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🔥 Sat. 10.17.26
Old First Ward Arts & Heritage Festival
Art, music + Samhain traditions celebrating the transition from harvest to winter. 🍂

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Tonight!!!! Folkfaces play 7:30ish! Fun free community art! Come hang all day! Old First Ward Arts & Heritage Festival! taken in Old First Ward by @ofw_artfest

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Today’s festival fun continues into the evening with a Puppet Parade through the Old First Ward!

🎭 PUPPET PARADE | 7:30PM
With Emma Brittian

Young artists from the Old First Ward Community Center have been creating handmade puppets inspired by the neighborhood, its stories, and the spirit of the season. Come cheer them on as they bring their creations to life and parade through the festival!

OFW Arts & Heritage Festival
Saturday, October 17 from 2–9PM
62 Republic St., Buffalo NY by @ofw_artfest

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Today is the festival—workshops start at 2PM! Come explore a festival favorite with CEPA!

📸 CEPA | 2–6PM

Back for their 4th year, CEPA is bringing their portable darkroom to Republic Street! Festival goers can make their own blue prints to take home.

OFW Arts & Heritage Festival
Saturday, October 17 from 2–9PM
62 Republic St., Buffalo NY by @ofw_artfest

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IT'S HERE!! 🔥 See you on Saturday at the Old First War Arts & Heritage Festival! by @ofw_artfest

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New this year to the festival,
We have tarot card and energy readings you can purchase, @mads.jewelryco will be on site sellling permanent bracelets and rings, and @el.gran.coqui food truck will be at Kentucky and Republic Street by @ofw_artfest

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Bring your voice and add it to the circle at the Old First Ward Arts & Heritage Festival!

🎶 COMMUNITY SONG CIRCLE | 2–6PM
With Andrea With

Sing together through folk songs, harmonies, rounds, and call-and-response inspired by darkness and light, remembrance, resilience, and the changing seasons. No musical experience necessary—just come as you are!

OFW Arts & Heritage Festival
Saturday, October 17 from 2–9PM
62 Republic St., Buffalo NY by @ofw_artfest

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@_buffalorising shared the whole scoop!! 💫 Find our line up of music and workshops, plus more on the latest Arts and Culture article via @_buffalorising 📲 by @ofw_artfest

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A festival favorite is rolling back into the Old First Ward Arts & Heritage Festival!

🎨 AKG ART TRUCK | 2–6PM

The AKG Art Truck joins us each year with creative, hands-on projects inspired by the festival theme, and we’re excited to welcome them back for another afternoon of art-making!

OFW Arts & Heritage Festival
Saturday, October 17 from 2–9PM
62 Republic St., Buffalo NY by @ofw_artfest

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This Saturday, end the festival with us under the big screen!

🎬 SILENT MOVIE PROJECTIONS | 9:30PM
At Duende – 85 Silo City Way

After a full day of art, workshops, and community, we’re switching locations to Duende for a spooky silent movie screening on the biggest screen around.

OFW Arts & Heritage Festival
Saturday, October 17 from 2–9PM
62 Republic St., Buffalo NY by @ofw_artfest

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Find poetry in the sounds, memories, and moments that move us between worlds at the Old First Ward Arts & Heritage Festival.

🎤 WINTER POETRY: SAMPLING BETWEEN WORLDS | 2–6PM
With Y.N.X.716 LLC @ynxbuffalo

Inspired by Y.N.X.716’s album Winter Poetry, this participatory workshop combines poetry, storytelling, sound, and beat-making to explore change, reflection, and personal experience.

OFW Arts & Heritage Festival
Saturday, October 17 from 2–9PM
62 Republic St., Buffalo NY by @ofw_artfest

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Celebrate a timeless craft while creating something completely your own at the Old First Ward Arts & Heritage Festival!

🧶 HONORING THE PAST, ACKNOWLEDGING THE FUTURE | 2–6PM
With Jheanelle Kerr

Experiment with crochet, color, and shape to create bags, hats, accessories, and more. This beginner-friendly workshop connects traditional craft with contemporary creativity and personal expression.

OFW Arts & Heritage Festival
Saturday, October 17 from 2–9PM
62 Republic St., Buffalo NY by @ofw_artfest

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As the seasons shift, follow the birds on their journey between worlds at the Old First Ward Arts & Heritage Festival!

🐦 BIRDS BETWEEN WORLDS | 2–6PM
With Evelyn Frederiksen

Explore change and migration through printmaking and collage, creating colorful birds inspired by familiar species preparing for the season ahead.

OFW Arts & Heritage Festival
Saturday, October 17 from 2–9PM
62 Republic St., Buffalo NY by @ofw_artfest

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