Media preview for Return of the Buffalo: Tatanka Owe Akupi 2.

New York, United States - September 15, 2026 Artists show buffalo puppets during media preview for Return of the Buffalo: Tatanka Owe Akupi at Times Square in New York, NY on September 15, 2026. Actual spectacle will take place in Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn over weekend with 40 life-size buffalo puppets will stampede and handle by more than 160 artists. The spectacle is centered around complexity of the United States at 250 by sharing the story of the national mammal, which was brought to the brink of extinction in the late 19th century and have seen a revival since then.