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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Dec 09

Buffalo Sabres vs. Detroit

KeyBank Center

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Dec 09

Dinner in an Igloo!

Tappo

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Dec 09

Stony Brook Legendary Lights

Stony Brook/ Quail Run Neighborhood

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Dec 09

Classic Vinyl Live at Sportsmen’s Tavern

Sportsmen’s Tavern

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Dec 09

Exhibition: That Which Binds Us

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Dec 09

Wish You Were Here | Arcangel Gallery Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Dec 09

Poinsettia Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Dec 09

Martin House and Martin House Plus Tours

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Dec 09

Exhibition: Electric Op

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Dec 09

StoryWalk Hamburg

Various stops throughout the Village of Hamburg

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Dec 09

Exhibition: Marisol: A Retrospective

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Dec 09

Blue Monday

Tacoma Performing Arts Center

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Dec 10

Photography Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Dec 10

Annual Studio Artist Show and Sale

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Dec 12

Fairgrounds Festival of Lights

Fairgrounds in Hamburg

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Dec 13

Delaware Avenue Mansions Walking Tour

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

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Dec 13

Sacred Spaces Tour: First Presbyterian Church Interior Tour

First Presbyterian Church

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Dec 13

Poinsettias After Dark

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Dec 14

Junie B! in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells

Theatre of Youth (TOY)

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Dec 14

The Castle by Candlelight

Old Fort Niagara

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Dec 14

Breakfast with Santa

Patina 250

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Dec 14

Shakti Lounge Concert Series

Shakti Lounge

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Dec 14

Sacred Spaces: Central Park United Methodist Church

Central Park Unted Methodist Church

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Dec 14

The Dinner Detective: Murder Mystery Dinner Show

Hilton Garden Inn Buffalo Downtown

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Dec 14

Santa Express Train Rides

Buffalo Cattaraugus & Jamestown Scenic Railway

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Dec 17

Kleinhans Music Hall Interior Tour

Kleinhans Music Hall

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Dec 18

Cocktail Classes in the Barrel Room

Hartman’s Distilling Co.

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Dec 18

Unwind Wednesdays

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Dec 19

Sacred Spaces: St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral

St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral Church

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Dec 20

Junior History Buffs

Buffalo History Museum

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Dec 21

Sacred Spaces: St. John Gualbert RC Church and Diocesan Shrine

St. John Gualbert RC Church & Diocean Shrine

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Dec 21

Sacred Spaces: St. Adalbert Basilica

St. Adalbert Basilica

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Jan 23

Sacred Spaces: Trinity Episcopal Church Interior Tour

Trinity Episcopal Church

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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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Dec 09

StoryWalk Hamburg

Various stops throughout the Village of Hamburg

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Dec 09

Poinsettia Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Dec 09

Exhibition: That Which Binds Us

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Dec 09

Stony Brook Legendary Lights

Stony Brook/ Quail Run Neighborhood

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Dec 09

Martin House and Martin House Plus Tours

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Dec 09

Dinner in an Igloo!

Tappo

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Dec 09

Exhibition: Electric Op

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Dec 09

Exhibition: Marisol: A Retrospective

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Dec 09

Wish You Were Here | Arcangel Gallery Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Dec 10

Ice Bumper Cars at Canalside

Canalside Buffalo

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Dec 10

Annual Studio Artist Show and Sale

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Dec 10

Buffalo Holiday Market

The Richardson Olmsted Campus

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Dec 10

Photography Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Dec 11

Curling at Canalside

Canalside

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Dec 11

“Ink & Insight: 20 Years of Adam Zyglis Cartoons:

Buffalo History Museum

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Dec 11

Ice Skating at Canalside

Ice at Canalside

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Dec 11

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

Buffalo History Museum

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Dec 11

Igloo’s at Canalside

Ice at Canalside

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Dec 12

Fairgrounds Festival of Lights

Fairgrounds in Hamburg

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Dec 12

A Christmas Carol

Alleyway Theatre

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Dec 12

Thurs-Date Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Dec 12

Tom Green

Helium Comedy Club

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Dec 12

A Charlie Brown Christmas

PAUSA Art House

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Dec 13

Sacred Spaces Tour: First Presbyterian Church Interior Tour

First Presbyterian Church

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Dec 13

Christmas Around The World in Buffalo

St. Stanislaus RC Church

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Dec 13

2024 Christkindlmarkt

Hofbräuhaus Buffalo

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Dec 13

Poinsettias After Dark

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Dec 13

The Night Before Christmas

Lancaster Opera House

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Dec 13

Polish Tavern Christmas Tour

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Dec 13

The Nutcracker

Performing Arts Center at Niagara Falls High School

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Dec 13

Miracle on S. Division Street

Shea’s Smith Theatre

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Dec 13

Blue Xmas

Kavinoky Theatre

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Dec 13

JoAnn’s Classical Christmas

Kleinhans Music Hall

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Dec 14

Shylock

American Repertory Theatre of WNY

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Dec 14

Gingerbread Village

Niagara Falls Culinary Institute

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Dec 14

Special Event Saturdays at Canalside

Canalside Buffalo

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Dec 14

Junie B! in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells

Theatre of Youth (TOY)

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Dec 14

Santa Express Train Rides

Buffalo Cattaraugus & Jamestown Scenic Railway

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Dec 14

It WAS a Wonderful Life

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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Dec 14

Breakfast with Santa

Patina 250

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Dec 14

The Castle by Candlelight

Old Fort Niagara

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Dec 14

A Very Merry Main Street

Village of Springville – Main Street

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Dec 14

Breakfast With Santa at the Buffalo Zoo

Buffalo Zoo

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Dec 14

Tommy Z | Cabaret at The Caz

The Caz

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Dec 14

Holiday Stroll in Larkinville

Larkin Square

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Dec 14

Blissmas 2024

Buffalo RiverWorks

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Dec 14

2024 Downtown Christmas Tree Lighting

Ice Skating at Rotary Rink at Fountain Plaza

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Dec 14

Christmas in the Corridor – The Soul Ball

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Dec 14

Musicians of Buffalo: Christmas Rocks Concert

Babeville

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Dec 14

Vince Guaraldi’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas”

PAUSA Art House

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Dec 14

Christmas with Harmonia

Sts. Peter and Paul Church

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Dec 14

Bali Comes to Buffalo

Nusantara Arts Culture Center

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Dec 14

Too Yacht to Handle

West Falls Center for the Arts

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Dec 14

The Sadies with Special Guests

Buffalo Iron Works

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Dec 14

Santa Land 2024

Chestnut Ridge Park

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Dec 14

Cookie Fest

The Terrace at Delaware Park

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Dec 14

Saturday Minuets and Mimosas

duende at Silo City

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Dec 14

Holiday Centerpiece Workshop

Goody Girl Flower Farm

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Dec 14

Exhibition: Shirley Chisholm

Buffalo Presidential Center

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Dec 14

The Dinner Detective: Murder Mystery Dinner Show

Hilton Garden Inn Buffalo Downtown

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Dec 14

Last Minute Panic Holiday Marketplace

Western New York Book Arts Center

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Dec 14

Shakti Lounge Concert Series

Shakti Lounge

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Dec 14

Annual Winter Market @ The Foundry

The Foundry

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Dec 14

Sacred Spaces: Central Park United Methodist Church

Central Park Unted Methodist Church

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Dec 15

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Dec 15

Jingle Bell Jam

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

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Dec 15

Kids Club Sundays at Canalside

Canalside Buffalo

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Dec 15

Brunch Returns to the Richardson

The Richardson Hotel

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Dec 15

Sunday Jazz Brunch

Jazzboline Restaurant & Bar

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Dec 17

Kleinhans Music Hall Interior Tour

Kleinhans Music Hall

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Dec 18

Cocktail Classes in the Barrel Room

Hartman’s Distilling Co.

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Dec 18

Unwind Wednesdays

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Dec 19

Sacred Spaces: St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral

St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral Church

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Dec 20

Junior History Buffs

Buffalo History Museum

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Dec 21

Sacred Spaces: St. Adalbert Basilica

St. Adalbert Basilica

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Dec 21

Sacred Spaces: St. John Gualbert RC Church and Diocesan Shrine

St. John Gualbert RC Church & Diocean Shrine

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Jan 23

Sacred Spaces: Trinity Episcopal Church Interior Tour

Trinity Episcopal Church

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It WAS a Wonderful Life

11/30 – 12/29

Forest Lawn Cemetery

$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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Borderland Music and Arts Festival

09/12 – 09/14

Knox Farm State Park

The Borderland Music and Arts Festival celebrates the rich history and renaissance of the region with a 3-day music and…

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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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Buffalo Sabres vs. Detroit

12/09

KeyBank Center

Watch the action as the Buffalo Sabres take on the Detroit Red Wings in this regular season game.  The hard…

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Classic Vinyl Live at Sportsmen’s Tavern

12/09

Sportsmen’s Tavern

As part of the Classic Vinyl Live Series with Jeff Miers, The Strictly Hip performs the Tragically Hip’s classic album…

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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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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: That Which Binds Us

11/09 – 05/12

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Buffalo AKG Art Museum announced That Which Binds Us, a new exhibition of recently acquired artworks made using fabric and…

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Martin House and Martin House Plus Tours

10/03 – 12/30

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

Visitors will explore the following areas during the 75 minute tour: • Primary 1st and 2nd floor rooms of the Martin…

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Poinsettia Exhibit

11/22 – 01/06

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

$16.50

The holidays are here, and so is our annual Poinsettia Exhibit! Step into the warm embrace of our tropical conservatory,…

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Stony Brook Legendary Lights

11/28 – 01/01

Stony Brook/ Quail Run Neighborhood

Come see and enjoy the most stunning neighborhood light display in all of WNY!Our neighborhood, the Stony Brook/Quail Run development,…

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StoryWalk Hamburg

12/07 – 01/04

Various stops throughout the Village of Hamburg

Free

Join us in the Village of Hamburg for a holiday-themed StoryWalk! What is StoryWalk? This outdoor, literacy focused event places…

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Wish You Were Here | Arcangel Gallery Exhibit

12/06 – 01/19

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

Included with admission

This show debuts a series of illustrations that celebrate our Botanical Gardens and the artist’s childhood memories of them. Designed…

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Annual Studio Artist Show and Sale

11/20 – 12/20

Buffalo Arts Studio

Free

The Annual Studio Artist Show and Sale showcases the work of Buffalo Arts Studio’s 30 Studio Artists who actively maintain…

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Buffalo Holiday Market

11/29 – 12/22

The Richardson Olmsted Campus

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

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Buffalo Maritime Speaker Series: First Pianos in Buffalo

12/10

Buffalo Maritime Center

Devin Zimmer will explore the story of James Sheppard bringing pianos and other musical instruments to Buffalo, NY along the…

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Ice Bumper Cars at Canalside

11/22 – 03/30

Canalside Buffalo

The popular Ice Bumper Cars will make their return to Canalside this season! You’ll laugh, scream and bump into friends…

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Photography Nights

06/04 – 12/17

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

$20 per person

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

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Swan Lake

12/10

Shea’s Performing Arts Center

Mark your calendars for a captivating evening of classical arts at the Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, New York.…

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Troupe Vertigo Holiday Show

12/10

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

This holiday season, the BPO presents a captivating performance unlike any other, featuring the awe-inspiring Troupe Vertigo. Led by Assistant…

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“Ink & Insight: 20 Years of Adam Zyglis Cartoons:

10/18 – 05/31

Buffalo History Museum

For the past two decades, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis has created more than 4,000 pieces of visual commentary…

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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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Beginner Christmas Cookie Class

12/11

Fattey Beer Company – Orchard Park

Get in the holiday spirit with some Christmas favorites and learn the art of cookie decorating with Patti from Confectionery…

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