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 Porchfest
05/17
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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Buffalo Pride Parade
06/01
Elmwood Avenue & Forest Ave.
The Pride Parade is back! So, grab your most fabulous attire and get ready for a celebration unlike any other.…
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“Ink & Insight: 20 Years of Adam Zyglis Cartoons
10/18 – 05/31
Buffalo History Museum
For the past two decades, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis has created more than 4,000 pieces of visual commentary…
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Bflo Bisons vs. Rochester AAA Baseball
04/22 – 04/27
Sahlen Field
Come on out to the ball game downtown as the local Buffalo Bisons take on Rochester Red Wings during this…
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Brit Floyd: Wish You Were Here-50th Anniversary World Tour
04/23
Shea’s Buffalo
BRIT FLOYDWISH YOU WERE HERE: 50th Anniversary World TourBrit Floyd returns to the stage in 2025 with their biggest and…
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Civil War Roundtable
04/23
$12 general admission/ free for museum members
04/23/2025 @ 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Most think of Ulysses S. Grant as the commanding general in the Civil War and a…
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Doctor Lonnie Smith Jazz Festival
04/23
The Caz
$15
Global Concepts Charter High School, the Pappy Martin Jazz Legacy Collectives’ Love Supreme School of Music, Lackawanna High School, and…
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Paintings from my Watercolored Soul
03/26 – 05/04
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
Included with admission
Created by artist, Fritz Raiser!For over 40 years, my professional commitment has been transparent watercolors. Born and raised in Buffalo,…
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Pollinators and Flowers from Around the World
03/10 – 04/28
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
Included with admission
Just as pollinators spread life and vibrancy by helping flowers bloom in the Botanical Gardens, Stitch Buffalo facilitates the cross-pollination…
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Spring Flower Exhibit
04/04 – 04/28
Included with admission
There’s no better time at the Botanical Gardens than spring! The brilliantly colorful blooms of our annual Spring Flower Exhibit…
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“The Space She Keeps – The Women of the Martin House”
02/14 – 06/02
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House – Barton House
Explore an exhibition that gives voice to the remarkable women who historically lived and worked at our National Historic Landmark.Through…
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A Night of Latin Jazz with Guabaza
04/24
PAUSA Art House
Join us for an unforgettable evening as Guabaza takes you on a musical journey that blends the rich traditions of…
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Burn This
04/24 – 05/18
Road Less Traveled Productions
General: $50-$55Student (Fri/Sat/Sun): $30 Student Thursday: $10 Group rates available for parties of 10+. Military/AAA $5 discount on general tickets.
The place is a Manhattan loft shared by Anna, a lithe young dancer-choreographer, and her two gay roommates her collaborator,…
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Exhibition: Hi-Vis
02/21 – 06/09
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
This exhibition celebrates artists who have worked with the Buffalo AKG’s Public Art Initiative in its first ten years.The Public…
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Exhibition: Steina: Playback
03/14 – 06/30
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Steina: Playback presents the first solo exhibition in over a decade of Steina, the pathbreaking media artist whose work traverses…
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Exhibition: That Which Binds Us
11/09 – 05/12
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo AKG Art Museum announced That Which Binds Us, a new exhibition of recently acquired artworks made using fabric and…
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Graycliff Standard Plus Tours
03/06 – 04/26
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff
Mark your calendars and start planning your 2025 visit to Graycliff! During the construction of our new Visitor Center, we…
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Insects in Focus: A Closer Look
04/24
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
$30/person
Don’t miss out on a captivating journey into the hidden world of your own backyard! Join local macro photographer and…
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Ramblin’ Lou Family Band at The Caz
04/24
The Caz
$40
Founded by Louis Albert “Ramblin’ Lou” Schriver, an inductee of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame, The Ramblin’ Lou Family…
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
04/11 – 05/03
Alleyway Theatre
“Who killed Roger Ackroyd?” The murder sends shockwaves through the tight-knit community of King’s Abbot, a drowsy village now awash…
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Tour Graycliff
03/06 – 04/26
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff
Mark your calendars and start planning your 2025 visit to Graycliff! We reopen for tours on Thursday, March 6th. Our…
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Arbor Day Tree Trek
04/25
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
$25/ticket
Celebrate Arbor Day weekend by visiting some of the trees in our collection! The Botanical Gardens is home to a…
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