The region's Irish community is concentrated in the area of the city south and west of the Buffalo River known as South Buffalo. And the Hibernian heart beats quickest at the Buffalo Irish Center (245 Abbott Road), home to all manner of cultural and community groups dedicated to the nurturing of Irish heritage. The Center features live music on Friday and Saturday evenings beginning at 9 p.m.

The Irish Classical Theatre Company (625 Main Street) was founded by members of Dublin's legendary Abbey Theatre and features world-class productions of Irish, American and international classics in the only true theatre-in-the-round in the city of Buffalo.

The ICTC's annual celebration of the events featured in James Joyce's groundbreaking novel, Ulysses, Bloomsday Buffalo, takes place on June 16th every year at the theater. All are invited to come and go as they please, to partake in the festivities, to read an excerpt from Joyce's masterpiece or to simply enjoy the music, food, drink, and spirit of fun. Come enjoy Buffalo's celebration of Joyce's classic.

The Buffalo Irish Festival is an annual summer event at the Festival Grounds at the Grove at the Hamburg Fairgrounds. The festival features traditional Irish music, more than twenty vendors selling Irish goods and crafts, food, beverages as well as carnival rides and fun for kids.

For a taste of Buffalo's authentic Irish heritage stop by Gene McCarthy's Tavern at 73 Hamburg Street in the Old First Ward. Like all good neighborhood pubs, conversation is the primary fare here, but the roast beef, fries and gravy - along with the Friday night fish fry - are not to be missed by a hungry visitor. Be sure to take a look at the faded photos of lake freighters, fireboats, grain elevators and locomotives that adorn the walls and tell the story of a bygone era when immigrant workers were building Buffalo's industrial might.