List of festivals in Buffalo, New York
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
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 – one of the largest outdoor food festivals in the country
Thursday at the Square – weekly outdoor summer concert series on Thursday evenings during the summer and fall
== Fall festivals ==
Buffalo International Film Festival
Western New York Family Fall Festival at Everhaunt Haunted Attraction
== 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.
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