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Sponsorships that the whole town sees
We have a wide variety of opportunities starting at only $75 - and we're happy to build a custom package, including arrangements where in-kind donations offset your cost.
Event sponsorships
Download the full sponsorship guide (PDF)Bigfoot Challenge Sponsor
$75 + prize
Logo on a challenge plaque, social features all summer, and your own challenge raffle.
View event →FCBD Photo Op Sponsor
$300
Logo on a custom photo cutout reused at future events, plus social and web mentions.
View event →Rochester Cares Sponsor
$400
Logo on event and Facebook pages, plus two pre-event social posts. Limited to 6.
View event →Kids Series Live Music
$500/date
Logo placement, two social posts, banner at the stage, optional 10×10 booth.
View event →Spooktacular Pumpkin Patch
$650
Logo at the pumpkin patch, event pages, posters, and two social mentions.
View event →Spooktacular Stage
$650
Logo at the stage, event pages, posters, and two social mentions.
View event →Annual Meeting Sponsor
$1,600
Exclusive: logo on materials, verbal recognition, newsletter and social thank-you.
View event →Festival Tree Sponsor
$50
30 tree spots for 2026, first come, first served.
View event →Annual Contributing Partner levels
Contributing Partners invest in downtown Rochester for the whole year, not one event. Levels start at $25 and every one above it includes everything below it, so the benefits stack as you move up. Three levels can be paid monthly instead of annually, and we're always happy to build a custom arrangement - including ones where in-kind donations offset part of your contribution.
Independent Partner
$25For neighbours, home-based businesses, and anyone who wants downtown to keep going.
- Recognition as a Rochester Main Street Contributing Partner
- Your contribution supports ongoing downtown programs and revitalization
Advocate Partner
$100Independent Partner recognition, plus a chance to be featured.
- Everything in Independent Partner
- Eligibility for a Partner Spotlight feature
- Certificate of appreciation
Legacy Partner
$250or $25/month
Where regular social recognition and event presence begin.
- Everything in Advocate Partner
- Monthly social-media recognition
- Complimentary booth at eligible Rochester Main Street events, with advance notice
Cornerstone Partner
$500or $50/month
Stronger recognition across our channels throughout the year.
- Everything in Legacy Partner
- Framed certificate of appreciation
- Increased social-media recognition throughout the year
Bedrock Partner
$1,000or $100/month
The level where your logo goes up across our website and materials.
- Everything in Cornerstone Partner
- Business logo recognition across Rochester Main Street webpages, newsletters, press releases, and public events
- Appreciation plaque
- Invitation to speak at the Rochester Main Street Annual Meeting
Foundation Partner
$2,500Bedrock recognition plus nine individual event and program sponsorships.
- Everything in Bedrock Partner
- Rochester Cares Cleanup Day Sponsor
- Halloween Decorations Sponsor
- Free Comic Book Day Cutouts Sponsor
- Annual Meeting Sponsor
- Kids Summer Series Activity Sponsor
- Bistro Table Sponsor
- Two Flower Barrel or Hanging Basket Sponsorships
- Bigfoot Challenge Sponsor
- Festival of Trees Tree Sponsor
Combined partnership and sponsorship value: approximately $2,900.
Downtown Champion Partner
$5,000Foundation benefits plus our grant and scholarship programs.
- Everything in Foundation Partner
- Sign & Facade Program Partner
- Historic Grant Program Partner
- Downtown Scholarship Program Sponsor
- Riverwalk Planting Bed Sponsor
Combined partnership and sponsorship value: approximately $5,700.
Patron Partner
$10,000Our highest level - every benefit above, plus our largest named sponsorships.
- Everything in Downtown Champion Partner
- Community Communications Supporter — $750
- Main Street Leadership Development Sponsor — $1,000
- Sign & Façade Program Partner — $1,000
- Spooktacular Featured Attraction Sponsor — $800
- Festival of Trees Corporate Celebration Package — $1,500
- Student Art Walk Sponsor — $250
