Sunday August 7th, 2016
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
“Once Upon a Time in Niagara: the Fairytale” (Niagara County Fair)
Affordable fun for the whole family! Daily events: Mike Steidley: Mountain Bike Stunt Show (12 time National Champion Appearing Wed.-Sat.) * Hot Dog & Pig Races * Yummy Fair Food * Games, Rides, Music, Stage Shows * 4-H Animal Exhibits * Bike Rodeo *. Farm-City Breakfast & Antique Tractor Parade (Wed.)… >>
CanAm Century Ride & Cycling Weekend
A scenic bicycle ride for intermediate and experienced riders throughout the Canadian and American sides of the Buffalo-Niagara region. Sunday, August 7th, pedal 35, 62, or 100 miles! The two longer rides cross into Canada so bring your passport. Sunday start times: 100-mile: 7:00am 62-mile: 9:00am… >>
Lovin LaSalle Outdoor Music Festival
LaSalle High School Alumni is hosting their first Outdoor Music Festival with the purpose of keeping the LaSalle Explorer spirit alive and well in the Niagara Falls Community. $10 Donation includes one drink and all day pass of great music with 2 stages and 7 bands. Proceeds from this event will help… >>
Jared James Nichols
You can’t teach the blues. It’s not something that can be codified in music books or learned on YouTube. It goes much deeper than that and it comes from the inside. It’s about the way the guitar strings are bent and the sound gets transmuted directly from a player’s soul. It’s simple at the end of the… >>
Bruce Bruce
Bruce Bruce’s steady style of comedy has been showcased across the country, and he has been entertaining audiences young and old, and of all backgrounds, for years. His wit, spontaneity and dazzling personality set him apart from other stand up comedians. Bruce has hosted two seasons of BET’s “Comic… >>
VegFest & Tofurky Trot
Discover the many health, environmental, and animal rights benefits of a plant-based lifestyle. The Tofurky Trot 5K starts at 10:00am across the street from Riverside Park on the Aqua Lane path. VegFest offers plenty of speakers, cooking demonstrations, athletic demonstrations, vendors, a food court… >>
Hull Family Home & Farmstead Revolutionary War Living History Weekend
REVOLUTIONARY WAR LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND Hull Family Home & Farmstead 5962 Genesee Street, Lancaster, NY August 6-7, 2016 10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM Come, choose the British or American side and join in the fun! Admission Under 8 yrs. of age Free 8 to 14 yrs. of age $2.00 15 yrs. of age to adult $5.00
ChalkFest Buffalo! 2016
Monsters on Main Street is the theme of this charming, free, family-friendly art event. The Kid's Zone will feature the Live Story Book "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak. Cookie Monster will make an appearance at the "Wild Things" party with complimentary snacks and beverages for the kids.… >>
Dance Days of Buffalo
Put your body in motion at a three-day dance festival. Performances by all ages include a Contemporary Choreographers Showcase, Dance Around the World: A World Dance Showcase, and Inside HipHop with Verve Dance Studio. Children 12 and under are free. The festival schedule features top quality local… >>
Buffalo Infringement Festival
Eleven days of music, dance, poetry and film! Every summer, the streets of Buffalo come alive with scores of events by local and visiting theatre and dance companies, puppeteers, media artists, poets, comics, musicians, cabaret acts, digital designers, and miscellaneous insurrectionists. The annual… >>
Antique & Classic Car Show
Old-fashioned, free family fun! See gorgeous dream cars, and enjoy live music, food trucks, tours, award presentations, prize giveaways, and Oldies Hit Parade DJ music and a special guest presenter. FREE Museum admission and tours, plus guest celebrity emcee, Lauren Hall. Featuring at least three late… >>
Eden Corn Festival
Eden celebrates the "season of corn" with a four day fair-like festival! Entertainment, rides, games of chance, contests, ball games, performances, food, a parade and much more! Entrance is FREE and includes many shows and lots of entertainment; some attractions require a fee. Click here for directions… >>
Canalside Boat and Auto Show
Check out more than 250 new cars, trucks, RVs, sailboats, powerboats and personal watercraft at this free, family-friendly event at Canalside. See a “floating” car, enjoy “ride & drive” opportunities, visit numerous exhibitors, stop by the Saturday Artisans Market - lots of family fun. Food and beverages… >>
Drums Along the Waterfront
This “Music in Motion Event” event features the top seven drum corps in the world competing for the “Tour of Champions” title. Having an amazing 37 DCI World Championship titles among them, the lineup includes: The reigning and 17-time world champion Blue Devils (Concord, CA), Bluecoats (Canton, OH),… >>
Taste of Williamville
Bring your appetite to the Village of Williamsville as nearly two dozen local restaraunts serve up a taste of their menus. Enjoy live bands and local beer and wine at this annual event that is fun for the whole family. It will be even bigger and better this year with Food Trucks and 12 Gate Brewery. … >>
Candy Land
CANDY LAND Starlight Studio Artists Starlight Studio & Art Gallery 340 Delaware Avenue Buffalo NY 14202 Opening Reception Friday July 25th 2016 Poetry from 7-7:30 West Side Bazaar Food cart Music by Kathy Moriarty and The Fieldhands 6-9pm Free Admission On-view 7/29/16-8/12/16 Regular Gallery Hours… >>
8th Annual Members' Exhibition at WNYBAC
A wide range of book-related work will be on display, fromt prints to paintings, text to collage, from traditional bookbinding to sculptural books. The definition of “book” is left to the widest possible interpretation to allow for a diverse exhibition. The Opening Reception of the 8th Annual Western… >>
Shakespeare in Delaware Park - The Taming of the Shrew
A Buffalo summer tradition since 1976, the second of the two annual performances The Taming of the Shrew ends on Sunday, August 21. Grab a blanket or a lwn chair, pack a picnic and a bottle of wine, and take in a free performances under the stars. The Taming of the Shrew (July 28 – August 21) Directed… >>
2016 Hospice Car & Cash RAffle
Niagara Hospice is hosting their annual Car & Cash raffle and this year the drawing is for a 2016 Camaro Convertible 2SS or $35,000 cash! Tickets are only $20 each and there will be up to 16 tickets drawn for cash prizes. Tickets are available for purchase at Niagara Hospice or at any listed events… >>
Half A Heard Acoustic
Live rock music
Books That Shook the World
The 35 most significant rare books in the Milestones of Science collection are now on display in a new space called the Collections Gallery on second floor of the Downtown Library. Books That Shook the World is organized around ten science-related disciplines/themes, and alongside the magnificent books… >>
Richardson Olmsted Complex Audio Tour
Explore the Richardson Olmsted Complex using the newly-released FREE exterior audio tour. Using any phone, you can call in for an exploratory look at the past, present, and future of this National Historic Landmark. There are 15 stops on the renewed South Lawn landscape, the 9-acre green space along… >>
