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

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 02

The Price

Irish Classical Theatre Company at Andrews Theatre

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MAY 01

Buffalo Maritime Center Speaker Series

Fitz Books and Waffles

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May 19

Combo Art Class @ 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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May 01

The Richardson 101: Tour and Happy Hour

The Richardson Hotel

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May 04

Lights and Flights: A Candlemaking Event

Freedom Run Winery

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May 07

Photography Days

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 01

Crowns

MusicalFare Theatre

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MAY 01

First Wednesday Speaker Series 2024 – May

Steel Plant Museum, Inc.

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May 01

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 14

Open Art Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 22

Larkin District Walking Tour

Flying Bison Brew Company

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May 01

City Hall Tour

Buffalo City Hall

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May 01

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 01

Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf

Alleyway Theatre

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May 11

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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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

Curious George: Let’s Get Curious

Buffalo Museum of Science

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May 01

Exhibition: Nice Girls Don’t Yell

Western New York Book Arts Center

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May 01

Free Community Nights! | Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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APR 20

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 04

Pour Me a Strong One Acrylic Paint Class

Freedom Run Winery

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May 10

Martn House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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May 04

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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MAY 01

Happy Hour History Tour

Statler Buffalo

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May 31

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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May 02

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Shea’s Smith Theatre

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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

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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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 04

Steve Martin and Martin Short

Shea’s Performing Arts Center

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May 05

Artisan & Farmers Market @ Freedom Run Winery

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May 31

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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May 02

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 03

The AI at Delphi

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company

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May 01

Curious George: Let’s Get Curious

Buffalo Museum of Science

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May 17

Legends on the Lawn Trolley Tour

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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May 02

Alex Boeschenstein: Silent Terminalia

The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art

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MAY 03

Oklahoma!

O’Connell & Company

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May 02

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 02

Exhibition: Robyn Tsinnajinnie – “A Shared Experience”

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

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May 04

Lights and Flights: A Candlemaking Event

Freedom Run Winery

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May 10

Martn House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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May 05

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence – Sunday Matinee

Road Less Traveled Productions

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May 01

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 05

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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MAY 04

The Seven Wonders

Buffalo Iron Works

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MAY 04

Williamsville Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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MAY 04

Cinco de Mayo Patio Festival ’24

Deep South Taco – Ellicott Street

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May 04

Rare Abraham Lincoln Artifacts on Display

Buffalo Presidential Center

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May 04

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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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 04

Buffalo Derby Day Party + Whiskey Release

Buffalo Distilling Co.

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May 01

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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MAY 04

Tim McGraw

KeyBank Center

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MAY 02

Once

Shea’s 710 Theatre

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MAY 04

EXTC – Terry Chambers and Friends

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May 07

Photography Days

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 04

Beyond the Glass Wine Tasting & Tour @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 03

Airness

Lancaster Opera House

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May 02

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

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May 02

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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MAY 03

Chooi Brothers and Bach

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

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May 19

Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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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

Jon Lehning Presents: The Music Of Hiatus Kaiyote

PAUSA Art House

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APR 20

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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MAY 04

Steve Martin & Martin Short: The Dukes of Funnytown!

Shea’s Buffalo

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May 02

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence

Road Less Traveled Productions

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May 22

Larkin District Walking Tour

Flying Bison Brew Company

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May 01

Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf

Alleyway Theatre

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MAY 04

Derby Day at Buffalo RiverWorks!

Buffalo RiverWorks

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May 11

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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May 02

Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 14

Open Art Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 04

Pour Me a Strong One Acrylic Paint Class

Freedom Run Winery

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May 02

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Shea’s Smith Theatre

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May 01

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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MAY 01

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 01

Crowns

MusicalFare Theatre

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May 02

The Price

Irish Classical Theatre Company at Andrews Theatre

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May 04

Go, Dog, Go!

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Chris Stapleton’s All American Road Show

07/11

Darien Lake Amphitheater

Chris Stapleton’s All American Road Show comes to the outdoor Darien Lake Amphitheater.  Also appearing, Marcus King and Nikki Lane.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers

07/11

Darien Lake Amphitheater

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Unlimited Love Tour comes to the outdoor Darien Lake Amphitheater.  Also appearing, Wand and Irontom.

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Terminal B Concert Series: The Tea Party and Headstones

07/11

Terminal B Event Center

Also appearing The Trews – in concert at Terminal B.

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Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca

07/12 – 07/14

Artpark – Mainstage Theater

Lust, betrayal, intrigue, revenge, and a love triangle leading to backstabbing & literally!  Heralded as “the ultimate Opera,” Artpark presents…

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Buzz Around Hamburg Garden Walk and Fair

07/13 – 07/14

Memorial Park Bandstand

Free

Special features Visit Memorial Park to shop at our garden vendor fair. Pick up the map with descriptions of our…

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Capen by Night

07/13

UB Anderson Gallery

Free

Seventh annual  Capen Garden Walk by Night. Visit some of our gardens under the light of the moon. Enjoy the…

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Fairy House Festival

07/13

Artpark

Now in its 14th year, Artpark Fairy House Festival welcomes visitor’s of all ages to marvel at fairy house creations…

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Niagara Ninja Warrior Day

07/13

Old Falls Street, USA

Free

Enjoy kid-friendly Ninja Warrior obstacle courses on Old Falls Street! Plus, live music, games, vendors, food trucks and more. 

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North Tonawanda Garden Walk

07/13 – 07/14

Free

The North Tonawanda Garden Walk is open to anyone wishing to share their garden with visitors for the weekend with…

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Reinstein Woods Artisan Market

07/13

Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve

Come browse local artists, get some delicious BBQ and enjoy the fresh air at Reinstein Woods (93 Honorine Drive, Depew,…

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Samuel P. Capen Garden Walk

07/13 – 07/14

Free

Named for the first full-time salaried chancellor of the University at Buffalo, this 19th annual walk comprises more than 70…

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Art on the Riverwalk Festival – 20th Annual

07/14

Niawanda Park

Come by this beautiful setting for a full day of vendors, food, and a view of the water!

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Canal Fest 2024

07/14 – 07/21

Niawanda Park

Free

Canal Fest of the Tonawanda’s is the largest outdoor festival of its kind!  Encompassing 2-square miles along the banks the…

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Grand Island Garden Walk

07/14

Town Commons Gazebo

Free

Come visit the Heart of the Niagara, and our Grand Island gardens with their unique styles, themes, and variety of…

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Snyder-CleveHill Garden View

07/14

Trillium Courtyard Florist

Special features Some gardens have been published locally and nationally in Garden Gate magazine, The Buffalo News, Buffalo Spree and…

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Jamey Johnson – What a View Tour

07/16

Artpark

Eleven-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jamey Johnson is “one of the greatest country singers of our time,” according to the Washington Post.…

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Terminal B Concert Series: moe.

07/17

Terminal B Event Center

Appearing at Terminal B at the Outer Harbor, with Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country.

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Buffalo Bisons vs. Scranton/WB

07/19 – 07/21

Sahlen Field

Come on out to the ball game downtown as the local Buffalo Bisons take on Scranton/WB  during this home stand.

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Danae Olano Cuban Trio

07/19

PAUSA Art House

Havana-born pianist and composer Dánae Olano is known across North America and internationally as a founding member of the all-female…

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Train in Concert

07/19

Artpark

(Lewiston, NY) & As part of Artpark’s 50th Anniversary Season, Train – Summer Road Trip 2024 is coming to the…

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Christmas in July on Old Falls Street

07/20

Old Falls Street, USA

Free

Join us for a jolly Christmas in July celebration on Old Falls Street! Activities include meet and greets with Santa,…

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Citizen Soldier

07/20

Electric City

Citizen Soldier makes a stop on their Save Your Story Tour.  Also appearing: Skydxddy

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East Aurora Garden Walk

07/20

Tour is free and open to the public. Maps are available on the days of the Garden Walk at Hamlin…

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East Side Garden Walk

07/20 – 07/21

Free

The East Side Garden Walk (ESGW) is an annual self-guided garden tour that brings visitors who share a love of…

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