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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Jul 16

716 Day!

The Richardson Hotel

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Jul 16

Farmer’s Market: Mrs. Nash’s Garden Basket

Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission

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Jul 16

City of Buffalo Pools are Open!

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Jul 16

Member’s Art Show

Western New York Book Arts Center

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Jul 16

Exhibition: “Layers”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Jul 16

City of Buffalo Splash Pads are Open!

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Jul 16

Bidwell Parkway Summer Concert Series

Bidwell Parkway & Elmwood Ave.

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Jul 16

Wine and Wheels

Artpark Clay Studio

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Jul 16

“A Midsummer Night’s Tour!” – Quaker Arts Pavilion

Quaker Arts Pavilion

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Jul 16

Photography Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Jul 16

Best of Buffalo Double Decker Tour

Buffalo Double Decker Bus Tours

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Jul 16

Whiskey on the Water

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Jul 16

Floral Spectra

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Jul 16

Food Truck Tuesdays

Larkin Square

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Jul 16

Canal Fest 2024

Niawanda Park

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Jul 16

Big Kahuna Evening Tiki Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Jul 16

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Jul 16

Jamey Johnson – What a View Tour

Artpark

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Jul 16

Buffalo River History Tours

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Jul 16

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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Jul 16

Sunset Harbor Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Jul 16

Nightcap Sail

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Jul 17

Concordia Cemetery Walking Tour

Concordia Cemetery

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Jul 17

Caribbean Harbor Queen Cruise

Canalside Buffalo

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Jul 17

Soundwaves Concert Series

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Jul 17

Outdoor Richardson Olmsted Grounds Walking Tour

Richardson Olmsted Campus

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Jul 18

Evening Behind-the-Scenes Tours

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Jul 20

Pan-Am Walking Tour

Buffalo History Museum

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Jul 20

2024 Photography Tour – Richardson Olmsted Campus

Richardson Olmsted Campus

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Jul 20

Prohibition Cruise

Buffalo Harbor Cruises – Miss Buffalo

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Jul 21

Pints in the Park

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Jul 21

Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Jul 25

Summer Concert Series at Central Terminal

Buffalo Central Terminal

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Jul 27

Saturdays at Solé

Solé at Woodlawn Beach

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Jul 27

Tuesday is Country Night at Solé!

Solé at Woodlawn Beach

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Jul 27

Solar Saturdays

Buffalo Museum of Science

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Jul 27

Plated Dinner Cruise

Grand Lady Cruises

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Jul 31

Southern Junction BBQ Cruise

Grand Lady Cruises

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Aug 02

Libations and Landscapes

Artpark

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Aug 05

Classic Vinyl Live Series with Jeff Miers

Sportsmen’s Tavern

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Aug 09

Martin House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Aug 10

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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Aug 10

Artifact Adventurers!

Buffalo History Museum

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Aug 11

The Market at Bassett Park

Bassett Park

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Sep 12

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Oct 12

Path Through History Weekends

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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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Jul 16

Best of Buffalo Double Decker Tour

Buffalo Double Decker Bus Tours

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Jul 16

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Jul 16

Photography Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Jul 16

Nightcap Sail

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Jul 16

Sunset Harbor Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Jul 16

Big Kahuna Evening Tiki Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Jul 16

Buffalo River History Tours

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Jul 16

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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Jul 16

Floral Spectra

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Jul 16

Exhibition: “Layers”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Jul 16

Member’s Art Show

Western New York Book Arts Center

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Jul 16

City of Buffalo Pools are Open!

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Jul 16

City of Buffalo Splash Pads are Open!

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Jul 16

Canal Fest 2024

Niawanda Park

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Jul 17

Hundred Days

MusicalFare Theatre

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Jul 17

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

Buffalo History Museum

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Jul 17

Outdoor Richardson Olmsted Grounds Walking Tour

Richardson Olmsted Campus

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Jul 17

Kiddieland Opens at the Carrousel

Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum

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Jul 17

Caribbean Harbor Queen Cruise

Canalside Buffalo

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Jul 17

East Aurora Farmers Market

Aurora Village (Tops) Plaza

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Jul 17

Soundwaves Concert Series

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Jul 17

Concordia Cemetery Walking Tour

Concordia Cemetery

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Jul 18

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Jul 18

Evening Behind-the-Scenes Tours

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Jul 18

Lavender Days! U-Pick lavender, Tour, Education & Lavender Wand Making.

Goody Girl Flower Farm

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Jul 18

Zoomagination: Festival of Lanterns and Lights

Buffalo Zoo

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Jul 18

Exhibition: Marisol: A Retrospective

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Jul 18

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Jul 18

Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Jul 18

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

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Jul 18

Exhibition: Robyn Tsinnajinnie – “A Shared Experience”

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

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Jul 19

Junior History Buffs

Buffalo History Museum

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Jul 19

Buffalo Bisons vs. Scranton/WB

Sahlen Field

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Jul 19

Buffalo True Crime Tour

Buffalo Double Decker Bus Tours

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Jul 19

Buffalo RiverWorks Summer Concert Series

Buffalo RiverWorks

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Jul 19

Lewiston Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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Jul 19

Hispanic Heritage District Walking Tour

Southwest Corner of Porter & Niagara Streets

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Jul 19

M&T Third Friday

Buffalo History Museum

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Jul 19

2024 Grease Pole Festival

Pucho Olivencia Community Center

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Jul 19

Buffalo Brewery Tour

Buffalo RiverWorks

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Jul 20

Lancaster Garden Walk

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Jul 20

Sounds and Sails

Canalside Buffalo

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Jul 20

Dinner Theatre: Don’t Drink the Water

Desiderio’s Dinner Theater at Bobby J’s

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Jul 20

2024 Photography Tour – Richardson Olmsted Campus

Richardson Olmsted Campus

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Jul 20

Martin House – Home and Garden Tour

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Jul 20

Pan-Am Walking Tour

Buffalo History Museum

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Jul 20

East Side Garden Walk

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Jul 20

Providence Farm Collective Farmer’s Market

130 Grant Street

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Jul 20

Billy Brag

Town Ballroom

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Jul 20

Clarence Hollow Farmers Market

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Jul 20

Citizen Soldier

Electric City

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Jul 20

Beyond the Glass Wine Tasting & Tour @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Jul 20

Prohibition Cruise

Buffalo Harbor Cruises – Miss Buffalo

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Jul 20

WNED Classical Live On Stage: Hidden Gems

Buffalo Toronto Public Media

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Jul 20

Kenzie Cat w/ Cami Clune

Buffalo Iron Works

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Jul 20

The Jay/Sharptet Celebrates Christmas in July

PAUSA Art House

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Jul 20

Billy Bragg – The Roaring Forty USA Tour 2024

Town Ballroom

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Jul 20

An Evening of Poetry

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House – Greatbatch Pavilion

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Jul 20

Williamsville Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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Jul 20

Chef Darian’s Jamaican Market

Larkin Square

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Jul 20

Christmas in July on Old Falls Street

Old Falls Street, USA

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Jul 20

Burgerfest 2024

Main Street Hamburg

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Jul 20

Mythical Terrarium Workshop

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Jul 20

Akron-Newstead Garden Walk

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Jul 20

Family History Day

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Jul 20

Hamburg Farmers Market 2024 Season

Hamburg Farmers Market

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Jul 20

Women of the Pan Am Walking Tour

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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Jul 20

Williamsville Farmers Market

Amherst Town Hall Parking Lot

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Jul 20

East Aurora Garden Walk

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Jul 20

Elmwood Village Farmers Market

Elmwood Avenue and Bidwell Parkway

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Jul 21

Sunday Morning Brunch Cruise on the Lake

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Jul 21

The Famous Sunday in the Cemetery Walking Tour

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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Jul 21

Free Yoga on the Lawn

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Jul 21

South Buffalo Farmers Market

Cazenovia Park Casino

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Jul 21

Pints in the Park

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Jul 21

Classic Corner Market

Riley St. & Girard

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Jul 21

Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Jul 21

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Jul 21

Queen For A Day Tour

Lakeward Spirits

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Jul 21

Kenmore Farmer’s Market

Kenmore Municipal Green

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Jul 25

Summer Concert Series at Central Terminal

Buffalo Central Terminal

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Jul 27

Tuesday is Country Night at Solé!

Solé at Woodlawn Beach

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Jul 27

Saturdays at Solé

Solé at Woodlawn Beach

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Jul 27

Plated Dinner Cruise

Grand Lady Cruises

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Jul 27

Solar Saturdays

Buffalo Museum of Science

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Jul 28

Artisan & Farmers Market @ Freedom Run Winery

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Jul 31

Southern Junction BBQ Cruise

Grand Lady Cruises

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Aug 02

Libations and Landscapes

Artpark

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Aug 05

Classic Vinyl Live Series with Jeff Miers

Sportsmen’s Tavern

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Aug 09

Martin House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Aug 10

Artifact Adventurers!

Buffalo History Museum

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Aug 10

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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Aug 11

The Market at Bassett Park

Bassett Park

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Sep 12

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Oct 12

Path Through History Weekends

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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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Buffalo True Crime Tour

06/07 – 09/28

Buffalo Double Decker Bus Tours

$27

Explore the unusual stories of crime, mayhem and mischief aboard a double decker bus.  This 90 minute tour reveals obscure…

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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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Friday Night Concerts on Old Falls Street

06/28 – 08/30

Old Falls Street, USA

Free

Live music returns to Old Falls Street in Niagara Falls! Enjoy food trucks and live music every Friday night this…

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Hispanic Heritage District Walking Tour

07/19 – 09/22

Southwest Corner of Porter & Niagara Streets

Welcome to the Hispanic Heritage District – Avenida San Juan! For several generations, Latino and Hispanic residents have contributed greatly…

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Honeycrush

07/19

Babeville – 9th Ward

Honeycrush is the solo and 4-piece band project of New York singer-songwriter and poet Alexandra Antonopoulos.  Though a classically-trained vocalist,…

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Junior History Buffs

07/19 – 08/16

Buffalo History Museum

free

Junior History Buffs is a program at The Buffalo History Museum that engages children ages 4-9 in age-appropriate history lessons,…

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Lewiston Food Tour

05/10 – 09/14

The Roaming Table

$71 Adult; $49 Child

This guided food tour offers unique one-of-a-kind food tastings (enough for a filling lunch) while exploring the rich history of…

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M&T Third Friday

07/19 – 08/16

Buffalo History Museum

free

Join us on M&T Third Friday for free admission from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.! Discover Western New York’s rich…

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Party on the Portico! 2024

06/21 – 08/16

Buffalo History Museum

$15 GA, $10 for Members

Spend a beautiful summer evening enjoying live music on Buffalo’s favorite back porch! Our summer concert series, Party on the…

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Rock into the Weekend – Live Music Fridays at Sole

05/24 – 08/30

Sole at Woodlawn Beach

Every Friday during the summer, come to Sole for their “Rock into the Weekend” live music night.  Check out the…

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Shakespeare at the Central Terminal

07/19

Buffalo Central Terminal

Free

Join us for an enchanting evening with Shakespeare at the Central Terminal on July 19th at 7pm! Immerse yourself in…

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Sunset at the Stables – Concert Series

07/05 – 07/26

Knox Farm State Park

$25

Knox Farm State Park is one of the most beautiful parks in Western, New York.  And this summer, some of…

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Terminal B Concert Series: The Musical Magic of Harry Potter

07/19

Terminal B Event Center

Doors: 6PMShow: 7PMhttps://www.seetickets.us/event/the-musical-magic-of-harry-potter/597963

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The Grip Weeds, Perilous & 145

07/19

Sportsmen’s Tavern

$18.05 online.$20 at the door.

The Grip Weeds: A powerhouse pop-psyche band extraordinaire who write insanely gripping melodic nuggets- a gorgeous alchemy of the 60’s…

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The Talking Dead Heads

07/19

Sportsmen’s Tavern

The Talking Dead Heads return to Sportsmen’s Tavern.  Special flannel-induced second set that you don’t want to miss.

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The Talking Deadheads

07/19

Sportsmen’s Tavern

$15 online.$20 at the door.

The Talking Dead Heads encapsulates the energy The Talking Heads and Grateful Dead put forth in a live atmosphere. The…

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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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2024 Photography Tour – Richardson Olmsted Campus

06/12 – 07/20

Richardson Olmsted Campus

$125

Join us and Preservation Buffalo Niagara for an exclusive opportunity to capture the interior spaces of the iconic Richardson Olmsted…

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Akron-Newstead Garden Walk

07/20

The Akron-Newstead Garden Walk, happening on Saturday, July 20 from 10 AM – 4PM, features 11 private and 2 public…

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An Evening of Poetry

07/20

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House – Greatbatch Pavilion

Join us for an evening of poetry featuring Martin House Creative Resident t’ai freedom ford. She will read from her…

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Beyond the Glass Wine Tasting & Tour @ Freedom Run Winery

03/16 – 08/31

Freedom Run Winery

$19.95

Join us Saturdays at 2 p.m. for our Beyond the Glass Wine Tasting & Tour, conducted by our winemaker Ryan…

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Billy Brag

07/20

Town Ballroom

$48.50-100 per person

Since the early 80s, English folk singer and political activist Billy Bragg has crafted a career around protest, with his…

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