Buffalo Events Party Like A Local

Upcoming & Annual Events in Buffalo

Buffalo loves a good party. And good food. And being outside. We love traditions, parades and annual events – the days that bring together locals, homesick ex-pats and hip visitors who have picked up on Buffalo’s fun-loving vibe. Now it’s your turn to party like a local. Plan your trip around one of Buffalo’s signature events.

Things to Do Today in Buffalo

In Buffalo, there’s always something fun and exciting happening. Check out what’s going on today.

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May 16

2024 Makers & Masters Series: The Legacy of Wood – Part 3

Bodmin Studio

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May 16

FREE Thursday Downtown Walking Tours

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May 16

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

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May 16

Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf

Alleyway Theatre

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May 16

Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 16

Without Flowers, there would be no us

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 16

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 16

Once

Shea’s 710 Theatre

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May 16

“Return to the Rainbow City: Buffalo’s Pan-American Exposition” Exhibit Opening

Buffalo History Museum

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May 16

Crowns

MusicalFare Theatre

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May 16

Food Truck Thursdays

Niagara Square

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May 16

Plants from the Past: Herbarium Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 16

Crossing Delancey

Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY

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May 16

Buffalo River History Tours

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 16

Big Kahuna Evening Tiki Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 16

Shrek – The Musical

Shea’s Buffalo

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May 16

Masters of American Architecture: Downtown Walking Tour

Hotel @ The Lafayette

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May 16

Buffalo Chamber Players at the AKG – May

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 16

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence

Road Less Traveled Productions

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May 16

Alex Boeschenstein: Silent Terminalia

The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art

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May 16

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 16

Living Colour

Electric City

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May 16

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 16

Exhibition: The Power of Resilience and Hope – Photography & the Holocaust: Then and Now

CEPA Gallery

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May 16

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 16

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 16

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 16

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 16

West Seneca Farmers Market

Union Rd. & Main St., next to Town Hall

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May 16

Exhibition: Robyn Tsinnajinnie – “A Shared Experience”

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

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May 16

City Hall Tour

Buffalo City Hall

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May 17

Legends on the Lawn Trolley Tour

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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May 17

Oklahoma!

O’Connell & Company

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May 17

Sunset Harbor Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 18

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 19

Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 21

Photography Days

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 22

Larkin District Walking Tour

Flying Bison Brew Company

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May 25

City of Light Bus Tour

Buffalo Seminary

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May 31

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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Jun 08

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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Jun 08

Martin House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Jun 22

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Buffalo Signature Events

Traditions are big in Buffalo. Attend an iconic annual event and have a quintessential Buffalo experience.

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Things to Do This Weekend in Buffalo

There’s nothing Buffalo loves more than a fun way to wrap up the work week — so get out this weekend and join the fun!

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May 16

Alex Boeschenstein: Silent Terminalia

The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art

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May 16

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence

Road Less Traveled Productions

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May 16

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

Learn More

May 16

Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf

Alleyway Theatre

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May 16

Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 16

Without Flowers, there would be no us

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 16

Exhibition: Robyn Tsinnajinnie – “A Shared Experience”

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

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May 16

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 16

Once

Shea’s 710 Theatre

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May 16

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 16

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 16

“Return to the Rainbow City: Buffalo’s Pan-American Exposition” Exhibit Opening

Buffalo History Museum

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May 16

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 16

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 16

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 16

Exhibition: The Power of Resilience and Hope – Photography & the Holocaust: Then and Now

CEPA Gallery

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May 16

Crowns

MusicalFare Theatre

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May 16

Plants from the Past: Herbarium Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 16

Crossing Delancey

Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY

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May 16

Buffalo River History Tours

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 16

Big Kahuna Evening Tiki Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 16

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 16

Shrek – The Musical

Shea’s Buffalo

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May 16

Masters of American Architecture: Downtown Walking Tour

Hotel @ The Lafayette

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May 17

Sunset Harbor Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 17

Exhibition: Turning Breath into Art

Western New York Book Arts Center

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May 17

Oklahoma!

O’Connell & Company

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May 17

Lewiston Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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May 17

The AI at Delphi

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company

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May 17

On Golden Pond

Williamsville Meeting House

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May 17

Bruce Bruce

Helium Comedy Club

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May 18

Williamsville Farmers Market

Amherst Town Hall Parking Lot

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May 18

Hamburg Farmers Market 2024 Season

Hamburg Farmers Market

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May 18

Elmwood Village Farmers Market

Elmwood Avenue and Bidwell Parkway

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May 18

Williamsville Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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May 18

East Aurora Farmers Market

Aurora Village (Tops) Plaza

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May 18

WNY LGBTQ+ Health and Wellness Fair and Pride 5K Run

SUNY Niagara

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May 18

Nightcap Sail

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 18

Brawlfest 2024

Buffalo RiverWorks

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May 18

Wandering Souls Kollective Fair: The Second Coming-Day 1

Buffalo Iron Works

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May 18

Buffalo Porchfest

Elmwood Village

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May 18

Coat Rack Paint Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 18

Family History Day

Buffalo & Erie County Public Library

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May 18

Casual Concerts – Stephen Guerra and Ken Luk

Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo

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May 18

Hear Us Out: Una Conversación Con Amigos/A Conversation With Friends with Buffalo Chamber Players

Buffalo Toronto Public Media

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May 18

Boom Days Buffalo 2024

duende at Silo City

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May 18

Mask-Making Workshop at El Batey

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May 18

Graduation Buffet Dinner

Jazzboline Restaurant & Bar

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May 18

Bomba Performance at El Batey

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May 18

The Last Waltz Band

West Falls Center for the Arts

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May 18

Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes

Electric City

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May 18

NLL Final: Buffalo Bandits vs. Albany FireWolves

KeyBank Center

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May 18

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 18

Beyond the Glass Wine Tasting & Tour @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 18

Health is Wealth Fitness Bootcamp

Buffalo Central Terminal

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May 18

Rare Abraham Lincoln Artifacts on Display

Buffalo Presidential Center

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May 19

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 19

Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 19

Artisan & Farmers Market @ Freedom Run Winery

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May 21

Photography Days

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 22

Larkin District Walking Tour

Flying Bison Brew Company

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May 25

City of Light Bus Tour

Buffalo Seminary

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May 31

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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Jun 08

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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Jun 08

Martin House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Jun 22

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Buffalo Porchfest

05/18

Elmwood Village

Free

Buffalo Porchfest is a grassroots music festival that turns porches into stages for local bands and musicians for an afternoon!…

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Food Truck Tuesdays

06/04 – 08/27

Larkin Square

Free

Food Truck Tuesday returns to Larkin Square on Tuesday June 4th and runs through August 27th, 5 PM – 8…

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First Fridays at the AKG

09/01 – 12/06

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

M&T First Fridays at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum are set to begin again on September 1st, from 10 am…

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Skyride 2024 – 10th Annual

07/21

Terminal B Event Center

$20-$55

Join us for GObike Buffalo’s biggest event of the year, an incredible bike ride over the 100-foot-high Skyway!  Grab a…

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“Return to the Rainbow City: Buffalo’s Pan-American Exposition” Exhibit Opening

05/02 – 12/29

Buffalo History Museum

Admission is pay-what-you-wish

This May, the story of Buffalo’s Pan-American Exposition returns to the Buffalo History Museum the Exposition’s only planned permanent structure.…

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2024 Makers & Masters Series: The Legacy of Wood – Part 3

05/16

Bodmin Studio

Free

The Modern Ship CarverJonathan Thornton is the owner/operator of Bodmin Studio located in Black Rock.  He was also formerly professor…

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Alex Boeschenstein: Silent Terminalia

04/12 – 06/29

The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art

Silent Terminalia is the latest iteration of an installation comprised of variable groupings of freestanding obelisks, fabricated out of pine,…

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Big Kahuna Evening Tiki Cruise

05/11 – 09/30

Buffalo Boat Tours

Get your island feel on aboard Big Kahuna, the coolest tiki boat in town!  Sip on a refreshing Tiki cocktail…

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Buffalo Chamber Players at the AKG – May

05/16

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

$40

Experience creative music programs performed by our region’s finest performers in a unique and inspiring setting.  The Buffalo Chamber Players…

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Buffalo River History Tours

05/10 – 09/30

Buffalo Boat Tours

Join us for a 90-minute narrated Buffalo River history tour! Hear the story of the Erie Canal, Buffalo’s history as…

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City Hall Tour

04/01 – 05/31

Buffalo City Hall

Free – registration required

Buffalo City Hall is a masterpiece of Art Deco design that is a symbol of the City of Buffalo. Completed…

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Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

05/01 – 11/01

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

For fresh locally grown produce and flowers this season visit us at the Clinton Bailey Farmer’s and Flea Market. The…

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Crossing Delancey

05/09 – 06/01

Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY

Joan Micklin Silver’s delightful romantic comedy stars Amy Irving as a lovelorn New York bookseller who tries to push away…

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Crowns

04/17 – 05/19

MusicalFare Theatre

Hats become a window into a jubilant celebration of American history and identity.

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Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf

04/26 – 05/18

Alleyway Theatre

Blanche and Stanley.George and Martha.Willy.And plenty of other surprise guests. The hijinks begin from the moment the lights come up…

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Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

03/08 – 09/30

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

The Buffalo AKG Art Museum has announced a landmark exhibition that will respond to the tragic slaying of ten members…

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Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North

04/26 – 08/19

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

The exhibition surveys a generational response to the precarious state of our natural environment. Historically, art from the Nordic region…

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Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

04/26 – 08/19

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

After the Sun Forecasts from the North, a new exhibition that will survey a generational response to the precarious state…

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Exhibition: Robyn Tsinnajinnie – “A Shared Experience”

03/22 – 07/27

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

K Art Gallery invites you to the opening of Robyn Tsinnajinnie’s solo exhibition, “A Shared Experience.” Witness her journey from…

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Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

03/01 – 08/12

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

It’s Always You, 2021, encourages viewers to reflect on the performance and commodification of identity in our present moment. The…

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Exhibition: The Power of Resilience and Hope – Photography & the Holocaust: Then and Now

01/20 – 05/31

CEPA Gallery

The Power of Resilience and Hope & Photography & the Holocaust: Then and Now. will feature 30 contemporary, regional, and…

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Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

02/09 – 06/30

Burchfield Penney Art Center

Total Solar Eclipse & Astral Visions will include depictions of the sun, moon, and constellations by Charles E. Burchfield, alongside stunning…

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FREE Thursday Downtown Walking Tours

05/02 – 09/26

All Thursday Downtown Walking Tours are FREE, May –  September, thanks to a generous partnership with Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation. …

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Food Truck Thursdays

05/02 – 10/17

Niagara Square

Visit Niagara Square on Thursdays during the spring and summer for their weekly Food Truck round-up.  Get some sun and…

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