Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy

10/14/2026

10/13/2026

Can’t wait to see you on October 29! Learn more bfloparks.org/party

10/08/2026

Olmsted park neighbors, this is for you! Please come by upcoming community meetings for the park district that you live, work and/or play in. We will be sharing about park updates and projects and would love to hear from you. RSVP at bfloparks.org/oca/rsvp

Thursday, Oct 15, Delaware | Parkside Lodge, 84 Parkside Ave

Thursday, Oct 22, Riverside | BRRAlliance Main Office, 52 Amherst St

Wednesday, Nov 4, West | Isaías González-Soto Branch Library, 380 Porter Ave

Thursday, Nov 12, MLK Jr. Park | Location TBD

Thursday, Nov 19, South | Tosh Collins/South Buffalo Community Association, 35 Cazenovia St, Buffalo, NY 14220

10/07/2026

Grateful everyday to call our parks home 💚🧡

Join us Thursday Oct 8 at 5:30pm for a happy hour at Hartman’s Distilling Co.. We’d love to connect and hear about your park adventures this season!

Photos by Mike Sawyer, Forestry Manager

10/04/2026

We are excited to partner with Nardin Academy and the Nardin Academy Parent Association on stewarding the garden beds by the Agassiz Circle entrance to Delaware Park. It was so fun and heartwarming to interact with students and families a few weeks ago! Thank you all for sharing your day with us 🌷

10/01/2026

Support your Buffalo Olmsted Parks at our largest fundraiser of the year – Party for the Parks! Join us for an autumn masquerade supporting Buffalo’s historic green spaces.

🗓️ Thursday, October 29, 2026, 6-9pm, The Show at Shea’s Seneca
🎟️ $200/individual
RSVP: bfloparks.org/party

Net proceeds benefit the Conservancy’s mission to care for and sustain your parks for the future.

09/29/2026

Just keep digging! Today, office staff Sara, Corey and Zhi excitedly joined Noah, Julie and Lavender to plant some gorgeous perennials at Symphony Circle. After JUST two hours, they realize this job is no easy feat and returned to their desk jobs 😅 Needless to say, we are grateful to Olmsted’s operations crew for doing this work EVERY DAY; for their tireless commitment and efforts to keep our urban green spaces beautiful.

Plants that found their new home at Symphony Circle today include:
Smooth blue aster (Aster laevis), Eastern beebalm (Monarda bradburiana), Anise hyssop (Agastache sp.), Foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis), Blazing star (Liatris spicata), Prairie alumroot (Heuchera richardsonii), and Ornamental onion (Allium sp.).

09/28/2026

“Because when our kids shine, our community thrives.”

On September 13, we were proud to host the official launch of the Marian Coco Foundation in Delaware Park.

The Marian Coco Foundation is on a mission to champion safe swimming and active outdoor play for children and families across our region. The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy is deeply honored to partner with the foundation and serve as an inaugural beneficiary as they begin this crucial work.

Together, we look forward to fostering safer, healthier outdoor spaces for Buffalo’s youth.

Discover their mission and support their efforts at mariancoco.org

09/24/2026

Park friends 💚🧡 We’re hosting a happy hour at Hartman’s Distilling Co. and would love to see you there! Chat with us about your park stories from this season, how you can get involved this Fall and what we have in making for YPOP Class of 2027!

Thursday Oct 8 5:30-7:30pm
$12/person, includes one premium cocktail + light bites
Tickets: bfloparks.org/happy-hour-ypop

Want to make an extra impact? 🎉
Contribute to our Party for the Parks silent auction by making a donation, purchasing a gift card from your favorite local business or check out our Amazon wishlist: https://amzn.to/4gWRzmQ

09/17/2026

What a fantastic par-tee ⛳ Congratulations to our tournament winners and thank you to our sponsors and supporters for making the 3rd Annual Olmsted Open a great success!

2026 SUPPORTERS💚
Olmsted Official: Gallagher Insurance | Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York

Olmsted Original: Buffalo Law | Buffalo Construction Consultants

Underwriters: Julie's Portable Toilets | Equitable Financial | LeChase Construction | Rodriguez Construction Group Inc. | DiDinato Associates | Molly Vendura Landscape Architect | Hartman’s Distilling Co. | Labatt USA | Resurgence Brewing Company | The Lunch Box | Wegmans

Plus, shout out to the YPOP Committee for volunteering their time at the event and to Sara Wiese, Stewardship and Development Officer, for her leadership and incomparable attention to detail.

Photos by Corey Maher