What to Expect
The Old First Ward Art Festival is an all day Arts & Music Festival taking place just outside the Old First Ward Community Center and The Barcalo building along Republic St. between Vincennes St. and Louisiana. Check our list of live music and free workshops you can participate in throughout the festival. Food and beverages will be available for purchase, water will be free (bring your own bottle to fill up and save a cup or two!) . 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 Arts Services Initiative
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 at Undergrounds Coffee House.
Park and walk down Hamburg St. to Republic St.