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 19

Buffalo 716 Field of Artisan, Craft and Garden Market

Fontana’s Grove

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May 19

Crossing Delancey

Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY

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May 19

Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 19

Without Flowers, there would be no us

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 19

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 19

Once

Shea’s 710 Theatre

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May 19

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

Buffalo History Museum

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May 19

Oklahoma!

O’Connell & Company

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May 19

Plants from the Past: Herbarium Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 19

Buffalo River History Tours

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 19

Wandering Souls Kollective Fair: The Second Coming-Day 2

Buffalo Iron Works

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May 19

Lewiston Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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May 19

Big Kahuna Evening Tiki Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 19

Shrek – The Musical

Shea’s Buffalo

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May 19

Masters of American Architecture: Downtown Walking Tour

Hotel @ The Lafayette

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May 19

On Golden Pond

Williamsville Meeting House

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May 19

Bruce Bruce

Helium Comedy Club

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May 19

Nightcap Sail

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 19

The AI at Delphi

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company

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May 19

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

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May 19

Classic Corner Market

Riley St. & Girard

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May 19

Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 19

Crowns

MusicalFare Theatre

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May 19

Walk Together Spring Concert

Holy Trinity Lutheran

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May 19

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 19

Artisan & Farmers Market @ Freedom Run Winery

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May 19

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 19

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 19

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 19

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 19

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 19

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 21

Photography Days

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 21

Sunset Harbor Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 22

Larkin District Walking Tour

Flying Bison Brew Company

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May 25

City of Light Bus Tour

Buffalo Seminary

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May 25

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 31

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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Jun 08

Martin House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Jun 08

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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Jun 22

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

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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May 19

On Golden Pond

Williamsville Meeting House

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May 19

Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 19

Without Flowers, there would be no us

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 19

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 19

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

Buffalo History Museum

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May 19

Classic Corner Market

Riley St. & Girard

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May 19

Plants from the Past: Herbarium Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 19

Nightcap Sail

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 19

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 19

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 19

Crossing Delancey

Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY

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May 19

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 19

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 19

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 19

Buffalo River History Tours

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 19

Lewiston Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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May 19

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 19

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 19

Big Kahuna Evening Tiki Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 19

Masters of American Architecture: Downtown Walking Tour

Hotel @ The Lafayette

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May 19

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

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May 21

Buffalo Bisons vs. St. Paul

Sahlen Field

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May 21

Exhibition: Turning Breath into Art

Western New York Book Arts Center

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May 21

Sunset Harbor Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 22

East Aurora Farmers Market

Aurora Village (Tops) Plaza

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May 23

Alex Boeschenstein: Silent Terminalia

The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art

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May 23

Exhibition: Robyn Tsinnajinnie – “A Shared Experience”

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

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May 23

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

CEPA Gallery

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May 24

Signature Stars and Stripes

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

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May 24

Multinational Illumination Art: A Diaspora Journey

Buffalo Arts Studio

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May 24

Multinational Illumination Art, “1,849 Millas: Al otro lado del charco; A Diaspora Journey”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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May 24

Buffalo RiverWorks Summer Concert Series

Buffalo RiverWorks

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May 24

Mojo Brookzz

Helium Comedy Club

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May 24

Memorial Day Weekend Street Festival

Old Falls Street, USA

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May 25

Evelyne Leblanc-Roberge, “As the Hour Turns Blue”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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May 25

Totally Buffalo Festival 2024

Buffalo RiverWorks

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May 25

Kiddieland Opens at the Carrousel

Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum

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May 25

Soldiers Through the Ages

Old Fort Niagara

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May 25

Williamsville Farmers Market

Amherst Town Hall Parking Lot

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May 25

Saturdays at Solé

Solé at Woodlawn Beach

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May 25

The Inauguration of the Erie Canal Boat – Seneca Chief

Buffalo Maritime Center at the Longshed

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May 25

Elmwood Village Farmers Market

Elmwood Avenue and Bidwell Parkway

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May 25

Williamsville Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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May 25

Hamburg Farmers Market 2024 Season

Hamburg Farmers Market

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May 25

Star Wars Night at the Ballpark

Sahlen’s Sports Park

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May 25

Rare Abraham Lincoln Artifacts on Display

Buffalo Presidential Center

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May 25

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 25

Beyond the Glass Wine Tasting & Tour @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 25

City of Light Bus Tour

Buffalo Seminary

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May 25

Shrek Rave: It’s Dumb Just Come and Have Fun!

Town Ballroom

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May 25

Gary Clark Jr.

Artpark – Mainstage Theater

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May 25

Tugboat Annie

Electric City

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May 25

Tuesday is Country Night at Solé!

Solé at Woodlawn Beach

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May 31

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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Jun 08

Martin House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Jun 08

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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Jun 22

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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On Golden Pond

05/17 – 05/26

Williamsville Meeting House

$20

On Golden Pond is a classic American comedic drama that’s every bit as touching, warm, and witty today as when…

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Once

05/02 – 05/19

Shea’s 710 Theatre

ONCE features an impressive ensemble of actor/musicians who play their own instruments onstage and tells the enchanting tale of a…

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Plants from the Past: Herbarium Exhibit

05/04 – 06/03

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

Included with admission

Step back in time and learn about some Botanical Gardens’ plant history with our brand-new Herbarium Exhibit! Get up close with several high-resolution…

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Shrek – The Musical

05/16 – 05/19

Shea’s Buffalo

“Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek ” And thus begins the tale of an unlikely…

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Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

02/09 – 05/27

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

How High the Moon is the first retrospective to trace the evolution of Stanley Whitney’s wholly unique and powerful abstractions over…

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The AI at Delphi

04/26 – 05/19

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company

$30

Iz is an A.I., invented by the premiere intelligence engineer Pythia, her ‘mother.’ As the director of Delphi, the world’s…

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Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

02/09 – 06/30

Burchfield Penney Art Center

Buffalo, New York is situated on the central line to view a total eclipse of the sun on Monday, April…

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Walk Together Spring Concert

05/19

Holy Trinity Lutheran

The Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus is dedicated to producing vocal music of high quality in the rich tradition of men’s…

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Wandering Souls Kollective Fair: The Second Coming-Day 2

05/19

Buffalo Iron Works

Get ready for twisted and tantalizing experiences like no other! Join us for our events where horror, oddities, magic, pop…

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Without Flowers, there would be no us

04/26 – 06/19

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

Included with admission

“Without Flowers, there would be no us” is a series of works on paper that pays tribute to adjusting oneself to…

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Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

06/18 – 12/29

Freedom Run Winery

$19.95

Join us at Freedom Run Winery for our Weekend Yoga Series on Sundays.A rotating schedule of professional practitioners will lead…

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Blue Monday

08/30 – 12/15

Tacoma Performing Arts Center

Free

Chicago Jack and the Heptones play with weekly Special Guests. Join us in the Grand Room in the lower level…

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City Hall Tour

04/01 – 05/31

Buffalo City Hall

Free – registration required

Buffalo City Hall is a masterpiece of Art Deco design that is a symbol of the City of Buffalo. Completed…

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Golden Hour Tour at Seneca One

04/29 – 07/29

Seneca One

Experience an enchanting GOLDEN HOUR from Seneca One, Buffalo’s tallest building!  Embark on a remarkable journey through the public spaces…

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Ben Bankas

05/21

Helium Comedy Club

Ben Bankas has performed with the likes of Andrew Schulz, Joe List, Louis J. Gomez, and has a surprisingly diverse…

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Buffalo Bisons vs. St. Paul

05/21 – 05/26

Sahlen Field

Come on out to the ball game downtown as the local Buffalo Bisons take on the St. Paul Saints during…

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Exhibition: Turning Breath into Art

05/17 – 06/22

Western New York Book Arts Center

In the Book Arts Main & Studio Galleries, experience the artistry of Marquis “Ten Thousand” Burton in “Turning Breath into…

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Photography Days

04/02 – 05/21

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

$20 per person (ages 3 and up)

Make your reservation today! Bring along your favorite photographer and join us for Photography Days to get the most out of…

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Smile Empty Soul

05/21

Rec Room Buffalo

After Dark PresentsSmile Empty Soul: The Rhythm Of The War Drum Tourwith special guestsHearts & Hand GrenadesKamenar

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Sunset Harbor Cruise

05/11 – 09/25

Buffalo Boat Tours

Have the most wonderfully relaxing evening aboard our double-decker Harbor Queen. Grab a drink from our friendly bartender, listen to…

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Tommy Emmanuel with Cris Jacobs

05/21

Babeville

The real-time exuberance Tommy Emmanuel brings to every note of every song he plays is palpable and infectious. His fans…

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East Aurora Farmers Market

05/04 – 11/27

Aurora Village (Tops) Plaza

Free

The East Aurora Farmer’s Market, located in the Aurora Village Shopping Center, has been providing locally grown and produced products…

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Echo and The Bunnymen

05/22

Electric City

Appearing at Electric City!

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Happy Hour History Tour

05/01 – 05/22

Statler Buffalo

$20

Join us for a journey through time with our Happy Hour History Tours! Kick off your evening with a drink…

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