Things to Do If You Live or Are Visiting Buffalo, NY- May 24 to 25, 2026- tourist stuff you won’t want to miss plus all the great events happening in Buffalo.
Events -May 24 to 25, 2026
Music at Sunset Bar and Grill- Wilson-Mary 24- Seventh Sign, May 25- Ray Barry and Friends, May 27- Growlers Blues Band, May 31- Breakaway
Buffalo Marathon and Half Marathon- May 24
Maifest at Spring Garden – May 24- East Aurora
Paranormal Carnival at Walden Galleria- May 24
Music at Jack Rabbit- May 24- Grateful Brunch with Buffalo Dead All Stars
Totally Buffalo Festival at Riverworks- May 23 and 24
FREE- Morgan Horse Show at Hamburg Fairgrounds- May 24
Memorial Day Weekend at Old Falls Street- May 24 to 25
Spring Carnival at Maple Ridge Plaza- May 24
New- Sully’s Seafood Restaurant and Music- May 24 to September 3, 2026. The restaurant (where Willliam K was) is open today, May 23 and the music starts June 11. Lobster rolls, clams, fried seafood, homemade chowder plus beef on weck, wings, pizzas, steaks and chicken. . Open from Noon to 9pm.
Music at Old Man River- May 24- Steelhorse and Kross Bow, May 25- Pirate Dreams
Music at Buffalo Iron Works-May 24- Tune Into Wellness
Music at Jazzboline- May 24 and 27
Paranormal Cirque at Walden Galleria- Tent- May 24 and 25
Music at Pausa- May 28- Tina Williams with Stu Weissman and Ed Croft
Music at Riviera- May 28- Don McLean, May 29- Smells Like Nirvana
American Cruise Line at Canalside- May 29
Music at the CAZ- May 29- The Petty Project
Music at Mister’s- May 28- Second Hands News- May 29- Queen City
Music at Diamond Hawk- May 27- Boogie Monsters
Music at Electric City-May 27- Superheaven
Music at Sportsmens- May 24 to May 30- Schedule
Music at Chandelier- at Salvatores- May 28- Christopher Joel
Linwood Gardens Peony Festival- May 27 and 30- 31- weekends
Memorial Day Weekend at Old Falls Street- May 24- 25- music daily
Gamelan Performance at Babeville- May 24
Sunday Super Car Cruise- May 24- Olcott
May 25- Memorial Day FREE Concert- Mark Mazur and His Little Big Band- Olcott
Kids
June 6 – Register NOW- Kid’s Run in Delaware Park-Learn more
Spring Carnival at Maple Ridge Plaza- May 24
-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
May 24- Hawk Creek Plant Sale- West Falls
May 24- Nature Hike at Whirlpool – Devil’s Hole Gorge Loop- Register
May 28- Spring Migration Birding at Delaware Park Rumsey Woods- $15- Register
-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.
-Albright Knox Art Museum- Open Mondays and Thursday- Sunday (closed Tuesday and Wednesday). FREE admission/Pay What you Can- June 5, 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
