Dyngus Day

Get your squirt guns! Get your pussy willows! The biggest Dyngus Day celebration in the United States is right here in Western New York! Monday, April 22nd will begin with the Dyngus Day parade beginning at 5 PM  and starts at Corpus Christi Church and heads down Broadway to Fillmore as it…

Dyngus Day is an ages-old Polish tradition of celebration on the day after Easter each year and Buffalo knows how to use any excuse for a party.  We're know as the Dyngus Day Capital of the World showing off Polish pride and celebrating the arrival of spring with parties, music and a …

With celebrations all over the city, no one does Dyngus Day bigger than Buffalo does, even with a parade.

Time to get your pussy willow, squirt guns and tub of beer!
We are getting ready for Dyngus Day in Buffalo in a couple of weeks, the Dyngus Day capitol of the world! Most of the seasoned Dyngus Day partiers will start early---with beer and bagels before hitting the parade at 5 and bars or the Pussy W…

This is awesome. I saw Buffalo was on the list and said 'HA--I knew we'd be on there'.
Then I saw that CHEEKTOWAGA IS up there with the big cities!

New York City, New York - 213,447 
Chicago, Illinois - 210,421
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 65,508 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 57,485 
Los Angeles, California - 5…

Buffalo--the second largest St. Patrick's Day celebration in the United States ever year (only behind New York City) AND St. Patrick's Day is ON a Sunday, which is when Buffalo celebrates with the a massive parade/party. It's almost like we own the next couple of weeks between St
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Get your squirt guns! Get your pussy willows! The biggest Dyngus Day celebration in the United States is right here in Western New York! Monday, April 2nd will begin with the Dyngus Day parade beginning at 5 PM  and starts at Corpus Christi Church and heads down Broadway to Fillmore a…

Did you spend the afternoon at your favorite Dyngus Day party? Or perhaps the parade near Central Terminal? Although it was cooler, the sunshine and clear skies were the perfect setting for the afternoon and for the great views from above!

Buffalo, NY is the Dyngus Day capitol of the world and as always, on the day after Easter, the Polonia district hosts the parade and some of the biggest parties. But, what did it used to look like?
Take a look into the Golden Age of the Broadway Fillmore Shopping District on Buffalo's Easts…

Dyngus Day was a hit! As the Dygus Day capital of the world, Buffalo turned out by the thousands to celebrate the Monday after Easter. The weather was just about perfect for the big day and the parade!

According to Polish custom Dyngus Day is a traditional fertility rite celebration following Lent.  The Monday following Easter each year women target the men that catch their eye while the guys squirt women with water.  It's all in good fun with food, drinks and dancing involved...

It's finally here! Dyngus Day, the holiday that is so unique to Buffalo that there is no way any other city could even begin to compare! Dyngus Day is the celebration of the end of Lent and if Buffalo knows how to do anything it's celebrating...