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

Learn More

May 16

Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Learn More

May 16

Without Flowers, there would be no us

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

Learn More

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

Learn More

May 16

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Learn More

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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The Jay/Sharptet Celebrates Christmas in July

07/20

PAUSA Art House

Join the Jay/Sharptet as we bring holiday cheer and celebrate Christmas in July. We’ll be performing music from Ella Fitzgerald…

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Lipsey Summer Jazz at the AKG: Heather Bambrick

07/21

Buffalo AKG Art Museum – Lincoln Stairs

Free

The Lipsey Summer Jazz at the AKG concerts take place on the museum’s Lincoln Stairs overlooking Hoyt Lake. Admission is…

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Waldfest

07/21

Spring Garden Park

$10-$25

This 47th annual celebration of German heritage is a day outdoors, filled with fun and music from the German-American Musicans,…

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The Flaming Lips

07/22

Artpark Amphitheater

Just announced: The Flaming Lips are coming to the Amphitheater on July 22 to perform their critically acclaimed album “Yoshimi…

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Buffalo Bisons vs. Syracuse Mets

07/23 – 07/28

Sahlen Field

Come on out to the ball game downtown as the local Buffalo Bisons take on the Syracuse Mets during this…

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Beatles Rooftop Concert

07/24

Larkin Square

$20

Continuing the Larkinville tradition, the rooftop of the Hydraulic Hearth Restaurant will again welcome The Black Rock Beatles for a…

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Pat Benetar and Neil Giraldo

07/24

Artpark

The Funtastic ’24 tour arrives at Artpark.  With Special guests: The VindysGates at 5:30PM. Show starts at 7:00PM 

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Taste of Orchard Park

07/24

North Buffalo Street/ Quaker St.

We are thrilled to announce the return of the Taste of Orchard Park, our beloved community event. Join us for…

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Shakespeare in Delaware Park – The Comedy of Errors

07/25 – 08/18

Delaware Park – Saul Elkin Stage

Free

Shakespeare in Delaware Park is a not-for-profit, professional theatre company dedicated to providing free, high-quality public theatre.  A Buffalo summer…

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Buffalo Irish Festival 2024

07/26 – 07/28

Lakeside Event Lawn

The year’s favorite Irish bash returns to The Outer Harbor, featuring stages of continuous Irish entertainment from the U.S., Canada…

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Garden Walk Buffalo

07/27 – 07/28

Free

America’s largest garden tour is back! Hundreds of creative and gracious gardeners are looking forward to seeing you again &…

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Glen Park Art Festival

07/27 – 07/28

Glen Park

Free

Come enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Glen Park in Williamsville. Over 140 artists, kid’s activities, food vendors. A great way…

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JJ Johnson 100th Birthday with the Buffalo Bone-tet

07/27

PAUSA Art House

The Buffalo Bone-tet will be making their return to Pausa Art House this July! The all-star duo of Western New…

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Silo City Reading Series – July 2024

07/27

Silo City – Marine A

$15

Join us for the July 2024 SILO CITY READING SERIESreadings from Michael McGriff & Cindy Juyong Oka musical performance by…

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Upper Deck Golf

07/27 – 07/28

Highmark Stadium

Upper Deck Golf is a once in a lifetime golfing experience inside the most legendary stadiums and ballparks across the…

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Lipsey Summer Jazz at the AKG: J.D. Allen

07/28

Buffalo AKG Art Museum – Lincoln Stairs

Free

The Lipsey Summer Jazz at the AKG concerts take place on the museum’s Lincoln Stairs overlooking Hoyt Lake. Admission is…

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Touch A Truck

07/28

Explore & More @ Canalside

Explore & More &  is bringing the truck action to Canalside for a whole new way to play. Children and…

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Family Movie Night at the Central Terminal

07/29

Buffalo Central Terminal

Free

Join us on July 29th at the Buffalo Central Terminal for Family Movie Night featuring “The Goonies.” Get ready for…

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Two Door Cinema Club in Concert

07/29

Artpark

Two Door Cinema Club are a band from Bangor, Northern Ireland. The band formed in 2007 and is composed of…

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SLASH – S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival

07/30

Artpark

S.E.R.P.E.N.T. stands for Solidarity, Engagement, Restore, Peace, Equality N’ Tolerance. Starring SLASH on all dates, the festival is a celebration…

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BPO and the Strictly Hip Perform

08/01

Lakeside Event Lawn

Two Buffalo franchises, The BPO and The Strictly Hip, collaborate to celebrate the music of The Tragically Hip. For over…

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Jason Aldean

08/01

Darien Lake Amphitheater

Jason Aldean and the Highway Desperado Tour 2024 comes to the outdoor Darien Lake Amphitheater.  Also appearing, Lauren Alaina, Chase…

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Sleater-Kinney

08/01

Electric City

$39-$99

New album ‘Little Rope’ out now.

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Amyl and the Sniffers

08/03

Babeville

Amyl and the Sniffers are Amy Taylor (vocals), Dec Martens (guitar), Gus Romer (bass) and Bryce Wilson (drums). Formed in…

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