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 01

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 01

Exhibition: Fruit on Blue by Lydia Kegler

Western New York Book Arts Center

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MAY 01

Free Community Night – Asian American Heritage and Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 01

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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MAY 01

Buffalo Maritime Center Speaker Series

Fitz Books and Waffles

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May 04

Lights and Flights: A Candlemaking Event

Freedom Run Winery

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May 02

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Shea’s Smith Theatre

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MAY 01

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 01

Curious George: Let’s Get Curious

Buffalo Museum of Science

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May 22

Larkin District Walking Tour

Flying Bison Brew Company

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May 01

Free Community Nights! | Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 01

Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf

Alleyway Theatre

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May 19

Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 11

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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May 04

Pour Me a Strong One Acrylic Paint Class

Freedom Run Winery

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May 01

Exhibition: Nice Girls Don’t Yell

Western New York Book Arts Center

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APR 20

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 02

The Price

Irish Classical Theatre Company at Andrews Theatre

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May 01

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 01

City Hall Tour

Buffalo City Hall

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May 10

Martn House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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MAY 01

Happy Hour History Tour

Statler Buffalo

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May 01

Crowns

MusicalFare Theatre

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May 31

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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MAY 01

First Wednesday Speaker Series 2024 – May

Steel Plant Museum, Inc.

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May 17

Legends on the Lawn Trolley Tour

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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May 14

Open Art Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 01

The Richardson 101: Tour and Happy Hour

The Richardson Hotel

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May 07

Photography Days

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 04

Feed the Fish

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 01

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 02

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Shea’s Smith Theatre

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May 01

Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf

Alleyway Theatre

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May 02

Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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MAY 02

Once

Shea’s 710 Theatre

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May 04

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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MAY 01

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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MAY 02

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

Buffalo History Museum

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MAY 04

Steve Martin & Martin Short: The Dukes of Funnytown!

Shea’s Buffalo

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May 03

Airness

Lancaster Opera House

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May 04

Rare Abraham Lincoln Artifacts on Display

Buffalo Presidential Center

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May 01

Freedom Art Walk @ 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 03

Chooi Brothers and Bach

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

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May 04

Beyond the Glass Wine Tasting & Tour @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 17

Legends on the Lawn Trolley Tour

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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APR 20

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 02

Exhibition: Robyn Tsinnajinnie – “A Shared Experience”

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

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MAY 04

Jon Lehning Presents: The Music Of Hiatus Kaiyote

PAUSA Art House

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May 05

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 01

Curious George: Let’s Get Curious

Buffalo Museum of Science

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May 02

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 22

Larkin District Walking Tour

Flying Bison Brew Company

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MAY 04

Buffalo Derby Day Party + Whiskey Release

Buffalo Distilling Co.

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MAY 04

The Seven Wonders

Buffalo Iron Works

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May 31

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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MAY 04

Tim McGraw

KeyBank Center

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May 02

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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MAY 04

EXTC – Terry Chambers and Friends

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MAY 04

Steve Martin and Martin Short

Shea’s Performing Arts Center

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May 02

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence

Road Less Traveled Productions

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MAY 04

Derby Day at Buffalo RiverWorks!

Buffalo RiverWorks

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May 02

Alex Boeschenstein: Silent Terminalia

The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art

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May 10

Martn House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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May 01

Crowns

MusicalFare Theatre

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May 02

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

CEPA Gallery

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May 01

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 04

Lights and Flights: A Candlemaking Event

Freedom Run Winery

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May 02

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

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May 04

Pour Me a Strong One Acrylic Paint Class

Freedom Run Winery

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May 03

The AI at Delphi

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company

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May 04

Go, Dog, Go!

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May 05

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence – Sunday Matinee

Road Less Traveled Productions

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May 14

Open Art Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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MAY 04

Williamsville Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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May 07

Photography Days

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 11

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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MAY 03

Oklahoma!

O’Connell & Company

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May 02

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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MAY 04

Cinco de Mayo Patio Festival ’24

Deep South Taco – Ellicott Street

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May 05

Artisan & Farmers Market @ Freedom Run Winery

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May 02

The Price

Irish Classical Theatre Company at Andrews Theatre

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Queen of the Night: A Musucal Tribute to Whitney Houston

06/25

Tickets start at $50

“Queen of the Night, A Musical Tribute to Whitney Houston” is a stunning celebration of the music and life of…

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“The Unexpected Inauguration” Double Decker Bus Tour

06/26 – 09/25

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

$35

An assassin’s bullet. An unexpected inauguration. A new age begins right here in Buffalo, NY.This summer, you will have the…

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Haley Reinhart – Off the Ground Tour

06/26

Kleinhans Music Hall – Mary Seton Room

A timeless voice outlasts eras. It feels just as home in the sixties as the TikTok age. Haley Reinhart brandishes…

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The Arcadian Wild

06/26

Babeville

The Arcadian Wild is a four-piece indie folk/pop group from Nashville, TN. Led by songwriters Isaac Horn and Lincoln Mick…

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Dispatch: Summer Stops Tour

06/28

Artpark

Formed by Chadwick Stokes and Brad Corrigan while in college in Vermont, DISPATCH have forged their own path outside the…

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Friday Night Concerts on Old Falls Street

06/28 – 08/30

Old Falls Street, USA

Free

Live music returns to Old Falls Street in Niagara Falls! Enjoy food trucks and live music every Friday night this…

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Manuel Valera Trio

06/28

PAUSA Art House

“He leaves no doubt that he’s destined to play a role in the future of jazz. Valera shows a keen…

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Buffalo Style Garden Art Sale

06/29 – 06/30

Buffalo Botanical Gardens – Front Lawn

No garden is complete without art. Need something unique and/or handmade to complete your garden? Visit more than 50 vendors…

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Kiefer Sutherland

06/29

Electric City

Kiefer Sutherland comes to Electric City in Buffalo for 1 show only.

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Rainbow City Pride on Old Falls Street

06/29

Old Falls Street, USA

Free

Celebrate Pride Month on Old Falls Street in Niagara Falls, NY. Enjoy unicorn carriage rides, a DJ, drag queen performances,…

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Strawberry Moon Festival

06/29

Artpark

The Strawberry Moon Festival is a truly immersive experience for everyone to celebrate the diverse indigenous cultures of North America…

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Taste of Diversity Festival 2024

06/29

Grant Street

Free

The Taste of Diversity Festival takes place each year on Grant Street, in the heart of Buffalo’s bourgeoning West Side…

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The Falling and the Rising

06/29 – 06/30

Nichols Flickinger Performing Arts Center

THE FALLING AND THE RISING is a powerful story based on interviews with real service members and Veterans. It follows…

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Buffalo Bisons vs. Rochester Red Wings

07/01 – 07/03

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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Orville Peck

07/01

Artpark

Orville Peck is a country recording artist and songwriter known for his deep baritone voice, strong musicianship and songs that…

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Independence Eve with the Buffalo Bisons

07/03

Buffalo Bisons Baseball

The absolute best WNY summer tradition returns to Sahlen Field. Join us on Wednesday, July 3rd for the 28th Annual…

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Third Eye Blind

07/03

Darien Lake Amphitheater

Third Eye Blind with special guest Yellowcard, comes to the Darien Lake Amphitheater on the Summer Gods Tour 2024.  Also…

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4th of July Weekend Street Festival

07/04 – 07/07

Old Falls Street, USA

Free

Come celebrate Independence Day on Old Falls Street with food trucks, live music, vendors and more!Thursday-Saturday: 12-10pm | Sunday: 12-6pm

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Janet Jackson in Concert

07/05

Darien Lake Amphitheater

Janet Jackson comes to the outdoor Darien Lake Amphitheater site with her Together Again Tour.  Also appearing, special guest Nelly.

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Norah Jones in Concert

07/06

Artpark

Norah Jones and the Visions Tour come to Artpark with special guest Mavis Staples. Norah Jones emerged on the world stage…

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Town of Amherst Garden Walk

07/06 – 07/07

The Town of Amherst Garden Walk is a free event of resident gardens open for public viewing.  Garden descriptions and locations…

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Kidz Bop Live 2024Tour

07/07

Darien Lake Amphitheater

Kidz Bop Live 2024 Tour comes to Darien Lake as part of the summer concert series. Event is rain or…

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Counting Crows in Concert

07/09

Terminal B Event Center

For more than two decades, Counting Crows have enchanted listeners worldwide with their intensely soulful and intricate take on timeless…

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Hundred Days

07/10 – 08/11

MusicalFare Theatre

An exhilarating true story about taking a leap and embracing uncertainty.

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