BUFFALO, N.Y. — Get ready for summer on the Buffalo Waterfront!
The waterfront is announcing its 2024 summer season line-up.
This year, there will be more than 100 events taking place between the Outer Harbor and Canalside from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
This weekend and next weekend will mark a soft opening for Canalside, with the new Resurgence Brewing and Nick Charlap's ice cream stands opening up at the former Clinton's Dish.
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The carousel will also be open for $1 rides this weekend and next.
Regular hours for all Canalside vendors, like boat tours and kayaking, will begin Memorial Day Weekend. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield will offer specialty fitness classes like Zumba, yoga, and salsa classes.
Other events and updates coming to Canalside:
- The Replica Erie Canal Seneca Chief boat will have an official inauguration on May 25th at 11 a.m.
- New sandbox boats at The Beach at Canalside.
- New permanent games, like corn hole and shuffleboard, will be available on the Great Lawn and Boardwalk.
- June 2nd - The Pride Festival
- Starting in early June - EPIC's annual summer literacy program returns to the Pierce Lawn at Canalside on Wednesdays at 10:30a.m.
- Starting on June 28th - Family FriYay! returns, featuring a kids zone sponsored by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Free Play Friday with Explore and More Children's Museum. It will run weekly from 11a.m. to 5p.m. throughout the summer.
- June 29 - First-ever Canalside Children's Book Fest
- July 28 - Touch a Truck by Explore & More.
- August 11th - Asian Food & Culture Festival
- August 1th - Festival of India
This year, Fitness in the Parks will move from Wilkeson Point to Terminal B at the Outer Harbor. GObike's annual Skyride will also move to Terminal B on July 21 and the Buffalo Irish Festival will take place there from July 26-28.
Over at the Outer Harbor, the Seneca Casinos Concert Series kicks off May 24th with a sold-out show from Chappell Roan at Terminal B.
Other concerts coming to the Outer Harbor:
- Brothers Osborne
- A Day to Remember
- Counting Crows
- The Tea Party & Headstones
- moe.
- Brett Young
- Lil Yachty
- Sad Summer Festival
- Ice Nine Kills & In This Moment
- Primus & Coheed and Cambria
- Lake Street Dive
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra will also return to the Outer Harbor with two free shows:
- July 19 - the BPO & the Magical Music of Harry Potter
- Aug. 1 - the BPO featuring The Strictly Hip
Registration is required for both shows. You can get your tickets here.
