Things to Do If You Live or Are Visiting Buffalo, NY-April 23 to April 26, 2026- tourist stuff you won’t want to miss plus all the great events happening in Buffalo.
Events -April 23 to April 26, 2026
Music at Electric City- April 23- CHE and ENCORE
Music at Buffalo Iron Works- April 23- Vincent Antone iwth Father Figure and DJ Rhythmic Noise
Music at Babeville- April 24- Walter Trout
Music at Jack Rabbit- April 23- Coco Karaoke, April 24- Tom from Myspace, April 25- Funknut
Music at Jazzboline- April 26 and 29
Music at the CAZ- April 23- Only Humen
Music at Mister’s- April 25- Nineties by Nature
Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival- April 25 and 26
Music at Riviera-April 24- Terry Lee Goffee- tribute to Johnny Cash
Fiber Flurry-April 24 to 26- Demos and Workshops-$38-$67- Perry, NY
Music at Diamond Hawk- April 22- South City
Music at Sportsmens- April 23 to May 15- Schedule
Live Music at Chick’s- April 24- Uncovered
Babel Literary Series- April 23- Imani Perry
Botanian Arisan Market at Buffalo Botanical Gardens- April 24
Strictly Hip Acoustic Show at Kenan Center- April 25- Lockport
Buffalo Runway Fashion Show at Buffalo State- April 25
Rock Voices Concert at Orchard Park High School- April 26
FREE- Cheektowaga Symphony Concert- April 26- Sloan
FREE tours of Knox Mansion on Delaware Ave. – April 26
West Side Chops Chef Contest at Forbes Theater- April 29
Music at the Cove- April 24- Uptown Groove
Music at Chandelier- at Salvatores- April 23- Vincent James Mastronantonio
Music at West Falls Center for the Arts- April 24- Into the Great Wide Open – Music of Tom Petty
Music at Pausa- April 23- Tali’s Corner – latin music
Tuesdays with Morrie- Rocking Horse Productions- April 19 to 26-Williamsville
Silent Disco at Richardson Hotel- April 25
Music at Pellicano’s -April 26- Michael Skowronski
Griffon Sunday Brunches- April 26 – East Aurora
Kids
FREE- Earth Day Market at Tiff Nature Preserve- April 25 (crafts, etc)
Country Family Dance Party – April 25- Alexander Community Center- Cheektowaga
-Regal Cinemas- $7 Tuesdays (all day)- you have to sign up for card, but easy, no hassle
-Kiddieland at Herschell Carrousel Museum- $6- North Tonawanda
-FREE admission at Corning Museum of Glass for kids and teens– all the time
-Explore and More Children’s Museum for young kids- carrousel at Canalside where the museum is location- 44 Prime St.- Open – Wednesday to Sunday
-Aquarium of Niagara in Niagara Falls- Open daily
-Herschell Carrousel Museum- open Wednesday to Sunday
-Buffalo Museum of Science, 1020 Humboldt Parkway- open daily
-Buffalo Zoo- Open daily- new tiger and lion cubs
Nature- Outdoors
April 26- Garden Swap at Grassroots Gardens- Buffalo
-Best Places to Hike- Knox Farm State Park, Reinstein, Niagara Falls, Iroquois National Wildlife
Niagara Falls State Park- bring a passport and you can do both sides (US and Canada)- Illumination at Night. Cave of the Winds, Maid of the Mist ,Terrapin Point, Lots 2 and 1. NY Residents 65+ can get free parking during the week- slide driver’s license under scanner at parking
-Letchworth State Park- Grand Canyon of the East
-Reinstein Woods is a great place for an easy walk as well- ponds, wildlife
Museums
-Burchfield Penny Art Center (across the street from Albright)- FREE Admission on May 8, 2026 from 10am to 8pm and live music at 5:30pm.
-Albright Knox Art Museum- Open Mondays and Thursday- Sunday (closed Tuesday and Wednesday). FREE admission/Pay What you Can- May 1, 2026
-Pierce Arrow- Auto, Bike, Motorcycle Museum- Open from 11 am to 4pm- this is a really cool museum- check it out. Open Friday and Saturday
-Darwin Martin House (Frank Lloyd Wright)
-Buffalo Naval Park at Canalside- Open Wednesday- Sunday- 10am to 5pm- closed for the winter but you can still see the ships from the walkway
-Herschell Carrousel Museum- open Wednesday to Sunday
-Buffalo Museum of Science, 1020 Humboldt Parkway- open daily
Tourist Stuff
-Vidler’s 5 and Dime in East Aurora
-Get Wings and Beef on Weck (weck is short for kimmelweck bun which is a bun sprinkled with coarse salt and caraway seeds instead of sesame). Do NOT go to Anchor Bar-while it may have invented the wings, they are not the best here. Bar Bills or Hamlin and Main in East Aurora are the best for wings and Beef on Weck.
-FREE Tour of Buffalo City Hall (at 65 Niagara Square)- Monday- Friday starting at Noon but you must register for the tour – call 716-245-3032. There are other city tours- Explore Buffalo.
-Our Lady of Victory Basilica- 767 Ridge Road, Lackawanna- rivals the churches of Europe, open, do not have to be Catholic to view the amazing architecture. And, it is down the street from the Buffalo Botanical Gardens. Wayside Family Restaurant- 2301 S. Park is inexpensive and good food in causal environment–just down the street from the gardens.
-Buffalo Naval Park (at Canalside- boardwalk, Explore and More there as well)
-Frank Lloyd Wright Martin House- 125 Jewett Parkway- near the Buffalo Zoo.
-Niagara Wine Trail
-Buffalo Naval Park at Canalside- tours end in fall but still cool to see big ships
-Lots of Places for live music- Sportsmen’s Tavern (almost daily music), Pausa, Duende at Silo City, Town Ballroom, Chandelier at Salvatore’s (it’s an experience in itself), The Cove in Depew
Riverworks- restaurant, ferris while, silos, entertainment
-Mall- Galleria
-Roycroft- Inn – food and music on Friday nights, center for craft movement- shops
-Gambling- Seneca Casino downtown and Hamburg Gaming, Plus at Niagara Falls Seneca
