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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Fireside Fridays

05/31 – 10/04

Ebenezer Ale House

Occurs every Friday during the summer . Weather looks good, come on out and follow our talented solo artists week…

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GOLDEN with Special Guests

07/26

Mohawk Place

$17 – $20

GOLDEN is the musical brainchild of four adult men from Charleston, West Virginia. After joining forces during the spring of…

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Galbani Italian Heritage Festival 2024

07/26 – 07/28

On Hertel Avenue – North Buffalo

Free Admission

Come to one of the top events in Buffalo!  Our festival on Hertel Avenue is in the heart of North…

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LET’S SING TAYLOR: A LIVE BAND EXPERIENCE

07/26

Town Ballroom

$30

Get ready to “Shake It Off” at this crowd-pleasing rendition of all the Taylor Swift music that aims to satisfy…

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Lewiston Prohibition Food Tour – Cocktail and Food Tour

05/31 – 09/20

The Roaming Table

$68

Western New York’s only walking cocktail tour!  Eat and sip your way through the home of the original cocktail! Enjoy four…

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Science After Hours: Get A Clue

07/26

Buffalo Museum of Science

$35

Help solve a Museum Mystery! Was it botanist Mary Gold in Rethink Extinct with the mastodon tusk? With your team, gather…

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Women of the Martin House Tour

07/26

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

Explore the Martin House through the lens of the women who lived and worked within in the house. This docent-led…

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Art and Architecture of Forest Lawn Walking Tour

07/27

Forest Lawn Cemetery

$20

Join our expert tour guides to learn the interesting stories behind many of the mausoleums, monuments, statues and sculptures that…

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Garden Walk Buffalo

07/27 – 07/28

Free

America’s largest garden tour is back! Hundreds of creative and gracious gardeners are looking forward to seeing you again &…

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Glen Park Art Festival

07/27 – 07/28

Glen Park

Free

Come enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Glen Park in Williamsville. Over 140 artists, kid’s activities, food vendors. A great way…

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JJ Johnson 100th Birthday with the Buffalo Bone-tet

07/27

PAUSA Art House

The Buffalo Bone-tet will be making their return to Pausa Art House this July! The all-star duo of Western New…

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Plated Dinner Cruise

06/15 – 08/31

Grand Lady Cruises

$45-$89

Bring your sweetheart for a romantic dinner cruise for two or get a group of old friends together to catch…

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Queen City Jazz Festival 2024

07/27

Lafayette Square

Please join the Historic Club Musicians Club at the 20th Annual Queen City Jazz Fest!  Free to the public.   …

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Saturdays at Solé

05/25 – 08/31

Solé at Woodlawn Beach

Saturdays at Solé include live music and fun in the sand.  Come on out and enjoy the beach!5/25: The Prime…

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Silo City Reading Series – July 2024

07/27

Silo City – Marine A

$15

Join us for the July 2024 SILO CITY READING SERIESreadings from Michael McGriff & Cindy Juyong Oka musical performance by…

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Solar Saturdays

05/25 – 08/31

Buffalo Museum of Science

Included with admission and free for members

Solar Saturdays return to the Buffalo Museum of Science on select Saturdays through October! Weather permitting, get a rooftop view…

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Sun June

07/27

duende at Silo City

Featuring Sun June, on the Backyard Stage at duende.

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Sun Printing Workshop

07/27

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

$45-$50

Fall in love with the beauty of sun printing! Considered a precursor to modern photography, sun printing was invented over…

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Taking Back Sunday

07/27

Buffalo RiverWorks

$40

After Dark & 103.3 The Edge Present: Taking Back Sunday with special guests Citizen and Head Automatica

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The Crane Wives w/ Rachel Bobbit

07/27

Buffalo Iron Works

$25 – $30

Born of the 2010’s folk boom and now comfortably stationed in their rock and roll era, The Crane Wives epitomize…

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Tuesday is Country Night at Solé!

05/25 – 08/31

Solé at Woodlawn Beach

Every Tuesday at Solé you can enjoy live country music and fun in the sand.  Come out for country tunes…

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Upper Deck Golf

07/27 – 07/28

Highmark Stadium

Upper Deck Golf is a once in a lifetime golfing experience inside the most legendary stadiums and ballparks across the…

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WNED Classical Live On Stage: Arias & Art Songs

07/27

Buffalo Toronto Public Media

One of WNY’s finest sopranos teams-up with one of WNY’s finest pianists for a program of arias and art songs…

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WNY VegFest

07/27

Johnnie B. Wiley Amateur Athletic Sports Pavilion

You are invited to come have fun at the 10th annual WNY VegFest. This family fun event is the largest…

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