East Side Garden Walk Returns THIS Weekend!

MEDIA RELEASE

Contact: Renata Toney 

Phone: (716) 479-3813

July 14, 2025

East Side Garden Walk Returns THIS Weekend!

Buffalo, NY – The East Side Garden Walk (ESGW) is back for its eighth year on July 19 & 20, from 10 am to 4 pm. This free, self-guided tour features over 100 beautiful gardens!

This annual celebration of green spaces, community pride, and neighborhood revitalization is more than just a stroll through beautiful gardens—it’s a movement reshaping how we see and support Buffalo’s urban neighborhoods. The East Side Garden Walk is about visibility, empowerment, learning from each other, and building relationships. Each garden is a declaration: that beauty belongs everywhere, and that communities can flourish in every corner of the city.

Headquarters: Visit our headquarters during the tour hours for free maps and to get your questions answered by our volunteers. Locations are:

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Park: Near the Masten District sign, close to Fillmore and North Parade. 

  • People’s Park: At Main Street across from Jewett Parkway (ESGW t-shirts will be for sale)

Find ESGW Maps Ahead of Time:

  • Online: Visit EastSideGardenWalk.com to download a print-friendly PDF or access the Google Map available the week of the walk.

  • In-Person: Pick up maps at any downtown Buffalo Public Library or select ESGW sponsor locations.

Special Event:

  • Free Backpacks for Kids: PanchoPacks from the Teacher’s Desk will be distributed each day of the walk between 11am and 2pm on Saturday at Pelion Garden, 212 Best Street and on Sunday at 1367 Fillmore Avenue.

  • Artists in Gardens: Experience where art and gardens grow together with Artists in Gardens, a celebration of local talent blooming alongside Buffalo Niagara’s most beautiful gardens. Funding is made possible through Arts Services Inc.’s Creative Impact Fund thanks to a New York State Senate Initiative supported by the NYS Legislature and the Office of the Governor, and administered by the New York State Council on the Arts.

  • Emma Brittain | 11am–2pm
    EM Tea Cup at 80 Oakgrove Ave

  • Sally Schaefer & Tyler Bagwell | 11am–2pm
    Concordia Cemetery at 438 Walden Ave

  • Naryan Padmanabha | 11am–2pm
    People’s Park at 2435 Main St

  • Sarah Sonnenberg | 10am–1pm
    Brewster Street Farm at 36 Brewster St

  • Buffalo AKG Public Art Initiative: Six local artists—XIII, Bianca McGraw, Maddie Bartley, Joel Mulindwa, Jen Ryan, and Emeka Wajed—will each create original works during two-day residencies. Locations can be found on EastSideGardenWalk.com.

  • Live Music at Roswell Park: Enjoy live performances both days at the Roswell Park Community Outreach & Engagement Center, 907 Michigan Avenue.

  • Niagara Frontier Plein Air Painters: Catch them at 1 Burke Drive Garden only on Saturday. 


For more information, visit EastSideGardenWalk.com.

Seeded by Gardens Buffalo Niagara (GBN)—The East Side Garden Walk is brought to you by Gardens Buffalo Niagara (GBN), which is dedicated to creating vibrant, beautiful communities through gardening. Explore other GBN events like Garden Walk Buffalo, America’s largest garden tour;  Tours of Open Gardens in July; the Gardens Buffalo Niagara Garden Art Sale; Urban Farm Day; Conservation Day at the Elmwood Village Farmers Market, and promoting the 15 other regional garden tours in the region.

Gardens Buffalo Niagara’s full press kit can be found here. Join us in making our community bloom!

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Audrey Clark