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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Williamsville Food Tour

05/04 – 10/12

The Roaming Table

$89

The Historic Village of Williamsville has it all. From unique specialty shops and local breweries to incredible fine dining and…

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Women of the Pan Am Walking Tour

07/20 – 08/24

Forest Lawn Cemetery

In partnership with No Illusions Tours, join us for a special walking tour celebrating the women who helped shape Buffalo’s…

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“A Midsummer Night’s Tour!” – Freedom Run Winery

07/21

Freedom Run Winery

Announcing our 2024 Touring Production: A Midsummer Night’s Tour! This FREE production will be traveling across WNY all summer long -…

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Chicory Kin Pop-Up Shop

07/21

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

$0-$16.50

Find wonderful flowers and lift your spirit with some help from our friends at Chicory Kin! Pick out your perfect bouquet…

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Classic Corner Market

05/19 – 11/24

Riley St. & Girard

Visit us at the corner of Riley St. and Girard every Sunday from 9-2pm.

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Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

01/28 – 07/21

Freedom Run Winery

$31.95

Join artist Lindsay Strong for your choice of either a jewelry making, coat rack painting, or wine glass painting class!…

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Emerson, Lake and Palmer

07/21

Electric City

“Rare footage returns Keith & Greg to the concert stage performing alongside Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy LIVE!”

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Free Yoga on the Lawn

06/23 – 07/28

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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On select Sundays throughout the summer, grab your mat and head to the Botanical Gardens for a free yoga session…

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Kenmore Farmer’s Market

06/16 – 10/27

Kenmore Municipal Green

The Kenmore Farmers Market on The Village Green: We are a cozy Sunday morning market hosting local growers and makers,…

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Lipsey Summer Jazz at the AKG: Heather Bambrick

07/21

Buffalo AKG Art Museum – Lincoln Stairs

Free

The Lipsey Summer Jazz at the AKG concerts take place on the museum’s Lincoln Stairs overlooking Hoyt Lake. Admission is…

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Pints in the Park

06/27 – 07/21

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

Free

Resurgence Brewing is returning to nature thanks to their annual Pints in the Park campaign! These are fun, free, family-friendly “beer…

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Queen For A Day Tour

06/26 – 09/15

Lakeward Spirits

$69

Treat yourself to an indulgent experience on Sundays this summer. Enjoy an awesome brunch (Frittata, waffles, bacon, fresh fruit) and…

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Skyride 2024 – 10th Annual

07/21

Terminal B Event Center

$20-$55

Join us for GObike Buffalo’s biggest event of the year, an incredible bike ride over the 100-foot-high Skyway!  Grab a…

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South Buffalo Farmers Market

06/02 – 09/29

Cazenovia Park Casino

A weekly farmers market, located in South Buffalo’s Cazenovia Park that features locally produced goods, live music, weekly yoga classes…

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Sunday Morning Brunch Cruise on the Lake

05/26 – 09/29

Buffalo Boat Tours

$49

Savor your Sunday morning on the lake! Take in the views on this 90-minute cruise aboard Harbor Queen while enjoying…

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Sunset Sundays: Mary Droppinz

07/21

Buffalo RiverWorks

$17

Mary Droppinz lives by a simple truth: music is an out of body experience. Her eclectic sound travels all over…

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The Famous Sunday in the Cemetery Walking Tour

06/02 – 07/28

Forest Lawn Cemetery

$25

Join our expert tour guides on this immersive, theatrical walking tour to learn about the cemetery’s history, art and architecture,…

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Waldfest

07/21

Spring Garden Park

$10-$25

This 47th annual celebration of German heritage is a day outdoors, filled with fun and music from the German-American Musicans,…

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Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

06/18 – 12/29

Freedom Run Winery

$19.95

Join us at Freedom Run Winery for our Weekend Yoga Series on Sundays.A rotating schedule of professional practitioners will lead…

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“A Midsummer Night’s Tour!” – Taylor Road Cabin

07/22

Taylor Road Cabin

Announcing our 2024 Touring Production: A Midsummer Night’s Tour! This FREE production will be traveling across WNY all summer long -…

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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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Beartooth: Summer 2024 Tour

07/22 – 07/23

Town Ballroom

Prices from $70-120 per person.

Hardcore punk band Beartooth are breaking in the new year hard and fast with a huge North American tour. Joining…

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Blue Monday

08/30 – 12/15

Tacoma Performing Arts Center

Free

Chicago Jack and the Heptones play with weekly Special Guests. Join us in the Grand Room in the lower level…

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Golden Hour Tour at Seneca One

04/29 – 07/29

Seneca One

Experience an enchanting GOLDEN HOUR from Seneca One, Buffalo’s tallest building!  Embark on a remarkable journey through the public spaces…

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