Buffalo Rising Online

Buffalonians always love a good party. Whether it be strolling the streets of Allentown's Art Festival or digesting their ways through the Taste of Buffalo, the opportunity to celebrate is never passed up by Buffalo residents. So, what better an occasion to eat, dance, and compete than the Augustine “Pucho” Olivencia Community Center's 39th Annual Grease Pole Festival on July 18th, 19th, and 20th.

Buffalo's oldest Puerto Rican Festival and rated one of Western New York's Top Ten Festivals by the Buffalo Evening News, the Grease Pole Festival is one you cannot miss. Taking place outside the Community Center on 261 Swan Street, thousands of people will gather to celebrate Puerto Rican culture, and if the large amount of people doesn't give the festivities away, the traditional music from as far as Texas and Puerto Rico will. Delicious Latin food will be served as friends from all over the world come to enjoy Buffalo's Hispanic diversity.

The Grease Pole Competition is the …