Things to Do If You Live or Are Visiting Buffalo, NY- July 25 to 26, 2026- tourist stuff you won’t want to miss plus all the great events happening in Buffalo.
Events -July 26, 2026
Music behind Albright Knox- 2pm- Joe Gransden
Canal Fest on the River- Gratwick Park- July 2 26- Schedule
Music at Charlies Boatyard- July 26- SSoul Body Shakedown
Music at Babeville-July 26- Horn Collective
Music at Pausa- July 30- Isaiah Timothy Trio
FREE Yoga Sundays at Buffalo Botanical Gardens- July 26 to August 30- Register
Niagara River Cruises- July 29- Grace Lougen Music Cruise- Tonawanda- Learn more
New- Sully’s Seafood Restaurant and Music July 30-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 26 (Wed and Weekends)
Music at Buffalo Iron Works- July 29- :Push Th’ Lil’ Daisies
Hurd Orchards Lunches- July 31- Holley NY
Orchard Park Pavilion Concert- July 26- Boys of Summer
Music at Sunset Bar and Grill- July 26- Major Dudes
Chautauqua County Fair- July 26
Buffalo Italian Festival- July 26
FREE-Shakespeare in Delaware Park-Taming of the Shrew from July 26 to August 16, 2026 from Tuesdays thru Sundays at 7pm.
Ellicottville Blues Festival- July 26
Music at Tappo- Hot Club of Buffalo- July 26
Outer Harbor Terminal B concert- July 26- Rick Ross
Cheektowaga Polish American Arts Festival- July 26- Cheektowaga
Serb Fest- July 26- Lackawanna
Downtown Buffalo Garden Walk- July 26
FREE Tours of Knox Mansion on Delaware Ave- July 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
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 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
