July 2023
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Laughs At The Lafayette
Live stand up comedy at Lafayette Brewing Company Headlined by Dan Mahoney (As seen on Comedy Central)Featuring Allie Brady and Clayton Williams With Special Guests Trebor Finnegan, Kevin Andrews, and John Geraci Hosted by Chris Gullo Doors at 6:30 Showtime at 7:30Tickets $10
Thomas Rhett Concert
Thomas Rhett has announced his tour plans for 2023. The country hitmaker will bring the Home Team Tour to 27 states from May through September. In total, he just put 40 new tour dates on his calendar. Cole Swindell and "Whiskey on You" singer Nate Smith will open the Home Team 23 Tour. It kicks off… >>
Summer Floral Arrangement Workshop
Summer Floral Arrangementin the Administration BuildingJuly 136-8pm$65 per person$58.50 per Member Celebrate the colors of summer while learning how to create a beautiful fresh floral arrangement. Discover how to prep fresh materials for your arrangement, basic design elements, as well as how to keep… >>
Christmas in July Craft & Vendor Fair
Come on out to support your local small businesses. We have some fabulous and unique crafters as 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! No need to be present to win. Bring donations for the City… >>
Crafts in the Gardens
Crafts in the GardensJuly 15 and 1610am-3:30pmProduced by K22R Events Enjoy an afternoon of crafts, chicken BBQ and the Botanical Gardens. This fun and socially distanced event will take place outside in front of the Botanical Gardens. Shop at dozens of diverse craft/vendor tents, enjoy a delicious… >>
716 Day
716 Day/July 1610am-4pmAdmission to the Botanical Gardens for all visitors on July 16 will be $7.16 Celebrate Western New York with $7.16 Admission on July 16 only for #716Day! The Buffalo Botanical Gardens is a cultural gem in WNY filled with a rich history and 12 stunning greenhouses filled with exotic… >>
Jam in the Gardens
Jam in the Gardens!Featuring: Farrow with Curtis LovellJuly 205-9pm Get ready to rock this summer at the Botanical Gardens for a concert experience you won't find anywhere else in Buffalo! Headlining the show will be Farrow, Buffalo's very own Rock ‘n’ Soul band with high-energy, original songs, thought… >>
The Foundry 10th Birthday Bash!
The Foundry's 10th Birthday Bash Join us in celebrating 10 Years of The Foundry!Saturday, July 22 / 10am - 3pm alongside the East Side Garden Walk All day we'll be featuring free make & take activities, tours of our makerspaces & gardens, and handmade goods for sale made by our students and small business… >>
Dinosaur Terrarium Workshop for Kids!
Kids Make It, Take It July 222pm-3pm $25/child$22.50/memberOn-site at the Botanical Gardens in the Administration Building Create your own miniature dinosaur world with this fun new class just for kids! This workshop includes all materials needed to build a tropical terrarium complete with dinosaur… >>
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… >>
WNY Improv Inc. at Milkie's on Elmwood - Buffalo Infringement Festival
Join WNY Improv Inc. this Sunday, July 30th at 4:00pm for an electrifying display of short-form improv comedy. Think "Whose Line Is It Anyway" or "Wild N Out," but with a unique Buffalo twist! Our performers, who've wowed audiences from Buffalo to Toronto, Orlando to Batavia, are ready to bring the… >>
BIF23 presents Lyric and Laughters with WNY Improv, Sardine and Erin Powers
Buffalo Infringement Festival is proud to bring you a great night of family-friendly entertainment at Mohawk Place featuring: Sardine- Alternative post-punk acoustic folkadelic rock quartet Erin Powers- Solo singer-songwriter indie guitar slinger gypsy soul WNY Improv Inc.- In the style of "Who's Line… >>
WNY Improv Inc. at Mohawk Place - Buffalo Infringement Festival
Get ready for round two! WNY Improv Inc. continues the fun at the Buffalo Infringement Festival with another free show on Monday, July 31st at 8:30pm at Mohawk Place. If you love "Whose Line Is It Anyway" or "Wild N Out," you'll love our short-form improv comedy. Our group, boasting performers seasoned… >>
CAM Kids ‘n Arts Summer Camp
CAM is thrilled to announce the opening of its fun-filled Kids 'n Arts Summer Camp for children ages 5–12. This five-week camp lasts from July 10–August 11, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Since Kids 'n Arts Summer Camp's inception nearly three decades ago, it has sold out yearly. Please register as soon as possible… >>
Succulent Garden Workshop
Succulent Garden Workshop On-site at the Botanical Gardens in the Administration BuildingJuly 27, 6-7pmOR August 12, 2-3pm$40/Person$36/Member Design a unique succulent container garden while learning more about these exciting low-maintenance plants. Learn how succulents grow and how to propagate them… >>
Wegmans Summer Days of Play!
July 8 and August 1910am-3pmIncluded with Admission Join us under the grand glass dome for a day full of adventure, exploration, learning and fun! This summer, we will have fun learning stations, activity books, a scavenger hunt, play gardening activities and more! Don't forget to explore the Wegmans… >>
Flower Power by Janet Nye Vedder
Flower Powerby Janet Nye VedderJuly 1-August 21 Arcangel Gallery ExhibitIncluded with Admission Flowers are a symbol of love, joy, happiness, devotion, appreciation, friendship, sympathy, gratitude, care, apology, and celebrations. The exchange of a Flower transcends all time and place. Flowers help… >>
Bob Fleming, "Kilter"
Bob Fleming is a visual artist whose practice includes painting, printmaking, and other media including film. He is a co-founder of Mirabo Press, a printmaking studio and edition facility in Buffalo, New York. Fleming’s work is a reaction to the diminishment of our shared humanity. The images come from… >>
Erin Kearney, "Living In and With"
Erin Kearney is a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in Buffalo, New York. She received her BFA in Sculpture from Alfred University and MFA in Art and Technology from the Ohio State University. Kearney’s work utilizes sculptural installation, video projection, and performance through a variety… >>
Open Art Nights
Open Art NightsJuly 11August 15September 124-8pm$20/Person$5/Members The Buffalo Botanical Gardens is full of natural beauty and so much inspiration and what better space to come and create?! We're inviting artists of all media and abilities, near and far, to grab their sketchbooks, canvases, pencils… >>
The Animation Fest! A Retrospective Exhibition
Opening Friday, July 28, 2023, 6–8 pmOn view through September 30, 2023, Tuesday–Friday, 12–5 pm and by appointment Celebrating 20 years of Squeaky Wheel’s Animation Fest, this exhibition takes a look back at films screened in past editions. Begun as an outdoor screening in 2003, the fest celebrates… >>
