can be reached at (585) 454-2060.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Rochester Jazz Fest 2025 Parking, tickets, headline schedule and more
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