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Spring Artisan Market in the LCO Building
The Spring Artisan Market in the Larkin at Exchange Building (LCO) features dozens of local vendors. The market will be from 10 AM & 2 PM throughout the first floor of the Larkin at Exchange Building, 726 Exchange Street. Park during the market in the lots along Exchange Street or the event lot at Seneca and Hydraulic Street. Make a day of it with breakfast, coffee or lunch before or after at Bratts Hill Jerk Hut, the Swan Street Diner, Toasted Buffalo, Paula’s Donuts, or the Chautauqua Cafe inside the LCO building.
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Buffalo Porchfest
Buffalo Porchfest is a grassroots music festival that turns porches into stages for local bands and musicians for an afternoon! Buffalo Porchfest occurs every spring in the Elmwood Village in Buffalo. Get to know the local music scene up close and personal. Buffalo Porchfest hosts turn their own porches into stages for local musicians and bands for you to stroll (or roll) and enjoy a beautiful Buffalo afternoon. See site for locations.
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Lewiston GardenFest
Lewiston GardenFest presented by Lewiston Garden Club is set for Saturday, June 22 from 10 am to 5 pm along Center Street. The festival includes vendors selling flowers, plants, and garden essentials along with a garden walk, speakers, and container garden contest. The event is free to attend.
Center Street will feature booths from area nurseries, landscapers, garden vendors, and outdoor suppliers, along with demonstrations by garden professionals. Soil samples will be analyzed, and questions answered by Master Gardeners and area floral society experts. Private and public gardens will be open for viewing during the event.
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East Side Garden Walk
The 100+ featured gardens are an eclectic mix of private homes, community gardens even some urban farms with participating gardeners ranging from school children helping in outdoor classrooms gardens to senior citizens, and everyone between. The Walk encourages community revitalization and the beautification of the East Side one neighbor at a time. Equally important are the conversations among gardeners and visitors that bridge notions of differences.
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Elmwood Village Farmers Market
Enjoy a true rite of summer and visit the Elmwood Bidwell Farmers Market, at the corner of Elmwood Avenue & Bidwell Parkway in Buffalo’s Elmwood Village This long standing, weekly ‘producer-only’ market brings all of the freshest goods to the city, from our local area growers. This eclectic neighborhood provides the perfect backdrop for a morning of summer fun and shopping for everyone. Produce available is subject to our local growing season. Open rain or shine!
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Bidwell Parkway Summer Concert Series
The 27th annual Picnic in the Parkway Summer Concert Series is heading our way. Starting on June 17, 2025, and continuing each and every Tuesday throughout the summer (7:00 pm & 9:00 pm), Bidwell Parkway will come alive with the sounds of some of this region’s best music talents. The concert series has become an essential part of Buffalo’s summer loving fun, and showcases local musicians for family-friendly evenings of entertainment. Feel free to make the parkway your dining room for the evening by enjoying local food vendors lining the side the concert.
See you on the Parkway!!
*All shows are free to the public
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Glen Park Art Festival
Come enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Glen Park in Williamsville. Over 140 artists, kid’s activities, food vendors. A great way to spend a summer’s day in Western New York with your family. Visit the Glen Park Art Festival! There will be over 140 booth artists, chalk artists, strolling entertainers, food from local restaurants, and children’s activities throughout the weekend! Make sure to come check us out on Saturday, July 27th and Sunday, July 28th from 10AM-5PM.
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Garden Walk Buffalo
America’s largest garden tour is back! Hundreds of creative and gracious gardeners are looking forward to seeing you again & or for the first time.
Where: Maps can be found at sponsor locations and online at GardenWalkBuffalo.com in early July and its headquarter site only during the days and hours of the Walk.
What: Garden Walk Buffalo is America’s largest garden tour, attracting garden lovers throughout Western New York, Southern Ontario and beyond. Held annually on the last weekend of July, Garden Walk has become one of the most anticipated garden events locally and even nationally. Tens of thousands of visitors flock to Buffalo to tour hundreds of creative residential gardens as well community and public gardens. Tour is free and self-guided.
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