Buffalo Irish Festival

Buffalo Irish Festival Buffalo Irish Festival Festival hours are Saturday 11:00 AM -10:00 PM, and Sunday 11:30 AM - 6:00 PM. Join us for one day or come for the entire weekend.

The Buffalo Irish Festival will celebrate the best of Irish culture, music, dance, and history, August 1st and 2nd at Buffalo Riverfest Park. The festival is operated by the Buffalo Irish Center and the Irish Cultural and Folk-Art Association of WNY. Our not-for-profit event is run by volunteers who are deeply committed to promoting Irish heritage throughout Western New York. Admission is FREE for

kids 16 and under. Two entertainment stages will feature international and national acts, as well as hometown favorites. Be sure to check back for band announcements! An expanded cultural tent will provide classes and workshops on Irish literature, language, and traditional music throughout the weekend. There will also be displays and lectures on local Irish history. The Tír na nÓg kids’ tent will have family-friendly activities that will entice all ages in lore and crafts. Our vendors will feature shops and artisans selling Irish merchandise and wares. Food will be available to purchase from the Buffalo Irish Center. Beer, wine, seltzers pop, and water will also be available to purchase. Saturday will kick off with our Parade of Flags and Opening Ceremonies. On Sunday, we will open the festival with a Mass at 10:00AM. Mass will be celebrated at the WNY Irish Famine Memorial. Additional information at www.buffaloirishfestival.com.

Same spirit,  new century, for the community always! ☘️Like these baddies we are out here trying to sell our raffle tick...
04/25/2026

Same spirit, new century, for the community always! ☘️

Like these baddies we are out here trying to sell our raffle tickets by May 29th to support our festival!

💸 cash prizes

🎟 $20 per ticket

Get yers from your favorite irish festival volunteers or at now until May 29th!

🙏 this is our *only* fundraiser for this event, so lets help each other! Help us put on a fine festival for ya to enjoy and we help you line yer pockets!

A win is a win folks!

As our ancestors would say; Ní neart go cur le chéile, there is no strength without unity ❤️ so lets come together to make this years festival really something special!

Go raibh míle maith agat! A thousand thanks!

Hey Buffalo! This warm weather has us thinking about dancing to Irish music in an open field....Feels right, doesn’t it?...
04/23/2026

Hey Buffalo! This warm weather has us thinking about dancing to Irish music in an open field....

Feels right, doesn’t it?

With the in the playoffs, spring finally warming us up and summer straight ahead we are feelin lucky & ready to share our musical line up for this year's Buffalo Irish Festival!

Now announcing: Steel City Rovers

August 1–2
Riverfest Park
📣 Information at www.buffaloirishfestival.com

04/21/2026

Our community is our family. Joe, a custodian at the Irish Center, and friend to the Festival, needs our help after a devastating fire at his home.

Please consider donating to Joe and his family as they work through this ordeal.

Gift cards can be dropped off at the Buffalo Irish Center during their normal business hours.

Thank you for your care and support.

☘️ Buffalo Irish Festival Cash Raffle ☘️ Every ticket helps keep the music, dancing and tradition going!  $20 tickets av...
04/17/2026

☘️ Buffalo Irish Festival Cash Raffle ☘️

Every ticket helps keep the music, dancing and tradition going!

$20 tickets available now through May 29th at or from your favorite festival volunteers! 🎻 🫰☘️

04/16/2026

POV you support your community AND start planning what you’ll do with the winnings 🍀💃

Help support our festival and take a chance at a big cash prize!!! A real W for all!

Raffle tickets are available now!

$20 at the Buffalo Irish Center

Get yours before we pull the winning tickets May 29th!

Ádh mór (good luck) to everyone!!

Help us spread the word, share, like, comment, tell your friends, your mum, the cashier at the grocery store, we could all use a little luck!

Grma!

03/24/2026

still not over st. patrick’s day? ☘️

good.

because we’re doing it again this summer!

Buffalo Irish Festival
August 1–2 @ riverfest park

Tag who you’re bringing 👇👯‍♀️🎻🇮🇪☘️✨️

Now that we have all rested up from the St.Patricks festivites we can get ready for this summer! We have our winner! Thi...
03/20/2026

Now that we have all rested up from the St.Patricks festivites we can get ready for this summer!

We have our winner! This poster design won by a landslide, it was great to see everyones choice!

Go raibh maith agat to all who voted!

We cant wait to share all the craic with you this August at !!!
🎻👯‍♀️🍻☘️🇮🇪

Buffalo Irish Festival
📍Riverfest Park
📆August 1 - 2 2026
Saturday 11-10pm
Sunday 1130-6pm

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit! Happy St. Patricks Day! 🍀We had so much craic celebrating with you all weekend & cant wait...
03/17/2026

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit! Happy St. Patricks Day!

🍀

We had so much craic celebrating with you all weekend & cant wait to go for round two in August!

Go raibh maith agat to those who supported our cash raffle fundraiser all weekend long, if you didnt get a chance we still have tickets for sale until May 29th, grab a ticket or ten at The Buffalo Irish Center!

🎟

🇮🇪💕🍀HAPPY HOLIDAY WEEKEND 🍀💕🇮🇪We are so excited to announce The Buffalo Irish Festival is coming back to Riverfest Park ...
03/13/2026

🇮🇪💕🍀HAPPY HOLIDAY WEEKEND 🍀💕🇮🇪

We are so excited to announce The Buffalo Irish Festival is coming back to Riverfest Park on August 1 & 2!!

We need your help choosing this year’s official festival poster! We have four different designs and we want the community to decide which one represents the festival this year!

HOW TO VOTE
Comment the number of your favorite *1, 2, 3 or 4*

We’ll reveal the winning poster on St. Patricks day!

🍀Culture 🍀 Community 🍀 Craic🍀
Buffalo Irish Festival
Riverfest Park
August 1–2

While we get started this weekend, lets keep the energy up all the way to August!

Tag a friend you are bringing with you!

Which one do you love?

It truly takes a village! Here are some of the people who help make this festival happen! Ní neart go cur le chéile ☘️ T...
03/12/2026

It truly takes a village! Here are some of the people who help make this festival happen!

Ní neart go cur le chéile ☘️ There is no strength without working together 💪

We hope to see all your beautiful faces this weekend at as we celebrate St.Patricks day! Come say hello, grab yourself some raffle tickets and have some good ol craic!

See you there 🎻🍀 🎟

03/08/2026
Still time to get tickets for the show tomorrow night!
03/08/2026

Still time to get tickets for the show tomorrow night!

📢 The Fenians are back at the BIC for a pre-St. Patrick’s Day concert this Sunday, March 8th!

🎫Tickets are $20 and the ticket link is below.
Doors open at 5:00 pm and the show begins at 6:00 pm.

☘️ Kick off St. Patrick's Day the proper way! We'll see you there! Don't forget to grab your Buffalo Irish Festival Money Raffle tickets at the concert for your chance to win 💲💲💲💲

https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/2L2HPKQCY6BZG

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Buffalo River Fest Park/249 Ohio Street
Buffalo, NY
14204

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