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Workshops 

Enjoy a variety of free workshops throughout the day. Workshops will be located on

Republic St. between the blocks of  Vinceness Street and Alabama Street

All workshops are first come first served and may have limited supplies. If supplies are exhausted prior to the scheduled ending the workshop may close early.

AKG Art Truck 12pm

 

Buffalo Improv 12:30pm - 4:30pm

 

Book Making by: Papercraft Miracles 12pm

 

Crepe Paper Flowers by: Papercraft Miracles 12pm

 

Mindful Making: Collages By: Parrish Gibbons 12pm

 

Block Printing by: Hannah Quaintance 12pm

 

Mobile Dark Room with CEPA Gallery 12pm

 

Stained Glass Making with The Stained Glass Association of America & SGAA Foundation 12pm

 

Carpentry Workshop By: CHRISTIAN D. LINDNER- 12pm

 

Symmetry in Sound By: YNX LLC - 12pm

 

Celebrate Buffalo Pride By: Jheanelle Kerr Ewansiha 12pm

 

Musical Petting Zoo with the Sportsman’s Music Foundation 12pm

 

World of Food by: Emily Banko (inside OFW Community Center) 12pm
 

Workshop & Dialect Coaching with the Irish Classical Theatre

 

Live Painting - Vinny Alejandro

 

Live Painting - MJ Myers

 

Sculpture Work - The FoundryPuppet

 

Parade - Emma Brittian & Pat Beckerle 5:00pm

Dance Workshops - inside OFW Community Center Theater

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Papercraft Miracle 

12pm-6:00pm 

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Hannah Quaintance 

Block Printing 
12pm-6:00pm 

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Stories of the Old First Ward

– A Hands-On Collage

Workshop with Parrish Gibbons
12pm-6:00pm



 

Drop-in collage workshop inviting attendees to explore the history of Buffalo’s Old First Ward through art-making. Participants will use pre-selected archival images sourced from the Buffalo History Museum and additional materials curated by Parrish, all focused on the Old First Ward,

its maps, buildings, workers, businesses, and street life.

The workshop is designed to connect festival-goers with the neighborhood’s past while encouraging individual creativity.

 

The Stained Glass Association
of America & SGAA Foundation 

12pm-7:00pm 

Attendees will create their own mini glass

window. The projects will be made using
compatible fused glass and will need to fire in the kilns back at 
(like Glass Cookies!) after which they can be picked up at the community center
 

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AKG Art Truck
1pm-4:00pm 

Irish Classical Theatre
4pm-7:00pm 

 

Open Rehearsal #1

- Mini Dialect Workshop with Megan Callahan

- Open Rehearsal and live dialect coaching of a scene from ICTC's upcoming production of Thirst by Ronán Noone, directed by Kate LoConti Alcocer, with dialect feedback from Megan Callahan, performed by Trazz Johnson, Aleks Malejs and Kai Crumley. 

 

- Q&A facilitated by ICTC AD- Keelie Sheridan

 

Open Rehearsal #2

- Mini Dialect Workshop with Megan Callahan

- Open Rehearsal of a second scene and live dialect coaching of a scene from ICTC's upcoming production of Thirst by Ronán Noone, directed by Kate LoConti Alcocer, with dialect feedback from Megan Callahan, performed by Trazz Johnson, Aleks Malejs and Kai Crumley. 

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Sampling in Symmetry 

Y.N.X.716 LLC
12-7pm 

 

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