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 13

The Furious Bongos

Buffalo Iron Works

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May 20

Blue Monday

Tacoma Performing Arts Center

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May 14

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 31

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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May 19

Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Jun 03

First Monday Jazz Jam

The Gypsy Parlor

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May 16

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

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

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 17

Legends on the Lawn Trolley Tour

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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May 14

City Hall Tour

Buffalo City Hall

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May 18

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 21

Photography Days

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Jun 08

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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May 14

Open Art Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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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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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 14

Without Flowers, there would be no us

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 22

Larkin District Walking Tour

Flying Bison Brew Company

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May 20

Golden Hour Tour at Seneca One

Seneca One

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May 14

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 17

Oklahoma!

O’Connell & Company

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May 14

Plants from the Past: Herbarium Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 14

Buffalo River History Tours

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 14

Big Kahuna Evening Tiki Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 14

Sunset Harbor Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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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 18

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

SUNY Niagara

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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

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

Brawlfest 2024

Buffalo RiverWorks

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May 14

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 19

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 31

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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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 19

Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 16

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 15

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 15

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

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 19

Artisan & Farmers Market @ Freedom Run Winery

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May 18

Beyond the Glass Wine Tasting & Tour @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 16

Exhibition: Robyn Tsinnajinnie – “A Shared Experience”

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

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May 18

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 21

Photography Days

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Jun 08

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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May 16

Alex Boeschenstein: Silent Terminalia

The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art

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May 18

Rare Abraham Lincoln Artifacts on Display

Buffalo Presidential Center

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May 15

Crowns

MusicalFare Theatre

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May 16

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence

Road Less Traveled Productions

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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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May 16

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

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May 17

The AI at Delphi

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company

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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 14

Without Flowers, there would be no us

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 22

Larkin District Walking Tour

Flying Bison Brew Company

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May 14

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 16

Once

Shea’s 710 Theatre

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May 15

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

Buffalo History Museum

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May 17

Oklahoma!

O’Connell & Company

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May 14

Plants from the Past: Herbarium Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 18

Williamsville Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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May 16

Crossing Delancey

Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY

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May 14

Buffalo River History Tours

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 17

Lewiston Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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May 14

Big Kahuna Evening Tiki Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 14

Sunset Harbor Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 18

Elmwood Village Farmers Market

Elmwood Avenue and Bidwell Parkway

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MAY 16

Shrek – The Musical

Shea’s Buffalo

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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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Rat Pack Holiday Show: Tribute to Frank, Dean and Sammy

12/03

Tickets start at $50

Ring-A-Ding-Ding! The best Rat Pack show returns!Swing into the Christmas season with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.…

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The Lion King

12/18 – 01/05

Shea’s Buffalo

Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars,…

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The Niceties

02/14 – 03/02

Shea’s Smith Theatre

The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess, begins when Zoe, a black student at a liberal arts college, is called into her…

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Aerosmith: Peace Out The Farewell Tour

02/25

KeyBank Center

Appearing 1 night only in Buffalo, with The Black Crowes.

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The Wiz

03/04 – 03/09

Shea’s Buffalo

THE WIZ returns “home” to stages across America in an all-new Broadway tour, the first one in 40 years. This…

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BABEL: Cheryl Strayed

03/20

Kleinhans Music Hall

CHERYL STRAYED is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific…

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Shucked

03/25 – 03/30

Shea’s Buffalo

SHUCKED is the Tony Award®&winning musical comedy The Wall Street Journal calls “flat out hilarious!” And nobody knows funny like…

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A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond Musical

04/08 – 04/13

Shea’s Buffalo

THE UNTOLD TRUE STORY OF A BROOKLYN KID WHO BECAME A CHART-BUSTING, SHOW-STOPPING, AWARD-WINNING AMERICAN ICONCreated in collaboration with Neil…

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BABEL: James McBride

04/30

Kleinhans Music Hall

JAMES McBRIDE is a New York Times bestselling author, musician, and screenwriter. His landmark memoir, The Color of Water, rested…

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch

05/02 – 05/18

Shea’s Smith Theatre

Hedwig and the Angry Inch, starring celebrated Buffalo drag queen, Vanna Deux.  This award-winning cult favorite tells the story of…

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Back to the Future: The Musical

06/24 – 06/29

Shea’s Buffalo

Winner of the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, four WhatsOnStage Awards, including Best New Musical, and the Broadway…

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