July 2016
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Taste of Buffalo
Enjoy fare from a record-breaking 52 restaurants and food trucks offering more than 250 different menu items to choose from. But food isn't the only good thing about Taste of Buffalo. Six award-winning NYS wineries and Labbatt USA beer will be available…
Talking Leaves Elmwood's 15 Year Anniversary Celebration
Celebrate fifteen years of independent bookselling in Buffalo with live music, raffles and giveaways, activities and contests for kids, a sidewalk sale, and a 15% OFF SALE - and that's on top of member discounts! Talking Leaves Elmwood, our local independent…
Reading Invasion
Bring a book to read, a blanket or a chair, and perhaps a picnic and a friend, to enjoy an hour of quiet reading in a beautiful space at the edge of Hoyt Lake (Marcy Casino side) in Delaware Park.
Can't Beat Buffalo Cocktail Event
Celebrate the heart of the Buffalo community. There will be guest speakers, heavy hors d’oeuvres, wine, beer, and live music with a trendy Buffalo Art unveiling by Caitlin Krumm of CK Designs. This "Evening with Heart" promises to be an engaging evening…
Italian Heritage Festival
Lots of entertainment on multiple stages, the Italian idol contest, cultural demonstrations, children activities, including talent shows and carnival rides, but the main attraction is the food. Bruschetta and biscotti, calzones, cannoli, gelato, gnocchi,…
Pop up Park: Grant and Delavan
This adventure play activity allows children to build their own fun by thinking creatively and practically. Kids are provided with real tools such as hammers, saws drills, scrap raw materials and hardware. They can create anything from a house to a…
Rummage Sale at Amherst Senior Center
The Amherst Center for Senior Services will be accepting items in good condition for its upcoming Rummage Sale beginning on Friday, July 8 through Thursday, July 14 between the hours of 8:30 am – 4:00 pm. No clothing will be accepted. Items can be…
716 Unity Ride
Bring your bicycle and your desire to heal our community to this show of unity on 716 Day. Bikes will start rolling at Noon from Niagara Square to Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, Delaware Park Buffalo, Front Park, and back downtown for a 2:00pm afterparty…
Mubu's Summer Family-Friendly Costume Party
Mubu's summer costume party will be hosted by the Muesum of Disability History. Kids can become their favorite princess, super hero or cartoon character. Prizes will be awarded for best costume including a family category. The event includes snacks…
Dirty Girl Mud Run
Run walk or even crawl your way through this muddy obstacle course. The Dirty Girl Mud Run is not timed or competitive. Women 14 years and older of all athletic abilities can participate in this 5k obstacle course. You can go entirely at your own pace.…
Dirty Girl Mud Run: Buffalo
Dirty Girl Mud Run is more fun than run! A 5K just for the ladies with mud, obstacles, music, medals and memories to be made. Grab the girls, and your tutu's of course, for a truly unique weekend experience you can't get anywhere else. Clean is conventional,…
Hamburg BurgerFest
Join us on Saturday, July 16 from 11:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m. for the 32nd annual BurgerFest celebrating Hamburg, the birthplace of the burger! It features food from local restaurants and food trucks; the KeyBank Classic Car Show; live music on the Wegmans…
Storytime in the Village
Join Dave Bauer, author of "What's Under that Rock, Papa?" for Storytime in the Village, sponsored by Yotality, a free community event for young children (infant- 2nd grade) from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm on July 16, 2016. Dave will be doing a short reading,…
Carrousel's 100th Birthday Party
Celebrate the 100th Birthday of our Number Special Carrousel with a carnival atmosphere. Enjoy $1 admission to the museum! The Children's Gallery will be transformed into a carnival midway with games for the whole family to play. $.50 rides and games!…
South Buffalo Garden Walk
The Garden Tour includes a wide variety of homes and businesses showcasing amazing gardens, landscaping and other outdoor features. Volunteers will be on location from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. While the self-guided walking, biking or driving tour is free of…
Happy Hour Baby Shower
It's a baby shower! Bring a baby shower gift donation to Fat Bob's Smokehouse to benefit the Food Bank of WNY's Baby Needs Program. Enjoy a food buffet with Fat Bob's award winning BBQ sauce made from their very own custom built smoker and a cash bar…
Psychic Fun Night Charity Event With Special Guest British Medium Lisa Williams
Join professional psychic medium (and Buffalo native) Susan Schueler and Lorri Walker for this evening of psychic fun and games, audience psychic and mediumship readings, and even some psychic techniques for the audience to try at home. These ladies…
Kingdom Bound 2016
Four days of fun in the park and concert admission as well as all the food you can eat (to an extent!). Bring a little spending money for souveneirs and merchandise. Deadline to sign up this year is January 31, to make sure we get good camp sites! No…
UB on the Green
UB on the Green, the university’s free outdoor performance series, is back for a 10th season to celebrate summer in the South Campus neighborhood. The family-friendly, alcohol-free events, presented by the UB Office of Community Relations, will take…
Conventus Building Tour
One of the most innovative and relevant Buffalo projects, the Conventus building is a gateway for connecting and callaborating. It's also a conerstone for development in the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, and will be connected via walkway to the John…