The Phil Lesh and Friends concert with special guest The Levon Helm Band  on July 12, will be held at Highland Bowl with its 6,000 lawn seating capacity.

Location and Parking

Highland Bowl is located near the corner of Robinson Dr. & South Ave. Out of respect to the neighbors, and to avoid parking tickets and towing, there is no parking in the neighborhood surrounding Highland Bowl.

Free parking at Monroe Community College and a 5 minute shuttle ($1 Dollar round trip per person) from and back to MCC will be available starting at 1:00pm. MCC is located at 1000 East Henrietta Rd., Rochester, NY 14623

Click here to enter a starting point and get driving directions.

Special Ground Rules:
No food or beverage will be allowed to be brought in the show. Food and beverage will be available for purchase. Blankets are acceptable for the festival. No lawn chairs will be allowed. Motion pictures are not permitted, however audio taping and photos for personal use are permitted.

Hotels and Camping

Hampton Inn 585-272-7800
717 East Henrietta Rd
Rochester NY 14623

Holiday Inn 888-400-9714
800 Jefferson Rd
Rochester NY 14623

Courtyard 585-292-1000
33 Corporate Woods
Rochester NY 14623

Wellesley Inns and Suites 1-800-454-6835
797 East Henrietta Rd
Rochester NY 14623

Dartmouth House B & B 585-271-7872
215 Dartmouth St
Rochester NY 14607

Camping: Webster Park 585-2564950
Ryan's Point
Tents $20-$30 No Facility

Highland Bowl: A Brief History

1888
20 acres of Ellwanger & Barry's Nursery, adjoining the city reservoir, donated to city for park. Design by landscape architect Frederic Law Olmsted focused on horticultural. E & B donate rare trees and shrubs.

1890
Sept. 29, Children's Pavilion on hilltop is dedicated.
Planting of several thousand flowering shrubs begins.

1891
John Dunbar from Long Island is hired as a full time horticlturalist.

1895
Anonymous gift (by Walter Duffy & George Eastman) enlarges to 150 acres.

1898
May lilacs draw 3,000 visitors to the 22 acre garden. News of the spring show is spread by word of mouth, there had been no announcements.

1911
Bobsled runs open.
Highland Park Conservatory opens.

1932
Lilac Festival Committee takes over Lilac Sunday promotion

1947
Frederick Douglass statue moved from downtown (Central Ave. / St. Paul St.) to Highland bowl (near his home)

1948
June 11, GAR pageant for James A Hard, Rochester's last Civil War vet, 13,000 attend

1997
Johnny Cash, Little Richard, Charles Brown, Barenaked Ladies perform during Lilac Festival week

2006
Mavis Staples, Blind Boys of Alabama, Patrizio Buana add some soul to Highland Bowl

2007
Doobie Bros., Susan Tedeschi, Soulive shake up Highland Bowl