Seasonal Bucket List: 5 Ways to Spend Your Summer

Summer is in full swing! Use this bucket list to enjoy some of the sunny season’s best activities around Rochester’s westside.

1. Scream for Ice Cream

The Front Porch Ice Cream Shop at Green Acre Farm & Nursery on Latta Road in Greece serves Gifford’s Award Winning Ice Cream and Turkey Hill Ice Cream. Fat-free, sugarfree, gluten-free and lactosefree ice cream available, Scottsville’s iKON Ice-Cream has an extensive offering of custard flavor combinations and milkshake flavors, plus a long list of hard ice cream to choose from. But don’t stop there! Try their iKon Butter beer, iced koffee, floats and boba/bubble tea. Your four-legged friend will also love iKon, with doggie delight sundaes on the menu.

LuGia’s Ice Cream on Lyell Road in Spencerport has a long list of hard ice cream flavors and sundaes to choose from. Their unique novelties in clude ice cream tacos, ice cream cupcakes, spumoni roll and the Gia-Li cious M&M Cookie Sandwich. Want LuGia’s to come to you? LuGia’s On Wheels is the ultimate ice cream truck experience for your next party or event.

Sprinkles Ice Cream on Chili Ave in Chili offers over 25 flavors of Perry’s ice cream. Other tasty treats include sundaes, frozen custard in chocolate, vanilla and two other flavors that change weekly, plus 3-4 flavors of Italian ice. Multiple tables provide seating alongside the building.

The Village Ice Cream Shop (VICS) in Spencerport proved so success- ful, that they opened a second location – Village Ice Cream Shop in North Chili (VICS INC) in 2022. Both VICS locations serve a long list of Gifford’s Ice Cream plus innovative (and delicious!) offerings such as waffle chip nachos. Sundaes come in 18 varieties – ranging from traditional hot fudge to unique options, like Fortnite and unicorn.

2. Cool Off at These Splash Pads

Wild Over Water Zone at the Greece Town Hall is free for Greece residents and $5 per child per day for non-residents. The region’s largest municipal splash pad is zoo-themed, with dumping coconuts, spraying zebras and spritzing insects. A mini alligator slide and ground sprays keep the water splashing! It’s located next to the imaginative Kids Canyon Playground, which is free for everyone to enjoy.

Union Station Park and Sprayground in North Chili has a traditional playground alongside a splash pad with animal and flower features that douse water. It’s open daily through Labor Day and free for residents and non-residents. The park also has a small pavilion for shade, bathrooms and a walking trail.

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In Brockport, Sweden Town Park’s splash pad has multiple moving parts that spray water, including dumping buckets and palm trees. Kids will have fun playing with the spinning ball sprinklers that create fun patterns with water. The splash pad is located in the rear of the park, near an accessible playground.

3. Listen to Local Music at Community Concerts

The Greece Summer Concert Series and Food Truck Rodeo will be held on Tuesday, August 15th from 5:30 to 8:30pm at the Greece Town Hall Campus. Food trucks and a concert featuring the Skycoasters.

Bands at Barnard Wednesday Night concert series schedule includes: July 26 - Completely Unchained; August 2 - Queen Flash; August 9 - Street Survivors; August 16 - Fleetwood Macked; August 23 - Forever Seger; August 30 - TrYst, WSG, JUMBOshrimp. Check the Bands at Barnard 2023 Facebook page for complete details.

Part of the Erie Canalway National Heritage concert series, Spencerport “Music on the Canal” Concert Series happens on Sunday evenings at the gazebo on Amity Street. Concerts begin at 6:30 PM and are held weekly through August 27, rain or shine. The full music schedule is available here.

Gates Recreation and Parks’ Summer Concert Series are held outside of Gates Town Hall every other Sunday evening starting on July 9. Each week, a different food truck will be on-site serving up dinner while you enjoy the music. All concerts are free and begin at 6:30 PM. If the weather does not cooperate, they will be moved inside the Town Hall. On August 27, performances will take place at Gates Memorial Park – and there will be two bands, starting at 4:00 PM.

On Wednesday nights from July 5 to August 9, Riga Recreation’s Summer Gazebo Concert Series takes place at the Churchville Village Gazebo. Performances start at 6:30 PM and run rain or shine. The August 2nd evening has a special start time of 7:00 PM and includes The Relay For Life/Luminaria ceremony. View the series schedule here.

The Town of Henrietta’s Summer Concert Series takes place at the Henry Hansen Amphitheater in Veterans Memorial Park. Shows start at 6:30 PM on Friday nights from July 14 to August 18 and are free to the public. The list of bands and accompanying food trucks is available online.

4. Learn Something New

The Monroe County Library System offers Empire Passes for New York State Parks. At participating libraries, you can check out the pass – just like a library book – and receive free admission at hundreds of New York State Parks. After you’ve had a great day hiking, biking, swimming, fishing and more, return the pass to the library.

Like the Empire Pass, the Monroe County Library System has a Very Important Places (V.I.P.) pass, granting you a substantial discount on admission to art and cultural attractions around Monroe County and beyond. This chart indicates which passes are available at each library.

Visit www.greecepubliclibrary.org Calendar page for all the Summer Programs available including story times, craft activities and family nights and camps.

Have a green thumb? The Chili Public Library recently launched a Seed Library, with help from a generous donation from the Chili Lions Club. You can “borrow” a variety of flower and vegetable seeds at no cost. To keep the seed library blooming for years to come, community members are encouraged to donate seeds back to the library after harvest.

Area libraries, community centers and recreation departments have a variety of events and programming all summer long. Check what’s available to you and try something new!

5. Try Your Hand at the Trendiest Sport: Pickleball Pickleball courts are located on the Wellness Way at the Greece Town Hall Campus. Several Pickleball programs for all skill levels to choose from, indoors and outdoors including drop-in pickleball. Visit Town of Greece Parks and Recreation page at www.greeceny.gov for complete details.

The Chili Community Center has a variety of pickleball programming for a variety of ages and skill levels. Bring your own equipment or borrow some from the front desk. Beginner Open Pickleball is for all ages of beginners to play at the recreation level and Family Pickleball is open to kids in a pick-up format. There’s also College & High School Pickleball and Women’s Pickleball.

Drop-in pickleball programming is available at the Ogden Community Center. There are different days and times based on your rating (recreation play vs. advanced play), so be sure to check the schedule ahead of time. All players must have an account with Ogden Parks and Recreation and sign in on entry. The cost is $2 for residents and $3 for non-residents, with punch cards available for multiple visits.

Run by the Town of Riga’s Recreation Department, the Pickleball Complex at Richard McNeely Park has two dedicated, outdoor courts with permanent lines and nets. The courts are free to use and include an honor equipment box for players to test out gear.