Promotions Committee
Meets the 1st Thursday of each month at 6pm
at varying downtown restaurants (locations published prior to meetings).
Meets the 1st Thursday of each month at 6pm
at varying downtown restaurants (locations published prior to meetings).
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The Promotions Committee is in charge of special events and downtown advertising.
COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS Chair-- Jeffery Bisson, Happy Pappy’s Country Store Beth Blake, Rochester Fire Department Bethany Garbo, Individual Partner Bonnie Amirault, Comcast Bill Gemas, Cumberland Farms Lynda Gemas, individual Partner Joan Guillette, Individual Partner Kyle Billings, LMK Trading Lori Gay, Spaulding High School Matt Winders, Spaulding High School Mike Guillette, Individual Partner Missy Peach, Sweet Peach's Candy & Confections Ray Amirault, LSI Todd Radict, Skeletone Records Sue Roy, The Governor's Inn Marc Saxby, Collec-tiques Jennifer Bird, Individual Partner |
Committee's Initiatives
- Comedy Night
- Main Street hosts a night of fun, food, and laughter at Curlies Comedy Club.
- Free Comic Book Day
- This is New England's biggest National Free Comic Book Day event, hosted by JetPack Comics with support from Main Street. People visit downtown Rochester from all over the region to participate, meet celebrities in teh world of comics, and get free comics.
- This event has Vendor opportunities and Sponsorship opportunities.
- Wine in the Garden ~ Beer in the Woods Rochester Gay Pride Day
- The public is invited to enjoy samples of wine and craft beer from area vineyards and breweries, each paired with a food course from a local restaurant!
- We celebrate diversity, acceptance, and friendship in a festive downtwon atmosphere. Music, food, and fun for everyone!
- Fireworks Festival
- Main Street partners with the City of Rochester to host a fireworks festival with food, live music, and fireworks!
- Small Business Saturday
- We partner with downtown businesses to help promote specials on national Small Business Saturday to highlight the benefits of supporting local businesses. This is part of our commitment to helping drive business to local downtown.
- Festival of Trees
- Get into the holiday spirit and get multiple changes to win fully decorated holiday trees and prizes! The rrees are sponsored by local businesses and are raffled off. Enjoy live music & tasty baked goods in a beautiful setting.
- Halloween Spooktacular
- Trick-or-Treat: In the afternoon, young children visit participating downtown businesses for trick-or-treating.
- Zombie Walk: Later in the evening, teens and adults particiapte in the Zombie Walk parade between the Union Street parking lot and Rochester Common.
- Holiday Stroll ~ Business After Hours
- This is a partnership with The Gerater Rochester Chamber of Commerce wherein Main Street hosts the Chamber's Business After Hours. We take attendees on a stroll through downtown with refreshments and give-aways!
If you are interested in being a Sponsor for any of these events, contact us!
If you are interested in being a Vendor for the vendored events, we'd love to have you!
