We’re celebrating the start of summer with another amazing month of free events in Highland Park! 🎭 June 7, 14, 21 at 10am – SOLD OUT - Wild Wisdom Play A playful, nature-based experience for kids and families at the Lilac Adventure Zone. @wild_wisdom_play 🗽 June 9 at 4pm – Douglass Commemoration Join us to honor the 126th anniversary of the Frederick Douglass Monument, with remarks, performances, and descendants of Douglass in attendance. Event by Friends of Frederick Douglass 📖 June 11–13 at 6:30pm – Poetry Festival Enjoy three evenings of powerful spoken word in the natural amphitheater of the park @writersandbooks 🌿 June 12 & 19 at 6pm – Evening Park Tours Take a relaxing stroll and learn about the park’s plants, design, and history. 🎷 June 17 at 7pm – Jazz Concert An unforgettable night of live music at the Highland Bowl 🌼 June 21 at 2pm – Afternoon Park Tour Cap off the month with a guided tour featuring summer blooms and Olmsted’s vision. Highland Park Conservancy is a 100% volunteer-led and member-supported nonprofit dedicated to public education, programs, and guided park tours. (fb)

Have you visited the iconic Pansy Bed in Highland Park this year? Find it near the corner of Highland & Goodman - bursting with color and intentionally designed. 🌼 A spring tradition for over 120 years, featuring 1,500–1,800 hand-planted pansies 🧭 This year’s compass rosette design honors 200 years of Erie Canal navigation 🌱 Grown from over 23,000 pansies raised annually by the Parks Department The design changes every year - what’s been your favorite? 📸 from the @monroecountyny arborist truck #HighlandParkRochester #PansyBed #SpringTradition #ErieCanal200 #OlmstedLegacy (fb)