Discover Rochester, MN

🌈💜☔️ after storm show over NW

2nd St 🏗️🚧 progress seen from Rochester Apartments 💙💚

To celebrate its 100th anniversary, the HistoryCenterOfOlmstedCounty is inviting all visitors to explore the exhibit galleries and historic grounds for 🆓 during the months of June and July 2026 🎉

📆: Save the date for June 20th, 4pm - 7pm, BBQ on the Farmstead, an evening packed with vintage charm and community spirit, tours of the caves, barn, and smokehouse and ice cream for purchase from Flapdoodles Ice cream - FREE admission

Thursdays Downtown returns, bringing together local food vendors, artists, musicians, and the community.
📆: Every Thursday from June 11 – August 13, 2026 (Except July 2)
⏰: 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
📍: 1st Ave SW (from W Center St to Historic 3rd St SW) & Peace Plaza

Few photos from the 2026 DMC Real Estate Summit in Rochester, MN 🏗️🚧🏢

Part of the redesigned Annenberg plaza is now open 🌱 With seating, landscaping, and open walkways, the plaza will remain a welcoming place and return to pedestrian-only access after construction.

Cascade Lake West Transit Village site views from above.
🚏Link Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) will serve as a fare-free connection through the heart of downtown Rochester, connecting key destinations along the 2nd Street SW corridor (source: )

Construction near St. Marys / 2nd St SW may look messy, but these small businesses are still OPEN 🧡
Uni Uni Bubble Tea - Rochester, MN, Thai-riffic Rochester MN, Aspen Select Hotel, and neighboring businesses need our support during construction. For Uni Uni, you can park behind the building. Enter from 1st St SW and follow the path marked in the photo (slide 6, pink arrows). Don’t let the cones stop you. Support local!

🏗️🚧🦺Bold.Forward.Unbound progress in downtown Rochester

🌸🌿 spring color burst around Rochester