Allentown Art Festival

Since its modest beginnings in 1958, the Allentown Art Festival has become not only Buffalo's urban rite, but a symbol for the enduring character of this re-emerging rustbelt region. It has earned an important place in Buffalo's cultural and social life and a national reputation for excellence. The efforts of the Allentown Art Festival, formerly The Allentown Village Society, Inc., whose active number of unpaid volunteers has seldom grown beyond 30, have borne fruit beyond the annual Allentown Art Festival weekend and beyond the boundaries of the Allentown neighborhood of Buffalo. Once, a small art show was a catalyst for the vibrant rebirth of the unique part of the city of Buffalo called "Allentown".