Today in Local Music and Community: Sunday August 16, 2026
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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

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