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 27

Jazz Brunch featuring JT3

The Caz

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Oct 27

Exhibition: Jamais Vu

Bam!

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Oct 27

Horrorfest 2024

The Screening Room Cinema and Arts Cafe

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Oct 27

Exhibition: Electric Op

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Oct 27

The Evil Buffalo Experience

Buffalo RiverWorks

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Oct 27

Dinner in an Igloo!

Tappo

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Oct 27

Spooky Science Month

Buffalo Museum of Science

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Oct 27

Martin House and Martin House Plus Tours

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Oct 27

Exhibition: Important Matters

Bam!

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Oct 27

Dinner Theater: The Shawshank Redemption

Desiderio’s Dinner Theater at Bobby J’s

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Oct 27

The Haunted Forest Horror Park

The Great Pumpkin Farm

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Oct 27

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

Aurora Players

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Oct 27

Becker Farms at Night Kicks Off with Haunted Hayride

Becker Farms & Vizcarra Vineyards

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Oct 27

Buffalo Anomalies Abridged Walking Tour

No Illusions Tours

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Oct 27

Buffalo Anomalies Walking Tour

No Illusions Tours

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Oct 27

End of Season Graycliff Standard Plus Tour

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff

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Oct 27

Buffalo Extreme vs. Rochester Ballers – Home Openers

XGen Elite Sports Complex

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Oct 27

Halloween Spooktacular at Explore & More

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

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Oct 27

Christopher Behrend Solo Photography Show

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

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Oct 27

Great Pumpkin Farm Fall Festival ~ Weekends

Great Pumpkin Farm

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Oct 27

Frightworld Screampark

1001 Hertel Avenue

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Oct 27

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

Buffalo History Museum

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Oct 27

Buffalo’s Medieval Masterpiece: Blessed Trinity Church

Blessed Trinity R.C. Church

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Oct 27

The Voices of Autumn

St. Gregory the Great Church

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Oct 27

Cosplay Photo Night

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Oct 27

Buffalo Bills Watch Party at duende

duende at Silo City -watu cantina

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Oct 27

The Buena Vista Social Orchestra

Electric City

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Oct 27

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Oct 27

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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Oct 27

Classic Corner Market

Riley St. & Girard

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Oct 27

Exhibition: Marisol: A Retrospective

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Oct 27

Kenmore Farmer’s Market

Kenmore Municipal Green

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Oct 27

Mutation Invasion: Flesh-Eating Flora

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Oct 27

Sunday Jazz Series at duende

duende at Silo City

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Oct 29

Stephanie Rothenberg, “Aquadisia”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Oct 29

Joan Linder, “Fulfillment”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Oct 30

Eerie Stories From The Roycroft

Roycroft Campus

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Oct 31

$10 Thursdays

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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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 09

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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Nov 09

Kleinhans Music Hall Interior Tour

Kleinhans Music Hall

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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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Oct 27

Sunday Jazz Series at duende

duende at Silo City

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Oct 27

Dinner in an Igloo!

Tappo

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Oct 27

Exhibition: Marisol: A Retrospective

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Oct 27

Classic Corner Market

Riley St. & Girard

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Oct 27

Exhibition: Electric Op

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Oct 27

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

Buffalo History Museum

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Oct 27

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Oct 27

Frightworld Screampark

1001 Hertel Avenue

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Oct 27

Martin House and Martin House Plus Tours

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Oct 27

Dinner Theater: The Shawshank Redemption

Desiderio’s Dinner Theater at Bobby J’s

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Oct 27

End of Season Graycliff Standard Plus Tour

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff

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Oct 29

Stephanie Rothenberg, “Aquadisia”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Oct 29

Joan Linder, “Fulfillment”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Oct 30

East Aurora Farmers Market

Aurora Village (Tops) Plaza

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Oct 31

$10 Thursdays

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Nov 01

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Shea’s Smith Theatre

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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

The Dinner Detective: Murder Mystery Dinner Show

Hilton Garden Inn Buffalo Downtown

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Nov 02

Who’s Who on the Avenue

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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Nov 02

Root Shock w/ Will of the Wisp

The Caz

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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

The Two Sides of Sax

Montante Cultural Center

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Nov 02

Rickie Lee Jones and Sweet Honey in the Rock

Center for the Arts

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Nov 02

Dancing on the Day of the Dead

Lilly Belle Meads

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Nov 02

Buffalo Extreme vs. Erie Elite

XGen Elite Sports Complex

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Nov 02

The Music of Willie Nelson

West Falls Center for the Arts

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Nov 02

Stew Cutler and Friends

PAUSA Art House

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Nov 02

Little Big Town + Sugarland

KeyBank Center

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Nov 02

Santa is Coming to Town!

Woyshner’s Christmas Shoppe

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Nov 09

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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Nov 09

Kleinhans Music Hall Interior Tour

Kleinhans Music Hall

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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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Penguins of Antarctica: Dr Heather Lynch

02/25

Kleinhans Music Hall

$50-$99

Kleinhans Music Hall is pleased to welcome Dr. Heather Lynch as part of the National Geographic Live 2025 series, taking…

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Goodnight, Tyler

02/28 – 03/16

Ujima Theatre

$20-$40

Goodnight, Tyler, by B.J Tindal Tyler, the ghost-love story of Tyler Evans, a dead Black man who wants to be…

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The Hobbit

03/01 – 03/09

Theatre of Youth (TOY)

Our unlikely hero, Bilbo Baggins, would much rather be sitting in his cozy Hobbit Hole with a cup of tea…

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The Wiz

03/04 – 03/09

Shea’s Buffalo

THE WIZ returns “home” to stages across America in an all-new Broadway tour, the first one in 40 years. This…

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Burton Cumming and his Band: 60th Anniversary Tour

03/06

Kleinhans Music Hall

Burton Cummings transcends time, genres, and generations with a body of work that continues to resonate with fans old and…

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Tina Symphonic: The Music of Tina Turner

03/07

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

The BPO honors the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Tina Turner, in a spectacular tribute concert showcasing her unforgettable hits.…

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Art of Jazz 2025: Joe Alterman

03/09

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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Suzanne Vega

03/10

Babeville

Widely regarded as one of the foremost songwriters of her generation, Suzanne Vega emerged as a leading figure of the…

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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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