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With so many events and festivals in Buffalo there really is something for everyone. Whether it’s Irish dancing, Polish sausage, Italian heritage or African American history, there’s always something to celebrate in Buffalo. No matter what the season or time of year Buffalonians are having a party somewhere, and hoping you’ll join us.

Come and enjoy our food. The Taste of Buffalo is the second largest event of its kind in the country with over 60 local restaurants and wineries serving their tastiest treats to thousands of eager eaters in one amazing weekend in July. Or celebrate our most renowned local specialty at the National Buffalo Wing Festival on Labor Day Weekend at Coca-Cola Field.

Come and enjoy our creativity. Visit nearby East Aurora for our annual celebration of the Arts & Crafts Movement at the Roycroft Summer Festival. Stroll down Elmwood Avenue in August for our Festival of the Arts where you can buy pottery, photography, original artwork, crafts and jewelry while listening to great local bands and eating great local food. Or come to one of the country’s largest crafts fairs at the Allentown Art Festival in the heart of one of Buffalo’s most historic neighborhoods.

Come and enjoy our heritage. You’ll feel like a native and be more than welcome when we celebrate our hometown roots at Buffalo Homecoming. At the annual Juneteenth Festival you can experience our region’s rich African American history. And don’t forget to join Buffalonians of Italian, Irish, Polish, Scottish, Greek and Puerto Rican descent at festivals celebrating their cultures, and of course their food. Or join us for Pride Weekend when we affirm the lives of lesbian and gay people.

But wait, the parties are just beginning. In July, hundreds of our neighbors will welcome you into their backyards during Garden Walk Buffalo, a wonderful way to tour great neighborhoods and see some incredible gardens. We celebrate music with free concerts all summer long at Thursday at the Square, Jazz at the Albright, the Pine Grill Jazz Reunion, Gospelfest and the annual Music is Art Festival. You can even experience our extraordinary architecture during the annual Doors Open event or join fellow book lovers at the Buffalo Book Fair.

Great food, great music, great art, great people and you’re invited to join us to celebrate it all.

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Here are some of Buffalo’s signature 2009 events.

March 15 • Buffalo St. Patrick’s Day Parade
www.buffaloirish.com / (716) 875-0282
April 13 • Dyngus Day Celebration & Parade
www.dyngusdaybuffalo.com
May 1-10 • Buffalo Niagara Film Festival
www.buffaloniagarafilmfestival.org / (716) 827-3534
May-September • Thursday at the Square
www.buffaloplace.com / (716) 856-3150
June-August • Shakespeare in Delaware Park
www.shakespeareindelawarepark.org / (716) 856-4533
June 13-14 • Allentown Art Festival
www.allentownartfestival.com / (716) 881-4269
June 13-14 • Juneteenth Festival
(716) 876-6458
June 25-28 • Buffalo Homecoming 2009
www.buffalohomecoming.com / (716) 903-7155

July 11-12• Taste of Buffalo Presented by Tops
www.tasteofbuffalo.com
July 16-19 • Sorrento Cheese Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival
www.buffaloitalianfestival.com / (716) 877-1776
July 19-20• Buffalo River Fest
www.thevalleycenter.com / (716) 823-4707, ext. 2
July 19-26 • Canal Fest of the Tonawandas
www.canalfest.org
July 25-26• Garden Walk Buffalo
www.gardenwalkbuffalo.com / (716) 879-0123
August 12-23 • America’s Fair, the Erie County Fair
www.americas-fair.org / (716) 649-3900
August 28-30• Buffalo Irish Festival
(716) 648-9733

August 29-30 • Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts
www.elmwoodartfest.org / (716) 830-2484
September 5-6 • National Buffalo Wing Festival
www.buffalowing.com / (716) 565-4141
September 12 • Music is Art Festival
www.musicisart.org / (716) 816-4224
September 11• Curtain Up!
www.curtainupbuffalo.com / (716) 847-1410
October 17-18 • Binational Doors Open Niagara
www.doorsopenniagara.com / (716) 849-5834
November 27-28• Broadway Market Christmas Food Fair
www.broadwaymarket.com / (716) 893-0705
December 31 • First Night Buffalo
www.firstnightbuffalo.org / (716) 635-4959