Guide to Taste of Buffalo 2024

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The Taste of Buffalo, one of the largest food festivals in the country, returns to Niagara Square on July 13 and 14.

All of the info you need for Taste of Buffalo can be found below. For a full guide, click here.

Hours

Taste of Buffalo will run from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.

Weather

Saturday is expected to be mostly sunny, with a high of 86 degrees. Sunday is mostly sunny with a high of 87 degrees, with a chance of a shower in the afternoon. To see the full forecast, click here.

Road closures

Several roads will be closed starting on Friday at 12 p.m.

• All Niagara Square
• Delaware between West Chippewa and West Eagle
• West Mohawk between Delaware and Elmwood
• Mohawk between Delaware and Franklin
• West Huron between Delaware and Elmwood
• Huron between Delaware and Franklin
• Cary between Delaware and Elmwood

In addition, Delaware from Chippewa through to Niagara Square will be closed to outbound traffic beginning at 5 p.m.

The streets will remain closed until late night Sunday.

Tickets

Food and beverage tickets can be purchased at any of the three ticket tents throughout the festival. Tickets are sold in sheets of 10 for $6. Food items range between four and 12 tickets.

Parking

Street parking is available. In addition, the following garages/ramps/lots are within a five-minute walk:

• Turner Ramp at 1 Perkins Dr.
• Fernbach Ramp at 123 Franklin St.
• Pay2Park at 85 W Mohawk St.
• Pay2Park at 217 Delaware Ave.
• 163 Delaware Ave.
• 157 Delaware Ave.
• 63 W. Chippewa St.

List of vendors

Over 50 vendors from across Western New York will be in attendance. You can see the full list below.

* vegetarian options available

+ vegan options available

= gluten free options available

New Food Vendors:

• Allen Street Hardware *
• Barrell Factory Kitchen *
• Carrubba’s Chicken Pit *
• D.A. Taste * =
• Lime House Sushi & Ramen
• Moneybags Dumplings * +
• Not Just Cakes
• Pierogi Pete’s
• Resurgence Brewing Company
• Sto Lat Bar

Food Vendors:

• A’mano Fresh Pasta Kitchen * +
• Anchi A La Carte * + =
• Avenue29 Foods * +
• Babcia’s Pierogi
• The Bavarian Nut Company * + =
• BW’s Barbecue =
• Carribean Flava *
• Chiavetta’s Barbecue
• Chrusciki Bakery *
• Dirty Bird Chick N’ Waffles LLC *
• Fat Lady’s Cakes and Pies + =
• Genevieve’s Cheesecakes & Bake Shop =
• Golden Hour Treats * +
• India Gate * + =
• Just Pizza
• Kith& Kin Bakeshop & Bistro * =
• KT Caribbean Cuisine * +
• La Casa de Sabores * =
• Lloyd Taco Trucks * + =
• Milk and Tea =
• Mister Pizza Elmwood * +
• Mother Cluckers =
• New Jewel of India * + =
• Nick Charlaps Ice Cream =
• Osteria 166
• Pizza Amore “The Wood Fire Way” *
• Rachel’s Mediterranean Grill *
• Sidelines Sports Bar and Grill * + =
• Stack Burger
• Steaksters
• Sweet Melody’s * + =
• Venus Greek & Mediterranean * + =
• Water Lily Cafe * =
• Tops Friendly Markets

Wineries:

• A Gust of Sun Winery
• Merritt Estate Winery
• Three Brothers Wineries & Estates
• Victorianbourg Wine Estate

Beer:

• Hartman’s Distilling Co.
• The Traveling Tipsy Trailer

Map

A map can be found below. WIVB News 4 will have a tent on Delaware Avenue near Chippewa Street.

Road Closures

Delaware Ave. will be closed beginning at 7 p.m. Friday evening between Chippewa and Eagle. It is expected to reopen at 9 p.m. Sunday night. Motorists are asked to use caution.

Aidan Joly joined the News 4 staff in 2022. He is a graduate of Canisius College. You can see more of his work here .

Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini joined the News 4 team in 2024 as a Digital Video Producer. She is a graduate of Chatham University.