Today in Local Music and Community: Sunday August 16, 2026
Every day Monica Power supplies her picks for cool events happening in Western New York; you can also find her at her Facebook page.
PickleFest Buffalo at Buffalo RiverWorks. Pickleball Tournament, pickle-themed food and drinks, music and entertainment, and family-friendly fun. 9am – 5pm
Buffalo 48 Hour Film Project Premiere Screenings – Group B at North Park Theatre. 10am – 2pm
Adam James at Hamburg Brewing Company. 10am – 2pm
Custode and Parisi at Jazzboline Restaurant & Bar. 10am – 230pm
Carnegie Art Spree Festival on Canal Street in the City of Tonawanda, day 2 of 2. Juried arts festival with prizes. Music by Silver Lining Jazz in the Canal Street Bandshell 1230 – 3pm. Proceeds benefit programming and operations at Carnegie Art Center. Family friendly. 11am – 5pm
Arts & Eats on Webster Street, day 2 of 2. Family-freindly activities in the Kid Zone, The Art of Fitness including demonstrations and classes, and music by Miss Olivia’s Songbirds Showcase at 12pm and Jim & Dave of Somwhere Between at 3pm. 11am – 5pm
17th Annual A Stir Of Artists in Bemus Point Park, day 2 of 2. All handcrafted fine arts and craft show. 11am – 5pm
Cory Klawon at Johnson’s Landing. 12 – 3pm
4th Annual FAM Foundation Cookout at Buffalo River Fest Park. Basket raffles, Family Fun Zone, Ring It & Win It Game, and music by Cami Clune & the Fringe. Proceeds benefit WNY First Responders and their families. 12 – 5pm
North Tonawanda Porchfest. 50+ performers on 20+ porches. Full map and details at ntporchfest.com. 12 – 6pm
Sip, Shop, & Strum – the LOCK & Found Market at Lock 34 Bar & Grill. Celebrating the life of Jon Radice, the founder of the River Rock Cafe. Dozens of Jon’s guitars, cases, stand, pickups, strings, microphones, drum kits, and speakers will be available to browse and purchase. Music by Nico Zarcone at 12pm and Welcome Distraction at 3pm.
Doc Stockton at Niagara Hotel. Part of the Ship, Shop, & Strum event. 1 – 4pm
Linus and Lucy in the Sky at Jack Rabbit. 1 – 4pm
Big Daddy Rich at River Grill. 1 – 4pm
BEX Power Trio at Groff’s Cafe on the Green. 2pm
Bruce Wojick & The Struggle at Sunflowers of Sanborn N.Y. 2 – 5pm
Side Three at Zoar Valley Tavern. 2 – 5pm
PastMasters: Celebrating the Music of The Beatles at The Cave. 3pm – $10
Stonehouse at Sorrentino’s. 3 – 530pm
Austin Reese at Ellicottville Distillery. 3 – 6pm
Speedy Parker at The Hilltop Inn and Grove. 3 – 6pm
Healy & The Day Drinkers at Sully’s at Harbor Walk. 3 – 6pm
Maria Aurigema at The Ship Bar & Grill. 3 – 6pm
Dr. Jazz & the Jazzbugs at Nietzsche’s. 330 – 530pm
Vinyl Cocktails at Stockman’s Tavern & Grove. 330 – 630pm
Croft, Wasik, and Docenko do Guaraldi at duende at Silo City. 4 – 6pm
Summer of Jazz Series on Ellicott St outside Tappo Restaurant. Music by Voci d’Amore: the Music of Andrea Bocelli featuring Jay Dref and Carolyn Lansom Music. 4 – 7pm
I Remember Buffalo – Tragically Hip Tribute at Griffon Brewery and Gastropub – Lewiston. 4 – 7pm
The A-List Band at Old Man River. 4 – 7pm
Gregg Sansone at Solé Sand Bar. 4 – 7pm
The Legendary Dukes at River Grill. 4 – 8pm
Innocent Bystander at Turtle Joe’s Sandbar. Music at 4pm
Devon Allman Project with GA-20 at Academy Park Lewiston. 430pm
Under Arrest Duo at Dwyer’s Irish Pub. 5 – 8pm
Grace Lougen and Sue Kincaid at Villaggio. 530 – 830pm
Spuddington at Nietzsche’s. 6 – 8pm
Beatlemagic at Cheektowaga Town Park. 6 – 8pm
Sunset Sundays at Buffalo RiverWorks featuring Chromeo (DJ set), Miosi, Colin Patrick, and DJ Panda. 6 – 11pm
Wind & Wire: Maria Sebastian and Matt Pszonak with Brian Senefelder at The Caz Supper Club. Music at 630pm
The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA at Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B. Music at 7pm
Buffalo’s Maritime History: A Multimedia Event at duende at Silo City. Multimedia adaptation of the graphic history novel “You Should Have Seen Us Howling: When Buffalo Ruled the Inland Seas” by Jeff Z. Klein and Scott A. Wood. Pre-show music by Sallyanndra & Tyler Bagwell. Show at 8pm – $25
Jazz Cache at Nietzsche’s. 830pm
