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.
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Traditions are big in Buffalo. Attend an iconic annual event and have a quintessential Buffalo experience.
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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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Buffalo Restaurant Week – Spring Edition
04/15 – 04/21
Welcome to Buffalo Restaurant Week! Taking place April 15-21, 2024, this flavorful seven-day celebration is presented in partnership with the…
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Curious George: Let’s Get Curious
01/20 – 05/12
Buffalo Museum of Science
$16-19
The world’s busiest monkey is coming to Buffalo! Visitors will hone their math and science skills as they make their…
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Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival
04/27 – 04/28
Delaware Park – Japanese Garden
Free
Celebrating its 11th year, the Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival has blossomed into Buffalo’s favorite springtime celebration. Meet your friends and…
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First Fridays at the AKG
09/01 – 12/06
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
M&T First Fridays at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum are set to begin again on September 1st, from 10 am…
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Buffalo Porchfest
05/18
Elmwood Village
Free
Buffalo Porchfest is a grassroots music festival that turns porches into stages for local bands and musicians for an afternoon!…
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Food Truck Tuesdays
06/04 – 08/27
Larkin Square
Free
Food Truck Tuesday returns to Larkin Square on Tuesday June 4th and runs through August 27th, 5 PM – 8…
DetailsA Pitch from Satchel Paige
04/05 – 04/28
Paul Robeson Theatre
$25
By Loren Keller and James Keller. Satchel shares his own story from growing up, playing in the phenomenal Negro League…
DetailsAlex Boeschenstein: Silent Terminalia
04/12 – 06/29
The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art
Silent Terminalia is the latest iteration of an installation comprised of variable groupings of freestanding obelisks, fabricated out of pine,…
DetailsBlack History Month at the CAM
02/01 – 04/28
Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University
This Black History Month, witness a remarkable chapter in American art history at the “The Highwaymen: Black Artists of the…
DetailsBuffalo Jazz Collective: Music of Cole Porter
04/19
West Falls Center for the Arts
Featuring vocalist Alex McArthur. Also appearing: Elliott Scozzaro, Mark Filsinger, Bob Sneider, Paul LaDuca, and John Bacon.Buffalo Jazz Collective Presents…
DetailsCirque De Paris
04/17 – 04/28
Walden Galleria Mall
Join Europe’s most famous circus family for an immersive circus experience, Cirque de Paris presented by Anouchka Bouglione. Hailing from…
DetailsCity Hall Tour
04/01 – 05/31
Buffalo City Hall
Free – registration required
Buffalo City Hall is a masterpiece of Art Deco design that is a symbol of the City of Buffalo. Completed…
DetailsDriftwood with Sweet Degenerates
04/19
Buffalo Iron Works
Anyone familiar with the Americana music scene knows this Upstate, New York-based band has cut their teeth on a killer…
DetailsExhibition: “Before and After Again”
03/08 – 09/30
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
The Buffalo AKG Art Museum has announced a landmark exhibition that will respond to the tragic slaying of ten members…
DetailsExhibition: Fruit on Blue by Lydia Kegler
04/19 – 05/03
Western New York Book Arts Center
In the Main Gallery, Lydia Kegler’s exhibition, Fruit on Blue, explores the aesthetics of pleasure. The oil paintings and drawings…
DetailsExhibition: Nice Girls Don’t Yell
03/29 – 05/03
Western New York Book Arts Center
Laura Chenault’s, Nice Girls Don’t Yell will be on view March 29th & May 3rd, 2024. Laura has been experimenting…
DetailsExhibition: Robyn Tsinnajinnie – “A Shared Experience”
03/22 – 07/27
K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)
K Art Gallery invites you to the opening of Robyn Tsinnajinnie’s solo exhibition, “A Shared Experience.” Witness her journey from…
DetailsExhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You
03/01 – 08/12
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
It’s Always You, 2021, encourages viewers to reflect on the performance and commodification of identity in our present moment. The…
DetailsExhibition: The Power of Resilience and Hope – Photography & the Holocaust: Then and Now
01/20 – 05/31
CEPA Gallery
The Power of Resilience and Hope & Photography & the Holocaust: Then and Now. will feature 30 contemporary, regional, and…
DetailsExhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions
02/09 – 06/30
Burchfield Penney Art Center
Total Solar Eclipse & Astral Visions will include depictions of the sun, moon, and constellations by Charles E. Burchfield, alongside stunning…
DetailsFreedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery
01/08 – 12/31
Freedom Run Winery
$7.00
Begin this self-guided nature walk in the Tasting Room, then set off with a glass or bottle in hand and…
DetailsGutenberg! The Musical!
04/12 – 04/28
Kavinoky Theatre
A pair of aspiring playwrights perform a backers’ audition for their new, ill-advised project a big, splashy musical about printing…
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