Rochester Lilac Festival
rochester lilac festival art music food flora festival hosted annually early mid may highland park rochester new york highland park possesses huge collection lilac featuring bush different variety festival started parade frequently host concert attraction week highland park arboretum nearby ellwanger garden toured free charge open visitor field surrounding arboretum host myriad vendor tent food stand festival end year annual lilac k road race k family fun run k course usatf certified nurseryman george ellwanger patrick barry endowed rochester community acre gently rolling hill known highland park noted one nation first municipal arboretum renowned park designer frederick law olmsted responsible final development highland park park lilac collection started horticulturist john dunbar variety descendant slip native balkan mountain flower carried new world early colonist today variety lilac cover highland park acre km inspiration festival date people came park one sunday may see lilac ten year later people came first organized lilac festival since number viewer grown festival held course ten day edition cancelled due covid pandemic rd deferred schedule adjusted ten day format three weekend planned return original format running may may st highland park lilac festival official website