Things to Do If You Live or Are Visiting Buffalo, NY-August 16 to 23, 2026- tourist stuff you won’t want to miss plus all the great events happening in Buffalo.
Events – August 16 to 23, 2026
Outer Harbor Concert- Aug 16- Arkells
Jazz at Tappo- Voci D’Amore music of Andrea Bocelli- August 16
Music at Babeville- August 16- Sotto Voce and Avanti Orchestra
North Tonawanda Porchfest- August 16
Music at Kodiak Jacks- Wasted Whiskey- August 16- East Aurora
Griffis Sculpture Park Summer Festival- August 16- bands, scuptures, kids activities
Music at Sunset Bar and Grill- August 16- Back to the Bars
FREE-Shakespeare in Delaware Park-Taming of the Shrew-August 16, 2026 from Tuesdays thru Sundays at 7pm. Last day.
Wyoming County Fair- August 16 to 22
FREE Tours of Knox Mansion on Delaware- Aug 16
Music at Charlies Boatyard- August 16- Kickstart Rumble
Buffalo Iron works- Noon- Kids Glow Bash, 8pm – David Murphy-August 16
Brunch at Jack Rabbit- Ed Wyner- August 16
Music at Town Ballroom- August 17- Mountain Goats
Monday Jazz at Tappo- My Cousin Tone- Aug 17
Free Flow Jam with Music and artists at Hoyt Lake in Delaware Park -Aug 17
FREE- Music at Ralph Wilson Park- August 17- La Krema
Fresh Affordable Produce at Gentners Flea Market- Aug 17- Springville
Bidwell Concert- August 18- Invisible Touch (this is a reschedule from rain date)
Erie County Fair- August 16 to 23
Music at Riviera August 21- Music of Streisand and Sinatra
Alden Rodeo – August 22 and 29
Party of Nine at Buffalo Irish Center- August 20
Annunciation Church Picnic- August 21-23- Elma- Nerds, Cold Beer Creek
Sunny Side New Orleans Jazz Band at Duende- August 22- free
FREE Yoga Sundays at Buffalo Botanical Gardens- August 16 to August 30- Register
New- Sully’s Seafood Restaurant and Music August 20-The restaurant (where Willliam K was) is open and music. Lobster rolls, clams, fried seafood, homemade chowder plus beef on weck, wings, pizzas, steaks and chicken. Thur-Sun- Noon to 10pm.
Music at Jazzboline-August 16 and 19
Food Truck Tuesday at Larkin Square- August 18- Dominic Missana and Friends
Food Truck Wednesday at Samuel Grande- Aug 19- Flipside
Wednesday Gateway Harbor Concert- Aug 19- 22 Calibre and Diver Down
Music at Diamond Hawk-August 19- Boys of Summer
Music at River Fest Park- Aug 19- AllyKat
Live at Larkin- Aug 19- Uncle Ben’s Remedy
Thursdays Rock the Boat- August 20- South City
Songbirds at Martin House- August 20- sold out
Backyard Bash behind Vidlers- Deja Blu- Aug 20- East Aurora
Fredtown Stompers at Tappo Sunday Jazz- August 23- 4-7pm- free
Thursdays on the Water at Gratwick Park- August 20- Nerds Gone Wild and Sector 7G
Music on Dunkirk Pier- Aug 20- Reset to Vinyl and Wanted- Bon Jovi tribute
Ship N’Shore at Naval Park- Aug 20
Mid Summer Scramble At Byrncliff Golf Course- Aug 26- Varysburg
Music at Jackson Square- Savage Cabbage- Aug 21- Batavia
FREE- Music at Wilkeson Pointe- Pocketship- Aug 21
Music at Roycroft- Aug 21- Mark Dux and Bender Project
Music at Artpark- Aug 21- Andy Grammer
Music at Tappo- Cold Beer Creek- Aug 21
Jamestown Celtic Festival in Mayville- August 21 and 22- looks fun
Fredonia Farm Festival- Aug 21 to 23 (also a chance to try Brad’s Blends)
Old Falls Street Music- Aug 21- That 80’s Hair Band and Honk Committee
Rescheduled to September 5 and 6-America’s 250 Celebration at Naval Park- Aug 2- music, fireworks, re-enactments
Kids
FREE- Walden Galleria Summer Kids Club-Tuesdays- August 18, 2026-Learn more
Free movies at Terminal B- Outer Harbor- August 18- Space Jam
FREE Family Tours with Explore Bufffalo- Canalside, Delaware Park, Hertel Murals, Downtown- Learn more and register
August 18- FREE- Au-Some Morning at Explore and More
August 22- free for kids 5 to 12- build your own binoculars at Frank Lloyd Martin House- Aug 22- register
Regal Cinemas- $7 Tuesdays (all day)- you have to sign up for card, but easy, no hassle (everybody)
-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
-Best Places to Hike- Knox Farm State Park, Reinstein, Franklin Gulf Park- Orange Trail, 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 August 14, 2026 from 10am to 8pm and live music at 5:30pm. Not at Burchfield but at a gallery.
-Albright Knox Art Museum- Open Mondays and Thursday- Sunday (closed Tuesday and Wednesday). FREE admission/Pay What you Can-September 4, 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
