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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Traditions are big in Buffalo. Attend an iconic annual event and have a quintessential Buffalo experience.
See all of Buffalo’s signature eventsThings 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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Great Pumpkin Farm Fall Festival ~ Weekends
09/21 – 10/27
Great Pumpkin Farm
Enjoy the Haymaze, Petting Zoo, Playground, shop in the store & bakery and buy Pumpkins and relax at the Witches…
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Hispanic Heritage Celebration
10/12
Buffalo History Museum
Come celebrate Hispanic Heritage month at the Buffalo History Museum! We are partnering with the Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY…
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Nickel City Comic Con 2024
10/12 – 10/13
Buffalo Niagara Convention Center
$40
NCC – Western NY’s Largest Pop Culture and Comic Book Convention, where fans and families can spend the weekend and…
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Buffalo Restaurant Week
10/14 – 10/20
Welcome to Buffalo Restaurant Week! Taking place October 14-20, 2024, this flavorful seven-day celebration is presented in partnership with the Western…
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First Fridays at the AKG
09/01 – 12/06
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
M&T First Fridays at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum are back! From 10am to 8pm, bring your friends and family…
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“Return to the Rainbow City: Buffalo’s Pan-American Exposition” Exhibit Opening
05/02 – 12/29
Buffalo History Museum
Admission is pay-what-you-wish
This May, the story of Buffalo’s Pan-American Exposition returns to the Buffalo History Museum the Exposition’s only planned permanent structure.…
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$10 Thursdays
09/19 – 11/14
Buffalo Botanical Gardens
$10
For a limited time, we’re keeping our doors open late with an exciting discount! Every Thursday from September 19 to…
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2024 Fall Speaker Series – Thomas Motor Car Co.
10/10
Black Rock Historical Society
Free
Thomas Schifferli, docent with Buffalo’s Pierce Arrow Museum, will present a brief history of the Thomas Motor Car Company. The company…
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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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BABEL: Sandra Cisneros
10/10
Kleinhans Music Hall
Author of The House on Mango StreetSANDRA CISNEROS is a poet, short-story writer, novelist, essayist, performer, and artist whose work…
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Buffalo International Film Festival – BIFF
10/10 – 10/17
Buffalo International Film Festival champions regional, national, and international films that push the limits of independent cinema & presenting quality…
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Buffalo Sabres vs. Los Angeles Kings
10/10
KeyBank Center
The Buffalo Sabres host the Los Angeles Kings at KeyBank Center.
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Clinton Bailey Farmers Market
05/01 – 11/01
Clinton Bailey Farmers Market
For fresh locally grown produce and flowers this season visit us at the Clinton Bailey Farmer’s and Flea Market. The…
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Dinner Theater: The Shawshank Redemption
10/10 – 12/01
Desiderio’s Dinner Theater at Bobby J’s
$64-$74
The Shawshank Redemption brings the story of resilience made famous by theacclaimed film turned play to the Desiderio stage. When…
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Dinner in an Igloo!
10/01 – 03/31
Tappo
This unique, intimate dining experience is perfect for birthdays, family gatherings, or just getting friends together for a memorable night…
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Downtown Country Market
06/06 – 10/24
Main Street Buffalo at Fountain Plaza
Free
For office workers, residents & visitors of Downtown, the Market is the perfect place to pick-up fresh produce, purchase baked…
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Elliot Scozzaro Quintet
10/10
PAUSA Art House
$13-15
The Quintet will be playing original compositions, music by artists such as Lee Morgan, Joe Henderson and Clifford Brown. Elliot…
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Exhibition – Jen Everett: Come Through
09/13 – 10/25
Rivalry Projects
Free
Rivalry Projects is thrilled to present Come Through, a solo exhibition of new works by St. Louis-based artist Jen Everett.Working…
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Exhibition: Between Worlds
09/13 – 10/25
Western New York Book Arts Center
Between Worlds:In the liminal space between the past and present, the seen and unseen, or quite simply the space where…
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Exhibition: Electric Op
09/27 – 01/27
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Electric Op the museum’s next special exhibition on view from September 27, 2024, to January 27, 2025. Electric Op will…
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Exhibition: Marisol: A Retrospective
07/12 – 01/06
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Marisol: A Retrospective will open at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum on July 12, 2024. The exhibition is the most…
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Exhibition: Outside In
09/13 – 10/25
Western New York Book Arts Center
Outside In:Features etchings, wood engravings and drawings that explore the process of looking at others and one’s self. The etchings…
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Fall Harvest Classic Beef Cattle Show
10/10 – 10/13
Fairgrounds in Hamburg
FALL BEEF CATTLE SHOW RETURNS TO THE FAIRGROUNDS IN OCTOBERThe Erie County Agricultural Society is excited to announce the return…
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Food Truck Thursdays
05/02 – 10/17
Niagara Square
Visit Niagara Square on Thursdays during the spring and summer for their weekly Food Truck round-up. Get some sun and…
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