Buffalo Events Party Like A Local

Upcoming & Annual Events in Buffalo

Buffalo loves a good party. And good food. And being outside. We love traditions, parades and annual events – the days that bring together locals, homesick ex-pats and hip visitors who have picked up on Buffalo’s fun-loving vibe. Now it’s your turn to party like a local. Plan your trip around one of Buffalo’s signature events.

Things to Do Today in Buffalo

In Buffalo, there’s always something fun and exciting happening. Check out what’s going on today.

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MAY 08

Trivia Night

Buffalo History Museum

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MAY 08

Chest Fever – Celebrating 55 Years of The Band

Buffalo Iron Works

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May 08

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 31

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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Sep 04

Free Community Nights! | Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 08

Curious George: Let’s Get Curious

Buffalo Museum of Science

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May 19

Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 08

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 08

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 17

Legends on the Lawn Trolley Tour

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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May 08

City Hall Tour

Buffalo City Hall

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May 18

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 21

Photography Days

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 08

The Richardson 101: Tour and Happy Hour

The Richardson Hotel

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May 11

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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May 14

Open Art Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 08

Crowns

MusicalFare Theatre

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May 08

The Price

Irish Classical Theatre Company at Andrews Theatre

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May 10

Martin House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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APR 20

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 09

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Shea’s Smith Theatre

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May 09

Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf

Alleyway Theatre

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May 08

Without Flowers, there would be no us

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 22

Larkin District Walking Tour

Flying Bison Brew Company

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May 08

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 08

Happy Hour History Tour

Statler Buffalo

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May 08

“Return to the Rainbow City: Buffalo’s Pan-American Exposition” Exhibit Opening

Buffalo History Museum

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May 09

Oklahoma!

O’Connell & Company

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May 08

Plants from the Past: Herbarium Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 08

Buffalo Bisons vs. Worcester

Sahlen Field

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Buffalo Signature Events

Traditions are big in Buffalo. Attend an iconic annual event and have a quintessential Buffalo experience.

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Things to Do This Weekend in Buffalo

There’s nothing Buffalo loves more than a fun way to wrap up the work week — so get out this weekend and join the fun!

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MAY 11

Particle: A New Musical

Alleyway Theatre

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MAY 11

Free Pickleball Clinic

Clrence Town Park

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MAY 11

Heads or Tails Mother’s Day Market

Seneca One

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MAY 11

One-Stop, Mom Shop

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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MAY 11

Larkin Spring Stroll

Larkin Square

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MAY 11

Elmwood Spring Block Party

Elmwood Village Association

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MAY 11

2024 Bridal Show & Venue Tour @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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MAY 11

Mother’s Day Market and Mimosas

202 Ohio St.

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MAY 11

Pan-Am Walking Tour

Buffalo History Museum

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MAY 11

Jim Norton: Now You Know

Electric City

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MAY 11

Ladies First

Torn Space Theater

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MAY 11

Alan Doyle – Welcome Home Tour

Buffalo State Performing Arts Center

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MAY 12

Gift to the Community Concert

Lippes Concert Hall

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MAY 12

Mother’s Day Weekend at Graycliff

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff

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May 08

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 12

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 31

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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May 09

Exhibition: The Power of Resilience and Hope – Photography & the Holocaust: Then and Now

CEPA Gallery

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May 08

Curious George: Let’s Get Curious

Buffalo Museum of Science

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May 19

Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 09

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 08

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 08

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 09

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 09

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 19

Artisan & Farmers Market @ Freedom Run Winery

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May 17

Legends on the Lawn Trolley Tour

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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May 11

Beyond the Glass Wine Tasting & Tour @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 09

Exhibition: Robyn Tsinnajinnie – “A Shared Experience”

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

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May 18

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 21

Photography Days

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 11

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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May 14

Open Art Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 09

Alex Boeschenstein: Silent Terminalia

The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art

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May 11

Rare Abraham Lincoln Artifacts on Display

Buffalo Presidential Center

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May 08

Crowns

MusicalFare Theatre

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May 09

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence

Road Less Traveled Productions

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May 08

The Price

Irish Classical Theatre Company at Andrews Theatre

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May 10

Martin House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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APR 20

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 12

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence – Sunday Matinee

Road Less Traveled Productions

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May 09

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Shea’s Smith Theatre

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May 09

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

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May 10

The AI at Delphi

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company

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May 09

Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf

Alleyway Theatre

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May 09

Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 08

Without Flowers, there would be no us

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 22

Larkin District Walking Tour

Flying Bison Brew Company

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May 08

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 09

Once

Shea’s 710 Theatre

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May 08

“Return to the Rainbow City: Buffalo’s Pan-American Exposition” Exhibit Opening

Buffalo History Museum

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May 09

Oklahoma!

O’Connell & Company

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May 08

Plants from the Past: Herbarium Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 11

Williamsville Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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May 08

Buffalo Bisons vs. Worcester

Sahlen Field

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MAY 09

Crossing Delancey

Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY

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MAY 10

Buffalo River History Tours

Buffalo Boat Tours

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MAY 10

Mothers & More Weekend

Canalside

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MAY 10

Lewiston Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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MAY 11

Beethoven’s Ninth

Kleinhans Music Hall

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MAY 11

Big Kahuna Evening Tiki Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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MAY 11

Sunset Harbor Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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MAY 11

Elmwood Village Farmers Market

Elmwood Avenue and Bidwell Parkway

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WNY Refugee Film Festival

09/26

Journey’ End Theatre

 Our sixth season, which premiers September 2024, is a mix of in-house and virtual screenings. Ambassador film passes are only…

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Creed in Concert

09/27

Darien Lake Amphitheater

Creed and the Summer of ’99 Tour come to the outdoor Darien Lake Amphitheater.  Also appearing: Three Doors Down and…

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Tom Segura: Come Together Tour

09/27

KeyBank Center

One of the biggest touring comedians, Tom Segura, announced the second leg of his latest global stand-up comedy tour Tom…

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Grey Day 2024 Tour

09/28

KeyBank Center

New Orleans duo $uicideboy$ have announced the schedule for their renowned annual Grey Day Tour in 2024. Rap cousins Ruby…

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Robin Trower

10/01

Babeville

$45-$50

For Robin Trower, the next great song is always right there at his fingertips. For five decades, the iconic British bluesman…

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Classical Mystery Tour

10/04 – 10/05

Kleinhans Music Hall

Martin Herman, conductorJim Owen, rhythm guitar, piano, vocalsTony Kishman, bass guitar, piano, vocalsTom Teeley, lead guitar, vocalsChris Camilleri, drums, vocalsFrom…

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Jelly Roll – The Beautifully Broken Tour

10/06

KeyBank Center

Multi-genre hitmaking entertainer Jelly Roll today revealed details of his Beautifully Broken Tour 2024 run. Jelly Roll will perform at…

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Ana Popovic

10/10

Babeville – Asbury Hall

Award-winning, hard-touring guitar slinger ANA POPOVIC (pronounced Popovitch) blends smoking electric funk and slide guitar, jazzy instrumentals and a tight…

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Justin Timberlake

10/21

KeyBank Center

Due to fantastic demand, renowned musician, actor, and entertainer Justin Timberlake has announced the first round of leg 2 North America shows…

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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

11/01 – 11/17

Shea’s Smith Theatre

Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee features…

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Little Big Town + Sugarland

11/02

KeyBank Center

Celebrating their 25th anniversary as one of country music’s most successful groups, multi-platinum GRAMMY® Award-winning four-piece Little Big Town & comprised of…

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Ben Folds: Paper Airplane Request Tour

11/07

Center for the Arts

Emmy-nominated, multi-platinum selling musician and composer Ben Folds announced the return of his popular Paper Airplane Request Tour, performing solo…

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Will Downing

11/14

Kleinhans Music Hall

Celebrating an insane 35 years in the “bizness” and with 27 records to his credit, Grammy-nominated R&B | Smooth Jazz…

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

11/16

Shea’s Buffalo

AWR Music Productions and Square Enix are proud to introduce FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH Orchestra World Tour, an electrifying new…

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Sebastian Maniscalco – ‘It Ain’t Right Tour’

11/16

KeyBank Center

“Hop on the ‘It Ain’t Right’ tour, where I’ll roast today’s absurdities & non existent manners, wallet-wincing prices, and the…

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& Juliet

11/19 – 11/24

Shea’s Buffalo

Created by the Emmy®-winning writer from “Schitt’s Creek,” this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story…

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Coco Montoya + Ronnie Baker Brooks

11/23

Babeville – Asbury Hall

“Just play what you feel, be real about it and enjoy yourself. That’s what Albert Collins taught me,” says award-winning…

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Rat Pack Holiday Show: Tribute to Frank, Dean and Sammy

12/03

Tickets start at $50

Ring-A-Ding-Ding! The best Rat Pack show returns!Swing into the Christmas season with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.…

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The Lion King

12/18 – 01/05

Shea’s Buffalo

Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars,…

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The Niceties

02/14 – 03/02

Shea’s Smith Theatre

The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess, begins when Zoe, a black student at a liberal arts college, is called into her…

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Aerosmith: Peace Out The Farewell Tour

02/25

KeyBank Center

Appearing 1 night only in Buffalo, with The Black Crowes.

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The Wiz

03/04 – 03/09

Shea’s Buffalo

THE WIZ returns “home” to stages across America in an all-new Broadway tour, the first one in 40 years. This…

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Shucked

03/25 – 03/30

Shea’s Buffalo

SHUCKED is the Tony Award®&winning musical comedy The Wall Street Journal calls “flat out hilarious!” And nobody knows funny like…

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A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond Musical

04/08 – 04/13

Shea’s Buffalo

THE UNTOLD TRUE STORY OF A BROOKLYN KID WHO BECAME A CHART-BUSTING, SHOW-STOPPING, AWARD-WINNING AMERICAN ICONCreated in collaboration with Neil…

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