4/20 is here: 10 places to celebrate the weed
April brings spring flowers and a leafbased celebration to Rochester, as residents gear up to light up for 4/20, a cult favorite holiday among marijuana enthusiasts, on Saturday.
The annual event is said to have its origins in a group of California teenagers who’d gather after school to smoke at 4:20 p.m. in the 1970s, although no one knows for sure. Soon the band The Grateful Dead picked up the term and it quickly became slang for smoking weed among celebrities and college students alike.
Now, bars, clubs, restaurants and dispensaries across New York are holding events for the occasion. New York’s legalized recreational cannabis industry continues to roll onward, with 100 legal brick-and-mortar dispensaries now open in the state.
If you’re into pot, here’s a few Rochester events you could attend on Saturday:
Three Heads Brewing, Rochester
Three Heads Brewing is hosting its annual 4/20 party on Saturday with band Public Water Supply. They will plan to open their patio for the summer.
When: Saturday, April 20, doors open at 7 p.m.
Where: Three Heads Brewing, 186
Atlantic Ave, Rochester
Tickets: $20.
Johnny’s Pub, Rochester
Johnny’s Pub will host a 4/20 party with cover band The Transport, playing post-2000s rock and pop hits.
When: Saturday, April 20, music starts at 8 p.m.
Where: Johnny’s Pub, 1382 Culver
Road, Rochester
Finger Lakes Cannabis Co., Victor
Finger Lakes Cannabis Co. will host a 4/20 party with food, drinks and live music from Swinging Richards and Into the Now. Food provided by Canandaigua Mexican restaurant Rio Tomatlan.
When: Saturday, April 20, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: FingerLakes Cannabis Co, 5 Railroad St, Victor
Tickets: $10, plus a
$2.51 processing fee.
Stem Rochester, Rochester
Stem Rochester will host “Glass and Grass,” a 4/20 event featuring vendors selling edibles, cannabis smoking items and more, as well as tattoo artists, food and beverages. The event will commemorate the opening the Good Life Collective, a cannabis retail dispensary at 155 Monroe Avenue, Rochester.
When: Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: Stem Rochester, 149 Monroe Avenue, Rochester
California Brew Haus, Rochester
California Brew Haus will host its “420 Special @ The Brew Haus” with a lineup of bands.
When: Saturday, April 20, doors at 7 p.m., music at 8 p.m.
Where: California Brew Haus, 402 W Ridge Road, Rochester
Kingdom Wellness and Dispensary, Gates
Kingdom Wellness and Dispensary in Gates will be having a 4/20 BOGO Mega Sale this weekend, selling its products for buy one, get one half off.
When: Friday, April 19 at 11 a.m. to Saturday, April 20 at 7 p.m.
Where: Kingdom Wellness and Dispensary, 3035 Buffalo Road, Gates
The Normal, Lima
The Normal in Lima will host a 4/20themed one-year anniversary party, complete with food specials, a fresh cocktail menu, giveaways and a DJ.
When: Saturday, April 20, 4:20 p.m. to 11 p.m. 21+ after 8 p.m.
Where: The Normal, 1887 Rochester St. Lima
MJ Dispensary, Brighton
MJ Dispensary will host the first RochesterFirst 420CannaCider Festival with Blue Toad Hard Cider, featuring food, vendors, live music and games.
When: Saturday, April 20, noon to 6 p.m.
Where: The Genesee Valley Regional Market at 900 Jefferson Rd, Suite 902, Brighton
Lovin’ Cup, Henrietta
Lovin’ Cup will host a swingin’ 4/20 party with local band Pass X The Krooks.
When: Saturday, April 20 at 8 p.m. Where: Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Drive, Henrietta
Tickets: $5 at the door
Aurora Brewing Company, Perinton
Aurora Brewing Company’s Rochester taproom will host a 4/20 event with Big Logic Duo playing some Grateful Dead and other songs “you’d only admit you like when you’re stoned,” according to their Facebook event. The brewing company will release three new beers for the occasion: Strawbonic Chronic, Bluebonic Chronic, and Sticky Green.
When: Saturday, April 20, 4 to 7 p.m. Where: 604 Pittsford Victor Road, Perinton