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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Nov 01

Exhibition Opening: I Am Woman | I Am Labor | I Am Home

Rivalry Projects

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Nov 01

Frightworld Screampark

1001 Hertel Avenue

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Nov 01

Make It Month at the Buffalo Museum of Science

Buffalo Museum of Science

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Nov 01

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Shea’s Smith Theatre

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Nov 01

End of Season Graycliff Standard Plus Tour

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff

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Nov 01

Exhibition: Jamais Vu

Bam!

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Nov 01

Exhibition: Important Matters

Bam!

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Nov 01

Martin House and Martin House Plus Tours

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Nov 01

Dinner in an Igloo!

Tappo

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Nov 01

Exhibition: Electric Op

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Nov 01

Stephanie Rothenberg, “Aquadisia”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Nov 01

Leroy Townes w/ Kody & Herren

The Caz

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Nov 01

Joan Linder, “Fulfillment”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Nov 01

Music in the Lounge

Roycroft Inn – Craftsman Dining Room

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Nov 01

Exhibition: Marisol: A Retrospective

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Nov 01

Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas Concert and Film

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

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Nov 01

First Friday Wine Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Nov 01

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

Buffalo History Museum

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Nov 01

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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Nov 01

The Mingus Dynasty

Lippes Concert Hall

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Nov 01

First Fridays at the AKG

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Nov 02

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Nov 02

The Dinner Detective: Murder Mystery Dinner Show

Hilton Garden Inn Buffalo Downtown

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Nov 02

Dinner Theater: The Shawshank Redemption

Desiderio’s Dinner Theater at Bobby J’s

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Nov 06

Delaware Avenue Mansions Walking Tour

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

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Nov 07

$10 Thursdays

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Nov 09

Kleinhans Music Hall Interior Tour

Kleinhans Music Hall

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Nov 09

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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Nov 21

Photography Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Nov 22

Women of the Martin House Tour

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Dec 18

Unwind Wednesdays

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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Nov 01

Frightworld Screampark

1001 Hertel Avenue

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Nov 01

Dinner in an Igloo!

Tappo

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Nov 01

Exhibition: Marisol: A Retrospective

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Nov 01

Joan Linder, “Fulfillment”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Nov 01

Stephanie Rothenberg, “Aquadisia”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Nov 01

Exhibition: Electric Op

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Nov 01

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

Buffalo History Museum

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Nov 01

Martin House and Martin House Plus Tours

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Nov 01

End of Season Graycliff Standard Plus Tour

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff

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Nov 01

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Shea’s Smith Theatre

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Nov 01

Make It Month at the Buffalo Museum of Science

Buffalo Museum of Science

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Nov 02

Dinner Theater: The Shawshank Redemption

Desiderio’s Dinner Theater at Bobby J’s

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Nov 02

Root Shock w/ Will of the Wisp

The Caz

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Nov 02

The Dinner Detective: Murder Mystery Dinner Show

Hilton Garden Inn Buffalo Downtown

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Nov 02

Sacred Spaces Tour: First Presbyterian Church Interior Tour

First Presbyterian Church

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Nov 02

Friends of Knox Farms Holiday Arts & Crafts Show

Knox Farm State Park

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Nov 02

Brick Fest Live

Buffalo Niagara Convention Center

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Nov 02

Exhibition: Shirley Chisholm

Buffalo Presidential Center

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Nov 02

Cooking Class by Tiny Thai

Tiny Thai Commissary Kitchen

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Nov 02

Who’s Who on the Avenue

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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Nov 02

Santa is Coming to Town!

Woyshner’s Christmas Shoppe

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Nov 02

The Two Sides of Sax

Montante Cultural Center

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Nov 02

Dancing on the Day of the Dead

Lilly Belle Meads

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Nov 02

Little Big Town + Sugarland

KeyBank Center

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Nov 02

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Nov 02

Elmwood Village Farmers Market

Elmwood Avenue and Bidwell Parkway

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Nov 02

East Aurora Farmers Market

Aurora Village (Tops) Plaza

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Nov 02

Stew Cutler and Friends

PAUSA Art House

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Nov 02

Saturday Minuets and Mimosas

duende at Silo City

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Nov 02

The Music of Willie Nelson

West Falls Center for the Arts

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Nov 02

Buffalo Extreme vs. Erie Elite

XGen Elite Sports Complex

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Nov 02

Rickie Lee Jones and Sweet Honey in the Rock

Center for the Arts

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Nov 03

Classic Corner Market

Riley St. & Girard

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Nov 03

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Nov 03

Sunday Jazz Series at duende

duende at Silo City

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Nov 06

Delaware Avenue Mansions Walking Tour

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

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Nov 07

$10 Thursdays

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Nov 09

Kleinhans Music Hall Interior Tour

Kleinhans Music Hall

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Nov 09

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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Nov 21

Photography Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Nov 22

Women of the Martin House Tour

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Dec 18

Unwind Wednesdays

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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UB Distinguished Speakers Series – Damar Hamlin

03/13

Center for the Arts

$35-$55

Damar Hamlin is an American football safety for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He played college football…

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Tophouse with The Wildwoods

03/14

Babeville

Folk? Bluegrass? Rock? Irish? Pop?A lot of people ask us what genre we are. The truth is, we don’t know.…

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The Informer

03/15 – 03/29

American Repertory Theatre of WNY

The Informer Adaptation of Liam O’Flaherty’s novel Written & Directed by Matthew LaChiusa Featuring Trevor Dugan, Juli Grygier, Anthony Grande,…

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Dirty Dancing in Concert

03/16

Shea’s Buffalo

Have the time of your life! The film with live band and singers!

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BABEL: Cheryl Strayed

03/20

Kleinhans Music Hall

CHERYL STRAYED is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific…

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RIDESHARE

03/21 – 04/06

Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center

Synopsis:Short one acts all taking place in the same location, in or around a rideshare car.

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Sanctuary City

03/21 – 04/06

Kavinoky Theatre

A girl, a boy, and a fire escape ​sounds like the start of many conventional love stories, but Sanctuary City…

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Mary J. Blige – For My Fans Tour

03/22

KeyBank Center

Grammy and Emmy award-winning and Oscar-nominated, “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul,” Mary J. Blige announced her 2025 “The For My Fans…

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Shucked

03/25 – 03/30

Shea’s Buffalo

SHUCKED is the Tony Award®&winning musical comedy The Wall Street Journal calls “flat out hilarious!” And nobody knows funny like…

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Dial M for Murder

03/27 – 04/13

Shea’s 710 Theatre

A new version of the celebrated murder mystery that inspired Hitchcock’s masterpiece! Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of the classic suspense thriller…

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Buffalo Motorama 2025

03/28 – 03/30

Buffalo Niagara Convention Center

$13-$15

The Buffalo Motorama Car and Motorcycle Show is back bigger and better than ever. This premier indoor event will be…

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Chess – the Musical

03/28 – 04/13

Lancaster Opera House

$25-$45

Based on an idea by the lyricist of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita, and…

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Dorian

03/28 – 04/13

Irish Classical Theatre Company at Andrews Theatre

One man’s descent from glorious debauchery to epic self-destruction. Dip into the seductive world of Dorian, a mesmerizing new adaptation of…

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HEART – Royal Flush Tour 2025

03/31

KeyBank Center

Legendary rock band HEART today announced a run of rescheduled dates for 2025 following their triumphant Spring performances. The band…

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Marc Scibilia

04/03

Electric City

Appearing live at Electric City.

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Disturbed: The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour

04/04

KeyBank Center

 This tour, produced by Live Nation, celebrates 25 years of Disturbed’s seminal debut album which launched the band into public…

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Buffalo Sabres vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

04/05

KeyBank Center

$43+

The Buffalo Sabres take on the Tampa Bay Lightning at KeyBank Center.

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The Traveling Milburys

04/05

Babeville

Hits from The Wilbury’s plus the songs that made each member a rock legend.

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Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston

04/06

KeyBank Center

$43+

The Buffalo Sabres take on the Boston Bruins at KeyBank Center.

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A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond Musical

04/08 – 04/13

Shea’s Buffalo

THE UNTOLD TRUE STORY OF A BROOKLYN KID WHO BECAME A CHART-BUSTING, SHOW-STOPPING, AWARD-WINNING AMERICAN ICONCreated in collaboration with Neil…

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Buffalo Sabres vs. Carolina

04/08

KeyBank Center

$43+

The Buffalo Sabres take on the Carolina Hurricanes at KeyBank Center.

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Killers of Kill Tony

04/11

Center for the Arts

Regulars and fan favorites from “Kill Tony”, the #1 live podcast in the world, bring their standup show on the…

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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

04/11 – 05/03

Alleyway Theatre

“Who killed Roger Ackroyd?” The murder sends shockwaves through the tight-knit community of King’s Abbot, a drowsy village now awash…

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Art of Jazz 2025: Jeff Hamilton Trio

04/13

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

For more than two decades, the Art of Jazz series has been recognized as one of the premier jazz events…

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