Things to Do If You Live or Are Visiting Buffalo, NY- June 19 to 21, 2026- tourist stuff you won’t want to miss plus all the great events happening in Buffalo.
Events -June 19 to 21, 2026
Ellwood Fire Dept Summer Bash and Car Show- Strictly Hip- June 19 and 20
FREE Saturday in Cazenovai Park- June 20- Beatle Magic and Hit N’ Run
Outer Harbor Conerts- June 19- Dark Star Orchestra-Schedule
Father’s Day at Byrncliff Resort- Golf, Mini Golf, BBQ, Music, Beer- June 20-21- Varysburg
Music at Wilkeson Pointe- Eric Critt Crittenden and Olmsted Dub System – June 20
FREE Admission to Buffalo Museum of Science- June 19
Nerds Gone Wild and Boys of Summer- June 19- Old Falls Street- Niagara Falls
FREE- Juneteenth Celebration at Island Park- June 20- Williamsivllle
Rochester Jazz Festival- June 19 to 27
FREE-Shakespeare in Delaware Park-Pericles Prince of Tyre from June 19 to July 12 and Taming of the Shrew from July 23 to August 16, 2026 from Tuesdays thru Sundays at 7pm.
Music at Old Man River- June 21- Back to the Bars
Gemstreet USA – June 19 to 21
Lewiston Garden Fest- June 20 and 21
Music at Jack Rabbit- June 19- Off the Wall
Nature Hikes at Letchworth-June 19- Learn Disc Golf- Schedule
Music at Charlie’s Boatyard- June 19- Queen City Radio
Music at Sunset Bar and Grill-June 19- Celtic Cross, June 20- Grace Lougen Garden Party
Music at Mister’s- Eaglez – June 19- East Aurora
Father’s Day car and Motorcycle Show at Sonnenberg Gardens- June 21- Canandaigua
Music at the Caz- June 19 and 20- Patrick Gallo- How to be an artist
Music at Diamond Hawk- June 19- Funkensteins (good band)
New- Sully’s Seafood Restaurant and Music June 18 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 19- Juneteenth performing with a purpose
Music at Jazzboline- June 21 and 24
Music at Chick’s – June 19- Cock Robin
Music at Pausa-June 19- Jon Lehning- music of Horace Silver with Dave Schiavone
Music at Riveria -June 19- Land of OZZ tribute to Ozzy
Kids
FREE Admission to Buffalo Museum of Science- June 19
June 20- Artpark Fairy House Festival
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- Learn Disc Golf- June 19– 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
