Rochester Reporter

Cruel Summer: A LIVE Taylor Swift Band Experience, and Dial Up: An Ultimate 90’s Tribute will perform at Party in the Park at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 8 at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park, 353 Court St. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.

Party in the Park now features Pre-Parties to start the festivities earlier, thanks to partnerships with local businesses offering live music and drink specials at nearby venues on East Avenue and Marshall Street.

The concert series continues every Thursday through Aug. 15, when it will conclude with performances by Everclear and Shamarr Allen.

General admission tickets for Party in the Park are $7 (children 12 and under are free). VIP Ultra Lounge tickets, which include admission, are $35 (while supplies last) but must be purchased in advance. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at RochesterEvents.com or in-person at the Auditorium Theater, 885 E. Main St.

The Party in the Park VIP Ultra Lounge provides exclusive access to a VIP area with private restrooms, a full cash bar, table service, front stage access, chair massage, and a commemorative lanyard.

Craft beer enthusiasts can enjoy the Beer Garden featuring a rotating showcase of New York State’s best IPAs, ciders, stouts, and more. The Bubbly Bar will also return with prosecco and mimosas. There will be happy hour specials at each show from 6–7:30 p.m.

Bazaar in the Park is a weekly collective of emerging designers, vintage collectors, and artisanal products, creating a community around art, crafts, fashion and discovery. New vendors arrive every other week.

Patrons may bring one sealed bottle of water into the Party in the Park concerts. Lawn chairs, bicycles, skateboards, inline skates, and pets are prohibited.

Parking is available at nearby parking garages including the Washington Square Garage (111 Woodbury Blvd.), Court Street Garage (194 Court St.), East End Garage (475 E. Main St.), and The Strong Museum (1 Manhattan Square).

Party in the Park Pre-Parties:

East Ave., between Union and Alexander: 4–6 p.m., LIVE BEFORE FIVE presented by Canandaigua National Bank! Live music and drink specials at Aqua Vitae, Axes & Ales, Filgers, Fools Gold, Murphy’s Law Recreo Studio Lounge Veneto.

Strangebird Brewery (62 Marshall St.): Every Monday & Thursday during Party in the Park series. Mondays feature Happy Hour from 5–7 p.m., with a chance to win VIP tickets for that week's show. Thursdays offer beer cocktail specials food music yard games weekly themed activities Municipal parking available on Marshall Street's far end.

Party in the Park is a City of Rochester event produced by Rochester Events | Springut Group Inc., sponsored by Labatt USA Genesee Beer United Business Systems Wilkins RV Tiny Fish Printing Brandmint Pepsi Go Minis

Media partners for Party in the Park are iHeart Radio WHEC Channel 10.