Things to Do If You Live or  Are Visiting Buffalo, NY-  June 25 to 28, 2026- tourist stuff you won’t want to miss plus all the great events happening in Buffalo.

Events -June 25 to 28, 2026

Music- Thursday and Main- Black Rock Beatles and The Shakermakers- June 25

FREE Music in Cazenovia Park- Sydney Sterlace and Crikwater- June 25

Music at Kodiak Jack’s- Coda- June 25

FREE-Shakespeare in Delaware Park-Pericles Prince of Tyre from June 25 to July 12 and Taming of the Shrew from July 23 to August 16, 2026 from Tuesdays thru Sundays at 7pm.

New York State Puppet Festival- June 24 to 28- Perry NY- Learn more

Roycroft Art and Antique Show, RALA Art Show, East Aurora Art Society Show and Baker Strawberry Fest (28)- June 27 and 28

Taste of Diversity Festival- June 27

Ride for Roswell- June 27

Lockport Arts and Crafts Festival- June 27 and 28

Kenmore Days Carnival- Rides- Music- Petting Zoo- June 26 and 27

Taste of Country at Sahlen Field- Luke  Bryan, etc.- June 26

Music at Hilltop Inn- Dead Fest- June 27

Wendell Fire Co. Lobster Fest- June 27- N. Tonawanda

Nickel City Comic Con– June 26 to 28- Buffalo Convention Center

Songbirds on June 27 at West Main Street- Lancaster

Nerds Gone Wild and Ion Sky at Dunkirk Pier- June 25

Kenmore Porchfest– June 28

Music at Johnson’s Landing- XOXO and Crush Crush Crush- June 27

FREE Fishing Days- June 27 and 28- NY State

Music at the Caz-   June 25- Hells Bells- AC/DC, June 27 – Mr. Brightside- music of the Killers, June 28- Caitylynn Curtis with Voyagr

FREE Yoga Sundays at Buffalo Botanical Gardens- June 28 to August 30- Register

Songbirds at Papi Grande- June 27

Songbirds at W. Main in Lancasater- June 28

Music at Diamond Hawk- June 26- Edge of Sundown (tribute to southern rock), June 27- Dave Viterna Group

New- Sully’s Seafood Restaurant and Music  June 25 to September 3, 2026. The restaurant (where Willliam K was) is open and music on June 25. 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 26- Grub with Sophistafunk

Music at Jazzboline- June 28 and July 1

Music at Chick’s – June 27- Hurricane featuring Hot Daddy Rocks

Music at Pausa-June 25- Celebration of Latin Music led by Geraldo Rondon

Music at Riveria -June 25 and 26- Dream- Supertramp experience

Music at Jack Rabbit- June 26- Public Water Supply, June 27 -Witty Tarbox

Outer Harbor Conerts- FREE – Buffalo Philharmonic- July 3-Reserve a spot-Schedule

Rochester Jazz Festival– June 25 to 27

Kids

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 4 (June 22–25): The Bad Guys 2 (2025) & The Garfield Movie (2024)
Week 5 (June 29–July 2): A Minecraft Movie (2025) & Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
Week 6 (July 6–9): How to Train Your Dragon (2025) & Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
Week 7 (July 13–16): 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 Fishing Days- June 27 and 28

FREE for kids 5 to 12- Painting in the Garden at Frank Lloyd Wright Martin House- June 27- register

Kenmore Days Carnival- June 26 and 27

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
-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-June 25- Long Hike– 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 July 10, 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