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Silo City Reading Series

Since 2013, the SILO CITY READING SERIES has brought together poetry, music, and art for immersive, multidisciplinary, and transcendent cultural events at Silo Cityโ€“a complex of historic grain silos along the Buffalo River. The readings take place in the summer months of June, July, & August.

Previous readers and performers have included: Ocean Vuong, Jericho Brown, Hanif Abdurraqib, Roger Reeves, Solmaz Sharif, Megan Fernandes, Morgan Parker, Maggie Smith, Julie Byrne, Sun June, Wild Pink, Simon Joyner, Florist, Shilpa Ray, Shasti O’Leary Soudant, Mary Helena Clark, Edreys Wajed, Ariel Aberg-Riger, Chuck Tingley, and many more.

Upcoming Silo City Readings (2025)

July 2025
Silo City Reading Series July 26, 2025 - Kenzie Allen, Andrew Grace, Crystal Z Campbell, happygroupppp

Silo City Reading Series: Kenzie Allen, Andrew Grace, Crystal Z Campbell, happygroupppp Sold Out

Join us for the July 26th SILO CITY READING SERIES featuring readings from Kenzie Allen & Andrew Grace, a musical performance by happygroupppp & artwork by Crystal Z Campbell.

TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2025 @ 9:00 A.M.
Saturday, July 26, 2025
7:30 pm
Silo City (Marine A)
85 Silo City Row, Buffalo, New York 14203
  • Just Buffalo Literary Center
August 2025
Silo City Reading Series August 30, 2025 Donika Kelly, Nabila Lovelace, Nicole Chochrek, Charlie Martin

Silo City Reading Series: Donika Kelly, Nabila Lovelace, Nicole Chochrek, Charlie Martin

Join us for the August 30th SILO CITY READING SERIES featuring readings from Donika Kelly & Nabila Lovelace (2025 JB Poetry Fellow), a musical performance by Charlie Martin (Hovvdy), & artwork by Nicole Chochrek.

General Admission TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY, JULY 28, 2025 @ 9:00 A.M.

Saturday, August 30, 2025
7:30 pm
Silo City (Marine A)
85 Silo City Row, Buffalo, New York 14203
  • Just Buffalo Literary Center
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Silo City Reading Series is generously supported by:

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Silo City Reading Series: Ten Years of Poems in Grain Silos

TEN YEARS OF POEMS IN GRAIN SILOS (AN ANTHOLOGY)

The Silo City Reading Series began as a book release party and grew into a multidisciplinary summer art event featuring national and local artists performing poetry and music inside the Marine A grain silo.

This limited-edition anthology, designed by Joel Brenden, features a poem from each poet who has read in those historic grain silos over the past ten years, including such literary luminaries as Ocean Vuong, Maggie Smith, Jericho Brown, Morgan Parker, Hanif Abdurraqib, Vievee Francis, and a slew of others.

Where?

Silo City
85 Silo City Row
Buffalo, NY 14203

When?

The SILO CITY READING SERIES is scheduled during the summer months of June, July, and August, usually on Friday or Saturday evenings, with occasional special events at other times.

Accessibility Notice

Silo City is a non-traditional space. Please keep in mind it is an outdoor site with uneven terrain so appropriate footwear is recommended. There is also a lack of ADA accessibility, while steps have been made to make the site more accessible, things are happening incrementally on the over 100-year-old former industrial site.

If you would like to request ASL interpretation please contact info@justbuffalo.org.

Poster design by Joel Brenden

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