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CITY Magazine brings you 'every festival under the sun...in Rochester'

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published May 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM EDT
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Rochester is often touted as a "festival city," and in this month's conversation with the team at CITY Magazine, we bring you the "Festival Guide."

From music, to food, to arts and culture, there's no shortage of festivals to frequent this season.

We also bring you an inside look at a Rochester staple — Zwiegle's — and an exclusive interview with CITY's advice columnist.

Our guests:

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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