M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival | Beyond the Nest (Rochester)

M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival


*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 09/08/2024
The M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival has been MAG’s largest annual fundraiser and biggest celebration of the arts for more than 60 years. Over 300 artists from across the country offer their work for purchase at this juried, two-day festival that takes place on the beautiful grounds of the Memorial Art Gallery. Clothesline is also the place to experience all-day live entertainment, sample food from some of Rochester’s favorite food trucks and vendors, enjoy free family art activities, and visit the museum.

Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.

General Festival Information

We want to offer a great Clothesline experience for all while making safety a primary consideration. In addition to our museum guidelines for visiting the art inside, here are some additional requests:

  • Service Animals are always welcome. Emotional support animals and pets will not be allowed
  • Bicycles must enter through the Goodman St. Admissions Gate and be parked
  • No skates or skateboards
  • Political or religious preaching or campaigning is prohibited

Parking is free at Gleason Works’ south parking lot on University Avenue, and we offer a free shuttle to and from MAG. The shuttle service runs from 9 am to 5:30 pm on both days. Parking with shuttle service is also available at East End Garage, but there is a fee.

Headquarters is your place for directions, get help with the website, and festival information. It is located near the Sculpture Park across from Cutler Union, and is marked on our festival grounds map.

There are tables for dining and relaxing located by the blue awning door on the back of the museum and at the stage entertainment area. In addition, there are tables in the B&L Parlor in Cutler Union if you need some quiet or to get out of the weather.

Music Schedule

On the main stage:

  • Saturday at 11 am: Deepak Thettu & Friends
  • Saturday at 1 pm: Jazz Generation
  • Saturday at 3 pm: Gate Swingers
  • Sunday at 11 am: Steve West
  • Sunday at 1 pm: Andy Grieder
  • Sunday at 3 pm: Daniel King Band

On the eastern side of the Sculpture Park:

  • Saturday at 1 pm: School of the Arts students

Food Vendors

  • Brown Hound Downtown
  • Eat Greek
  • Edgemere Coffee
  • Effortlessly Healthy
  • Macarollin’
  • Meatball Truck
  • Melt Food Truck
  • Rob’s Kabobs
  • Roc Dilla
  • Rochester Kettle Corn
  • Wraps on Wheels

*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.

Organization:

Memorial Art Gallery

Location:

500 University Avenue
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585.276.8900
Contact name: 
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester
The event has already taken place on this date: 
09/08/2024
Time: 
10 am-5 pm Special MAG Member shopping begins at 9:30 on both days

Ages

Adults & kids together Adults without kids