Healthy Happenings
April 1 @ 8:00 am - May 31 @ 8:00 am
Healthy Happenings May 2024
Upcoming
May 2, 3, 4. Holland Tulip Festival. https://stepoutbuffalo.com/event/holland-tulip-fest
May 4 & 5. 11 am to 5 pm. Cinco de Market Vendor Market. 166 Chandler St., Buffalo 14207.
May 4. 1 to 2 pm. Big Wheels Bike Club Open House. North Presbyterian Church, 168 Payne Ave., No. Tonawanda. Learn the joys of safe bike riding, about an introductory ride on May 5, and rides 7 mornings and 5 evenings every week. phyllisjnewman@gmail.com or 716-984-7740.
May 9. 3 to 4 pm. Sleep Challenges for the Neurodiverse Child. 716-332-4170 or info@parentnetworkwny.org.
May 10 & 11. 9 am to 4 pm. World’s Largest Yard Sale. Erie County Fairgrounds, Hamburg, 5820 South Park Ave Hamburg, 14075. https://stepoutbuffalo.com/event/worlds-largest-yard-sale.
May 11. 8 am to 1 pm. Bidwell Farmer’s Market Opening Day! (See more farmer’s market information at https://buffalohealthyliving.com/farmers-markets)
May 11. 10 am to 4 pm. Heads or Tails Mother’s Day Market. 1 Seneca St., Buffalo. https://stepoutbuffalo.com/event/heads-or-tails-mothers-day-market.
May 14. 4 to 8 pm. Open Art Nights. Buffalo Botanical Gardens. 716-827-1584 or info@buffalogardens.com. https://buffalohealthyliving.com/event/open-art-nights-2.
May 15. 10 am to 1 pm. Network in Aging 3rd Annual Resource Fair. Ironworkers Banquet Hall, 196 Orchard Park Rd, West Seneca. https://networkinaging.org/nia-event/senior-health-resource-fair-5-15.
May 18. 1 to 6 pm. Buffalo Porchfest. https://www.elmwoodvillage.org/porchfest.
May 18. 9 am to 2 pm. WNY Pride 5K and LGBTQ+ Health & Wellness Fair. SUNY, 3111 Saunders Settlement Rd. 14132. https://stepoutbuffalo.com/event/heads-or-tails-mothers-day-market.
May 19. 11 am to 5 pm. 28th Annual Hospice Memorial Walk. Buffalo Waterfront, 44 Prime St., Buffalo 14202716-989-2010, hospicememorialwalk.com or events@palliativecare.org.
May 20. 9 am to 4 pm. Grief-Informed Best Practices: Support WNY Families Through Loss. P.U.N.T. Pediatric Cancer Collaborative & ECDOH one-day training for professionals, led by Dougy Center/National Center for Grieving Children & Families. Reikart House, 5000 Main St. Amherst. Free. Limited spots. https://give.classy.org/wnygrief2024
May 25 & 26. 10 am to 5 pm. Totally Buffalo Festival. Buffalo Riverworks, 359 Ganson St., Buffalo 14203. Free admission. https://stepoutbuffalo.com/event/totally-buffalo-festival-2024.
ONGOING
Albright Knox Events and Free First Fridays. https://www.albrightknox.org/find-event
Awe-Inspiring Hikes. https://tinyurl.com/2p8ae7ej
Becker Farm. www.beckerfarms.com.
Before and After Again. Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Landmark exhibition responding to tragic slaying of ten members of Buffalo’s Black community on May 14, 2022. Recurring weekly Mon, Sat & Sun from 10 am -5 pm, Thur & Fri from 10 am to 8 pm. Free. 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo 14222.
BNMC Events & Resources. https://bnmc.org
Buffalo Museum of Science. https://www.sciencebuff.org.
Buffalo Waterfront Events. https://buffalowaterfront.com/events.
Buffalo Zoo. www.buffalozoo.org
Community Conversations: https://tinyurl.com/67n3stvc
CPR & AED Training: https://wnyhe.com/schedule
Erie County Botanical Gardens. www.buffalogardens.com
Explore and More Museum. https://exploreandmore.org
Farmer’s Markets. https://buffalohealthyliving.com/farmers-markets
Genesee Country Village. www.gcv.org
Healthy Kids Running. www.skisignup.com/Race/Volunteer/NY/Williamsville/HKRSAmherstNY.
Indoor Things to Kids to Do. www.fun4kidsinbuffalo.com/indoor-activities.
JCC Classes, Events, Concerts, etc. www.jccbuffalo.org
Kaleida Health Events. www.kaleidahealth.org/events
Kelkenberg Farm. www.kelkenbergfarm.com
Kids and Families. tinyurl.com/pvw2p5yu and fun4kidsinbuffalo.com/category/spring-fun.
Pfeiffer Nature Center. https://pfeiffernaturecenter.org
Visit Buffalo Niagara. https://www.visitbuffaloniagara.com.
Your Hometown Health & Community Conversations TV. https://tinyurl.com/56t88nzm.
Other Resources
Catholic Health.
CDC. www.cdc.gov.
Clinical Trials: https://tinyurl.com/46v4k8tx
Clinics & Healthcare: www3.erie.gov/health/clinics-healthcare-services
Erie County Health Dept. https://www3.erie.gov/health/
Health Equity: www3.erie.gov/health/health-equity
NYS Dept. of Health: https://www.health.ny.gov.
Niagara County Dept. of Health. www.niagaracounty.com/departments/g-l/public_health
Opioids. www3.erie.gov/health/opioids-other-substances
Recipes: https://tinyurl.com/4j2uekyf
Support Groups: https://buffalohealthyliving.com/support-groups
WBBZ-TV Your Hometown Health Connection Buffalo Healthy Living Shows
Air on Wednesday nights at 8 pm and Saturdays at noon. WBBZ-TV – Spectrum, Fios, and DISH, Channel 5 and DirecTV Channel 67. See past shows at https://tinyurl.com/56t88nzm.