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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Oct 31

Halloween at The Caz featuring PA Line

The Caz

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Oct 31

The Haunted Forest Horror Park

The Great Pumpkin Farm

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Oct 31

Halloween Spooktacular at Explore & More

Explore & More – The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children’s Museum

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Oct 31

End of Season Graycliff Standard Plus Tour

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff

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Oct 31

Buffalo Anomalies Walking Tour

No Illusions Tours

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Oct 31

Martin House and Martin House Plus Tours

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Oct 31

Spooky Science Month

Buffalo Museum of Science

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Oct 31

Dinner in an Igloo!

Tappo

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Oct 31

The Evil Buffalo Experience

Buffalo RiverWorks

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Oct 31

Horrorfest 2024

The Screening Room Cinema and Arts Cafe

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Oct 31

Exhibition: Electric Op

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Oct 31

Stephanie Rothenberg, “Aquadisia”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Oct 31

The HU

Electric City

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Oct 31

Joan Linder, “Fulfillment”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Oct 31

Frightworld Screampark

1001 Hertel Avenue

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Oct 31

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

Buffalo History Museum

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Oct 31

Thomas Mac with The Zach Gerken Band

Buffalo Iron Works

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Oct 31

Great Pumpkin Farm Fall Festival ~ Weekdays

Great Pumpkin Farm

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Oct 31

Mutation Invasion: Flesh-Eating Flora

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Oct 31

Exhibition: Marisol: A Retrospective

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Oct 31

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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Oct 31

$10 Thursdays

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Nov 02

Dinner Theater: The Shawshank Redemption

Desiderio’s Dinner Theater at Bobby J’s

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Nov 02

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Nov 02

The Dinner Detective: Murder Mystery Dinner Show

Hilton Garden Inn Buffalo Downtown

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Nov 06

Delaware Avenue Mansions Walking Tour

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

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Nov 09

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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Nov 09

Kleinhans Music Hall Interior Tour

Kleinhans Music Hall

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Nov 21

Photography Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Nov 22

Women of the Martin House Tour

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Dec 18

Unwind Wednesdays

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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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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Oct 31

$10 Thursdays

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Oct 31

Dinner in an Igloo!

Tappo

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Oct 31

Exhibition: Marisol: A Retrospective

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Oct 31

Joan Linder, “Fulfillment”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Oct 31

Stephanie Rothenberg, “Aquadisia”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Oct 31

Exhibition: Electric Op

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Oct 31

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

Buffalo History Museum

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Oct 31

Martin House and Martin House Plus Tours

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Oct 31

End of Season Graycliff Standard Plus Tour

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff

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Oct 31

Frightworld Screampark

1001 Hertel Avenue

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Nov 01

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Shea’s Smith Theatre

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Nov 01

Make It Month at the Buffalo Museum of Science

Buffalo Museum of Science

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Nov 02

Dinner Theater: The Shawshank Redemption

Desiderio’s Dinner Theater at Bobby J’s

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Nov 02

Root Shock w/ Will of the Wisp

The Caz

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Nov 02

The Dinner Detective: Murder Mystery Dinner Show

Hilton Garden Inn Buffalo Downtown

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Nov 02

Sacred Spaces Tour: First Presbyterian Church Interior Tour

First Presbyterian Church

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Nov 02

Friends of Knox Farms Holiday Arts & Crafts Show

Knox Farm State Park

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Nov 02

Brick Fest Live

Buffalo Niagara Convention Center

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Nov 02

Exhibition: Shirley Chisholm

Buffalo Presidential Center

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Nov 02

Cooking Class by Tiny Thai

Tiny Thai Commissary Kitchen

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Nov 02

Who’s Who on the Avenue

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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Nov 02

Santa is Coming to Town!

Woyshner’s Christmas Shoppe

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Nov 02

Rickie Lee Jones and Sweet Honey in the Rock

Center for the Arts

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Nov 02

Little Big Town + Sugarland

KeyBank Center

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Nov 02

Stew Cutler and Friends

PAUSA Art House

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Nov 02

The Music of Willie Nelson

West Falls Center for the Arts

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Nov 02

Buffalo Extreme vs. Erie Elite

XGen Elite Sports Complex

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Nov 02

Dancing on the Day of the Dead

Lilly Belle Meads

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Nov 02

The Two Sides of Sax

Montante Cultural Center

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Nov 02

Saturday Minuets and Mimosas

duende at Silo City

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Nov 02

East Aurora Farmers Market

Aurora Village (Tops) Plaza

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Nov 02

Elmwood Village Farmers Market

Elmwood Avenue and Bidwell Parkway

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Nov 02

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Nov 03

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Nov 03

Sunday Jazz Series at duende

duende at Silo City

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Nov 03

Classic Corner Market

Riley St. & Girard

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Nov 06

Delaware Avenue Mansions Walking Tour

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

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Nov 09

Kleinhans Music Hall Interior Tour

Kleinhans Music Hall

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Nov 09

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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Nov 21

Photography Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Nov 22

Women of the Martin House Tour

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Dec 18

Unwind Wednesdays

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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2025 Buffalo Auto Show

01/30 – 02/02

Buffalo Niagara Convention Center

The Buffalo Auto Show is Western New York’s  Premier New Vehicle Automotive Event!  At the 2025 Auto Show visitors will…

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Accomplice

01/31 – 02/15

Lancaster Opera House

$20-$35

Winner of the Mystery Writers of America’s coveted “Edgar” award and written by Rupert Holmes, Tony® award winner for The…

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Buffalo Sabres vs. Nashville Predators

01/31

KeyBank Center

$29+

The Buffalo Sabres host the Nashville Predators at KeyBank Center. 

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Jason Scheff’s Chicago Nights

01/31

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Join the BPO for an unforgettable evening as Jason Scheff, the former lead singer and bassist of Chicago, takes center…

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Real Estate: More Tour

02/01

Electric City

Appearing live at Electric City!  A band for 15 years now, with a half-dozen records to its canny name, Real…

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Art of Jazz 2025: Dena DeRose Trio

02/02

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

For more than two decades, the Art of Jazz series has been recognized as one of the premier jazz events…

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Buffalo Extreme vs. Binghamton Bulldogs

02/02

XGen Elite Sports Complex

The Buffalo eXtreme – professional basketball is back in WNY!  After advancing to the national semi-finals in year one, we…

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Buffalo Sabres vs. New Jersey Devils

02/02

KeyBank Center

The Buffalo Sabres take on the New Jersey Devils in this home-opener at KeyBank Center. 

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Global Grooves Concert Series: Machine Dream

02/02

Kleinhans Music Hall – Blue Room

Bold, intimate, and innovative: the accordion duo Machine Dream’s repertoire is an exhilarating mix of cross over world jazz, Prog-Rock,…

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Buffalo Sabres vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

02/04

KeyBank Center

$45+

The Buffalo Sabres host the Columbus Blue Jackets at KeyBank Center. 

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Harlem Globetrotters

02/07

KeyBank Center

Get ready for high-flying fun as the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters make their victorious return to KeyBank Center! This is your…

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Buffalo Extreme vs. Bennington Martens

02/08

XGen Elite Sports Complex

The Buffalo eXtreme – professional basketball is back in WNY!  After advancing to the national semi-finals in year one, we…

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Lauren Mayberry

02/08

Electric City

​ Mayberry still remembers what it felt like to sit alone in her teenage bedroom, headphones on, listening to artists…

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The Mighty Maisse

02/08 – 02/22

American Repertory Theatre of WNY

The Mighty Maisse Written by Bella Poynton Directed by Kelli Bocock-Natale Featuring Lisa Ludwig, Mariangela Mercurio, Maryann Seufert, Andrew Zuccari,…

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Forbidden Broadway

02/11 – 02/16

Shea’s 710 Theatre

From Frozen to Phantom to Wicked, this fall-down funny, satirical roast of over 30 Broadway hits features outrageous costumes, silly spoofs of…

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UB Distinguished Speakers Series – Misty Copeland

02/12

Center for the Arts

$25-$45

49th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration EventMisty Copeland is a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. In 2015, she…

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Black Bear Island

02/14 – 03/08

Alleyway Theatre

Following the mysterious death of her estranged childhood sweetheart, Amitra returns home for the first time in sixteen years and…

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Sinatra in Love

02/14 – 02/15

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Tony DeSare brings a fresh take on Sinatra’s classics this Valentine’s weekend, from “Night and Day” to “New York, New…

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The Loved Ones

02/14 – 03/02

Irish Classical Theatre Company at Andrews Theatre

Love, loss, and the true nature of birds.Embark on an unforgettable journey of love, loss, and unexpected connections with the…

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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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Over the Rainbow: Celebrating the 120th Birthday of Harold Arlen

02/16

Kleinhans Music Hall – Mary Seaton Room

Join us on Sunday, February 16 as we pay tribute to one of Buffalo’s most legendary musical icons, Harold Arlen,…

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Next to Normal

02/19 – 03/16

MusicalFare Theatre

$57

In this emotionally charged, Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical, a suburban household copes with family secrets, crisis and unpredictability with poignancy,…

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Our Lady of 121st Street

02/20 – 03/23

Road Less Traveled Productions

General: $50-$55Student (Fri/Sat/Sun): $30 Student Thursday: $10 Group rates available for parties of 10+. Military/AAA $5 discount on general tickets.

The Ortiz Funeral Room is in big trouble: The body of beloved community activist and nun Sister Rose has been…

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Cody Johnson

02/21

KeyBank Center

Platinum selling artist, and five-time 2024 ACM Awards nominee Cody Johnson will be touring the country in support of his new album Leather Deluxe…

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