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.

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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Buffalo Girl Choir

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Exhibition: Knowing Land

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A Celtic Christmas: A Taste of Ireland

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Thought Built: The Imperial Hotel at 100

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Santa on the Carousel

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Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens

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A Gatsby Christmas Silent Disco

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Sip and Shop at The Show at Shea’s Seneca

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Plaid Tidings

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It WAS a Wonderful Life

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2023 Downtown Christmas Tree Lighting

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JoAnn’s Classical Christmas

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Elmwood Holiday Block Party Boutique Crawl

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The Castle by Candlelight

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Ice at Canalside

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Santa Express Train Ride

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Textile Curiosities | Art Exhibition

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Winter Tours at Graycliff

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A Christmas Carol

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Biological Regionalism: Niagara River, Western New York, by Alberto Rey

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All My Sons

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Plants Around the Planet

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Feed The Fish!

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Art in Craft Media

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Buffalo Holiday Market

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Tree of Light

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Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

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Our Famous Holiday Flea Market

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Clifford Prince King and Ryan Patrick Krueger: keep a place for me

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A Christmas Story

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Holiday Music Under the Dome Concert Series

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BYOB – Holiday Lights Trolley

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Jewelry Class with Lindsay Strong @ Freedom Run Winery

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Holiday Candle Workshop and Tour

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InnBuffalo’s Christmas Market

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2023 Christkindlmarkt

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Legally Blonde

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Ornament Making Class with Lindsay Strong @ Freedom Run Winery

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Poinsettias After Dark: Dimensions

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Holiday Centerpiece Workshop …with cocoa, coffee and cookies!

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Annual Studio Artist Show and Sale

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Exhibition: On the Shoulders of Giants: Innovation in American Stained Glass

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Hamburg Holiday Market

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Holiday Market at the Foundry

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Cookie Fest

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Holiday Shopping in the Elmwood Village

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Exhibition ~ Northward: Niagara River Views

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Holiday Houseplants | Gardening Class

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Cookie Decorating Class with Buffalo Delights @ Freedom Run Winery

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Babushka!

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Red, White and Blue Rally

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Poinsettia Exhibit: Dimensions

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Tom Stahl and the Dangerfields

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Winter Fest

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Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

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Brilliance: The Stanford Lipsey Art Glass Collection

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Lauren Belfer Book Talk and dinner

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Soul Ball

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East Aurora Holiday Boutique Shopping Crawl

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Featured Event

Poinsettia Exhibit: Dimensions

11/18 – 01/01

Family Fun

Included with Admission

Take a break from the cold and step into the warm embrace of our conservatory for the Botanical Gardens’ annual Poinsettia…

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Buffalo Holiday Market

11/24 – 12/23

Art

Free

There’s nothing in the world quite like the holiday season in Europe. There are wooden chalets in 13th-century towns, snow-capped…

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A Christmas Carol

12/07 – 12/24

Theater

Join Scrooge, Tiny Tim, a festive quartet of carolers and the whole gang, as we celebrate the 40th annual production…

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It WAS a Wonderful Life

11/26 – 12/31

History

$35

Join us in the festively decorated Forest Lawn chapel for this unique and very popular production, as some of our…

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John Morris Russell’s Holiday Pops

12/14 – 12/17

Music

Deck the concert hall with holly jolly fun as Principal Pops Conductor John Morris Russell returns for four festive performances…

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Blue Monday

08/30 – 12/15

Music

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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Buffalo City Hall Tours

06/01 – 12/29

Tours

Free

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

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Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

01/08 – 12/31

Art

$7.00

Begin this self-guided nature walk in the Tasting Room, then set off with a glass or bottle in hand and…

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Textile Curiosities | Art Exhibition

10/18 – 12/29

Art

included with admission

Step into a world where art and nature converge in a display of faux-taxidermy moth and butterfly sculptures. Aleah Ford,…

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Thought Built: The Imperial Hotel at 100

11/17 – 05/12

Buffalo Architecture

$15; free for members

The Imperial Hotel in Tokyo was Frank Lloyd Wright’s first international commission and remains his best-known building in Japan. The…

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Annual Studio Artist Show and Sale

11/18 – 12/23

Art

Free

Buffalo Arts Studio is a not-for-profit arts organization whose mission is to create cultural connections in our community through exhibitions,…

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Buffalo Sabres vs. Detroit Red Wings

03/12

Sports

$36+

The Buffalo Sabres take on the Detroit Red Wings at KeyBank Center. 

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Carpenters Christmas

12/05

Music

$49

Merry Christmas Darling: Carpenters’ Christmas is a concert show celebrating one of the most successful recording acts of all time…

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Elmwood Village Annual Tree Lighting

12/05

Family Fun

Free

Join the Elmwood Village Association and Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church for the Annual Elmwood Village Holiday Tree Lighting! Songs and…

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Hamburg Holiday Market

11/24 – 12/30

Art

Free

There’s nothing in the world quite like the holiday season in Europe. There are wooden chalets in 13th-century towns, snow-capped…

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Jim Brickman: A Joyful Christmas

12/05

Music

Piano sensation Jim Brickman comes to the Buffalo State Performing Arts Center this holiday season with his brand-new holiday show…

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An Evening with Chevy Chase-Christmas Vacation

12/06

Comedy

$75+

Join us for an evening of holiday cheer and laughs as we celebrate the timeless classic, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,…

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Art in Craft Media

11/10 – 03/31

Art

$5-10

Presented by the Sylvia L. Rosen Endowment for Fine Art in Craft Media, the 17th juried biennial exhibition celebrates and…

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Behind-The-Scenes Collections Tours: Geology Rocks!

12/06

Tours

$30

Holmes! What kind of rock is this? Sedimentary, my dear Watson. Learn why this and other CoRn Y jokes are funny…

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Big Brass Christmas Concert and Tree Lighting

12/06

Family Fun

Free

Kick off the holiday season with holiday music performed by a community brass band – middle and high school students,…

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Biological Regionalism: Niagara River, Western New York, by Alberto Rey

04/20 – 03/24

Art

Biological Regionalism: Niagara River, Western New York by Alberto Rey explores the complexities of the Niagara River’s past and present. Using lushly…

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Brilliance: The Stanford Lipsey Art Glass Collection

05/12 – 12/31

Art

Brilliance: The Stanford Lipsey Art Glass Collection, is both worldwide in origin and world-class in quality. It features 50 works…

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Clifford Prince King and Ryan Patrick Krueger: keep a place for me

11/03 – 12/20

Art

Free

Rivalry Projects is thrilled to present Clifford Prince King & Ryan Patrick Krueger: keep a place for me, on view…

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Exhibition ~ Northward: Niagara River Views

06/15 – 03/31

Art

From Niagara Falls to Youngstown, New York, countless artists have recorded the beauty along the scenic stretch of the lower…

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