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Greater Rochester Heritage Days Festival 2024

Arts and Entertainment

April 17, 2024

From: Greater Rochester Heritage Days Festival

Fun For The Whole Family!

Schedule of Events:

Saturday May 25, 2024

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 16th Heritage Rod and Custom Car Festival

Trophies in classes for; Custom Cars, Hot Rods, Street Rods, Street Machine, Muscle Cars, Corvettes, Pre-1950 Classics, Sports Cars, 50s' Classics, 60s' Classics, 70s' Classics, Post 1980, Trucks, Specialty Vehicles

Best of Show
Pride of the Lions Award
Pick of the Litter Award
50/50 Raffle and Door Prizes
Music
Food and Refreshments Available
T-Shirts

Show limited to the first 200 vehicles
CARS MUST BE 1999 and OLDER
Gates Open at 7:00am
All vehicles must be parked by 10:00am

Click Here for Car Show Registration

Live Performances

Saturday Performances

12PM – 4:30PM: These performances will take place Saturday, May 25th in the Rochester Municipal Park band shell. Bring your own chair or blanket, get some food from fabulous food trucks, and spend your afternoon in the park!

12:00PM – 1:00PM: Motor City Irish Dance
The Motor City Irish Dance Company trains to entertain and showcase the very best that Irish dance has to offer.

1:00PM – 1:30PM: Yolanda Mcdonald
Bagpipe musician.

2:00PM – 3:00PM: 2nd Street Studio Of Dance

“At 2nd Street Studio of Dance we focus on technique, performance, and fun in a family friendly environment! We provide high quality dance training and performance opportunities for toddlers through adults of all experience levels! 2nd Street Studio is completely non-competitive, which means that we do not participate in any dance competitions. Instead, we focus on instilling a lifelong love of dance in our students and bringing that love out into the local community!”

3:30PM – 4:30PM: The Drop-In Blue Grass Band
Enjoy some Bluegrass in the park!

Sunday, May 26, 2024

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 43rd Festival of Cars

Trophies in 17 classes for Factory Original or Restored Cars and Trucks thru 1999

Classes - 1924 and Earlier, Model A 28-31, Cars 25-36, 37-42, Cars 46-54, 55-57, 58-65, 66-73, 74-99, Mustangs 64-99, Corvettes 53-67, 68-99, 2X4 P/Us – 4X4’s and SUVs to 99, Sports Cars to 57, Sports cars 58-99, Specialty and Tractors

Awards
Best of Show
Pride of the Lions
Pick of the Litter
Ted Cram Memorial Founders Award

Other
Music
Food and Refreshments available throughout the park
50/50 Raffles and Door Prizes

Show limited to first 200 vehicles
CARS MUST BE 1999 and OLDER
Gates Will Open at 7:00 am

Click Here for Car Show Registration

Live Performances

Sunday Performances

12PM – 2:30PM: These performances will take place Sunday, May 26th in the Rochester Municipal Park band shell. Bring your own chair or blanket, get some food from fabulous food trucks, and spend your afternoon in the park!

12:00PM – 2:00PM: Rochester Satellites
Come listen to musicians with decades of musical experience!

2:00PM – 2:30PM: Yolanda Mcdonald
Bagpipes part of the Tenth Michigan Infantry memorial service.

Pioneer Playground

Harken back to yesteryear in the Pioneer Playground. Discover the daily chores that children were responsible for on the homestead, how to get the most out of corn, and popular toys of the 1790’s. Learn about the differences between and importance of animal furs to life in early Michigan.

Rain or Shine

Date: May 25-26, 2024

Time:
May 25, 2024 from 11:00am to 6:00pm
May 26, 2024 from 11:00am to 5:00pm

Location: Rochester Municipal Park , 400 6th Street, Rochester, MI 48307

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