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Friday, June 3, 2022
Penfield Amphitheater and Kiwanis Stage in Veterans Memorial Park, 3100 Atlantic Avenue (behind/north of Town Hall)
Food trucks will have windows up at 4:00pm
Music featuring Penfield Central School District music groups:

4:30 PM: Scribner Road Chamber Strings
5:00 PM: PHS Jazz Combo
5:45 PM: PHS Concert Band
6:30 PM: PHS Wind Ensemble
7:00 PM: PHS Jazz Ensemble

This event is free and open to the public.

A wonderful place to spend a summer evening! Penfield Amphitheater is located at 3100 Atlantic Avenue in Veterans Memorial Park, behind Penfield Town Hall.

Bring your family and some lawn chairs to one of the fabulous FREE events at Penfield Amphitheater and Kiwanis Stage this summer. There's something for everyone--it's Penfield's best kept secret! Discover what you've been missing.

Hot dog cart at every event!

2022 Schedule - all concerts begin at 6:30 PM

June 7	Raquel & The Wildflowers
June 14	Jumbo Shrimp
June 21	Marc Berger & Ride
June 28	Paulsen & Baker (Kids/Family)
July 5	Frank's Rat Pack (Tribute)
July 12	Penfield Big Band
July 19	Mr. Loops (Kids/Family)
July 26	Hey Mabel
August 2	Judah Sealy
August 9	Mr. Mustard
August 16	Topher Holt (Kids/Family)

This band is not currently active due to COVID.

The Penfield Pops Band, conducted by Ken Scott, performs throughout the Penfield and Rochester area year-round. 

Please contact Band Manager John Jorgensen at (585) 385-1392 for more information about the band.

The first Tuesday of each month the Penfield Rotary Band will play two hours of your favorite big band sounds for dancing and listening.

First Tuesday of each month 
7:30-9:30 PM
Penfield Community Center
$2.00, pay at the door

The Penfield Players community theater group is a local, non-profit group sponsored by Penfield Recreation. The group performs a variety of shows each year. For current production information, please visit www.penfieldplayers.org.

The Town of Penfield holds an annual Memorial Day Ceremony of Remembrance on the last Monday in May at 10:30 AM. The ceremony is held at Penfield Amphitheater, in the shadow of the beautiful veterans memorial, in Veterans Memorial Park, 3100 Atlantic Avenue. behind the Town Hall.

This moving ceremony features a variety of tributes to veterans, including guest a speaker, essays by middle school students, and reflective music.

A highlight of the ceremony is Penfield’s traditional Presentation of Roses. During this time, community members honor and remember fallen military personnel with a rose placed on the Veterans Memorial monument stone. 

Participate and honor a fallen service member, Register Here (Google Form).

For more information on Penfield’s Memorial Day Ceremony, please call Sabrina at Penfield Recreation at 585-340-8655.

Watch past Memorial Day videos  (YouTube)

All students, grades 6-8, in all Penfield schools, or who are Penfield residents, are invited to submit essays to compete in the Town of Penfield annual Memorial Day Essay Contest. The 2022 topic is "How can I be a good American?"

Complete information and entry form is available here.

Contest entry deadline is Friday, May 6.

The Town of Penfield and community partners Penfield Rotary and Penfield-Perinton Kiwanis will host the 30^th Annual Penfield Charity Golf Tournament on Monday, June 20 at Shadow Lake Golf Club. 

The day of fun begins with lunch at 10:30 a.m. followed by a shotgun start at 11:30 a.m. Dinner will occur at the conclusion of the tournament at approximately 5:30 p.m.

Tournament registration is ongoing with sponsorship opportunities available as well. If you are not interested in golfing, you can still take part in the day by purchasing a dinner-only event ticket.

Jim Costello, longtime and recently retired Town of Penfield Director of Developmental Services, will serve as honorary chairman for the event.

Proceeds from the event will be used to assist community organizations such as Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong, Mary Cariola, Penfield High School's Don Mack Scholarship Fund, Penfield Shepherd Home, Bethany House, Villa of Hope, Boy Scouts of America, Penfield Little League, and various local food pantries. 

For more information, and to register, visit https://www.penfieldperintonkiwanis.org/golf-tournament or call (585) 752-4540. Golfers must register by Monday, June 6, and sponsors by Monday, June 13.

2022 PARADE: 10:00 AM
PHS to Penfield Community Center via Route 441
**All parade route arteries will be closed during the parade**

Parade Marshal: Kathy Kanauer, Retired Penfield Historian
Parade Emcee: TBD

Featuring: community groups and organizations, and the music of Penfield Fire Company Band, Gates Keystone Band Police Pipes and Drums, Towpath Volunteers Fife and Drum Corps, Prime Time Brass, Fiddlers of the Genesee, and much more!

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Penfield's famous fireworks show is back! Fireworks launch at 10:00 PM from the hill at Harris Whalen Park. The show is visible from miles around! There will be no vehicles allowed into the park; foot traffic only. Spectators should plan to arrive around 9:30 PM if they plan to enter the park for the show. The park will be cleared immediately following the conclusion of the fireworks.
To avoid congestion, spectators are encouraged to view the fireworks show from a location outside of Harris Whalen Park.

Harris Whalen Park

6:00-7:30pm
Bach to Rock groups

8:00-10:00pm
Teagan and the Tweeds

2022 Family Halloween Fun - date TBD

The Town does not have any official regulation for Trick-or-Treating in Penfield. Traditionally Trick-or-Treating takes place on the evening of Halloween. Use good judgment and protect yourself when it is dark.

2022 event details TBD.