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 10

BABEL: Sandra Cisneros

Kleinhans Music Hall

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Oct 10

Exhibition: Electric Op

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Oct 10

Mutation Invasion: Flesh-Eating Flora

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Oct 10

The Home Within

Buffalo History Museum

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Oct 10

Great Pumpkin Farm Fall Festival ~ Weekdays

Great Pumpkin Farm

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Oct 10

$10 Thursdays

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Oct 10

Thursday Night Live at the AKG

Buffalo AKG Art Museum – Commom Sky Meeting Area

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Oct 10

The Haunted Forest Horror Park

The Great Pumpkin Farm

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Oct 10

Joan Linder, “Fulfillment”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Oct 10

Stephanie Rothenberg, “Aquadisia”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Oct 10

Horrorfest 2024

The Screening Room Cinema and Arts Cafe

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Oct 10

Exhibition: Outside In

Western New York Book Arts Center

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Oct 10

The Evil Buffalo Experience

Buffalo RiverWorks

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Oct 10

Dinner in an Igloo!

Tappo

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Oct 10

Spooky Science Month

Buffalo Museum of Science

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Oct 10

Martin House and Martin House Plus Tours

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Oct 10

Haunted Village Tour 2024

Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village

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Oct 10

POTUS

Kavinoky Theatre

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Oct 10

Fall Harvest Classic Beef Cattle Show

Fairgrounds in Hamburg

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Oct 10

Buffalo International Film Festival – BIFF

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Oct 10

Shipwrecked! An Entertainment – The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont

Road Less Traveled Productions

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Oct 10

Exhibition – Jen Everett: Come Through

Rivalry Projects

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Oct 10

Exhibition: Between Worlds

Western New York Book Arts Center

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Oct 10

Food Truck Thursdays

Niagara Square

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Oct 10

2024 Fall Speaker Series – Thomas Motor Car Co.

Black Rock Historical Society

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Oct 10

Ana Popovic

Babeville – Asbury Hall

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Oct 10

Buffalo Sabres vs. Los Angeles Kings

KeyBank Center

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Oct 10

Neighbor with Pajamas

Buffalo Iron Works

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Oct 10

Elliot Scozzaro Quintet

PAUSA Art House

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Oct 10

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

Buffalo History Museum

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Oct 10

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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Oct 10

Downtown Country Market

Main Street Buffalo at Fountain Plaza

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Oct 10

Exhibition: Marisol: A Retrospective

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Oct 10

Sarah Jane Barry, “The Dragons in Our Lives”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Oct 10

Dinner Theater: The Shawshank Redemption

Desiderio’s Dinner Theater at Bobby J’s

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Oct 11

Frightworld Screampark

1001 Hertel Avenue

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Oct 12

Outdoor Richardson Olmsted Grounds Walking Tour

Richardson Olmsted Campus

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Oct 12

The Dinner Detective: Murder Mystery Dinner Show

Hilton Garden Inn Buffalo Downtown

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Oct 12

Haunted History Ghost Walk: East Aurora: The Supernatural Roycroft

Roycroft Inn

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Oct 12

Path Through History Weekends

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Oct 12

Fall Foliage Train Rides

Buffalo Cattaraugus and Jamestown Scenic Railway

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Oct 12

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Oct 12

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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Oct 14

Buffalo Block Party on Chippewa

Chippewa Street – between Delaware Ave. & Franklin St.

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Oct 15

Photography Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Oct 16

Unwind Wednesdays

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Oct 17

Boos and Spirits: An Oktoberfest Walking Tour

United German and French Cemetery

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Oct 18

Buffalo Falliday Market

Richardson Olmsted Campus

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Oct 18

Spirits of Allentown Walking Tour

First Presbyterian Church

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Oct 19

Martin House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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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 10

$10 Thursdays

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Oct 10

Exhibition: Between Worlds

Western New York Book Arts Center

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Oct 10

Martin House and Martin House Plus Tours

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Oct 10

Spooky Science Month

Buffalo Museum of Science

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Oct 10

Dinner in an Igloo!

Tappo

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Oct 10

Exhibition: Marisol: A Retrospective

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Oct 10

Horrorfest 2024

The Screening Room Cinema and Arts Cafe

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Oct 10

The Evil Buffalo Experience

Buffalo RiverWorks

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Oct 10

Exhibition: Outside In

Western New York Book Arts Center

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Oct 10

POTUS

Kavinoky Theatre

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Oct 10

Shipwrecked! An Entertainment – The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont

Road Less Traveled Productions

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Oct 10

Mutation Invasion: Flesh-Eating Flora

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Oct 10

Exhibition – Jen Everett: Come Through

Rivalry Projects

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Oct 10

Exhibition: Electric Op

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Oct 10

Stephanie Rothenberg, “Aquadisia”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Oct 10

Joan Linder, “Fulfillment”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Oct 10

Haunted Village Tour 2024

Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village

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Oct 10

The Haunted Forest Horror Park

The Great Pumpkin Farm

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Oct 10

Buffalo International Film Festival – BIFF

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Oct 10

Fall Harvest Classic Beef Cattle Show

Fairgrounds in Hamburg

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Oct 10

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

Buffalo History Museum

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Oct 10

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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Oct 10

Dinner Theater: The Shawshank Redemption

Desiderio’s Dinner Theater at Bobby J’s

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Oct 11

Frightworld Screampark

1001 Hertel Avenue

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Oct 11

Darienne Lake in Altered Boy

Shea’s Smith Theatre

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Oct 11

Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach – A Musical!

Aurora Players

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Oct 11

Pippin

Shea’s Smith Theatre

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Oct 11

Special Event: Kyle Kinane

Helium Comedy Club

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Oct 11

Gershwin and Respighi

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

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Oct 11

Exhibition: Jamais Vu

Bam!

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Oct 11

Exhibition: Important Matters

Bam!

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Oct 11

Lantern and Lore Tours

Old Fort Niagara

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Oct 11

Arsenic and Old Lace

Lancaster Opera House

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Oct 12

The Dinner Detective: Murder Mystery Dinner Show

Hilton Garden Inn Buffalo Downtown

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Oct 12

Haunted History Ghost Walk: Larkinville

Flying Bison Brewing Co.

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Oct 12

Haunted History Ghost Walk: East Aurora: The Supernatural Roycroft

Roycroft Inn

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Oct 12

Canalside Walking Ghost Tour

Meet at Liberty Hound

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Oct 12

Fall Foliage Train Rides

Buffalo Cattaraugus and Jamestown Scenic Railway

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Oct 12

Great Pumpkin Farm Fall Festival ~ Weekends

Great Pumpkin Farm

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Oct 12

Break Song

American Repertory Theatre of WNY

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Oct 12

Ellicottville Fall Fest 2024

Main Street and Holiday Valley Resort

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Oct 12

Nickel City Comic Con 2024

Buffalo Niagara Convention Center

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Oct 12

Exhibition: Shirley Chisholm

Buffalo Presidential Center

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Oct 12

Bear Grillz: The Underland Tour

Town Ballroom

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Oct 12

Fright Fest at Six Flags Darien Lake

Darien Lake Theme Park Resort

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Oct 12

Buffalo Theatre District Haunted History Ghost Walks

Spot Coffee – Buffalo

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Oct 12

Fall Fest at the Central Terminal

Buffalo Central Terminal

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Oct 12

Buffalo Central Terminal Fall Fest

Buffalo Central Terminal

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Oct 12

Hispanic Heritage Celebration

Buffalo History Museum

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Oct 12

The Jon Lehning Saxophone Quartet

duende at Silo City

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Oct 12

Hispanic Heritage Nature Hike

Tifft Nature Preserve

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Oct 12

Indigenous Stories by the Fire

Artpark

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Oct 12

Buffalo Sabres vs. Florida Panthers

KeyBank Center

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Oct 12

Monkeys on a String – A Tribute to Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds

Buffalo Iron Works

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Oct 12

Debbie Gibson: Acoustic Youth – Songs and Stories from the Electric Youth Era

Buffalo State Performing Arts Center

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Oct 12

Punk Rock @ Mohawk

Mohawk Place

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Oct 12

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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Oct 12

East Aurora Farmers Market

Aurora Village (Tops) Plaza

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Oct 12

Hamburg Farmers Market 2024 Season

Hamburg Farmers Market

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Oct 12

Williamsville Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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Oct 12

Elmwood Village Farmers Market

Elmwood Avenue and Bidwell Parkway

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Oct 12

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Oct 12

Fall-I-Day

Buffalo RiverWorks

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Oct 12

Fall Fun on the Farm

Becker Farms & Vizcarra Vineyards

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Oct 12

Path Through History Weekends

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Oct 12

Outdoor Richardson Olmsted Grounds Walking Tour

Richardson Olmsted Campus

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Oct 12

Williamsville Farmers Market

Amherst Town Hall Parking Lot

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Oct 12

Clarence Hollow Farmers Market

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Oct 12

Family Fun Fall Fest at Explore & More

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

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Oct 13

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Oct 13

Kenmore Farmer’s Market

Kenmore Municipal Green

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Oct 13

Classic Corner Market

Riley St. & Girard

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Oct 13

Sunday Jazz Series at duende

duende at Silo City

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Oct 14

Buffalo Block Party on Chippewa

Chippewa Street – between Delaware Ave. & Franklin St.

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Oct 15

Photography Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Oct 16

Unwind Wednesdays

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

Learn More

Oct 17

Boos and Spirits: An Oktoberfest Walking Tour

United German and French Cemetery

Learn More

Oct 18

Spirits of Allentown Walking Tour

First Presbyterian Church

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Oct 18

Buffalo Falliday Market

Richardson Olmsted Campus

Learn More

Oct 19

Martin House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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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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