List of festivals in Buffalo, New York explained

Like many large cities, numerous festivals have become part of the Buffalo's culture and tradition. Though most of the festivals occur during the summer months, the city has recently pushed to have winter festivals as well, in an effort to capitalize on the region's snowy reputation.

Summer festivals

• Allentown Art Festival – largest festival of the year; held on the second weekend of June in the Allentown neighborhood
• The BASH^[1] – military-themed fundraiser; proceeds go towards vital disaster preparedness education and response in Western New York communities
• Buffalo Brewfest^[2]
• Buffalo Gay Pride Festival^[3]
• Buffalo Greek Festival^[4]
• Buffalo Niagara Blues Festival^[5]
• Curtain Up!^[6] – marks the beginning of the Buffalo theater season
• Dożynki Polish Harvest Festival^[7]
• Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts^[8]
• Friendship Festival – joint festival with Fort Erie, Ontario celebrating Canada–United States relations
• Italian Festival^[9]
• Juneteenth Festival^[10] – annual celebration of the freedom of slaves
• Music is Art Festival^[11]
• National Buffalo Wing Festival
• Nickel City Con – Upstate NY's largest comic book & pop culture festival held annually in May at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center
• Taste of Buffalo – one of the largest outdoor food festivals in the country
• Thursday at the Square – weekly outdoor summer concert series on Thursday evenings during the summer and fall

Fall festivals

• Buffalo International Film Festival^[12]
• Western New York Family Fall Festival at Everhaunt Haunted Attraction^[13]

Winter festivals

• Buffalo Ball Drop^[14]
• Buffalo Powder Keg Festival^[15]
• Dyngus Day Buffalo^[16]
• Labatt Blue Pond Hockey^[17]
• Saint Patrick's Day Parades – In addition to the parade held in the downtown area on a Sunday either before or after March 17, the "Old Neighborhood" parade is held the day before in the southern part of Buffalo, which is heavily populated by ethnic Irish residents and where the first parades were originally held.^{[18] [19]}
• World's Largest Disco^[20]

Notes and References

1. http://buffaloredcross.org/bash.php The BASH
2. http://www.askbhsc.org/Home/BuffaloBrewFest/ Buffalo Brewfest
3. http://www.buffalopridefestival.com/ Buffalo Gay Pride Festival
4. Web site: Buffalo Greek Festival . 2020-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170918132520/http://buffalogreekfestival.org/ . 2017-09-18 . dead .
5. http://www.buffaloniagarabluesfestival.com Buffalo Niagara Blues Festival
6. http://www.curtainupbuffalo.com/ Curtain Up!
7. http://dozynki.corpuschristibuffalo.org/ Dożynki Polish Harvest Festival
8. Web site: Welcome to the 2011 Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts! . Eafa.techriver.net . https://web.archive.org/web/20140210001622/http://eafa.techriver.net/ . February 10, 2014 .
9. http://www.buffaloitalianfestival.com/ Italian Festival
10. Web site: Juneteenth Buffalo . Juneteenthofbuffalo.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104133935/http://juneteenthofbuffalo.com/ . January 4, 2014 .
11. http://www.musicisart.org/ Music is Art Festival
12. Web site: Buffalo International Film Festival. 2021-09-25. www.buffalofilm.org. en.
13. Web site: In Angola, Everhaunt ups the horrors with multiple haunted houses, while helping the community. Parisi. Nancy. October 13, 2022. The Buffalo News. November 21, 2023.
14. Web site: Ring in 2014 at the 26th Annual Buffalo Ball Drop and Fireworks. City of Buffalo. Buffalo, NY . December 27, 2013 . 2014-01-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20140103101748/http://www.city-buffalo.com/Home/Leadership/Mayor/Press_Releases/NewYearsEve2013. January 3, 2014.
15. Web site: Buffalo Winterfest & Powder Keg Festival. Visit Buffalo Niagara.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20131224114448/http://www.visitbuffaloniagara.com/includes/events/?action=displayDetail&eventId=61215. December 24, 2013., Retrieved 2013-5-31.
16. http://dyngusdaybuffalo.com/ Dyngus Day Buffalo
17. Web site: Home. Labatt Blue Pond Hockey. https://web.archive.org/web/20131028161416/http://www.labattbluepondhockey.com/. October 28, 2013., Retrieved 2013-5-31.
18. Web site: Home. Buffalo St. Patricks Day Parade.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419191100/http://buffalostpatricksdayparade.com/. April 19, 2014., Retrieved 2013-5-31.
19. http://www.buffalonews.com/life-arts/st-patricks-parades-storied-past-20140315 St. Patrick’s parade’s storied past
20. News: Watson. Stephen. World's Largest Disco gains more national attention. The Buffalo News. November 29, 2008.