Free things to do this weekend in and around Buffalo

Buffalo's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, September 4, 2026 to Sunday, September 6, 2026.

(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)

• Elmwood Farmers Market - Elmwood-Bidwell Farmers' Market - Bidwell Parkway, Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222 - Saturday, September 5, 2026, 8 am - 1 pm

• Open Studio at the Burchfield Penney - Burchfield Penney Art Center - 1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222 - Saturday, September 5, 2026, 10:30 am - 2:30 pm

• Williamsville Farmers Market - Amherst Town Hall - Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14221 - Saturday, September 5, 2026, 8 am - 1 pm

• Scavenger Hunt - Isaías González-Soto Branch Library (formerly Niagara Branch) - 280 Porter Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14201 - Saturday, September 5, 2026, Library Open Hours

• Guess How Many Contest! - Isaías González-Soto Branch Library (formerly Niagara Branch) - 280 Porter Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14201 - Saturday, September 5, 2026, Open hours

• Take and Make Craft - Isaías González-Soto Branch Library (formerly Niagara Branch) - 280 Porter Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14201 - Saturday, September 5, 2026, Open Hours

• Annual Better Off Read Summer Book Festival At Artpark - Artpark - 450 S 4th St, Lewiston, NY 14092 - Saturday, September 5, 2026, 11 am - 5 pm

• Chess Clinic and Club at the Central Library - Buffalo & Erie County Public Library - Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203 - Saturday, September 5, 2026, 11 am - 2 pm

• Whirlpool Day of Fun! (Passive Program) at Niagara Falls State Park - Niagara Falls State Park - 332 Prospect St, Niagara Falls, NY 14303 - Saturday, September 5, 2026, 10 am - 1 pm

• Kids Markets at Oakfield Labor Daze - Elroy Parkins Memorial Town Park - Drake Road, Oakfield, NY 14125 - Saturday, September 5, 2026, 10 am - 3 pm

• Kidz City’s 2026 Fall/Winter Sale - The Dome Arena - East Henrietta Road, Henrietta, NY 14467 - Friday, September 4, 2026, 10 am - 8 pm; Saturday, September 5, 2026, 10 am - 6 pm; Sunday, September 6, 2026, 10 am - 2 pm

• Labor Day Weekend Festival on Old Falls Street - Old Falls Street - Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14303 - Saturday, September 5, 2026 through Sunday, September 6, 2026, starting at 12 pm each day

• Great Lakes Keychain Creature Craft - Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center - Casey Rd, Alabama, NY 14013 - Saturday, September 5, 2026, 10 am - 2 pm

• Explore the Born Learning Trail at the Burchfield Nature & Art Center - Charles E. Burchfield Nature & Art Center - 2001 Union Road, West Seneca, NY 14224 - Friday, September 4, 2026 through Sunday, September 6, 2026, trail open dawn to dusk

• Summer's End, Fall’s Beginning at Reinstein Woods - Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve - 93 Honorine Drive, Depew, NY 14043 - Saturday, September 5, 2026, 10 am - 11:30 am

• Fall Wildflower Walk at Evangola - Evangola State Park - 10191 Old Lake Shore Road, Irving, NY 14081 - Saturday, September 5, 2026, 10 am - 11 am

• Fall Book Sale in the Barn & Open House at Hull Family Homestead - Hull Family Home & Farmstead - 5976 Genesee St, Lancaster, NY 14086 - Saturday, September 5, 2026 and Sunday, September 6, 2026, 11 am - 3 pm

• Fall Reading BINGO - Isaías González-Soto Branch Library (formerly Niagara Branch) - 280 Porter Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14201 - Friday, September 4, 2026 through Sunday, September 6, 2026, Branch Open Hours

• 1st Sunday Kite Fly at Gratwick Park - Great Lakes Kitefliers Society - 1200 River Road, N. Tonawanda, NY 14150 - Sunday, September 6, 2026, 12 pm - 4 pm

• Annual Kenmore Farmers Market - Kenmore Farmer's Market - 2919 Delaware Ave, Kenmore, NY 14217 - Sunday, September 6, 2026, 9 am - 1 pm

• 716 Market Day - Cazenovia Park - Buffalo, NY 14210 - Sunday, September 6, 2026, 9 am - 1 pm