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.
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Traditions are big in Buffalo. Attend an iconic annual event and have a quintessential Buffalo experience.
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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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Buffalo Porchfest
05/17
Elmwood Village
Free
Buffalo Porchfest is a grassroots music festival that turns porches into stages for local bands and musicians for an afternoon!…
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2025 World Para Ice Hockey Championships
05/24 – 05/31
LECOM Harborcenter
$10-15
The 2025 World Para Ice Hockey Championship will be held May 24-31, at the LECOM Harborcenter in Buffalo, N.Y.The eight-nation…
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Buffalo Pride Parade
06/01
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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Allentown Art Festival
06/14 – 06/15
Allentown Historic Preservation District
Free
Now in its 68th season, the Allentown Art Festival has continued to be a beloved tradition in Western New York,…
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Juneteenth 2025 Parade and Festival
06/14 – 06/15
Martin Luther King, Jr. Park
Free
The Juneteenth Festival (a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States) of Buffalo began in 1976 as a culturally…
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Galbini Italian Heritage Festival
07/25 – 07/27
Free Admission
Our festival on Hertel Avenue will take place from July 25-27, 2025, celebrating 50 Years in the heart of North Buffalo,…
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Erie County Fair 2025
08/06 – 08/17
Fairgrounds in Hamburg
The Erie County Fair, held annually, is the largest fair of its kind in New York State, and the 3rd…
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Music Is Art Festival 2025
09/20
Buffalo’s Outer Harbor – Terminal B
Free Admission
Each September, the Music is Art Festival attracts thousands of people from WNY and the world. This annual homegrown festival…
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“Ink & Insight: 20 Years of Adam Zyglis Cartoons
10/18 – 05/31
Buffalo History Museum
For the past two decades, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis has created more than 4,000 pieces of visual commentary…
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“The Space She Keeps – The Women of the Martin House”
02/14 – 06/02
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House – Barton House
Explore an exhibition that gives voice to the remarkable women who historically lived and worked at our National Historic Landmark.Through…
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Burn This
04/24 – 05/18
Road Less Traveled Productions
General: $50-$55Student (Fri/Sat/Sun): $30 Student Thursday: $10 Group rates available for parties of 10+. Military/AAA $5 discount on general tickets.
The place is a Manhattan loft shared by Anna, a lithe young dancer-choreographer, and her two gay roommates her collaborator,…
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Denisha Osbourne with 4.0 Band
05/08
The Caz
$10
Denisha Osbourne & Soulful. Powerful. Unforgettable.Hailing from Niagara Falls, NY, Denisha Osbourne is a powerhouse vocalist known for her soulful,…
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Exhibition: Hi-Vis
02/21 – 06/09
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
This exhibition celebrates artists who have worked with the Buffalo AKG’s Public Art Initiative in its first ten years.The Public…
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Exhibition: Steina: Playback
03/14 – 06/30
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Steina: Playback presents the first solo exhibition in over a decade of Steina, the pathbreaking media artist whose work traverses…
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Exhibition: That Which Binds Us
11/09 – 05/12
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo AKG Art Museum announced That Which Binds Us, a new exhibition of recently acquired artworks made using fabric and…
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FLW Graycliff ~ Standard Plus Tours
05/06 – 11/15
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff
Mark your calendars and start planning your 2025 visit to Graycliff! During construction of our new Visitor Center, we are…
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch
05/02 – 05/18
Shea’s Smith Theatre
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, starring celebrated Buffalo drag queen, Vanna Deux. This award-winning cult favorite tells the story of…
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Legally Blonde
05/01 – 05/18
Shea’s 710 Theatre
A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she…
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Spring Children’s Book Week
05/07 – 05/09
Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum
General admission rates apply
Celebrate Children’s Book Week with storytime Wednesday-Friday at 11:00am, live in the Children’s Gallery.
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Sweet Charity
05/02 – 05/18
Kavinoky Theatre
Charity Hope Valentine is a hopeless romantic with rotten luck looking for love in the Big Apple. In this high-spirited,…
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Tour Graycliff 2025
05/01 – 05/31
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff
Mark your calendars and start planning your 2025 visit to Graycliff! We reopen for tours on Thursday, March 6th. Our…
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Blooming Colors | Arcangel Gallery Exhibit
05/09 – 06/18
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
Included with admission
Blooming Colors is an evocative exhibition by local Western New York artist Susan M. Palys, celebrating the vibrant beauty of nature…
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