25 Festivals Still Remaining in Buffalo This Summer

Buffalo has seen a few big festivals pass through already, as summer is flying by. So what’s left you ask? No worries, we’ve found plenty more festivals and fairs to keep you busy until the sunshine and warm days come to a halt.

Featuring everything from food to music to even insects, these fests are sure to be exciting and eventful! Most of these festivals run a few days long, all day long, so enjoy a few throughout the week or a few in one day! Pack up the kids and get your sneakers on for a day outside enjoying music, culture and more!

Although the majority of these festivals have free admission, a few require a $5 or $10 admission fee for adults (kids are still free). The Brewfest has an admission fee between $30 and $35, and the WNY Blues Festival has an admission fee of $45. Either way, it’s a great time to experience Buffalo, different cultures, food, arts and more! Mark up your calendars and get a move on before the sun turns to shade and warm turns to cold!

National Garden Festival

June 21, 2012 - July 29, 2012
Location: Various Locations and Gardens throughout Buffalo
Address: 617 Main Street, Suite 200, Buffalo, NY 14203

Grease Pole Festival

July 13, 2012 - July 15, 2012
Location: Olivencia Community Center
Address: 261 Swan Street, Buffalo, NY 14204
Times: Fri. 5pm - 1pm, Sat. 12pm - 11pm, Sun. 12pm - 11pm

Rock the Block

July 13, 2012
Location: Main Street Studios
Address: 515 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
Times: 4pm - 11pm

Cheektowaga Art Guild Arts & Crafts Festival

July 14, 2012 - July 15, 2012
Location: Cheektowaga Town Park
Address: 2600 Harlem Road, Cheektowaga, NY 14225
Times: 10am - 5pm

Elmwood Festival of the Arts

August 25, 2012 - August 26, 2012
Location: Elmwood Village
Address: Elmwood Ave. between Lafayette & West Ferry St., Buffalo, NY 14222
Times: Sat. 10am-6pm, Sun. 10am-5pm

National Buffalo Wing Festival

September 01, 2012 - September 02, 2012
Location: Coca-Cola Field
Address: 275 Washington St., Buffalo, NY 14203
Times: Sat. 12pm - 9pm, Sun. 12pm - 7pm

Mediterranean Festival

July 13, 2012
Location: St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church
Address: 1073 Saunders Settlement Road, Niagara Falls, NY 14305
Times: FR 5pm-11pm, SA 12pm-11pm, SU 12pm-7pm

Insectival

July 14, 2012
Location: Tifft Nature Preserve
Address: 1200 Fuhrmann Boulevard, Buffalo, NY 14203
Times: 10am -2pm

Burger Festival

July 21, 2012
Location: Main St. & Buffalo St. in Village parking lot
Address: Main @ Buffalo St., Hamburg, NY 14075

Canal Festival

July 15, 2012 - July 22, 2012
Location: Gateway Harbor Park and along the Canal in Tonawanda
Address: 15 Webster Street, North Tonawanda, NY 14120

Buffalo River Fest Park Concert Series

July 11, 2012 - August 22, 2012
Location: Buffalo River Fest Park
Address: 249 Ohio Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
Times: Every Wednesday at 6pm

Cheektowaga Polish American Festival

July 20, 2012 - July 22, 2012
Location: Cheektowaga Town Park
Address: 2600 Harlem Road, Cheektowaga, NY 14225

Chalkfest Buffalo

August 11, 2012 - August 12, 2012
Location: 500 Block Main Street
Times: 12pm - 5pm

Lewiston Art Festival

August 11, 2012 - August 12, 2012
Location: Lewiston
Address: Outdoors along Center Street, Lewiston, NY 14092
Times: 10am - 5pm

Taste of Ellicottville

August 11, 2012 - August 12, 2012
Location: Village of Ellicottville
Address: Washington Street, Ellicottville, NY 14731
Times: 12pm-4pm

Erie County Fair

August 8, 2012 - August 19, 2012
Location: Fairgrounds
Address: 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg, NY 14075
Venue: The Fairgrounds in Hamburg

Lewiston Jazz Festival

August 24, 2012 - August 25, 2012
Location: Center Street in Lewiston
Times: Friday 5pm-10pm, Saturday 12pm-10pm

Brewfest

August 10, 2012
Location: First Niagara Center
Address: 1 Seymour H Knox III Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14203-3007
Times: 5:30pm - 9:30pm

Niagara County Fair

August 1, 2012
Location: Fairgrounds
Address: 4487 Lake Ave, Lockport, NY 14094
Times: 10 AM-11PM Wed-Sat and to 6PM on Sun.

Taste of Lancaster

August 4, 2012
Location: Village of Lancaster
Address: Central Ave. between Broadway and Pleasant Ave., Lancaster, NY 14086
Times: Food 11am-8pm & Beer Garden 12pm -9pm

Sorrento Cheese Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival