​🎉 The Main Block Party

​📍 Main Street (Chippewa to Huron) – Fountain Plaza, Downtown Buffalo
🗓️ Saturday, September 6, 2025 | 12 PM – 6 PM
🎟️ FREE EVENT – No RSVP Required
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​👉 The first 100 people to arrive and show they’ve signed up will receive a FREE food ticket (redeemable within the first 2 hours at any food or ice cream vendor).

​🔥 About the Event

​Buffalo’s biggest end-of-summer celebration is here! The Main Block Party transforms Fountain Plaza into a one-day festival of fashion, music, food, art, and community.

​Presented by Buffalo Fashion Runway and proudly supported by M&T Bank’s Mission Main Street Initiative, the event brings together local businesses, artists, and organizations to celebrate everything that makes Buffalo shine.

​🎶 Music & Entertainment Lineup

• ​12:00 – 2:00 PM → DJ WavyE

• ​1:30 PM → Amina The Empress (live performance)

• ​2:00 – 4:00 PM → DJ Brei

• ​4:00 PM → Fashion Activation (flash-mob runway show with local designers + Councilmembers Leah Halton-Pope & Mitch Nowakowski)

• ​4:20 – 6:00 PM → DJ Goose

  • ​4:20 PM → Osangare

  • ​4:30 PM → Aahkee

  • ​5:30 PM → Billie Esco & Jae Skeese

​🙌 Zones & Experiences

• ​🛍️ Main Street Market – 70+ small businesses & community organizations

• ​🍴 Food Court – Taste of Haiti, Oralia, Lloyd’s Taco Truck, Luxury Ice Cream

• ​🎨 Art & Wellness Zone – Live painting & interactive activations (Hunt Art Gallery + Hunter Residencies)

• ​🎲 Chess & Games Zone – Curated by A Different World of Chess

• ​🎉 Fun Zone – Bounce house, snow cones, popcorn, cotton candy (all free for kids!)

• ​🪓 Hatchet & Hops Axe Cage – Try axe throwing downtown!

• ​🏷️ BFR Tent – Back-to-School Giveaway, Project Warmth donations, live screen printing, and merch

​💡 Special Initiatives

​🎒 Back-to-School Giveaway → Free custom backpacks with school supplies (while supplies last).

​🧥 Project Warmth → Donate gently used winter coats to help keep our neighbors warm.

​🎟️ Contests & Giveaways → Win over $500 in gift cards + exclusive prizes during crowd games and activities.

​💰 50/50 Raffle → Buy raffle tickets throughout the day. Half the pot goes to the winner, half supports Buffalo Fashion Runway’s Runway to Shea’s Initiative.

​🎭 Runway to Shea’s Initiative → This block party is part of the journey to Black Carpet III at Shea’s Theatre (Feb 2026) — the first-ever fashion production at Shea’s during its centennial year. Every activation builds support and excitement for this historic moment in Buffalo’s culture.

​📸 Follow the Movement

​Instagram: @buffalofashionrunway
Hashtags: #TheMainBlockParty #MissionMainStreet #RunwayToSheas

​✅ Stay in the Loop

​Register here on Luma to get event updates, reminders, and perks like free meal tickets & contest entries.