Sunday July 9th, 2017
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Garden Railway Exhibit
10am - 5pm, Included with Botanical Garden admission - $11 adults, $10 seniors (62+), $9 students (13+ with ID), $6 Kids 3-12, members and kids 2 and under are free! Go to www.buffalogardens.com for more information.
Art on the Riverwalk
Come and see beautiful art in a stunning setting, overlooking the Niagara River. There is no fee to attend. There will be plenty of art available for purchase. The 14th Annual Art on the Riverwalk is a fine art only show.
Queen of Heaven Carnival
The 36th Annual Queen of Heaven Carnival 2017 will take place Friday, July 7 through Sunday, July 9 that the Queen of Heaven Parish grounds, Seneca Street and Mill Road in West Seneca, NY…Just two blocks east of the Southgate Plaza. There will be plenty of ammusement rides and attractions, a large theme… >>
Queen of Heaven Carnival
WNY's largest carnival, now in its 36th year! Enjoy amusement rides and attractions, a large theme basket raffle, free entertainment including live bands, children's magic shows, as well as games of skill and chance. The 36th Annual Queen of Heaven Carnival 2017 will take place Friday, July 7th through… >>
Ed Sheeran in Buffalo
Ed Sheeran announced that he will be coming to KeyBank Center July 9 at 7:30pm with James Blunt! Tickets are on sale now. Tickets are $89.50, $69.50 and $39.50 (includes $3.50 facility fee) and can be purchased at the KeyBank Center Box Office, online at www.tickets.com, or by calling 888-223-6000. … >>
Hamburg Garden Walk
You are invited …to see Hamburg in full bloom. We are delighted to offer you a varied bouquet of gardens to stimulate your senses and perhaps inspire you. This year’s gardens reflect the joyful labors and creativity of their owners. We encourage you and your friends to come to Memorial Park bandstand,… >>
Brunch Festival
Are you looking for a Sunday Funday on the waterfront with plenty of brunch food, drinks, live music and outdoor games? Treat yourself on Sunday July, 9th at Wilkeson Pointe from 12-3pm where five local restaurants will be sampling their unique brunch dishes on the waterfront for you to enjoy! Tickets… >>
Olcott Pirates Festival
The 2017 Olcott Pirates Festival is a rain-or-shine, outdoor event taking place July 7-9 at Krull Park in Olcott, New York. This pirate themed festival has something for all ages. During the day the festival is geared toward families and children. In the evening adults can enjoy food, beer and live… >>
Clarence Summer Art & Plein Air Festival
Featuring plein air artists, artisan vendors, demonstrations, food trucks and historic tours of the Town Park Club House and the town’s Historical Museum from 1:00 to 4:00pm, followed at 7:00pm with the Clarence Concert Association's first concert of the Summer Season Program. This is the Clarence Arts… >>
Doll Skin, Next To None, & Brand of Julez
FTMP Events presents:Doll Skin, Next To None, & Brand of Julezw/ Shadow Siren, Scathed, & GrubSunday, July 9thDoors at 6:00 pm$10 Presale, $15 at the doorAges 18+ (ID Required / Strictly Enforced)Tickets: http://www.purplepass.com/DollSkin070917at: Evening Star Concert Hall / VENUE8810 Niagara Falls… >>
Taste of Buffalo
More than 55 restaurants, 6 wineries and 450,000 invited guests will gather in downtown Buffalo to enjoy "fun by the forkful." One of the region's signature events, the Taste of Buffalo presented by TOPS is the largest two-day food festival in the United States. Join us for summertime fun and delicious… >>
Chautauqua Theater Company: Noises Off
Location: Bratton TheaterEvent ticket required(Your theater ticket will admit you to the grounds. You do not need an additional gate pass)Michael Frayn’s Noises Off is a roller-coaster, side-splittingly funny look at theatre – both onstage and off – as a hapless troupe of actors attempt to mount a dreadful,… >>
Shakespeare in Delaware Park’s The Merry Wives of Windsor
Shakespeare in Delaware Park's first 2017 summer performance is The Merry Wives of Windsor. This comedy is the only Shakespeare play to deal exclusively with contemporary English Life. The “must-see summer event” Shakespeare in Delaware Park reaches more than 40,000 audience members each year and is… >>
Best of Buffalo
Join us for a downtown walking tour of the best of Buffalo architecture and history! The buildings included on this overview tour help to tell the story of Buffalo’s rapid rise to prominence, from the opening of the Erie Canal to the 1901 Pan-American Exposition. Buildings seen on this tour were designed… >>
Coleus & Color at The Botanical Gardens
10am-5pm - Included with Botanical Garden admission - $11 adults, $10 seniors (62+), $9 students (13+ with ID), $6 Kids 3-12, members and kids 2 and under are free! Rainbows of color will be incorporated into this summer exhibit of thousands of coleus and so much color! See many different botanical… >>
William Smyers
Arcangel Gallery Exhibit - Included with Botanical Garden admission - $11 adults, $10 seniors (62+), $9 students (13+ with ID), $6 Kids 3-12, members and kids 2 and under are free! Presenting his third exhibit in the Arcangel Gallery, Smyers is a known photographer in WNY. He takes pride in his high… >>
M&T Plaza Concert Series
Plaza Event Series will feature 54 performances this summer. It starts June 12, with the season’s last performance scheduled for August 25. Five new acts have been added to the line-up, and several favorites will continue their longtime streaks of Plaza Event Series appearances.
Shape of a Pocket
June 30–August 26Opening: July 7, 6–9pmEvents: July 29, August 12, August 25 Featuring work by Morgan Arnett, Jason Bernagozzi, Charlie Best and Jaz Palermo, W. Michelle Harris, Kyla Kegler, Dana McKnight, Przemyslaw Moskal, Van Tran Nguyen, Elisa Peebles and the United Melanin Society, Carl Spartz,… >>
Travel Raffle at The Botanical Gardens
Tickets - $20 - 3 Chances to WIN and only 700 will be sold! Tickets on sale June 1-September 1 Grand Prize - Dream Vacation! - A trip for two to Ireland, Mexico, or the Caribbean! You pick where AND when! All arrangements will be made for you through The Travel Team Inc. Travel voucher has a maximum… >>
2017 Little Free Library® Design Competition
The Buffalo Architecture Foundation's 2017 Little Free Library® Design Competition is an Open, Two-stage, Design Competition to design, construct, and install a contemporary book shelter in underprivileged neighborhoods in Buffalo, NY. Architects, designers, sculptors, carpenters, students, etc. interested… >>
Shark Girl: Never Quite There
Clifton Hall Link In the two short years since Casey Riordan Millard’s iconic Shark Girl arrived in Western New York, the sculpture has been so widely shared and experienced that it is now one of Buffalo’s best-known citizens. However, it is perhaps less well-know that Shark Girl has served as one of… >>
Saint Joan at Shaw Festival
Who was Joan of Arc? The saviour of France … or a deluded country girl? Bernard Shaw’s greatest play about the most remarkable teenage girl in history. Saint Joan is Bernard Shaw’s greatest play. At its centre is the most remarkable teenage girl in history. But who is she? The divinely-inspired saviour… >>
Me and My Girl
Can a Cockney man give up his old life – and love! – to join the upper class? The sparkling and fun British hit musical. This delightful comic romp from the thirties follows the fortunes of Bill Snibson, a proud Cockney who is amazed to learn that he’s actually the fourteenth Earl of Hareford. But if… >>
BUILDING BUFFALO: Buildings From Books, Books From Buildings
This new exhibit, open free to the public, focuses on an outstanding collection of rare and exquisitely illustrated books encompassing the history of architecture and landscape design from the late 15th through mid-20th Century. Part of one of the finest civic collections on architecture in the country,… >>