May Healthy Happenings
May 2. 9 am to 1 pm. Erie County Free Rabies Clinic. 450 Woodward Ave., Kenmore 14127. Register 716-961-6800.
May 2 & 3. 11 am to 5 pm. Cinco de Market Vendor Market. 166 Chandler Street, Buffalo, NY 14207.
May 7. 5 to 6:30 pm. Good for the Neighborhood By Independent Health. Westminster Community Charter School, 24 Westminster Ave., Buffalo 14215. Receive a hygiene bag with essential items and a Healthy Options recipe bag with ingredients for a vegetable stir-fry. Free blood pressure screenings by ECMC, local community organizations, and children’s activities.
May 8. 9 am to 12 pm. Conversation on Looming Medicaid Cuts. 8:30 am registration and light breakfast) BTPM (Formerly WNED) Studios 140 Lower Terrace Buffalo, NY 14202. Free. Eventbrite. info@hfwcny.org.
May 2. 9am to 1 pm. Erie County Free Rabies Clinic. 462 Grider St., Buffalo 14214. ECMC Campus P.S. 84 parking lot.716-961-6800.
May 9. 9 am to 5pm. 5th Annual WNY Pride 5K Fun Run Walk. 3111 Saunders Settlement Rd, Sanborn. 716-298-7656.
May 9. 10 to 11:30 am. Good for the Neighborhood By Independent Health. Rural Outreach Center, 730 Olean Rd., East Aurora 14052. (See May 7, but no blood pressure screening.) May 10. 11 am to 3 pm. Niagara Street Mother’s Day Market. https://stepoutbuffalo.com/event/niagara-street-mothers-day-market.
May 13. 5:30 to 7:00 pm. Good for the Neighborhood By Independent Health. Martin Rd. Elementary School (135 Martin Rd., Lackawanna, NY 14218). See May 7.
May 13. 11:30 am. Cataract Surgery Lunch & Learn. Fichte Endl & Elmer Eyecare. My Tomato Pie. 1-800-309-2020.
May 16. 1 to 5 pm. Buffalo Porchfest. https://stepoutbuffalo.com/event/buffalo-porchfest.
May 17. 11 am to 4 pm. Hospice Memorial Walk. https://stepoutbuffalo.com/event/hospice-memorial-walk-2026.
May 17. 1 pm. Buffalo Shea’s Free Film Series. Minecraft. stepoutbuffalo.
May 29. 8 am. Developmental Disability Conference. Niagara Falls Conference Center. Free. Eventbrite.
May 30, 31. 10 am to 4 pm. True Honey Teas Festival. Hamburg Fairgrounds. https://stepoutbuffalo.com/event/true-honey-teas-festival.
ONGOING
AKG Art Museum. https://buffaloakg.org/events
Awe-Inspiring Hikes. https://tinyurl.com/2p8ae7ej
Becker Farm. www.beckerfarms.com.
Breast Cancer Network of WNY. Numerous Ongoing Events. https://www.bcnwny.org/calendar
Buffalo History Museum. Pan American Exhibition. www.visitbuffaloniagara.com/events
Buffalo Museum of Science. https://www.sciencebuff.org.
Buffalo Zoo. www.buffalozoo.org
Burchfield Penney Art Center Events. https://burchfieldpenney.org/events/
Canalside. https://buffalowaterfront.com (Public Ice Skating, Kids Club Sundays, Special Event Saturdays, Roar Wednesdays
Central Library Buffalo & Erie County. Classes and More. dardend@buffalolib.org
Community Conversations: https://tinyurl.com/67n3stvc
CPR & AED Training: https://wnyhe.com/schedule
Explore and More Museum. https://exploreandmore.org
Independent Health Events https://www.independenthealth.com/in-the-community/events/calendar-of-events
JCC Classes, Events, Concerts, etc. www.jccbuffalo.org
Kaleida Health Events. www.kaleidahealth.org/events
Kelkenberg Farm. www.kelkenbergfarm.com
Pfeiffer Nature Center. https://pfeiffernaturecenter.org.
Reddy Bikeshare. info@reddybikeshare.com
Tifft Nature Preserve. Wellness Walks on Thursdays at 10 am.
Visit Buffalo Niagara. https://www.visitbuffaloniagara.com.
Weekday Meditations. www.coquihalla.com.
Your Hometown Health & Community Conversations TV. https://tinyurl.com/56t88nzm.
OTHER RESOURCES
Clinical Trials: https://tinyurl.com/46v4k8tx
Clinics & Healthcare: www3.erie.gov/health/clinics-healthcare-services
Erie County Health Dept. https://www3.erie.gov/health/
Fitness Tools. https://buffalohealthyliving.com/fitness-tools/
Health Equity: www3.erie.gov/health/health-equity
NYS Dept. of Health: https://www.health.ny.gov.
Niagara County Dept. of Health. https://tinyurl.com/eandr79x
Opioids. www3.erie.gov/health/opioids-other-substances
Quit Smoking. https://nysmokefree.com/menthol
Recipes: https://buffalohealthyliving.com/category/all-articles/recipes
Support Groups: https://buffalohealthyliving.com/support-groups
Volunteer Opportunities: https://buffalohealthyliving.com/volunteer-opportunities/
World Health Organization: https://www.who.int
See more events, resources, & healthy happenings at www.buffalohealthyliving.com.