Things to Do If You Live or Are Visiting Buffalo, NY- July 20 to 26, 2026- tourist stuff you won’t want to miss plus all the great events happening in Buffalo.
Events -July 20 to 26, 2026
Canal Fest on the River- Gratwick Park- July 20 to 26- Schedule
FREE Flow Jam at Hoyt Lake- July 20
East Aurora Monday Night Car Cruise- July 20
Music Mondays at the Gazebo in Lewiston- July 20- Harmonia Vocal Jazz Ensemble
FREE Music at new Ralph Wilson Park – July 20- Wendell Rivera
Music at Charlies Boatyard- July 24- Prestige Worldwide
Music at Babeville-July 20- FREE- Silver Arrow Band
Music at Pausa- July 23- Little Cake Jazz
FREE Yoga Sundays at Buffalo Botanical Gardens- July 26 to August 30- Register
Niagara River Cruises- July 21- Sal Anello Kids Magic Show and Face Painting Cruise- North Tonawanda- Learn more
New- Sully’s Seafood Restaurant and Music July 23-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. July 23- Damone Jackson Outcome
Music at Jazzboline- July 22 to 26
Music at Buffalo Iron Works- July 24- Turn to Stone- Tribute to ELO
Hurd Orchards Lunches- July 22 to 31- Holley NY
Quaker Days in Orchard Park– July 20 to 25-Schedule
Taste of Orchard Park- July 22
July 25- Orchard Park Car Show, Nerds Gone Wild
Music at Sunset Bar and Grill- July 22- JD with Jay Moynihan
Bidwell concert- Invisbile Touch- July 21
Chautauqua County Fair- July 21 to 26
Food Truck Tuesday at Larkin Square- July 21- Cami Clune and Fringe
Lancaster Music- Boomerang- July 22
Music at Banchetti’s- July 22- Meet the Bacons
Music at Town Ballroom – July 22- Greensky Bluegrass
Music at Artpark– July 22- Shakey Graves with texino
Food Truck Wednesday at Samuel Grande- July 22 – Welcome Distraction
Live at Larkin– Beu Revue- Critt, Cutler, Lynntresa Atkinson- July 22
FREE- Buffalo Philharmonic Concert at Clarence Town Park- July 22
Live Music at Kloc’s- July 22- Back to the Bars- West Seneca
Music at River Fest Park- Party of Nine- July 22
Depew music Concerts- July 23- Second Hand News
Backyard Bash behind Vidlers- July 23- Never Ben
Thursdays Rock the boat on Buffalo Harbor Cruises- July 23- Pocketship
Music on Dunkirk Pier- July 23- Midroom Drifters and Uncle Ben’s Remedy
Thursdays Under the Tent at Buffalo Irish Center- July 23- Day Trippers
Niagara River Cruises- July 23- Karaoke with DJ Mixon- North Tonawanda
Buffalo Italian Festival- July 24 to 26
Tri- Main Center Art Crawl- July 24
Bricks and Brews at Frank Lloyd Wright Martin House – July 24
FREE-Shakespeare in Delaware Park-Taming of the Shrew from July 23 to August 16, 2026 from Tuesdays thru Sundays at 7pm.
Death at the Silos Murder Mystery Dinner at Riverworks- July24
Ellicottville Blues Festival- July 24 to 26
District Live Music at Tappo- JB Aaron and Blood Money- July 24
Outer Harbor Terminal B concert- July 24- Slightly Stupid
Orchard Park Ice Cream Social- July 24
Music at Sunset at the Stables- Knox Farm- July 24- LeRoy Townes Band- East Aurora
July 24- Buffalo Philharmonic concert at Academy Park– Lewiston
Disability Pride Festival at Riverworks- July 24
Cheektowaga Polish American Arts Festival- July 24 to 26- Cheektowaga
July 25-Reschedule-FREE- Buffalo Philharmonic Concert at North Park Community School- July 16, 2026 MOVED TO JULY 25 at 7pm at 780 Parkside Ave., Buffalo.
Music -Thursday and Main at Fountain Plaza- July 23- Dave Matthews Tribute Band
Niagara River Cruises- Joe Bolognese Music Cruise- July 24
Music at Batavaia Downs- July 24- John Waite
Old Falls Street Music- July 24- A-List and IOT Band
July 25- Songbirds at Johnson’s Landing- Hamburg
Serb Fest- July 25 and 26- Lackawanna
July 25- East Aurora Street Festival and Chalk Walk
Hill Top Festival at Holiday Valley- July 25
FREE- Queen City Jazz Festival at Lafayette Square– July 25
Downtown Buffalo Garden Walk- July 25 and 26
FREE Tours of Knox Mansion on Delaware Ave- July 25 and 26
West Side Invitational Regatta- July 26
Summer Jazz at Tappo- July 26- Hot Club of Buffalo
FREE- Buffalo Philharmonic Concert at Niawanda park- July 26
Niagara River Cruise- Rabbit Jaw on July 26- North Tonawanda
Kids
Kids eat free on Mondays at NY Beer Project- July 20- Orchard Park
Free Family films at East Aurora Theater- July 22- Bad Guys
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
July 26- Touch at Truck at Explore and More- FREE
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 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
-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-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
