The holiday season is here, and in Rochester, that means the lighting of the Liberty Pole.
The city has scheduled the annual ceremony for 5 p.m. Saturday at East Main and Franklin streets. Santa will be joined by Mayor Malik Evans, City Council members, and the Prime Time Brass band.
The ceremony will be followed by a parade to Roc Holiday Village at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park. The seventh annual iteration of the village opens Friday.
For the parade, the following streets will be closed starting at 5 p.m. Saturday and will reopen once the last parade participants clear the route:
- Franklin Street from Liberty Pole Way to East Main Street
- East Main Street from Cortland Street to Gibbs Street
- Gibbs Street from East Main Street to East Avenue
- East Avenue from East Main Street to Broadway
- Broadway from East Avenue to the traffic circle
