What to Expect

The Old First Ward Art Festival is a 2 day Art & Music Festival taking place just outside the Old First Ward Community Center along Republic St. between Tennessee St. and Vandalia St. Check our list of live music and free workshops you can participate in throughout the festival. Arts and Crafts vendors will be set up throughout both days as well.

Feel free to bring chairs for watching the bands.

This is event is made possible by the sponsorship of the Assembly Office of Patrick Burke

and additional support from Councilman Mitch Nowakowski and Councilman Christopher Scanlon.

Transportation

We strongly encourage car pooling, ride sharing, biking, boating, public transit or walking to the festival. Parking the direct vicinity of the festival will be limited to neighborhood residents.

You can find street parking along Louisiana Street, South Park Street and parts of Ohio Street.

- If Ride sharing down 73 Hamburg St, Buffalo, NY 14204 will drop you off right at the corner of

Republic and Hamburg and you can enter festival there.

- Bike racks can be found outside of Gene McCarthy's and the Barrel Factory at Hamburg and Republic

-You can also find parking after 3pm both days at Undergrounds Coffee House.

Park and walk down Hamburg St. to Republic St.

- The Barco Building ( 225 Louisiana St) lot of Louisiana Street at O'Connell St.

has limited parking spots available.

Food & Beverage

There will be a beer tent located in the parking lot of the Old First Ward Community Center as well as a hot dog stand. All proceeds from these sales will go back to the Old First Ward Community Center to help fund programming.

About the OFW Community Center : The mission of the OFW Community Association is to serve with community based development including economic redevelopment, housing and human services programs with a vision for a New Renaissance. Nestled in the heart of Buffalo's Historical Old First Ward, the Community Center provides a wide array of programs and services designed to strengthen and support the neighborhood, and respond to the changing needs of our growing and dynamic community.

https://sites.google.com/view/old1ward/home

We are excited to welcome Mr. Mister a mobile cooling and hydration station.

So bring your water bottle and fill up as needed to stay hydrated all day long