Buffalo

Population 278,349 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in United States

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Daylight 9 h 02 in Dec, dark by 15:41 · 15 h 20 in Jun
  1. January: 9 h 22 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 33 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 53 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 23 of daylight
  5. May: 14 h 38 of daylight
  6. June: 15 h 20 of daylight
  7. July: 15 h 02 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 57 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 31 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 05 of daylight
  11. November: 9 h 45 of daylight
  12. December: 9 h 02 of daylight

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Buffalo Pride Festival

    March

    Official site

  2. Buffalo Greek Fest

    June

    Serves as the traditional start of the summer festival season and held each year at the beginning of June at the Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation on historic Delaware Avenue.

    Official site

  3. Buffalo Infringement Festival

    July – August

    This celebration of genre-defying, boundary-pushing DIY art and spectacle takes place annually on the last week of July and the first week of August.

    Official site

  4. Galbani Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival

    July

    Live music, carnival rides, games, and attractions of all kinds on the first weekend in July.

    Official site

  5. Jack Craft Fair

    August

    Lovers of everything artisanal, take note: since 2014, the Jack Craft Fair features the handiwork of over 100 different artists and artisans for sale every mid-August at a different venue each year.

    Official site

  6. Buffalo International Film Festival

    September – October

    The Buffalo International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual film festival held in Buffalo, New York. The festival takes place in October at multiple venues throughout the city of Buffalo.

    Official site Wikipedia

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Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Buffalo); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Buffalo–Exchange Street Station 2.0 km

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