BUFFALO, N.Y. — This weekend the 40th annual Taste of Buffalo will hit the streets, and those traveling to or around the city should look out for these closures during the event
The event is presented by Tops Friendly Markets and will take place July 8 and 9 along Delaware Avenue in downtown Buffalo.
In preparation for the event on Friday, July 7 at noon:
Delaware Avenue, starting at Chippewa Street and continuing to and around Niagara Square, will be closed to inbound traffic.
Portions of other streets adjacent to the Taste footprint will also be closed, including:
- Court between Franklin & Niagara Square;
- Perkins between Elmwood & Niagara Square;
- Niagara between Elmwood & Niagara Square;
- West Genesee between Franklin & Niagara Square;
- West Mohawk between Elmwood & Franklin;
- West Huron between Elmwood & Franklin;
- Cary between Elmwood & Delaware
5 p.m., Delaware Avenue from Chippewa through to Niagara Square will be closed to outbound traffic.
These streets will remain closed until late night on Sunday, July 9.
The Taste of Buffalo is the nation's largest two-day food festival comprising of more than 1,000 volunteers, and is a non-for-profit organization.
To learn more about the Taste of Buffalo those interested can visit www.tasteofbuffalo.com