Things to Do If You Live or Are Visiting Buffalo, NY- June 12 to 14, 2026- tourist stuff you won’t want to miss plus all the great events happening in Buffalo.
Events -June 12 to 14, 2026
FREE Concert- George Scott Big Band at Frank Lloyd Wright Martin House- June 12
Heart of Music Festival in East Aurora- June 13- dozens of bands
East Aurora Chamber Music Festival- June 12 and 13
Allentown Art Festival– June 13 and 14
Juneteenth Festival at MLK Park- June 13 and 14
New York State Craft Brewer’s Fest at Canalside- June 13
Dragon Boat Festival at Riverworks- June 13
Music at Town Ballroom- June 12- Dr. Fresch, June 13- La Casita Experience
Coco Montoya at Seneca Niagara Casino- June 12
MGK at Darien lake- June 13
Music at Old Man River- June 11- A-List
Music at Sorrentino’s- June 11- Vinyl Cocktails- Williamsville
Music at Jack Rabbit- June 12- Left of the Dial, June 13- Allen Degenerates
Nature Hikes at Letchworth-Firefly Watching (no hike, watching)- June 13- Schedule
Music at Charlie’s Boatyard- June 12- Watch Your Step
Music at Sunset Bar and Grill- June 14- Doubleshot
Music at Penny Lane- June 12- Falconeers, June 13- East Hill Garage
Music on the Patio at Hamburg VFW Post- June 14- Major Thirds
Music at Kodiak Jack’s- June 14- The Illusions- East Aurora
Music at the CAZ- June 12-Stoneflower- music of the Cars
Music at Roycroft Inn- June 12- Molly Band
Music at Mister’s -BADKID- – June 12- tribute to Kid Rock
Music at Diamond Hawk- June 12- Gypsy Queen, June 13- Rock Angel
New- Sully’s Seafood Restaurant and Music June 12 to September 3, 2026. The restaurant (where Willliam K was) is open and music- June 18- Stoneflower. Lobster rolls, clams, fried seafood, homemade chowder plus beef on weck, wings, pizzas, steaks and chicken. Thur-Sun- Noon to 10pm.
Music at Buffalo Iron Works- June 13- WWYNOT -tribute to Rush
Music at Jazzboline- June 14 and 17
Blues Cruise Car and Bike Show- June 13- Tonawanda
Music at Chick’s – June 12- Eaglez
Outer Harbor Concert- Marcus King Band- June 14
Roycroft Film Society- Sorcerer- June 14- 4pm – East Aurora -Powerhouse
Candle Opera Concert at Canterbury Woods- June 13- Williamsville
Music at Pausa-June 12- Jacobo Vega-Albela Quartet
Music at Riveria -June 12- Beach Party Boys
Margaritaville Bar Crawl with XOXO at Papi Grande’s- June 12- Lancaster
CSICON- Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (Bill Nye, etc)- June 12- 14- Buffalo Convention Center
Music at West Falls Center for the Arts- June 12- Captain Tom and Hooligans- music of Seeger
Outer Harbor Conerts- June 14- Marcus King Band- Schedule
Music at Chandelier- at Salvatores- June 12- RNSM Duo, June 13- Vibrant Strings
Kids
Regal Cinemas- $7 Tuesdays (all day)- you have to sign up for card, but easy, no hassle
-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
Nature Hikes at Letchworth– Schedule
-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 June 12, 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- July 3, 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
