Things to Do If You Live or Are Visiting Buffalo, NY- July 17 to 19, 2026- tourist stuff you won’t want to miss plus all the great events happening in Buffalo.
Events -July 17 to 19, 2026
Reschedule-FREE- Buffalo Philharmonic Concert at North Park Community School– July 16, 2026 MOVED TO JULY 25 at 7pm at 780 Parkside Ave., Buffalo.
Williamsville Old Home Days– July 17- Schedule
Buffalo Bills Mafia Con at Seneca One– July 18
Hamburg Burgerfest– July 18
Music at Charlies Boatyard- July 17- The Donnelly’s Band
Music at Babeville-July 18- Tre Charles
Depew Founders Day- July 17 to 18-,July 17- Nerds Gone Wild,July 18- Uncovered
Music at Pausa- July 16- Matt Michaud Trio plays Nirvana
FREE Yoga Sundays at Buffalo Botanical Gardens- July 19 to August 30- Register
Niagara River Cruises- July 17- The Other Band- North Tonawanda- Learn more
FREE- Orchard Park Jazz Fest– July 18
New- Sully’s Seafood Restaurant and Music July 17-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 19 and 22
Wellsville Balloon Rally– July 17 to 19
Music at Jack Rabbit- July 17- Light Sensitive Temperature Neutral
Music at Buffalo Iron Works- July 17- Golden Era Rave, July 18- Boots N’ Beats
Hurd Orchards Lunches- July 18 to 31- Holley NY
Music at Jackson Square in Batavia- July 17- Skycats
Music at Batavia Downs- July 17- Village People
Decades on the Dance Floor Party at Buffalo History Museum- July 17- $30
St. John Paul Lawn Fete- July 17 to 19
Harry Connick Jr at Chautauqua Institution– July 17
Music- Sunset at the Stables- Knox Farm – July 17- AJ and the Woods
Motley Crue at Darien Lake- July 18
FREE- Jamaican Festival at Larkin Square– July 18
Music at Wilkeson Pointe- Will Holton – July 18
Silo City Reading Series- July 18
Quaker Days in Orchard Park– July 18 to 25-Schedule
Taste of Orchard Park- July 22
July 25- Orchard Park Car Show, Nerds Gone Wild
Music- Fully Clothed Gents- Orchard Park- July 19- Pavilion
Goat Fest at Wood Spring Club- July 18- East Aurora
Buffalo Mafia Con at Seneca One – July 18
Seven Shades of Art- July 19
Music at Sunset Bar and Grill- July 17- Sue Kincaid
Waldfest at Spring Garden– July 19- East Aurora
Canal Fest on the River- Gratwick Park- July 19 to 26- Schedule
Music at Kodiak Jacks- Back to the Bars- July 19
FREE-Shakespeare in Delaware Park-Taming of the Shrew from July 23 to August 16, 2026 from Tuesdays thru Sundays at 7pm.
Kids
Kids eat free on Mondays at NY Beer Project- July 20- Orchard Park
Touch at Truck – 10am to 1pm -July 19- Orchard Park- Mangia Parking Lot
FREE – Orchard Park Jazz Festival – July 18
July 21- Niagara River Cruises– Sal Anello Kids Magic Show and Face Painting Cruise
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 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
Pints in the Park at Cazenovia Park- July 18
July 18- FREE- Buffalo Astronomical Assoc Viewing at Beaver Meadow Audubon- N. Java
-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
