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 08

Trivia Night

Buffalo History Museum

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MAY 08

Chest Fever – Celebrating 55 Years of The Band

Buffalo Iron Works

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May 08

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 31

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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Sep 04

Free Community Nights! | Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 08

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 08

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 08

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 17

Legends on the Lawn Trolley Tour

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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May 08

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 08

The Richardson 101: Tour and Happy Hour

The Richardson Hotel

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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 08

Crowns

MusicalFare Theatre

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May 08

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

Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf

Alleyway Theatre

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May 08

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 08

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 08

Happy Hour History Tour

Statler Buffalo

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May 08

“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 08

Plants from the Past: Herbarium Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 08

Buffalo Bisons vs. Worcester

Sahlen Field

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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 08

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 08

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 08

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 08

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 08

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 08

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 08

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 08

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 09

Once

Shea’s 710 Theatre

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May 08

“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 08

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 08

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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Clarence Hollow Farmers Market

06/01 – 10/12

The Clarence Hollow Farmers’ Market is NYS’s only “Rails to Trails” Farmers’ Market. Our market is run through a 100%…

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Founder’s Day Celebration

06/01

Roycroft Campus

$25

Join us for our third annual Roycroft Campus Founder’s Day! Founder’s Day is an evening similar to family-friendly gatherings held on…

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Intersect: A Queer Arts Festival

06/01

Allen Street between Franklin St. & Main St.

On Saturday, June 1, starting at 2pm, two blocks of Allen Street & from Franklin to Main Street & will…

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Mahler’s Resurrection

06/01 – 06/02

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

The colossal season closer features Mahler’s monumental Symphony No. 2, celebrating a fallen hero, his meandering retrospect on life, and…

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Marshmello

06/01

Buffalo RiverWorks

Marshmello’s star continues to rise as the famously masked Grammy-nominated artist and producer breaks boundaries across the industry. With chart-topping…

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Springville Art Crawl

06/01

Main & Mechanic Streets

Free

For one day out of the year, Main Street, Springville becomes an art gallery, with artwork in every business, music…

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Swing Street

06/01

PAUSA Art House

Swing Street will present a vocal and instrumental collection of songs which capture the essence of this music, while highlighting…

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The Clapton Tribute Band

06/01

West Falls Center for the Arts

Join us as we welcome back “The Clapton Band” featuring:Doug Yeomans, Pete Holguin, Steve Sadoff and Jim Beishline, playing the…

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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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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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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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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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