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716 Spotlight lists 29 free events coming up on Grand Island, New York, from 1 of our 41 local sources. No calendar catches everything, so anyone can add a missing event for free. Every free event coming up on Grand Island, New York, from local venue, library and community calendars: programs, markets, concerts, family days and community events, with date, time and place. Updated twice a day.

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Tuesday October 20

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Friday January 8

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About the Grand Island calendar

Grand Island, New York has 29 upcoming events on this calendar through June 15, and 29 of them are free. They are spread across 4 venues, led by Grand Island Memorial Library (30 events), Town Tavern (2 events), Grand Island Town Hall (1 event) and Trinity Church (1 event). Grand Island Memorial Library carries 103% of the town's listings, so most of what is here comes from one room.

By type, Grand Island's island calendar is mostly classes, talks and library programmes (14), community events and causes (14), festivals and markets (5) and theatre and performing arts (2).

The regulars, the series that come back week after week, are Afternoon Book Club at Grand Island Memorial Library (3 dates).

This weekend, October 16 to October 18, there are 8 events on Grand Island, on things to do on Grand Island this weekend. This week, October 19 to October 25, there are 10, on things to do on Grand Island this week.

The Grand Island listings here are gathered twice a day from Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (27), IsledeGrande.com (5), Google Events (Grand Island) (4) and Town Tavern (Grand Island) (2), deduplicated, and every entry links back to where it came from. Anyone running something on Grand Island can add it free.

Other Western New York towns with their own page: Buffalo (1223), North Tonawanda (179), Niagara Falls (111), Orchard Park (97), Lockport (56), Lackawanna (31), Kenmore (30) and West Seneca (17). For the whole region, see upcoming events across Buffalo and Western New York.

Questions about events on Grand Island

Free things to do on Grand Island NY

716 Spotlight keeps every free event coming up on Grand Island on one page, 29 free events right now, from local library, venue and community calendars. Updated twice a day.

Where can I find a list of events on Grand Island, NY?

716 Spotlight keeps one: the Grand Island calendar, with 38 upcoming events on Grand Island, gathered twice a day from local venue, library, school and community calendars. See this weekend or this week on Grand Island.

Is there a calendar of events for Grand Island, NY?

Yes, a free one with no sign-up: the Grand Island calendar on 716 Spotlight. It can be narrowed by date and by type of event, and anyone running something on Grand Island can add it.

Where can I post an event happening on Grand Island, NY?

On 716 Spotlight, for free: add it here. A person reads every submission, then it appears on the Grand Island calendar and, when it falls on a weekend, on the Grand Island weekend page. Nobody pays to appear.

Can I post a concert, a church fundraiser or a craft show on Grand Island?

Yes, any size of event: concerts and live music, church suppers and fundraisers, craft shows and markets, festivals, 5Ks and sports, comedy nights, library and school events, garage sales and community meetings. Post it free.

Stories from Grand Island

716 Spotlight also publishes stories about Grand Island: its businesses, families and history. The 8 most recent:

Neighbors Helping Neighbors: The Grand Island Volunteers Who've Quietly Filled Holiday Tables Since 1972 There's a food pantry on Grand Island run by a retired two-star general, and it's been quietly filling holiday tables since 1972. Here's the story.

The Grand Island Family Behind Plumb-Rite Plumbing Every town has that one family you call when the basement starts gurgling. On Grand Island, a lot of folks call Mike. Here's their story.

How a Grand Island Halloween Market Turned Witches, Floral Crowns, and 4,000 Neighbors Into a Tradition Grand Island's Haunted Market went from a first-year gamble to a Town Commons takeover in a single year, and now it's back for round three at Veterans Park. Wait till...

The Grand Island Library Just Landed $33,000 for Two Rooms Every Frazzled Parent and Student Will Appreciate The Grand Island library is getting $33,188 from the foundation named for the Bills' founder, and it's going toward something every stressed-out parent and student will...

The Guy on Lang Blvd Who Turned a Karate Studio Into Grand Island's Third Space Derek Staubitz runs Hybrid Defense on Lang Blvd on Grand Island, and it has quietly become more than a self-defense studio. Free training for moms, Nerf Night, Game...

The Testing Has Already Started on Grand Island. Now We Wait. A lot of folks don't realize the radiation testing on Grand Island already started. Crews have been at Veterans Park and at private properties around the island. Here's...

Dana Carver Built a Grooming Salon Where Dogs Don't Have to Jump and Employees Don't Have to Hurt Dana Carver spent 15 years learning how to build a grooming salon that doesn't hurt the dogs or the people who care for them.

Radiation Testing Is Coming to Grand Island. Here's What You Need to Know. Veterans Park on Bedell Road has been flagged for radiation testing and a public meeting is happening Monday August 17th at the WNY Welcome Center on Grand Island. Here...

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Grand Island listings courtesy of IsledeGrande.com and the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce. Running something on the Island? Add it to the calendar.

Where this calendar comes from

716 Spotlight keeps one calendar for the whole region. Twice a day we check 41 local sources — venue and theatre calendars, libraries, museums, the City of Buffalo listings and the regional ticketing feeds — and merge everything into a single list. Where the same show turns up in more than one feed it is matched and collapsed into one entry, so a concert listed by both the venue and a ticket seller appears once. The same listings are also published as narrower pages — things to do in Buffalo this weekend, things to do in Buffalo this week — for readers who want one slice rather than the whole calendar.

Right now there are 2,529 upcoming events across 28 Western New York towns and cities, at 162 venues. Listings are free, nobody pays to appear, and anyone running something can add it themselves.

Every entry links back to the venue or ticket seller it came from. Times and details can change, so confirm with the venue before heading out. How this calendar works →