Best Things To Do in Buffalo, NY from May 2 to-5, 2019 from BoredomMD.com

  1. Lewiston Smelt Festival – May 3
  2. Earth Day – May 4- I Love My Park Day at Reinstein Woods, Knox, Wilson Tuscarora
  3. Bulb Sale at Buffalo Botanical Gardens – May 4
  4. Birding at Forest Lawn Cemetery – May 4 and 29 – $9
  5. Tortoise and Hare 5K at Chestnut Ridge Park – May 4- Orchard Park
  6. Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival- May 4-5
  7. FREE- Cheektowaga Symphony with Sal Andolina- May 5
  8. Fairy and Gnome Festival at Buffalo Botanical Gardens – May 4- exhibit to May 20
  9. Running Water 5k- May 5- Clarence
  10. Art of the Brick at Buffalo Science Museum – May 1-5 (last weekend, awesome- go)
  11. Decorator’s Show House- May 2 to May 19 (Thur-Sun)
  12. Cinco de Mayo Weekend at Deep South Taco- May 3-5
  13. Drifters Auto Swap Meet- May 4- Derby
  14. Auto Swap Meet and Cruise- May 4- KS Auto Store- Tonawanda
  15. Rods and Customs Auto Swap Meet at Sanborn Farm – May 5
  16. Queen City Gala- May 4
  17. Queen City Roller Girls at Riverworks- May 3
  18. Live Music at Roycroft Inn- May 2- Michael Skowronski, May 3 – Hot Club of Buffalo, May 5 – Andy Weinzler Quitent (first Sundays Artisans of Jazz)
  19. Pausa Art House- May 2- Jaclyn Brown and Joe Donohue, May 3- Waz Trio, May 4- Maria Sebastian and Davey O, May 5- Brunch and Music by Deschapelles
  20. Live Jazz on Friday Nights at The Quarter- May 3 at 26 Virginia PL.
  21. Live Music at the Cove – Lancaster-May 3-  Breakaway, May 4- Cinco de Mayo with Trolls and 80’s Hair Band
  22. Live Music at Armor Inn – Hamburg – May 1 – 90 West, May 2 – Patti Parks Band, May 3- Envy, May 4-Laughing Bandit, May 5-Cinco de Mayo with Robin and  the Rubes-4pm
  23. Migration Map for Hummingbirds (see website, Outdoor, Birding)
  24. Art of the Brick at Buffalo Museum of Science – to May 5
  25. FREE- Guaranty Building Tours- May 4
  26. Early Spring Golf Rates at Byrncliff- $20 walking, $29 with cart
  27. Kavinoky Theater- May 2-19- Equivocation
  28. Live Music at Babeville- May 3- Colter Wall
  29. Queen City Walking Tours – Fridays and Saturdays- $10
  30. Rivera Theater-May 3- Fire & Ice- Tribute to Pat Benatar, May 4– Jay and the Americans
  31. Fresh Produce at  Great Prices at East Aurora Flea Market at EA Flea Market-May 4-5
  32. Wyoming County Restaurant Week – May 1  to May 4
  33. Groupon for Smashing Pumpkins at Darien Lake- Get ticket for  August 10
  34. One World Lantern Festival – June 1 – Get tickets now for $30, otherwise $40
  35. Get Your Ticket Now for Tall Ships in July
  36. Get Your Ticket to Artpark-Secrets of the Sea with Machine – Aug 22
  37. Learn Golf with a Pro at East Aurora Country Club –May 23 to June 13- $65
  38. March of Dimes 5K- Canalside- May 5
  39. Slow Roll Buffalo starts May 6
  40. Cooking Classes at Auburn Watson Culinary Arts- May 1 and May 6 (evenings)
  41. Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society Show- May 1-25- North Tonawanda
  42. Byrncliff Two Person Golf Scramble – May 8- $45 – green fees, cart, lunch, prizes
  43. UB Center for the arts- May 1- Ranky Tanky, May 2-5 – Three Penny Opera
  44. East Aurora Bird Club – May 2 – 9am – Delaware Park – meet Rumsey Road at stop sign
  45. Rummage  Sale at Tri-Main – May 2-4
  46. Craft and Vendor Show at St. Mary’s School for the Deaf – May 4
  47. Record and CD Sale at Leonard Post- May 5
  48. Ten Dollar Self-Guided Tours of Darwin Martin House- Mondays – May 13, June 10, July 8, August 12, September 9, October 14, Nov. 11, Dec 9
  49. Kentucky Derby Lunch at Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village- May 4
  50. Fundraiser for Crossroads Springs Africa- Knox Farm – May 4- East Aurora
  51. Grand Island Half Marathon – May 4
  52. Allegany Adventure Run – May 4
  53. Buffalo Orinthological Bird Trip t0  Carlton Hill- May 4- Middlebury, NY
  54. Wild Earth Day at Hawk Creek- May 4-5- West Falls
  55. Civil War Artillery Re-enactment at Old Fort Niagara- May 4-5
  56. Lyme on the Lake at Riverworks – May 4
  57. Jazz at Kenan Center- May 4- Dave Schiavonne Quintet – Lockport
  58. North Tonawanda Farmer’s Market- May 4
  59. Niagara Wine Trail- Taste of the Trail – May 4-5
  60. Niagara Frontier Botanical Society Field Trip to Felker’s Falls and Devil’s Punch Bowl in Canada- May 4
  61. Wildflower Walk at Emery Park – May 4- South Wales
  62. FREE- Learn How to Fly Fish at Orvis- May 4
  63. Genesee Country Village- May 4- Flint knapping Class
  64. Stargazer Alert- May 4-5 Meteor Shower
  65. FREE- Derby Day at The Terrace-  Delaware Park – May 4
  66. Birding Walk at Evangola State Park – May 5
  67. Flowers and Fern Walk at Evangola State Park – May 5
  68. Roycroft Film Society- Caramel- May 5
  69. Bites and Sites on Delaware Avenue Tour – May 5 – $40
  70. Cinco De Marcy Sangria Fest at Delaware Park – May 5
  71. FREE Film Classics at Clarence Library- May 7 to August 6
  72. Buffalo Film Seminars (last one) May 7 – Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban
  73. Food Truck Tuesday- May 7- Mom  Said No band
  74. Jazz at Hotel Henry- May 8 – Will Horton
  75. Nietzsche’s Jazz Fest- May 8-12
  76. Jewish Repertory Theater- May 9 to June 2
  77. Tulip Festival- May 9-11- Holland
  78. WHO- Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry – Keybank Center- May 9
  79. World’s Largest Yard Sale at Hamburg Fairgrounds – May 10-11
  80. Festival of Birds at Presque Isle- May 10-12
  81. Rochester Lilac Festival- May 10-19
  82. Mother’s Day is May 12 (remember MOM!)
  83. Mother’s Day Brunch at Athenaeum Hotel at Chautauqua Institution – May 12
  84. FREE Family Events at Darwin Martin House- May 11
  85. Shoreline Sweep- May 11
  86. Live at the Met Opera Series at Fredonia Opera House- May 11
  87. Mother’s Day Bird Walk at Knox Farm State Park- May 12
  88. Family Funday at Albright Knox- $5 admission for entire family- May 12
  89. Mother’s Day Breast Cancer Walk – May 12- Lockport