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 – military-themed fundraiser; proceeds go towards vital disaster preparedness education and response in Western New York communities * Buffalo Brewfest * Buffalo Gay Pride Festival * Buffalo Greek Festival * Buffalo Niagara Blues Festival * Curtain Up! – marks the beginning of the Buffalo theater season * Dożynki Polish Harvest Festival * Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts * Friendship Festival – joint festival with Fort Erie, Ontario celebrating Canada–United States relations * Italian Festival * Juneteenth Festival – annual celebration of the freedom of slaves * Music is Art Festival *

National Buffalo Wing Festival National Buffalo Wing Festival or Wing Fest is a weekend festival held on Labor Day weekend at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, United States, celebrating the Buffalo style chicken wing. The festival culminates with the IFOCE san ...

* 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 The Taste of Buffalo is the largest annual two-day food festival in the United States. The festival is centered in the heart of Downtown Buffalo, New York along Delaware Avenue from Niagara Square by City Hall to Chippewa Street, featuring numero ...

– one of the largest outdoor food festivals in the country *

Thursday at the Square ''Thursday at the Square'' was a free weekly concert series held annually from May through August in downtown Buffalo, New York at Lafayette Square. History The first year of the series was held in downtown Buffalo at the corner of Main and Chi ...

– weekly outdoor summer concert series on Thursday evenings during the summer and fall

Fall festivals

Buffalo International Film Festival The Buffalo International Film Festival was founded in 2006, and takes place in October of each year in Buffalo, New York. It is also known as the Buffalo Film Festival. History The film festival became a 501c3 not-for-profit charity in January 20 ...

Winter festivals

* Buffalo Ball Drop * Buffalo Powder Keg Festival * Dyngus Day Buffalo * Labatt Blue Pond Hockey * 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. *

World's Largest Disco The World's Largest Disco is an annual event held at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center in Buffalo, New York each year the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The event, widely popular in the area, is a tribute to the disco era and features live perf ...

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