June 2023
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
“Tales from the Porch Extensions: Featuring Fokus’d Kreatives” with Aitina Fareed-Cooke
Aitina Fareed-Cooke developed the Tales from the Porch project in 2019 under Get Fokus’d Productions as an opportunity to amplify the stories and the voices of members of the Buffalo, NY community. In 2022 the Tales from the Porch project focused on seven black community leaders positively impacting… >>
Spring into Summer Craft & Vendor Fair
Come on out to support your local small businesses. We have some fabulous and unique crafters and well as some of your favorite vendors. There's something for everyone! Basket Raffle! $5/5 min mini massages! Psychic! Goodies! Cash Bar at 1! Bring donations for the City of Buffalo Animal Shelter for… >>
Kids Run Buffalo
Registration open! Closes on May 19th or when registration is full. Join us for this FREE community event!
Founder's Day
Similar to getherings held on the Campus during its heyday in the early 1900s, Founder's Day will be an outdoor, family-friendly event with live music, hands-on crafts, games, a basket raffle, and delicious barbeque food. Tickets include food, non-alcoholic drinks, and access to all activities. Basket… >>
Clarence Bark in the Park
Western New York's Premier Pet Event! Agility Demos, Best Pet Trick Contest, Doxie Derby, Kangaroos and Petting Zoo, AKC testing, Pomeranian Fashion show and More! $100 "Against All Odds" awards - see website for details & to enter! $100 for Best Pet Trick! More than 60 Vendors and Huge Basket Raffle!… >>
Queen City Roller Derby Double Header! Lake Effect Furies vs Ann Arbor A and Queens Court vs Ann Arbor Locals
Queen City Roller Derby has announced their 2023 Season in Western New York. This season, all three home teams, Queens Court and the Lake Effect Furies are returning to skate as game play returns to a full schedule at the world's first purpose built roller derby track at Buffalo Riverworks (359 Ganson… >>
B-Bear Travels to Kidsland
Getzville, NY – Asbury United Methodist Church is excited to announce the continuation of their concert series, “Musical Stories,” with an original form of musical story that associates tales and music in a unique and high-quality art form tailored for the youngest. The event will take place on June… >>
Family History Day
Are you interested in researching your family's past? Join us on Saturday, June 10 from 11 am - 2 pm to learn about Genealogy Resources available in Erie County. Connect with Local Genealogy Societies and Cultural Organizations with live presentations, tours of the Library's Special Collections Department,… >>
Shoe Store Closing Sale! Warehouse Sale Pop-Up Shoe Store in Amherst, NY
Join us for our last weekend in Amherst! June 9 - June 11 We're a pop-up (temporary) shoe store coming to Amherst, NY for 2 weekends only; June 2-4 & June 9-11! Learn more here: https://shoeswarehousesale.com/ny-amherst/ Here what's you can expect: ✨ Largest selection EVER! ✨ Buy 3 Get 2 FREE for VIP… >>
WNY Rose Society Rose Show
Rose Show during the Fairy Festival!Hosted by the WNY Rose SocietyJune 1110am-4pm in the Administration Building The Western New York Rose Society is holding its annual Rose Show to display the best roses grown from their gardens at the Buffalo Botanical Gardens! This is a great opportunity to view… >>
Fairy Festival
Fairy Festivaland Rose Show!June 1110am-3pmIncluded with AdmissionWegmans Day of Play Join us for the annual Fairy Festival at the Buffalo Botanical Gardens for another Wegmans Day of Play! Fairies have taken over the Botanical Gardens and it's up to you to catch them! Skip through the Botanical Gardens… >>
Pop-Up Shoe Store | Buy 3 Get 2 Free
We're a pop-up (temporary) shoe store coming to Amherst for 2 weekends only; June 2-4 & June 9-11! Here what's you can expect: ✨ Largest selection EVER! ✨ Buy 3 Get 2 FREE for VIP members. ✨ Women's Value Lane ✨ Huge clearance section ($15-$20) Learn more here: https://shoeswarehousesale.com/ny-amherst/… >>
Opening Reception: Refuse & Reuse, Art by Mike Stasiuk
Concentric Arcs Curation and Galaxy Glass are pleased to invite you to the opening reception of Refuse and Reuse, the first solo-exhibition of works by local artist Mike Stasiuk. The construction management student’s process-oriented and highly textural pieces are created with found materials to reflect… >>
GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge
The GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge is both an in-person and virtual event taking place across the country! All GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers host their very own Acceptance Challenge, consisting of a fitness-based challenge and fun-filled activities fit for the whole family. The challenge… >>
Bonsai Show
Bonsai ShowHosted by The Buffalo Bonsai SocietyJune 17, 10am-4pmJune 18, 10am-3pmIncluded with Admission The Buffalo Bonsai Society and the Buffalo Botanical Gardens proudly present the return of the annual Bonsai Show. Attendees will have the opportunity to talk with members of the Bonsai Society as… >>
Path Through History Weekend | Buffalo Botanical Gardens
Path Through History Weekend Included with Admission June 17-1910am-4pm Join us at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens for I Love New York's Path Through History Weekend! Travel through the beautiful, historic conservatory with a special scavenger hunt that will highlight some of the most… >>
Three-Day Summer Dye Making Workshop
Join local textile artist Tami Fuller for an exciting three-day workshop series that will teach environmentally sustainable ways of fabric dyeing over the course of three consecutive weeks. Participants will learn the various forms of color extraction, work with different materials (organic and synthetic),… >>
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest, By Oscar Wilde, runs June 2, 2023 – June 25, 2023 at Irish Classical Theatre Company. Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy of confused identity lights up ICTC’s early Summer. John Worthing is Jack, except when he’s Ernest. And his best friend Algernon is Algy… except when he’s… >>
Buffalo Style Garden Art Sale
Buffalo Style Garden Art Salehosted by Gardens Buffalo Niagara June 24 - 10am-4pmJune 25 - 10am-3pmFreeOutside on the Botanical Gardens’ front lawn The go-to place for gardeners who need just one more beautiful, quirky, interesting object to cheer up their garden, intrigue their visitors, and make them… >>
Photography Days | Buffalo Botanical Gardens
NEW! Photography DaysMay 2, 9, 23, 24, 30June 6, 7, 13, 20, 284-7pm$20 per person (ages 3 and up)FREE for Members and children under 2Guest Passes not valid for Photography Days Make your reservation today! Bring along your favorite photographer and join us for Photography Days to get the most out of… >>
“Finding Ourselves," Jump Start Biennial Student Exhibition
Every two years, the Buffalo Arts Studio community comes together to celebrate the amazing students in our Jump Start program. This year's Biennial Student Exhibition is titled, Finding Ourselves. Finding Ourselves will include nearly 200 artworks by current Jump Start students as well as college students… >>
Galen Cheney, Solo Exhibition
Galen Cheney (North Adams, Massachusetts) studied at Mount Holyoke College and earned her MFA at the Maryland Institute, College of Art. Combining the intuitive methods of Abstract Expressionism with an eye toward contemporary collage, textile art, and graffiti, Cheney’s richly layered, constructed… >>
Good Neighbor Cruise Nite
Good Neighbor Cruise Nite
