Sunday Social at Canalside
- Date
- August 2nd
- Time
- 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
- Age
- Ages 0–12
- Cost
- Free activities plus optional purchases and attraction specials
Location
Canalside
44 Prime Street, Buffalo, NY 14202 · Directions
Canalside
This all-day waterfront social combines shopping, food trucks, live acoustic music, children’s literacy activities, sports instruction, fitness, dance performances, and family attractions.
Children’s activities
- Barb’s Book Buddies offers interactive, nature-inspired stories from 11am–3pm.
- Buffalo & Erie County Public Library hosts crafts and play from 10am–2pm, with library-card sign-up available.
- Children from birth through age 4 can enroll in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
- Foam-ball golf runs 11am–2pm, and beginner-friendly tennis with modified equipment runs 10am–1pm.
- Shannon Connors leads KIDFIT classes at 1pm and 3pm, with stations designed for ages 3–5, 6–8, and 10–12, followed by a wellness-themed craft.
Performances and movement
Meet the Bacons provide live acoustic music and roaming entertainment. An all-ages stretch class begins at 11am; participants may bring a yoga mat, and stretch bands and goodie bags are offered. Be Witched Buffalo performs at noon and 2pm.
Free Blue Bike rentals and discounted e-bike rentals are first come, first served. Other specials include a $5 carousel-and-popcorn combo and 25% off same-day Explore & More admission. Food trucks and artisan vendors sell items throughout the event.