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.
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Traditions are big in Buffalo. Attend an iconic annual event and have a quintessential Buffalo experience.
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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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Lipsey Summer Jazz: Janice Mitchell Quintet
07/12
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Join us for a Lipsey Summer Jazz performance by the Janice Mitchell Quintet! Renowned for her contributions to jazz and…
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Summer of Jazz
07/12
Tappo
Part of JazzBuffalo’s Summer of Jazz Series. A new outdoor concert series that will once again bring the spirit of…
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Vincent James Mastrantonio & Dean Gionis- The Caz Supper Club
07/12
The Caz
Join Vincent James Mastrantonio and Dean Gionis for an intimate evening of exquisite guitar compositions and interpretations at The Caz!…
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Garden Explorers Summer Camp: Bees, Bats, and Butterflies
07/13
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
Explore the inspiring beauty of plants and nurture your child’s love for nature by joining the Garden Explorers program at…
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Slow Roll Buffalo at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
07/13
Shea’s Buffalo
Slow Roll Buffalo Monday Night Community Rides connect communities through guided rides for bicyclists of all ages and skill levels,…
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Benise: 25 Years of Passion
07/14
Asbury Hall
Emmy Award Winning Spanish Guitar and Dance Spectacular! Benise shattered the mold of Spanish guitar by combining world music and dance &…
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Delaware Park & Frederick Law Olmsted in Buffalo by Bike
07/14
The Richardson Hotel
The father of the public park movement in America, Frederick Law Olmsted (FLO) was brought to Buffalo in 1868 for…
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Memory Cafe
07/14
Buffalo History Museum
Join us each month on the second Tuesday for our ‘Memory Cafe’ & a program for people with changes in…
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REVEREND PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND
07/14
The Caz
Don’t miss three time BMA nominee’s, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, “the greatest front-porch blues band in the world”!This…
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Sun Kil Moon
07/14
Electric City
Sun Kil Moon All The Artists was released on Caldo Verde Records March 28, 2025. The album was recorded in…
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Aaron Chen
07/15
Helium Comedy Club
Logie and Melbourne International Comedy Festival award-winning comedian Aaron Chen from Netflix special “Funny Garden” and one of the foremost…
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From Observation to Abstraction
07/15
Burchfield Penney Art Center
In this relaxed, exploratory workshop, we’ll use colored pencils to slow down and look closely at the world around us,…
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Jim Lauderdale
07/15
Sportsmen’s Tavern
Jim Lauderdale embodies the sound of American roots music for listeners aroundthe world. A 2025 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters…
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Sara Elizabeth
07/15
duende at Silo City
At the intersection of grit, quirk, and grace, you find Sara Elizabeth & an indie singer/songwriter with earnest stories to…
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$7.16 Day at the Botanical Gardens
07/16
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
Celebrate Western New York with $7.16 Admission on July 16 only for #716Day! With more than 125 years of history,…
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Art Gone Wild
07/16
Buffalo Zoo
Art Gone Wild is an annual event that celebrates wildlife through artistic collaboration between animals and local human artists. Event…
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Ben Bankas
07/16
Helium Comedy Club
Originally from Toronto, Canada, Ben Bankas now lives in Austin, TX, where he performs as a regular at the Comedy…
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Buffalo Speaks: Poetry Show
07/16
Buffalo Iron Works
A spoken word show unlike anything Buffalo has seen. Buffalo-based National Poetry Slam representatives, authors, and well-toured performers will be…
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Butterflies: Watercolor Workshop at the Botanical Gardens
07/16
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
Explore the beauty of nature in our beginner watercolor class studying butterflies! Perfect for newcomers, this course introduces you to…
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Delaware Park: Hoyt Lake Walking Tour 5:30pm Tour
07/16
Delaware Park
Built as one of Frederick Law Olmsted’s original Buffalo parks by the early 1870s, Delaware Park is the largest park in…
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Horse Lords
07/16
Torn Space Theater
In.Sight is a performance series curated by Groupwork exploring immersive, listening-focused events where sound, light, and space are treated as…
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Music in Bloom: The Strictly Hip
07/16
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House
We look forward to welcoming you to our Free Summer Music Series: Music in Bloom, featuring The Strictly Hip. Enjoy…
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