Rochester Lilac Festival
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The Rochester Lilac Festival is an annual spring celebration in Rochester, New York, renowned for its extensive lilac collections, live music, food, and community events.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lilac Festival | 2 |
| Lilac Time festival | 2 |
| Rochester Lilac Festival canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6115844 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rochester Lilac Festival Context triple: [Highland Park (Rochester, New York), eventHosted, Rochester Lilac Festival]
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A.
Lilac Festival
The Lilac Festival is an annual spring celebration in Lombard, Illinois, featuring blooming lilacs, parades, garden tours, and community events.
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B.
Tulip Time Festival
The Tulip Time Festival is an annual spring celebration in Holland, Michigan, featuring millions of blooming tulips, Dutch heritage parades, traditional costumes, and cultural events.
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C.
Tulip Time Festival
Tulip Time Festival is an annual Dutch heritage and tulip-themed celebration in Pella, Iowa, featuring parades, traditional costumes, and cultural events.
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D.
Mackinac Island Lilac Festival
The Mackinac Island Lilac Festival is an annual early-summer celebration on Michigan’s Mackinac Island featuring parades, garden tours, and events centered around the island’s historic and abundant lilac trees.
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E.
Orange City Tulip Festival
The Orange City Tulip Festival is an annual spring celebration in Orange City, Iowa, featuring Dutch heritage traditions, tulip displays, parades, and cultural performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rochester Lilac Festival Target entity description: The Rochester Lilac Festival is an annual spring celebration in Rochester, New York, renowned for its extensive lilac collections, live music, food, and community events.
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A.
Lilac Festival
The Lilac Festival is an annual spring celebration in Lombard, Illinois, featuring blooming lilacs, parades, garden tours, and community events.
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B.
Tulip Time Festival
The Tulip Time Festival is an annual spring celebration in Holland, Michigan, featuring millions of blooming tulips, Dutch heritage parades, traditional costumes, and cultural events.
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C.
Tulip Time Festival
Tulip Time Festival is an annual Dutch heritage and tulip-themed celebration in Pella, Iowa, featuring parades, traditional costumes, and cultural events.
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D.
Mackinac Island Lilac Festival
The Mackinac Island Lilac Festival is an annual early-summer celebration on Michigan’s Mackinac Island featuring parades, garden tours, and events centered around the island’s historic and abundant lilac trees.
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E.
Orange City Tulip Festival
The Orange City Tulip Festival is an annual spring celebration in Orange City, Iowa, featuring Dutch heritage traditions, tulip displays, parades, and cultural performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual festival
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flower festival ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| attracts |
local visitors
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national tourists ⓘ regional tourists ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| hasActivity |
5K and 10K races
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arts and crafts shows ⓘ children’s activities ⓘ concerts ⓘ food tastings ⓘ parades ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAspect |
community gathering
ⓘ
food ⓘ music ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arts and crafts
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community events ⓘ extensive lilac collection ⓘ family activities ⓘ food vendors ⓘ live music ⓘ parades ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
promotes tourism in Rochester
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showcases Highland Park’s horticulture ⓘ supports local businesses ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
lilac flowers
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spring celebration ⓘ |
| hasPlantCollection |
flowering trees
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lilac shrubs ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
family-friendly atmosphere
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free outdoor concerts ⓘ large variety of lilac species and cultivars ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Rochester cultural events calendar ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Monroe County, New York
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Rochester, New York ⓘ |
| mainVenue | Highland Park ⓘ |
| organizer |
Monroe County Parks Department
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Visit Rochester ⓘ |
| recurs | annually ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | May ⓘ |
| typicalSeason | spring ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rochester Lilac Festival Description of subject: The Rochester Lilac Festival is an annual spring celebration in Rochester, New York, renowned for its extensive lilac collections, live music, food, and community events.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Highland Park
subject linked to:
Highland Park
linked to: Rochester Lilac Festival
linked to: Rochester Lilac Festival
linked to: Rochester Lilac Festival
linked to: Rochester Lilac Festival