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 17

g-OD Talk Documentary Screening

Buffalo History Museum

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May 17

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

Buffalo History Museum

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May 17

Boozy Bingo

Buffalo RiverWorks

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May 17

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

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May 17

The AI at Delphi

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company

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May 17

Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf

Alleyway Theatre

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May 17

Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 17

Without Flowers, there would be no us

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 17

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 17

Once

Shea’s 710 Theatre

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May 17

Oklahoma!

O’Connell & Company

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May 17

Crowns

MusicalFare Theatre

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May 17

Plants from the Past: Herbarium Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 17

Crossing Delancey

Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY

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May 17

Buffalo River History Tours

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 17

Lewiston Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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May 17

Big Kahuna Evening Tiki Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 17

Sunset Harbor Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 17

Shrek – The Musical

Shea’s Buffalo

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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 17

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence

Road Less Traveled Productions

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May 17

Exhibition: Turning Breath into Art

Western New York Book Arts Center

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May 17

Alex Boeschenstein: Silent Terminalia

The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art

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May 17

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 17

L7

Electric City

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May 17

Songbirds – Fleetwood Mac Tribute

Statler Buffalo

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May 17

Bring Back Plur

Riff City

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May 17

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 17

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

CEPA Gallery

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May 17

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 17

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 17

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 17

Exhibition: Robyn Tsinnajinnie – “A Shared Experience”

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

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May 17

City Hall Tour

Buffalo City Hall

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May 17

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 17

Legends on the Lawn Trolley Tour

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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May 18

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 19

Masters of American Architecture: Downtown Walking Tour

Hotel @ The Lafayette

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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 07

First Fridays at the AKG

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Jun 07

First Friday Wine Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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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 14

Au-Some Evening

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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 17

Alex Boeschenstein: Silent Terminalia

The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art

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May 17

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Learn More

May 17

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

Buffalo History Museum

Learn More

May 17

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Learn More

May 17

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

Learn More

May 17

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

Learn More

May 17

Once

Shea’s 710 Theatre

Learn More

May 17

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Learn More

May 17

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 17

Oklahoma!

O’Connell & Company

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May 17

Without Flowers, there would be no us

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

Learn More

May 17

Exhibition: Robyn Tsinnajinnie – “A Shared Experience”

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

Learn More

May 17

Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Learn More

May 17

Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf

Alleyway Theatre

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May 17

The AI at Delphi

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company

Learn More

May 17

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

Learn More

May 17

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

CEPA Gallery

Learn More

May 17

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence

Road Less Traveled Productions

Learn More

May 17

Crowns

MusicalFare Theatre

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May 17

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 17

Exhibition: Turning Breath into Art

Western New York Book Arts Center

Learn More

May 17

Bruce Bruce

Helium Comedy Club

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May 17

On Golden Pond

Williamsville Meeting House

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May 17

Shrek – The Musical

Shea’s Buffalo

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May 17

Sunset Harbor Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 17

Big Kahuna Evening Tiki Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 17

Lewiston Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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May 17

Buffalo River History Tours

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 17

Crossing Delancey

Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY

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May 17

Plants from the Past: Herbarium Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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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

Hamburg Farmers Market 2024 Season

Hamburg Farmers Market

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May 18

Williamsville Farmers Market

Amherst Town Hall Parking Lot

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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

Rare Abraham Lincoln Artifacts on Display

Buffalo Presidential Center

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May 18

Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes

Electric City

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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

Brawlfest 2024

Buffalo RiverWorks

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May 18

Beyond the Glass Wine Tasting & Tour @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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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

Health is Wealth Fitness Bootcamp

Buffalo Central Terminal

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May 18

Nightcap Sail

Buffalo Boat Tours

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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 19

Masters of American Architecture: Downtown Walking Tour

Hotel @ The Lafayette

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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

Martin House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Jun 08

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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Jun 22

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Buffalo Pride Festival

06/02

Canalside Buffalo

This is the main event!  No other event in WNY touches such a varied and large demographic cross-section of residents…

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Buffalo Pride Parade

06/02

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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Kevin James

06/02

Shea’s Buffalo

Kevin James began his career as a stand-up on the Long Island comedy scene. After being discovered at the 1996…

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South Buffalo Farmers Market

06/02 – 09/29

Cazenovia Park Casino

A weekly farmers market, located in South Buffalo’s Cazenovia Park that features locally produced goods, live music, weekly yoga classes…

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The Conor Johnor Jam

06/02

Wings Meeting Place

$80

This ticketed music festival includes a day of food, beer and wine along with five bands playing music from 1pm-8pm,…

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The Famous Sunday in the Cemetery Walking Tour

06/02 – 07/28

Forest Lawn Cemetery

$25

Join our expert tour guides on this immersive, theatrical walking tour to learn about the cemetery’s history, art and architecture,…

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Alden Farmers Market

06/03 – 09/30

Alden Town Park

The Alden Farmers Market is moving it’s location to the Alden Town Park and will now be held on Monday…

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Classic Vinyl Live Series with Jeff Miers

06/03 – 09/09

Sportsmen’s Tavern

From Jeff Miers:This series features a rotating series of musical guests joining me for a live discussion of their album,…

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First Monday Jazz Jam

02/05 – 12/02

The Gypsy Parlor

Monthly on every first Monday, join Becky Davis for our monthly jazz jam. Bring your instruments or vocals and jam…

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Salsa in the Park

06/03 – 07/08

Delaware Park Rose Garden

$15

Join us for the 11th Annual Salsa in the Park, a special Latin dance summer event, coveted by dance fans and…

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An Acoustic Evening with John Hiatt

06/04

Kleinhans Music Hall – Mary Seton Room

A master lyricist and satirical storyteller, John Hiatt delivers songs filled with tales of redemption, relationships and surrendering on his…

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Whiskey on the Water

06/04 – 09/24

Buffalo Boat Tours

Delve into our wonderful selection of featured whiskeys from our local distributor. You may discover a new favorite spirit aboard…

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Free Community Nights! | Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

01/03 – 12/04

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

Enjoy free admission to the Botanical Gardens on the first Wednesday of every month!5-8pm sponsored by Assemblyman Pat Burke

Enjoy free admission to the Botanical Gardens on the first Wednesday evening of each month in 2024.  Each date will…

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Live at Larkin Music Series

06/05 – 08/28

Larkin Square

Free

KeyBank Live at Larkin Wednesday evening concerts are the signature night for music in Larkinville  This season brings a fun…

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Andrew Nixon, Ed Croft, Joe Goretti: Outside Agitators

06/06

PAUSA Art House

In winter 2021, seemingly out of nowhere, pianist and composer Andrew Nixon brought a ray of sunlight to those fortunate…

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Downtown Country Market

06/06 – 10/24

Main Street Buffalo

Free

For office workers, residents & visitors of Downtown, the Market is the perfect place to pick-up fresh produce, purchase baked…

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Mr. Big

06/06

Electric City

Playing the “Lean Into It” album in its entirety, and much more!

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First Friday Wine Class @ Freedom Run Winery

05/03 – 12/06

Freedom Run Winery

$35

Learn about wine from our incredible winemaking team, Ryan Sidoti and Kurt Guba. Wine Club members save $10! Join the Wine…

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Hot Club of Buffalo

06/07

PAUSA Art House

The Hot Club of Buffalo is a 4-piece gypsy jazz band from Buffalo, NY. The group adds some modern twists…

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The Producers

06/07 – 06/23

Lancaster Opera House

Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks’ classic cult comedy film.…

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Allentown Art Festival

06/08 – 06/09

Allentown Historic Preservation District

Free

The Allentown Art Festival takes place in the Allentown Historic Preservation District of Buffalo. Tens of thousands of art patrons…

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Assembly House 150 Tours

04/06 – 11/09

Assembly House 150

$10

Join us for the return of the Assembly House 150 tours. Assembly House is an immersive artwork by Dennis Maher…

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East Aurora Music Fest

06/08

Numerous venues

Join us at 15 venues, with 50 bands, 100 hours of music, 250 musicians, food trucks and more as we…

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HARDY: Quit!! Tour

06/08

Darien Lake Amphitheater

Hardy comes to the outdoor Darien Lake Amphitheater with their Quit!! Tour.  Also appearing, Kip Moore and Travis Denning.

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