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HPC is dedicated to preserving and promoting Highland Park's unique heritage and vast horticultural, educational and recreational resources.

05/31/2026

A beautiful time to visit rhododendron valley at Highland Park!

📸: HPC Board Member, Andrea S.

05/26/2026

Rochester, NY — The Friends of Frederick Douglass (FFD) proudly announces the Frederick Douglass Monument Commemoration. The 127th annual event celebrating the June 9, 1899 unveiling of the Frederick Douglass Monument will include remarks from elected officials, historians, and a Wreath Laying Ceremony with Eureka Lodge No. 36.

According to Rev. Juanitaelizabeth Carroll, FFD Chief Operating Officer, “Every Rochester child whose civic education includes the Frederick Douglass Monument has something unique and special to share about their hometown. The Commemoration facilitates this educational process highlighting the Monument’s history while infusing pride in knowing it is the first ever erected in the U.S. honoring an African American. Praised internationally for his work as an abolitionist spokesperson, an inspiring statesman and author, Douglass also prolifically published anti-slavery newspapers including The North Star which is the direction towards which Douglass now gestures on the Monument. We invite the community to join this historic celebration and enjoy heartfelt music as experts share historic facts about the Monument including recognition of those responsible for its 2019 relocation.”

The Monument now stands in the Rochester park area between South and Mt. Hope avenues, an area which marks the site of the Douglass homestead, touches his cemetery plot and includes his bronze monument. According to the Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research & Education on Women,Inc., Carroll’s mother, Dr. G. Juanita Pitts Carroll, who led the FFD and organized the festival for decades until her passing in 2015, realized a dream of getting the area renamed Frederick Douglass Memorial Square in 1993, complete with signage informing local residents and tourists about its historical significance.

Event Details

Tuesday June 9th at 10AM

Frederick Douglass Memorial Square

Corner of South Avenue and Robinson Drive

Admission is free to the public.

🏷️ caption & graphic by Friends of Frederick Douglass

05/18/2026

Join us Saturday, May 23 | 8 AM–1 PM for plants, garden art, local vendors, and expert advice from Monroe County Master Gardeners, all in the heart of Highland Park at Warner Caatle.

05/16/2026

Highland Park Conservancy cares for Highland Park 365 days a year to ensure its beauty at peak times like the lilac festival & for the 355 days before and after 💚

A Highland Park Conservancy membership is a meaningful way to support the care, stewardship, and future of this special place that belongs to all of us. It helps keep Highland Park’s public programs, events, and tours always free to the community, while also supporting our volunteer garden stewards and the beautification efforts that happen behind the scenes. Join us in helping the park stay vibrant, welcoming, and open to all. And to our current members, a special thank you for supporting the work we do 🌳

05/15/2026

Everyone loves Highland Park during the Lilac Festival—but what about the other 355 days a year? The Highland Park Conservancy provides weeding teams, docent tours, children’s reading hours, lectures by experts and more throughout the seasons. Join us in supporting the health and growth of this historical park by becoming a member! From $20 senior and student memberships to $1000 lifetime status, there’s a level for every pocketbook. Visit our website to learn more about the Highland Park Conservancy and to join our ranks at https://www.highlandparkconservancy.org/join. We would love to have you with us!

05/10/2026

Last year we got yelled at for showing the quieter parts of the park. Sorry we’re doing it again 🤫

05/09/2026

We know the lilacs are the main attraction, but there’s so many blooms to explore in Highland Park right now.

From the cherry blossoms featured here to magnolias, redbuds, daffodils, azalea and rhododendron… there’s blooms to be seen throughout the park.

What’s your favorite?

05/08/2026

Help us solve a 130+ year old Rochester debate. We like to think that this debate has been going on since John Dunbar planted the first lilacs at Highland Park in 1892.

Happy first day of , we hope you enjoy our 500 varieties and 1,200+ shrub collection!

Address

180 Reservoir Avenue
Rochester, NY
14620

Website

http://www.HighlandParkConservancy.org/

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