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.

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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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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National Buffalo Wing Festival

08/30 – 08/31

Entering its 22nd year, this top event in Buffalo, is recognized as one of the best festivals in the country!…

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Borderland Music and Arts Festival

09/12 – 09/14

Knox Farm State Park

The Borderland Music and Arts Festival celebrates the rich history and renaissance of the region with a 3-day music and…

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Ain’t Too Proud

05/30 – 06/01

Shea’s Buffalo

Ain’t Too Proud & The Life and Times of The Temptations is the electrifying new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The…

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Bernstein and Copland

05/30 – 05/31

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Join JoAnn Falletta and the BPO for a vibrant celebration of American music, starting with Copland’s El Salón México, a…

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Howard Goldman Vintage Hotel Piano Bar

01/10 – 01/02

Johnny D’s

Each Friday 5-8 pm at the new Johnny D’s inside the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Buffalo. See pianist and crooner…

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Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers

05/30

West Falls Center for the Arts

Named Entertainers of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) in 2019, Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers…

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Moises Borges

05/31

PAUSA Art House

Based in Cleveland, Ohio for over two decades, Moises Borges is a gifted guitarist and vocalist born in Bahia, Brazil, He…

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Gypsy Parlour Jazz Jam

03/01 – 12/01

The Gypsy Parlor

Join us on the First Monday of each month at the Gypsy Parlor, Buffalo NY.    

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Simple Plan

06/01

Terminal B Event Center

Simple Plan comes to Terminal B on the Buffalo Waterfront.  Also appearing will be We The Kings and Winona Fighter.

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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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WALLOWS: Model and More Tour

06/03

Terminal B Event Center

Appearing Live at the Outer Harbor, with very special guest PORCHES.

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Music Wednesday’s Under the Breezeway

05/28 – 09/03

Jazzboline Restaurant & Bar

Kick-off to summer.  Cocktail specials and live music outdoors.  A beautiful evening under the breezeway.

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Beethoven and Strauss

06/06 – 06/07

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

The season concludes with a powerful pairing of Beethoven and Strauss, under the skilled direction of JoAnn Falletta. Kenneth Broberg,…

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Crazy For You

06/06 – 06/22

Lancaster Opera House

$25-$45

This throwback musical from the early 90s is reminiscent of the effervescent hits from early Broadway. A zany rich-boy-meets-hometown-girl romantic…

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The Driver Era: Obsession Tour

06/06

Artpark

The band, which consists of brothers Ross and Rocky Lynch, aren’t new to the industry by any means. Since their…

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Unspoken Tradition

06/06

West Falls Center for the Arts

Unspoken Tradition –  delivering high-energy bluegrass and fresh, original sounds that will have you hooked! 

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Atlas Tango Project

06/12

PAUSA Art House

Founded in 2009 and hailed as “one of the foremost tango ensembles in the country,” The Atlas Tango Project (formerly…

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The Fall of Troy

06/12

Electric City

The Fall of Troy comes to Electric City in Buffalo.  Tickets on sale now!

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Perfume Genius ‘Glory Tour’

06/13

Electric City

Perfume Genius brings the ‘Glory Tour’ to Electric City in Buffalo.  Tickets on sale now!

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The Seeger Sessions

06/13

West Falls Center for the Arts

In 2006, Springsteen released an album recorded in three days, with no rehearsals, that captured the glorious sounds of American…

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A Whitman Symphony

06/14

Sts. Peter & Paul Church

A Whitman Symphony A World PremiereAdam Luebke |Sts. Peter & Paul Church, Hamburg Embark on an odyssey through the poetic…

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Bidwell Parkway Summer Concert Series

06/17 – 08/05

Bidwell Parkway & Elmwood Ave.

The 27th annual Picnic in the Parkway Summer Concert Series is heading our way. Starting on June 17, 2025, and…

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The String Cheese Incident

06/18

Artpark Amphitheater

The past three decades have written a story packed full of surreal experiences, epic moments, groundbreaking involvement and huge accomplishments.…

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