I was the lucky winner of two complimentary tickets to this event from Yelp. Thank you, Yelp! The zoo put on a wonderful event full of food trucks and vendors. I brought my sister with me and we tried a bunch of different things. Listed below in order of preference: 1. Korean BBQ Chicken Bowl from Lomo Lomo food truck. Wow, this was delicious! Nice sized portion and very reasonable ($7). We also had the ramen and asparagus salad here, but I felt that was lacking a salty ingredient. I will be on the lookout for this truck in the future. 2. Maria's Muffuletta sandwich from Maria's Bene Cibo food truck. This was my sandwich choice. The meat was really high quality and the olive spread tasted great. Sandwich was served on a seeded DiCamillo roll, yum! Customer service from the truck was also top notch. 2. (yes, tie for 2)Beef brisket sandwich from Fat Bob's food truck. This was my sister's sandwich choice. There were huge chunks of meat piled on the sandwich, which compared to others I've had that were sliced, made this way better. I did think it needed some extra bbq sauce, which was probably available at the truck, but we walked away to find a table to eat at before trying it. Also served with a little piece of cornbread. 3. Our least favorite purchase was the truffle fries from Loose Cannon food truck. Unfortunately, these fell flat. We were served a big portion of frozen French fries with a scant amount of truffle oil on them. You could barely taste the oil. For $8, this was highway robbery. They would be better off making this with fresh cut fries. Everyone seemed to be having a great time at this event. We enjoyed our food, some blackbird cider and were out before it rained. Looking forward to attending this event again in the future! read more

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This was my first time attending the BuffaLoveFest at the Buffalo Zoo and it was so much fun! I was pleasantly surprised to see that all of the animals were out and about and pretty active. Earlier in the day, the news mentioned that a few thousand people would be attending and when I got there, I was really surprised at how spacious the event felt even though there was such a big crowd. There were so many food trucks to choose from and there were also three drink tents set up. Though some of the lines were long, they moved very quickly. The live music was great and they had games set up like corn hole and 2 big Connect 4 games. All of the patrons and workers were friendly and at the end of the day, we all just came out to support the zoo and have a great time. All proceeds went to the Buffalo Zoo and it was worth every penny. Definitely looking forward to this event next year! read more

BuffaLoveFest - Found the Yelp Squad tonight at The Buffalovefest and I couldn't be happier! - Festivals Near Me - Buffalo, New York

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I went to the BuffaLove fundraiser at the zoo. It was great to see the animals and relax. One of the first vendors I saw was a jewelry vendor. The vendor's name was Regina and her business was called Over the Buffalo Moon. I bought a bison cuff for my wrist, a cool ring, a pair of flower earrings, and a pair of bison earrings. I hit up a kettle corn stand next. My friend had food from the brick oven pizza food truck. I ordered Thai poutine and Thai fried spring rolls from the Thai Me Up food truck. It was my first time visiting that food truck. The poutine and spring rolls were so fantastic!!! I think Thai Me Up is my new favorite food truck. I bought a cool Buffalo themed gray sweatshirt. (It was getting chilly and my hoodie was in the car.) I also bought a cool hat and Buffalove sticker. This was a really fun event and I'll more than likely return. read more

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This was a super fun and adventurous event! This was my first time visiting the Buffalo Zoo in almost 2 decades and my husbands first visit! It was fun knowing the zoo was closed to the public unless you bought a ticket and it was after hours for the zoo. We had Lloyds Taco Factory (we've had before). Sassi Cakes which are super yummy cupcakes! Shout out to the owner, Danielle Sass, for holding everyone's cupcakes til we were ready to leave! Hawaiian BBQ which was good. We also tried a Buffalo Wing Dip panini from a food truck that I can't recall. It was yummy but reminded me of a grilled cheese, just with bits of chicken, blue cheese and Buffalo sauce added. Still yummy! The company was testing it for the first time! There were A LOT of food trucks and other vendors. It was overwhelming, but enjoyable to discover more local businesses. There was also more then enough beer! The smell became overwhelming in the enclosed areas and some adults seemed to have forgotten they were at a zoo. I'm surprised they didn't have employees out at each habitat ensuring adults were acting properly because some adults did tease some animals. My husband and I were sober. With that being said, it was still a fun event and we'll probably go back next year or check out Wines in the Wild this year. read more

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This was my first year and I expect it won't be my last. Great fundraiser for the zoo and have an amazing time. We did encounter rain but that didn't damper our spirits. We were able to eat, drink and listening to music as well as peek at the animals. We haven't been to the zoo in years and didn't realize what a great place this is. Plus the amount of food trucks was phenominal. read more

This was so much fun, tons of venders, and food trucks. The environment was amazing. Even with a little rain this event turned out to be a blast! read more

BuffaLoveFest - Festivals Near Me - Buffalo, New York

Love this event! It's got something for everyone. There's lots of food, the animals are happy to please, vendors are wonderful. It gets better every year. read more

BuffaLoveFest - Festivals Near Me - Buffalo, New York

Fantastic fundraiser for the Buffalo Zoo! Lots of delicious food trucks, great local beer and great friends!

I had an amazing time despite the weather! Great food, great artists, great venue! I will be back next year!