Community Calendar

What Does It All Mean?: Exploring the Dictionary
On view now until September 30, 2025

Rare Book Room
Central Library in Downtown Buffalo
1 Lafayette Square
Buffalo, NY 14203
See https://www.buffalolib.org/locations-hours/central-downtown-buffalo for hours

The influence of dictionaries is everywhere—whether one knows it or not. More than historic artifacts, dictionaries have transcended beyond the printed book as living documents that help us understand the world around us and establish shared meaning together. The current Rare Book Room exhibition, What Does It All Mean?: Exploring the Dictionary, delves into our relationship with dictionaries in the past, present, and future. Curated in collaboration with members of the Dictionary Society of North America, this exhibition highlights notable English lexicographers of the English language and explores many different types of dictionaries.

Consistently rated the best local scavenger hunt since 2016!

Puzzling Adventures are a cross between a scavenger hunt, an adventure race, and an informative self-guided walking tour. Each adventure consists of a series of locations that you are guided to where you are required to answer a question or solve a puzzle to receive your next instruction. Compete as a group, individually or create multiple teams and race each other. Almost all of our adventures are designed to be wheelchair and stroller friendly and all are carefully crafted to be entertaining and informative with something to appeal to all ages. Complete the adventure as quickly as possible to win first place or take your time and enjoy the journey. Price is per team, not per person. Groups can be any size, but small groups are recommended for the best experience.

Enter the code EVENTPASS on the payment page for a $10 discount!

Most locations are available daylight hours every day.

Music & Market Mondays at Buffalo River Grove! (Formerly Fontana's)

2025: Mondays June 16 to August 25, 4pm to 8pm
Get ready to kick off your week with excitement at Music and Market Mondays at the Grove!

Our vibrant outdoor venue is open to all, packed with live music, delicious theme food each week, cash bar, unique vendors, fun games, and community displays for every age. With plenty of free parking, there’s no reason to miss out! Grab your friends and make your Monday unforgettable with an evening full of energy, laughter, and community. See you there!

List of more activities below. Plus, while your there you can check out the venue to see if it might be a great place to hold your next picnic or event.

What Does It All Mean?: Exploring the Dictionary
On view now until September 30, 2025

Rare Book Room
Central Library in Downtown Buffalo
1 Lafayette Square
Buffalo, NY 14203
See https://www.buffalolib.org/locations-hours/central-downtown-buffalo for hours

The influence of dictionaries is everywhere—whether one knows it or not. More than historic artifacts, dictionaries have transcended beyond the printed book as living documents that help us understand the world around us and establish shared meaning together. The current Rare Book Room exhibition, What Does It All Mean?: Exploring the Dictionary, delves into our relationship with dictionaries in the past, present, and future. Curated in collaboration with members of the Dictionary Society of North America, this exhibition highlights notable English lexicographers of the English language and explores many different types of dictionaries.

Got game? The Warren County Historical Society’s Trail of History Challenge V is set to begin on May 12, 2025. Part scavenger hunt and part treasure hunt, this competition requires players to collect answers from around the county.

To get your game on, start with a visit to the Warren County Historical Society at 210 Fourth Ave., Warren, PA, any time this summer. The $10 registration fee provides you a clue packet and instructions for loads of fun! Each clue requires you to travel to a different part of Warren County to discover the answer.

Play as an individual or part of team, and spend your summer learning more about beautiful Warren County. But hurry! By September, it will be game over. Completed answer sheets returned by Friday, September 5, 2025, at 4:00 PM will be entered into a drawing for the prize pack. A special thank you to this year’s Challenge sponsors: the Warren County Visitors Bureau, Yankee Bush Productions, and Whirley Drinkworks!

The Warren County Historical Society is open Monday-Friday, from 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM. For more information, please call (814) 723-1795, visit www.warrenhistory.org or like the Society’s Facebook page.

Buffalo & the Erie Canal: An Enduring Legacy
On view now until January 15, 2026

Ring of Knowledge
Central Library in Downtown Buffalo
1 Lafayette Square
Buffalo, NY 14203
See https://www.buffalolib.org/locations-hours/central-downtown-buffalo for hours

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Erie Canal with Buffalo & the Erie Canal: An Enduring Legacy, a new exhibition exploring the rich history of our city's social and economic growth as the Western terminus of the Erie Canal. Discover the work, travel, trade, and development of our region's local waterways and in canalside neighborhoods dating back from the early 19th through the early 21st century.

Join us on June 5 from 6:00pm–7:15pm for the exhibition opening, featuring a live musical performance by Buffalo-based folk duo Sally Schaefer and Tyler Bagwell.

The Willie Hutch Jones Educational and Sports Program (WHJESP) is proud to announce its Summer 2025 youth programming, continuing a legacy of providing free, high-quality educational and athletic opportunities to children across Buffalo and Lackawanna. Open to youth ages 6 to 16, this summer’s offerings include sports clinics, competitive leagues, and special events—all focused on healthy lifestyles, character development, and fun.

Now in its 41st year, WHJESP will introduce a modest $20 non-refundable registration fee per child, which grants access to all summer clinics and activities. This fee helps offset rising operational costs while preserving the accessibility that has defined the program for over four decades.
“We’ve built this program on the belief that every child—regardless of income—deserves a safe and inspiring place to grow during the summer,” said Willie Hutch Jones, Ph.D., Founder and CEO of WHJESP. “With help from our incredible sponsors and volunteers, we’ve kept that promise. This small fee ensures we can keep doing it, bigger and better, for years to come.”
Clinic and event spaces are limited, and early registration is strongly encouraged. Once capacity is reached, registration for each program will close. Registration is available online via sport-specific links at www.whjesp.org.

Consistently rated the best local scavenger hunt since 2016!

Puzzling Adventures are a cross between a scavenger hunt, an adventure race, and an informative self-guided walking tour. Each adventure consists of a series of locations that you are guided to where you are required to answer a question or solve a puzzle to receive your next instruction. Compete as a group, individually or create multiple teams and race each other. Almost all of our adventures are designed to be wheelchair and stroller friendly and all are carefully crafted to be entertaining and informative with something to appeal to all ages. Complete the adventure as quickly as possible to win first place or take your time and enjoy the journey. Price is per team, not per person. Groups can be any size, but small groups are recommended for the best experience.

Enter the code EVENTPASS on the payment page for a $10 discount!

Most locations are available daylight hours every day.

New York State’s Empire State Development, through its local nonprofit community organization partners, is seeking contractors who would like to be included in the bidding process on future commercial and mixed-use building renovation projects throughout the East Side of Buffalo such as façade and commercial space improvements, roofing, masonry, structural repairs and more.

TOPICS TO BE PRESENTED:

Summary of funding program and types of anticipated projects

Guidance and requirements for interested contractors

Details on the bidding, contracting and payment process

NYS Certified MWBE & SDVOB contractors are encouraged to attend!

A family friendly fun nite to show off & look at cool cars, listen to music, have some good eats and win prizes.
Back for our 8th year.
Mark your calendars for the Good Neighbor Cruise Nite Dates. South Buffalo's cruise nite.