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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Billy Bragg – The Roaring Forty USA Tour 2024

07/20

Town Ballroom

Funtime PresentsBilly BraggThe Roaring Forty USA Tour 2024Ages 12+,  Minors under 16 must be accompanied by a parentGovernment Issued ID…

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Burgerfest 2024

07/20

Main Street Hamburg

Free Admission

Burgerfest celebrates the birthplace of the Hamburger.  The Taste of Hamburg part of the festival features the favorite offerings of…

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Chef Darian’s Jamaican Market

07/20

Larkin Square

Free

Chef Darian’s 4th Annual Jamaican Market features music, vendors, a culture tent, crafts, and, of course, some of the best…

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Christmas in July on Old Falls Street

07/20

Old Falls Street, USA

Free

Join us for a jolly Christmas in July celebration on Old Falls Street! Activities include meet and greets with Santa,…

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Citizen Soldier

07/20

Electric City

Citizen Soldier makes a stop on their Save Your Story Tour.  Also appearing: Skydxddy

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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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Dinner Theatre: Don’t Drink the Water

07/20 – 09/07

Desiderio’s Dinner Theater at Bobby J’s

$62-$72

A cascade of comedy and a solid hit on Broadway in 1966. This crazy Woody Allen comedy/farce takes place in…

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East Aurora Garden Walk

07/20

Tour is free and open to the public. Maps are available on the days of the Garden Walk at Hamlin…

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East Side Garden Walk

07/20 – 07/21

Free

The East Side Garden Walk (ESGW) is an annual self-guided garden tour that brings visitors who share a love of…

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Elmwood Village Farmers Market

05/11 – 11/23

Elmwood Avenue and Bidwell Parkway

Free

Enjoy a true rite of summer and visit the Elmwood Bidwell Farmers Market, at the corner of Elmwood Avenue &…

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Family History Day

07/20

Free!

July 20 Saturday & 10am & 2 pm: Family History Day at Concordia. Come and meet our Volunteer Genealogists and…

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Hamburg Farmers Market 2024 Season

05/04 – 10/26

Hamburg Farmers Market

The Hamburg Farmers’ Market is one of the most popular and largest markets from spring to fall in WNY. Welcome…

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Kenzie Cat w/ Cami Clune

07/20

Buffalo Iron Works

$15 – $18

Experience the raw talent and dynamic songwriting of up-and-coming pop sensation, Kenzie Cait.  Against the backdrop of sparkling lights and…

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Lancaster Garden Walk

07/20 – 07/21

Free

Come see the landscapes of Lancaster as you visit volunteer gardens for the 20th straight year. Last year 37 gardeners…

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Martin House – Home and Garden Tour

07/06 – 07/27

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

$30

This 90-minute tour introduces visitors to the unique relationship between the landscape and home that Frank Lloyd Wright designed for…

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Mythical Terrarium Workshop

07/20

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

$22.50-$25

Create your own miniature magical world in this fun workshop for kids! This workshop includes all materials needed to build a…

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Pan-Am Walking Tour

07/06 – 08/17

Buffalo History Museum

$20 ($10 for members)

Come enjoy a tour of the grounds where the Pan-American Exposition took place over 100 years ago. Buffalo was the…

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Prohibition Cruise

06/24 – 08/31

Buffalo Harbor Cruises – Miss Buffalo

$29

Prohibition was a busy time for Buffalo’s waterfront. With legal alcohol available just across the Niagara River in Canada, a…

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Providence Farm Collective Farmer’s Market

06/15 – 08/31

130 Grant Street

Prepare to fill your baskets with the freshest, most colorful produce around & it’s the kind of bounty you simply…

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Sounds and Sails

06/15 – 09/07

Canalside Buffalo

Let the waves of the melody and the gentle breeze of the lake serenade you as family and friends indulge…

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The Heart of Forest Lawn Walking Tour

08/23

Forest Lawn Cemetery

$15

Forest Lawn is a beautiful place to spend time outdoors! Join us on this walking tour to experience the “heart”…

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The Jay/Sharptet Celebrates Christmas in July

07/20

PAUSA Art House

Join the Jay/Sharptet as we bring holiday cheer and celebrate Christmas in July. We’ll be performing music from Ella Fitzgerald…

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WNED Classical Live On Stage: Hidden Gems

07/20

Buffalo Toronto Public Media

FREE

Hidden Gems will include Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano by British composer, pianist, singer, and actress Madeleine Dring (1923-1977), a WNY premiere…

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Williamsville Farmers Market

05/18 – 10/26

Amherst Town Hall Parking Lot

Free

Our market offers local-only products including fresh fruits and vegetables; baked goods; fresh roasted coffee and spirits; specialty food and…

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