Experience Rochester MN

Rochester Art Center's new exhibition, Mini Golf and Chairs, curated by Zoe Cinel, features a fun mix of chairs created by world-renowned architects and a mini golf course designed by regional artists. It will be on display through May 4, 2025. Learn more about the exhibition here: https://lnkd.in/gyFZqA4x Photos courtesy Rochester Art Center

Experience Rochester is pleased to announce Celebrate Rochester! New Year’s Eve, a free event for the community to ring in the new year, will return for its 3rd year at Mayo Civic Center ?? Tuesday, Dec. 31 | 11 AM – 8 PM ? Family-friendly activities: indoor roller skating, Video game truck, bounce houses, DJ music & more. ?? Kids' balloon drop at 6 PM. ?Glow Skate (16+) from 6:30–8 PM Details: https://lnkd.in/gGvASCyn

Mayo Clinic has recently launched a new website with real-time construction updates and travel information related to its Bold. Forward. Unbound. initiative in downtown Rochester.

Explore Minnesota's dynamic tourism landscape in this episode of the Growing Destinations Podcast, featuring insights from Linda Jurek, executive director of Visit Cook County MN, Julie Wearn, CDME, CEO of Visit Roseville, and Joe Ward, president of Experience Rochester, MN. These tourism leaders share how they navigate challenges such as unpredictable weather, the economy and shifting visitor trends while seizing new opportunities. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or online: https://lnkd.in/gWZt4BEZ

This week, the Growing Destinations Podcast features Chris Schad, founder and owner of Rochester-based The Bee Shed, where his passion for bees, science, and the environment come together to make a meaningful impact. Through his story, you'll learn how a hobby can grow into a legacy business, all while championing environmental stewardship and the vital role bees play in our ecosystem. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or online: https://lnkd.in/gdNckhSh

Congratulations to all the incredible local businesses who have been named winners in the Rochester Post Bulletin annual Best of the Best contest! From arts & entertainment to food & dining and more, these businesses make our community a better place.

Rochester's great live music scene and its award-winning craft breweries will be in the spotlight next weekend at Minnesota Monthly's annual Rhythm & Brews event on September 28 at CHS Field in St. Paul. Clay Fulton & The Lost Forty will be performing, while both Little Thistle Brewing and Forager Brewery will be serving samples. FOX 9 Good Day featured these breweries' beer and a live performance by Clay Fulton this week. Watch the segment here: https://lnkd.in/gm9gqrca (The segment starts at 29:06) Get tickets for Rhythm & Brews here: https://lnkd.in/gyF_bTbB

The Experience Rochester & Mayo Civic Center team enjoyed handing out cookies at this year's Mayo Clinic All-Staff Appreciation Event. Did you know - Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other hospital and is the only healthcare organization with two hospitals on the U.S. News Honor Roll in the U.S. News & World Report's 2024-2025 "Best Hospitals" rankings? An amazing accomplishment to celebrate.

Experience Rochester was thrilled to host the Upper Midwest Convention & Visitors Bureaus Fall Conference this week at Mayo Civic Center. Tourism professionals from across the region were able to explore the area, dine at local restaurants, and see what makes Rochester such a special place.

Welcome to more than 200 tourism professionals from across the region, here this week for the Upper Midwest Convention and Visitors Bureau (UMCVB) Fall Conference at Mayo Civic Center. The conference serves as a premier event for destination marketing organizations (DMOs), providing attendees with valuable opportunities for education, leadership development, and networking. Enjoy your time in Rochester!