Things to Do If You Live or  Are Visiting Buffalo, NY-  July 12, 2026- tourist stuff you won’t want to miss plus all the great events happening in Buffalo.

Events -July 12, 2026

Andersen Big Band at Tappo– July 12- 4pm

Garden Walks- July 12- North Tonawanda, Grand Island, Hamburg, Amherst, Lockport, Snyder, Samuel Capen

Taste of Buffalo– July 12- Good Music Lineup this year. Songbirds, PA Line, etc

Queen of Heaven Carnival– July 12- Strictly Hip, Hit N’ Run, Boneshakers, etc.

Pirates Festival- July 12- Olcott Beach

Macedonian Festival– July 12- Blasdell

Music at Charlies Boatyard- July 12- Blues Infusion

FREE-Shakespeare in Delaware Park-Pericles Prince of Tyre on July 12 and Taming of the Shrew from July 23 to August 16, 2026 from Tuesdays thru Sundays at 7pm.

Music at Sunset Bar and Grill-   July 12- Welcome Distraction

Music at Babeville- July 12- Hudson Freeman with Bugcatcher

Music at Gateway Harbor -July 15- Eaglez and Michael Hund All Star Band

FREE Yoga Sundays at Buffalo Botanical Gardens- July 12 to August 30- Register

Music at Diamond Hawk-  July 15- Flipside

Orchard Park Pavilion Concert- July 12- Cami Clune

Music at Artpark- July 14- Sarah McLahclan

Music at Babeville- July 12- Hudson Freeman with Bugcatcher

New- Sully’s Seafood Restaurant and Music  July 12-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- July 12 and 15

Food Truck Tuesday at Larkin Square- Ellen Pieron and the Encyclopedia of Soul- July 14

Bidwell Music Concerts- July 14- Grosh

Live at Larkin – Talking Dead Heads- July 15

Music at Jack Rabbit- July 12- Jazz Brunch with Banjo Juice Jazz Band

Williamsville Old Home Days- July 14 to 17

Music at Buffalo Iron Works- July 15- Magoo

Kids

Pirates Festival – July 12 in Olcott (looks fun)

FREE Family Films at East Aurora Theater at 11am -July 15- Minecraft

July 14- Renaissance Fair at East Aurora Library

July 25-FREE-For Kids 5 to 12-Decorating Potted Plants at Frank Lloyd Wright Martin House- July 25, 2026- Register Now- Buffalo, NY

Regal Summer Express at Walden Galleria– $1 Movies on every Monday throught Thursday at 11am. In addition, all attendees will receive $3.00 off a Snack Pack (junior-sized drink, popcorn, and fruit gummies) and/or a cup of refreshingly cold Dippin’ Dots ice cream!

Week 7 (July 13–16): Title TBA & Scoob! (2020)
Week 8 (July 20–23): The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025) & Animal Farm (2026)
Week 9 (July 27–30): Paddington in Peru (2025) & Dog Man (2025)

FREE Family Tours with Explore Bufffalo- Canalside, Delaware Park, Hertel Murals, Downtown- Learn more and 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

Conservation Day at Bidwell Market- July11- North End near Delavan

July 11- Reinstein Artisan Market

-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 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-August 7, 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