Things to Do If You Live or  Are Visiting Buffalo, NY- May 31 to June 7, 2026- tourist stuff you won’t want to miss plus all the great events happening in Buffalo.

Events -May 31 to June 7, 2026

Nature Hikes at Letchworth- evening hike- May 31- Schedule

Car Show for a Cause- Wings Flights of Hope- May 31- Orchard Park

Music at Charlie’s Boatyard- May 31-Punk 716

Music at Sunset Bar and Grill- Breakaway- May 31- Wilson

Music at Old Man River-May 31- Rock Angel

Slow Roll Buffalo-June 1

Jazz at Gypsy Parlor- June 1

FREE- Flow Jam at Hoyt Lake- Delaware Park- June 1- Band- Queen City Popped-Music, fire performers, hula hoopers.

Food Truck Tuesday at Larkin Square- June 2- La Krema Band

Music at River Fest Park- Innocent Bystander- June 3

Live at Larkin – Twang Gang- June 3

Music at Riveria – Air Supply- June 4

Music in Cazenovia Park- June 4- Miller and Other Sinners and Uncle Ben’s Remedy

Music at Fountain Plaza- Thursday and Main- June 4- Handsome Jack and the Burkharts

Music on Main in Williamsville- June 4- multiple bands on Main St.

Buffalo Pride Festival– June 2 to June 7- Schedule

Gateway Harbor Food Thursday- June 4

New York State Yoga Festival at Letchworth State Park- June 6

Ten Mile Village Wide Garage Sale- June 4 to 7- Lewiston, Youngsttown, Sanborn, Ramsomville and Porter

Music at Diamond Hawk- June 3- Bleeding Hearts, June 5- Flipside, June 6- Hit N’ Run

Music at Jack Rabbit- June 2- Grace Lougen and Friends, June 4-Coco Karaoke, June 5- Stunt Double

New- Sully’s Seafood Restaurant and Music- May 31 to September 3, 2026. The restaurant (where Willliam K was) is open and music starts June 11. 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 4 – Big Shrimp with Tsavo Highway

Music at Jazzboline- May 31 and June 3

Music at Chick’s – June 5- Applejack

Music at Pausa-June 4- Inner City Bedlam

Outer Harbor Conerts- June 4- Ashanti and Trey Songz– Schedule

Music at Riviera-June 4- Air Supply

Music at the CAZ-  May 31- Supper Club with Stu Weissman and Elena Izquierdo

Music at Chandelier- at Salvatores- June 4- Steve Padin

Kids

June 6 – Register NOW- Kid’s Run in Delaware Park-Learn more 

Nature Hikes at Letchworth- June 6 and 8- Schedule

-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- evening hikes- May 31- 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.
-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