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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First Friday Wine Class @ Freedom Run Winery

05/03 – 12/06

Freedom Run Winery

$35

Learn about wine from our incredible winemaking team, Ryan Sidoti and Kurt Guba. Wine Club members save $10! Join the Wine…

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Kulpability

08/02

PAUSA Art House

Kulpability is Bassist Jack Kulp’s first solo project. Featuring the music of Steps Ahead, Mike Stern, Jaco Pastorius, Michael Brecker,…

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Libations and Landscapes

06/07 – 08/16

Artpark

$50

Paint a breathtaking scene from the Niagara River Gorge while sipping an adult beverage, outdoors in the evening glow of…

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Ambient Sound Bath @ Freedom Run Winery

08/03

Freedom Run Winery

$24.95

Join Ambient Sound Healing for a rejuvenating sound bath at Freedom Run Winery. Of course it’s followed by a wine…

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Amyl and the Sniffers

08/03

Babeville

Amyl and the Sniffers are Amy Taylor (vocals), Dec Martens (guitar), Gus Romer (bass) and Bryce Wilson (drums). Formed in…

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Book Fair on Old Falls Street

08/03

Old Falls Street, USA

Free

Calling all book lovers! ‘Book’ an afternoon with us on Old Falls Street to enjoy book-related vendors, a coffee cart,…

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Buffalo Jazz Composers Workshop

08/03

Artpark

The Buffalo Jazz Composers Workshop is a group of like-minded composers/performers who have cultivated a unique sound through collaborative compositional,…

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Lancaster Renaissance Street Faire

08/03

Village of Lancaster

Lilly Belle Meads along with The Lancaster Village Merchant Association are hosting the 3rd Annual Lancaster Renaissance Street Faire on…

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Nate Bargatze – National Comedy Festival

08/03

Nate Bargatze will headline the 2024 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival on Sat, August 3 at Northwest Arena in Jamestown, NY.…

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The Beths

08/03

Babeville

On The Beths’ new album Expert In A Dying Field, Elizabeth Stokes’ songwriting positions her somewhere between being a novelist…

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The Machine Performs Pink Floyd with the BPO

08/03

Artpark

As part of Artpark’s 50th Anniversary Season, The Machine will perform Pink Floyd favorites with a laser-light spectacular featuring the…

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The Oddities and Curiosities Expo

08/03 – 08/04

Buffalo Niagara Convention Center

$10

The Oddities & Curiosities Expo showcases hand selected vendors, dealers, artists and small businesses with all things weird. You’ll find…

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Billy Talent

08/04

Electric City

Appearing at Electric City – get your tickets now!

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Boozy Book Fair

08/04

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

Included in Admission

Come enjoy an afternoon of books and bubbly at the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens. Merit Badge Books and Buffalo Bubble Bar will be…

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Lipsey Summer Jazz at the AKG: Três Mais

08/04

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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Pine Grill Jazz Reunion

08/04 – 08/11

Martin Luther King, Jr. Park

Take part in the 35th annual Pine Grill Jazz Reunion & Music Fest, taking place over 2 Sundays in August. …

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Taco De Fiesta – Taco and Tequila Street Festival

08/04

Buffalo Iron Works

$65-$95

Join Buffalo Iron Works and Hombre y Lobo Tacos and Tequila for the first annual Taco and Tequila Street Festival!…

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“A Midsummer Night’s Tour!” – Seneca Chief at Canalside

08/05

Erie Canal Boat at Canalside

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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Classic Vinyl Live Series with Jeff Miers

06/03 – 10/07

Sportsmen’s Tavern

From Jeff Miers:This series features a rotating series of musical guests joining me for a live discussion of their album,…

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First Monday Jazz Jam

02/05 – 12/02

The Gypsy Parlor

Monthly on every first Monday, join Becky Davis for our monthly jazz jam. Bring your instruments or vocals and jam…

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Taste of Clarence and Cruise Night

08/05

Clarence Town Park

The Clarence Chamber will be hosting their 20TH ANNUAL TASTE OF CLARENCE & CRUISE NIGHT, Monday, August 5, 2024, from…

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Bflo Bisons vs. Rochester AAA Baseball

08/06 – 08/11

Sahlen Field

Come on out to the ball game downtown as the local Buffalo Bisons take on Rochester Red Wings during this…

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Kind Hearted Strangers

08/06

Babeville – 9th Ward

Hailing from all corners of the country, Kind Hearted Strangers began in the foothills of Colorado & where an impromptu…

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Terminal B Concert Series: Sad Summer Fest

08/06

Outer Harbor – Terminal B

Sad Summer Fest 2024: The 5 year anniversary tour!  Back to our roots. All your favorite bands on a single…

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