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 15

From Observation to Abstraction

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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Jul 15

Live at Larkin with Talking Dead Heads

Larkin Square

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Jul 15

Rooftop Charcuterie Class with Meet & Eat Charcuterie

Patrick’s Rooftop @ 500 Pearl

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Jul 15

Sara Elizabeth

duende at Silo City

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Jul 15

Aaron Chen

Helium Comedy Club

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Jul 15

Jim Lauderdale

Sportsmen’s Tavern

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Jul 15

Bank Stoppers Poetry Night

I-Bom Social Club

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Jul 15

Magoo

Buffalo Iron Works

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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 18

Kids’ Summer Studio: Figural Painting for Kids (Ages 5-7)

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Jul 18

Midsummer Artisan Market

Erie Basin Marina

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Jul 18

Discovering Old Black Rock Walking Tour

Market Square Park

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Jul 18

Friends & Neighbors in the Fruit Belt Walking Tour (10:30am)

Roswell Park Community Outreach & Engagement Center

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Jul 18

Mafia Con 2026

Seneca One

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Jul 18

Parkside Porchfest

Parkside Neighborhood

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Jul 18

Hamburg BurgerFest

Village of Hamburg

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Jul 18

Buffalo Leather Care Pop Up

White Dog Vintage

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Jul 18

Friends & Neighbors in the Fruit Belt Walking Tour (1pm)

Roswell Park Community Outreach & Engagement Center

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Jul 18

Kids’ Summer Studio: Figural Painting for Kids (Ages 8-12)

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Jul 18

2nd Annual ROOTS & RHYTHM!

CS53 Community Garden

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Jul 18

Chef Darians Jamaican Market

Larkin Square

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Jul 18

3rd Annual Orchard Park Jazz Festival

Quaker Arts Pavilion

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Jul 18

Sip & Paint Tote bags

Delaware Park

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Jul 18

The Steam Donkeys

duende at Silo City

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Jul 18

Amarion

Showplace Theater

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Jul 18

Buddy Guy

Kleinhans Music Hall

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Jul 18

Cormega Live At Revolver

Revolver Records Inc.

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Jul 18

Given Half a Chance

Buffalo Improv House

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Jul 18

Harvest & Rust – A Neil Young Experience

Sportsmen’s Park

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Jul 18

Saranaide & Friends

PAUSA Art House

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Jul 18

Comedy @ The Caz: John Schuta + More!

The Caz

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Jul 18

Tre. Charles

The 9th Ward

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Jul 18

Worgofest 2026

Nietzsche’s

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Jul 18

Boots ‘N Beats

Buffalo Iron Works

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Jul 18

OFF CAMPUS NIGHT – A Briar Nation Dance Party

Electric City

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RENT

01/29

Shea’s Smith Theatre

Music, Lyrics, and Book by Jonathan Larson Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, RENT is…

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The Last Wife

02/12

Kavinoky Theatre

A fierce, contemporary re-telling of the final years of Henry VIII’s reign told through the sharp and resilient eyes of…

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Death Becomes Her

02/16

Shea’s Buffalo

The Tony Winning Hit Musical Comedy Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the…

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Epiphany

02/19

Road Less Traveled Productions

Directed by Scott Behrend Starring Kate Olena, Gabriella McKinley, Wendy Hall, Leah Berst, Jake Hayes, Gregory Gjurich, David Mitchell, Ricky…

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GHOSTS

02/26

Irish Classical Theatre Company

A house full of secrets, and an inescapable legacy. Ibsen’s Ghosts returns in a fierce, contemporary adaptation about truth, inheritance,…

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The Wedding Singer

03/04

Shea’s 710 Theatre

Based on the iconic film of the same name, this hilarious musical comedy will have you partying like it’s 1985!…

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Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding

03/05

Shea’s Smith Theatre

You’re not just watching the show you’re invited to the wedding! Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding is the wildly popular interactive comedy where…

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Harry Potter and The Cursed Child

03/31

Shea’s Buffalo

IT’S TIME TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC Broadway’s spellbinding spectacular, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, is coming to Buffalo. Join…

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Clyde’s

04/16

Road Less Traveled Productions

Directed by John Hurley Starring Victoria Pérez, Greg Howze, Alejandro Gómez, Melinda Capeles and Johnny Barden Welcome to Clyde’s, a…

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SPRING AWAKENING

04/16

Irish Classical Theatre Company

Budding consciousness, innocence, inexperience and rebellion ignite in this darkly electrifying adaptation of Spring Awakening. When no one speaks, youth…

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The Shark is Broken

04/30

Kavinoky Theatre

FADE IN: The open ocean, 1974. Filming is delayed again. The lead actors theatre veteran Robert Shaw and young Hollywood…

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DENOUEMENT

06/04

Irish Classical Theatre Company

North American Premiere Production As the world approaches its final hour, a couple married for nearly four decades must confront…

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Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

06/22

Shea’s Buffalo

“It’s not just the best musical I’ve seen; it’s the most rewarding theatrical experience I’ve ever had.”  &  Taffy Brodesser-Akner, New…

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