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 09

2024 Makers & Masters Series: The Legacy of Wood – Part 2

Black Rock Historical Society

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MAY 09

Spring Artisan Market in the LCO Building

Larkin Center of Commerce

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MAY 09

Koolulam

Babeville – Asbury Hall

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MAY 09

Buffalo Corner Reading Series Mystery Night

Congregation Shir Shalom

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May 09

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 31

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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May 09

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

CEPA Gallery

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May 09

Curious George: Let’s Get Curious

Buffalo Museum of Science

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May 19

Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 09

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 09

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 09

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 09

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 09

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 09

Exhibition: Robyn Tsinnajinnie – “A Shared Experience”

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

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May 09

City Hall Tour

Buffalo City Hall

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May 18

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 21

Photography Days

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 11

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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May 14

Open Art Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 09

Alex Boeschenstein: Silent Terminalia

The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art

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May 09

Crowns

MusicalFare Theatre

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May 09

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence

Road Less Traveled Productions

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May 09

The Price

Irish Classical Theatre Company at Andrews Theatre

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May 10

Martin House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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APR 20

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 09

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Shea’s Smith Theatre

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May 09

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

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May 09

Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf

Alleyway Theatre

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May 09

Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 09

Without Flowers, there would be no us

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 22

Larkin District Walking Tour

Flying Bison Brew Company

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May 09

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 09

Once

Shea’s 710 Theatre

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May 09

FREE Thursday Downtown Walking Tours

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May 09

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

Buffalo History Museum

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May 09

Food Truck Thursdays

Niagara Square

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May 09

Oklahoma!

O’Connell & Company

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May 09

Plants from the Past: Herbarium Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 09

Buffalo Bisons vs. Worcester

Sahlen Field

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MAY 09

Crossing Delancey

Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY

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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 11

Particle: A New Musical

Alleyway Theatre

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MAY 11

Free Pickleball Clinic

Clrence Town Park

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MAY 11

Heads or Tails Mother’s Day Market

Seneca One

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MAY 11

One-Stop, Mom Shop

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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MAY 11

Larkin Spring Stroll

Larkin Square

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MAY 11

Elmwood Spring Block Party

Elmwood Village Association

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MAY 11

2024 Bridal Show & Venue Tour @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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MAY 11

Mother’s Day Market and Mimosas

202 Ohio St.

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MAY 11

Pan-Am Walking Tour

Buffalo History Museum

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MAY 11

Jim Norton: Now You Know

Electric City

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MAY 11

Ladies First

Torn Space Theater

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MAY 11

Alan Doyle – Welcome Home Tour

Buffalo State Performing Arts Center

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MAY 12

Gift to the Community Concert

Lippes Concert Hall

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MAY 12

Mother’s Day Weekend at Graycliff

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff

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May 09

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 12

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 31

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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May 09

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

CEPA Gallery

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May 09

Curious George: Let’s Get Curious

Buffalo Museum of Science

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May 19

Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 09

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 09

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

Learn More

May 09

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 09

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 09

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 19

Artisan & Farmers Market @ Freedom Run Winery

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May 17

Legends on the Lawn Trolley Tour

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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May 11

Beyond the Glass Wine Tasting & Tour @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 09

Exhibition: Robyn Tsinnajinnie – “A Shared Experience”

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

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May 18

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 21

Photography Days

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 11

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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May 14

Open Art Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 09

Alex Boeschenstein: Silent Terminalia

The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art

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May 11

Rare Abraham Lincoln Artifacts on Display

Buffalo Presidential Center

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May 09

Crowns

MusicalFare Theatre

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May 09

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence

Road Less Traveled Productions

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May 09

The Price

Irish Classical Theatre Company at Andrews Theatre

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May 10

Martin House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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APR 20

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 12

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence – Sunday Matinee

Road Less Traveled Productions

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May 09

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Shea’s Smith Theatre

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May 09

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

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May 10

The AI at Delphi

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company

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May 09

Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf

Alleyway Theatre

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May 09

Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 09

Without Flowers, there would be no us

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 22

Larkin District Walking Tour

Flying Bison Brew Company

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May 09

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 09

Once

Shea’s 710 Theatre

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May 09

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

Buffalo History Museum

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May 09

Oklahoma!

O’Connell & Company

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May 09

Plants from the Past: Herbarium Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 11

Williamsville Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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May 09

Buffalo Bisons vs. Worcester

Sahlen Field

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MAY 09

Crossing Delancey

Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY

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MAY 10

Buffalo River History Tours

Buffalo Boat Tours

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MAY 10

Mothers & More Weekend

Canalside

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MAY 10

Lewiston Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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MAY 11

Beethoven’s Ninth

Kleinhans Music Hall

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MAY 11

Big Kahuna Evening Tiki Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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MAY 11

Sunset Harbor Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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MAY 11

Elmwood Village Farmers Market

Elmwood Avenue and Bidwell Parkway

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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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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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Feed the Fish

04/02 – 05/25

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

Adults & Students ages 13 and up – $22.00 Admission is included! Kids ages 3-12 – $16.00 Admission is included!

Get up close and personal with our family of koi fish with this unique Gardens Exclusive! Enjoy early access to…

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Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes

05/18

Electric City

Appearing at Electric City!

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Graduation Buffet Dinner

05/18

Jazzboline Restaurant & Bar

Attention College Graduates & Family Members: Join us in our Ballroom for a Graduation Dinner Buffet where we can accommodate…

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The Last Waltz Band

05/18

West Falls Center for the Arts

The Last Waltz Band features five Buffalo area musicians – plus a horn section -with ties to The Band playing…

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WNY LGBTQ+ Health and Wellness Fair and Pride 5K Run

05/18

SUNY Niagara

Niagara Pride’s WNY Pride 5K is bigger and better than before.  For 2024, we are merging our WNY LGBTQ+ Health…

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Walk Together Spring Concert

05/19

Holy Trinity Lutheran

The Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus is dedicated to producing vocal music of high quality in the rich tradition of men’s…

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Artisan & Farmers Market @ Freedom Run Winery

03/10 – 05/19

Free

We are so excited to present our new boutique Artisan & Vendors Market!  Stop in from 1-5 p.m. to shop…

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Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

01/28 – 05/19

Freedom Run Winery

$31.95

Join artist Lindsay Strong for your choice of either a jewelry making or wine glass painting class (or both)! Participants…

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Ben Bankas

05/21

Helium Comedy Club

Ben Bankas has performed with the likes of Andrew Schulz, Joe List, Louis J. Gomez, and has a surprisingly diverse…

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Buffalo Bisons vs. St. Paul

05/21 – 05/26

Sahlen Field

Come on out to the ball game downtown as the local Buffalo Bisons take on the St. Paul Saints during…

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Photography Days

04/02 – 05/21

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

$20 per person (ages 3 and up)

Make your reservation today! Bring along your favorite photographer and join us for Photography Days to get the most out of…

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Smile Empty Soul

05/21

Rec Room Buffalo

After Dark PresentsSmile Empty Soul: The Rhythm Of The War Drum Tourwith special guestsHearts & Hand GrenadesKamenar

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Tommy Emmanuel with Cris Jacobs

05/21

Babeville

The real-time exuberance Tommy Emmanuel brings to every note of every song he plays is palpable and infectious. His fans…

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Echo and The Bunnymen

05/22

Electric City

Appearing at Electric City!

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Hozier – Unreal Unearth Tour 2024

05/22

Darien Lake Amphitheater

Hozier – comes to Darien Lake with the Unreal Unearth Tour 2024.  Also appearing: Allison Russell

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Larkin District Walking Tour

04/28 – 05/22

Flying Bison Brew Company

$18

The Larkin District, or Larkinville, is the reborn former home of the Larkin Soap Company. In the early 1900s, the…

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2024 Makers & Masters Series: The Legacy of Wood – Part 4

05/23

Black Rock Historical Society

Free

Old Wood:  Its Characteristics, Where It Comes From, What Can Be Done with It TodayIan MacDonald and Kevin Hayes manage…

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Alex McArthur Quartet

05/23

PAUSA Art House

Alex is a dynamic jazz vocalist on the rise who uses her passion for creativity, storytelling, & authentic expression as…

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The Inspector Cluzo

05/23

Electric City

ROCKFARMERS: DIY Blues Rock Duo 1100 gigs in 65 countries & Organic Prof. Farmers @LOU CASSE FARM. With guests: The…

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The Pink Floyd Experience – Anybody Out There

05/23

Shea’s 710 Theatre

Anybody Out There is a musical tribute to one of the most iconic progressive rock bands of all time -…

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Buffalo RiverWorks Summer Concert Series

05/24 – 09/01

Buffalo RiverWorks

The Buffalo RiverWorks Summer Concert Series lineup is here! Enjoy live, local musicians every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday on The…

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Memorial Day Weekend Street Festival

05/24 – 05/27

Old Falls Street, USA

Free

Come celebrate the start of summer on Old Falls Street with food trucks, live music, vendors and more at our…

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