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List of festivals in Buffalo, New York

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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

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Taste of Buffalo at Niagara Square

Fall festivals

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Winter festivals

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  • 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]

References

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  1. ^ The BASH Archived 2014-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Buffalo Brewfest
  3. ^ Buffalo Gay Pride Festival
  4. ^ "Buffalo Greek Festival". Archived from the original on 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  5. ^ Buffalo Niagara Blues Festival
  6. ^ Curtain Up!
  7. ^ Dożynki Polish Harvest Festival
  8. ^ "Welcome to the 2011 Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts!". Eafa.techriver.net. Archived from the original on February 10, 2014.
  9. ^ Italian Festival
  10. ^ "Juneteenth Buffalo". Juneteenthofbuffalo.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014.
  11. ^ Music is Art Festival
  12. ^ "Buffalo International Film Festival". www.buffalofilm.org. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  13. ^ Parisi, Nancy (October 13, 2022). "In Angola, Everhaunt ups the horrors with multiple haunted houses, while helping the community". The Buffalo News. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  14. ^ "Ring in 2014 at the 26th Annual Buffalo Ball Drop and Fireworks". Buffalo, NY: City of Buffalo. December 27, 2013. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  15. ^ "Buffalo Winterfest & Powder Keg Festival". Visit Buffalo Niagara.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013., Retrieved 2013-5-31.
  16. ^ Dyngus Day Buffalo
  17. ^ "Home". Labatt Blue Pond Hockey. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013., Retrieved 2013-5-31.
  18. ^ "Home". Buffalo St. Patricks Day Parade.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014., Retrieved 2013-5-31.
  19. ^ St. Patrick’s parade’s storied past Buffalo News, March 17, 2014 Retrieved 2014-03-17. Archived March 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ Watson, Stephen (November 29, 2008). "World's Largest Disco gains more national attention". The Buffalo News.