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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Traditions are big in Buffalo. Attend an iconic annual event and have a quintessential Buffalo experience.
See all of Buffalo’s signature eventsThings 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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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…
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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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Skyride 2024 – 10th Annual
07/21
Terminal B Event Center
$20-$55
Join us for GObike Buffalo’s biggest event of the year, an incredible bike ride over the 100-foot-high Skyway! Grab a…
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“Return to the Rainbow City: Buffalo’s Pan-American Exposition” Exhibit Opening
05/02 – 12/29
Buffalo History Museum
Admission is pay-what-you-wish
This May, the story of Buffalo’s Pan-American Exposition returns to the Buffalo History Museum the Exposition’s only planned permanent structure.…
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Alex 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,…
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Beyond the Glass Wine Tasting & Tour @ Freedom Run Winery
03/16 – 05/25
Freedom Run Winery
$19.95
Join us Saturdays at 2 p.m. March, April, and May, for our Beyond the Glass Wine Tasting & Tour, conducted…
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Big Kahuna Evening Tiki Cruise
05/11 – 09/30
Buffalo Boat Tours
Get your island feel on aboard Big Kahuna, the coolest tiki boat in town! Sip on a refreshing Tiki cocktail…
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Bomba Performance at El Batey
05/18
Free
Saturday, May 18, 2024, 5:00-6:00 pm Bomba Performance at El Batey, 175 Rano St, Buffalo, NY 14207 The 1,849 Millas…
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Boom Days Buffalo 2024
05/18
duende at Silo City
$20-$40
Boom Days is back! The annual celebration of Spring marking the removal of the ice boom, is happening on Saturday…
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Brawlfest 2024
05/18
Buffalo RiverWorks
Empire State Wrestling returns to Riverworks Saturday May 18th. Doors open at 6pm, 7pm start time. Former WWE star Elias,…
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Bruce Bruce
05/17 – 05/19
Helium Comedy Club
The mighty Bruce Bruce is an unstoppable comedic force and one of America’s favorite joke tellers. Rising up through Atlanta’s…
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Buffalo River History Tours
05/10 – 09/30
Buffalo Boat Tours
Join us for a 90-minute narrated Buffalo River history tour! Hear the story of the Erie Canal, Buffalo’s history as…
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Casual Concerts – Stephen Guerra and Ken Luk
05/18
Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo
6-string guitarist Stephen Guerra and 8-string bandolinist Ken Luk play vibrant Brazilian choro, a virtuosic and melodic instrumental music related…
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Clinton Bailey Farmers Market
05/01 – 11/01
Clinton Bailey Farmers Market
For fresh locally grown produce and flowers this season visit us at the Clinton Bailey Farmer’s and Flea Market. The…
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Coat Rack Paint Class @ Freedom Run Winery
05/18
Freedom Run Winery
31.95
Artist Lindsay Strong will walk you through the steps of creating your one-of-a-kind coat rack with the acrylic paint pour…
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Crossing Delancey
05/09 – 06/01
Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY
Joan Micklin Silver’s delightful romantic comedy stars Amy Irving as a lovelorn New York bookseller who tries to push away…
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Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf
04/26 – 05/18
Alleyway Theatre
Blanche and Stanley.George and Martha.Willy.And plenty of other surprise guests. The hijinks begin from the moment the lights come up…
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East Aurora Farmers Market
05/04 – 11/27
Aurora Village (Tops) Plaza
Free
The East Aurora Farmer’s Market, located in the Aurora Village Shopping Center, has been providing locally grown and produced products…
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Elmwood Village Farmers Market
05/11 – 11/23
Elmwood Avenue and Bidwell Parkway
Free
Enjoy a true rite of summer and visit the Elmwood Bidwell Farmers Market, at the corner of Elmwood Avenue &…
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Exhibition: “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…
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Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North
04/26 – 08/19
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
The exhibition surveys a generational response to the precarious state of our natural environment. Historically, art from the Nordic region…
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Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North
04/26 – 08/19
Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building
After the Sun Forecasts from the North, a new exhibition that will survey a generational response to the precarious state…
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