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 20

Blue Monday

Tacoma Performing Arts Center

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May 20

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 20

Big Kahuna Evening Tiki Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 20

Buffalo River History Tours

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 20

Plants from the Past: Herbarium Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 20

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 20

Golden Hour Tour at Seneca One

Seneca One

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May 20

Without Flowers, there would be no us

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 20

Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 20

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

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May 20

Nightcap Sail

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 20

City Hall Tour

Buffalo City Hall

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May 20

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 20

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 20

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 21

Photography Days

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 21

Sunset Harbor Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 22

Larkin District Walking Tour

Flying Bison Brew Company

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May 23

Masters of American Architecture: Downtown Walking Tour

Hotel @ The Lafayette

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May 25

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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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 03

First Monday Jazz Jam

The Gypsy Parlor

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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 20

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

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May 20

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 20

Big Kahuna Evening Tiki Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 20

Buffalo River History Tours

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 20

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 20

Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 20

Plants from the Past: Herbarium Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 20

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 20

Without Flowers, there would be no us

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 20

Nightcap Sail

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 20

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 20

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 21

Sunset Harbor Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 21

Exhibition: Turning Breath into Art

Western New York Book Arts Center

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May 21

Buffalo Bisons vs. St. Paul

Sahlen Field

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May 22

East Aurora Farmers Market

Aurora Village (Tops) Plaza

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May 22

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

Buffalo History Museum

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May 22

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 22

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 23

Crossing Delancey

Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY

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May 23

Alex Boeschenstein: Silent Terminalia

The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art

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May 23

Masters of American Architecture: Downtown Walking Tour

Hotel @ The Lafayette

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May 23

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

CEPA Gallery

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May 23

Exhibition: Robyn Tsinnajinnie – “A Shared Experience”

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

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May 24

Signature Stars and Stripes

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

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May 24

Multinational Illumination Art: A Diaspora Journey

Buffalo Arts Studio

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May 24

Lewiston Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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May 24

On Golden Pond

Williamsville Meeting House

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May 24

Mojo Brookzz

Helium Comedy Club

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May 24

Buffalo RiverWorks Summer Concert Series

Buffalo RiverWorks

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May 24

Multinational Illumination Art, “1,849 Millas: Al otro lado del charco; A Diaspora Journey”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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May 24

Memorial Day Weekend Street Festival

Old Falls Street, USA

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May 25

Evelyne Leblanc-Roberge, “As the Hour Turns Blue”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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May 25

Totally Buffalo Festival 2024

Buffalo RiverWorks

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May 25

Kiddieland Opens at the Carrousel

Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum

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May 25

Soldiers Through the Ages

Old Fort Niagara

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May 25

Saturdays at Solé

Solé at Woodlawn Beach

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May 25

Williamsville Farmers Market

Amherst Town Hall Parking Lot

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May 25

The Inauguration of the Erie Canal Boat – Seneca Chief

Buffalo Maritime Center at the Longshed

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May 25

Elmwood Village Farmers Market

Elmwood Avenue and Bidwell Parkway

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May 25

Williamsville Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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May 25

Tugboat Annie

Electric City

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May 25

Gary Clark Jr.

Artpark – Mainstage Theater

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May 25

Shrek Rave: It’s Dumb Just Come and Have Fun!

Town Ballroom

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May 25

City of Light Bus Tour

Buffalo Seminary

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May 25

Beyond the Glass Wine Tasting & Tour @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 25

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 25

Rare Abraham Lincoln Artifacts on Display

Buffalo Presidential Center

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May 25

Star Wars Night at the Ballpark

Sahlen’s Sports Park

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May 25

Hamburg Farmers Market 2024 Season

Hamburg Farmers Market

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May 25

Tuesday is Country Night at Solé!

Solé at Woodlawn Beach

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May 26

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 26

Classic Corner Market

Riley St. & Girard

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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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Terminal B Concert Series: Kiss of Death Tour 24

08/07

Terminal B Event Center

Ice Nine Kills, and In This Moment appear in concert, along with Avatar and TX2.

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Commensality

08/09 – 08/18

Torn Space Theater

$30

Commensality: (n) a social group that eats together. the practice of eating and drinking at the same table, creates relationships…

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Paul Russell Performs at the Erie County Fair

08/09

Fairgrounds Event Center

Free with fair admission

His upload of a new take on a great dance song has made him a social media sensation, and has…

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Terminal B Concert Series: Primus and Coheed and Cambria

08/09

Terminal B Event Center

Appearing at Terminal B at the Outer Harbor, with special guest Fishbone.

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The Aristocrats

08/09

Electric City

The Aristocrats come to Electric City in Buffalo for 1 show only.

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Backroads Blues Festival

08/10

Artpark – Outdoor Amphitheater

Featuring: Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jimmie Vaughan, Bobby Rush & Duane Betts and Palmetto MotelGates at 5:00PM. Show starts at 6:30PM 

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Taste of Culture on Old Falls Street

08/10

Old Falls Street, USA

Free

Travel around the world at Old Falls Street’s Taste of Culture! Try food from around the world, music from a…

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Asian Food and Culture Festival

08/11

Canalside Buffalo

  Join us for the Fifth Annual Asian Food and Culture Festival, an all-day celebration featuring live performances, cultural exhibits,…

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Gin Blossoms + Toad the Wet Sprocket

08/11

Artpark

Gin Blossoms is an alternative rock band formed in 1987 in Tempe, Arizona. The band rose to prominence following the…

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Heart – Royal Flush Tour

08/11

KeyBank Center

Also appearing, special guest – Cheap Trick.The legendary rock band HEART announced their highly-anticipated return to the road for the…

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Jazz at Richardson: Tony Monaco Tribute to Joey DeFrancesco and Dr. Lonnie Smith

08/11

The Richardson Hotel

On August 11th, we pay special tribute to two Hammond B3 greats, Joey DeFrancesco and Buffalo-born Dr. Lonnie Smith, with…

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Stray Cats

08/13

Artpark

Special guest: The Midnight CowgirlsGates at 4:30PM. Show starts at 6:00PM 

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Barbie the Movie: in Concert

08/14

Darien Lake Amphitheater

Barbie the Movie: In Concert – Performed by the Barbie Land Sinfonietta alongside the film’s award-winning score.

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Warrant

08/15

The Buffalo News Grandstand

At its core, WARRANT is an American rock band through and through. Hitting it big in 1989, the Hollywood, CA…

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Blues Traveler + Big Head Todd and the Monsters

08/16

Artpark

Blues Traveler: In 1987 the four original members of Blues Traveler John Popper, Chandler Kinchla,Brendan Hill, and the late Bobby…

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Cheryl Ferris – A Tribute to Peggy Lee

08/16

PAUSA Art House

Cheryl Ferris Is delighted to honor the legacy of this legendary artist, Peggy Lee, by showcasing a selection of her…

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Travis Tritt

08/16

Gusto Grandstand at the EC Fair

$40-$70

Travis Tritt comes to the Erie County Fair, also appearing Aaron Tippin and Pam Tillis.

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BUSH – Loaded: The Greatest Hits Tour

08/17

Artpark

Bush are an English rock band formed in London in 1992. Their current lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm…

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Festival of India

08/17

Canalside Buffalo

Experience the Festival of India, a celebration of culture, food and fun.  An outdoor event commemorating India’s 75th Independence Day…

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Kids Day on Old Falls Street

08/17

Old Falls Street, USA

Free

Enjoy a variety of kid-friendly activities on Old Falls Street, including a DJ, inflatables, petting zoo and more!

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Urban Farm Day Tour

08/17

Free

Urban Farm Day is filled with more fun and learning than anyone can imagine! Wonderful arrays of urban gardens will…

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Village of Lancaster Porchfest

08/17

Village of Lancaster

Join us on August 17th, 2024 from 12pm – 5pm for a day filled with music, community, and fun! PorchFest…

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Avril Lavigne: The Greatest Hits Tour

08/20

Darien Lake Amphitheater

Avril Lavigne comes to the Darien Lake Amphitheater on her Greatest Hits Tour.  Also appearing: Simple Plan and Girlfriends.

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Bachelors of BROADWAY: Gentlemen of the Theater

08/20

Tickets start at $50

Take a trio of dashing men, add soaring melodies from stage and screen with lush symphonic arrangements of songs from…

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