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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MAR 29 – MAY 03

Exhibition: Nice Girls Don’t Yell

Western New York Book Arts Center

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NOV 18 – MAY 04

Lights and Flights: A Candlemaking Event

Freedom Run Winery

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APR 18 – MAY 18

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence

Road Less Traveled Productions

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MAR 01 – AUG 12

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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APR 20 – OCT 19

Martn House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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APR 26 – MAY 12

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Shea’s Smith Theatre

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FEB 09 – JUN 30

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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APR 19 – MAY 05

Airness

Lancaster Opera House

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FEB 09 – JUN 30

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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APR 12 – APR 28

Gutenberg! The Musical!

Kavinoky Theatre

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APR 01 – MAY 31

City Hall Tour

Buffalo City Hall

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JAN 20 – MAY 31

Exhibition: The Power of Resilience and Hope – Photography & the Holocaust: Then and Now

CEPA Gallery

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APR 06 – NOV 09

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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APR 17 – APR 28

Cirque De Paris

Walden Galleria Mall

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MAR 15 – MAY 17

Legends on the Lawn Trolley Tour

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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APR 26 – APR 27

JAY PHAROAH

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APR 26

Tree Trek – Arbor Day Tree Tour

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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SEP 01 – DEC 06

First Fridays at the AKG

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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FEB 09 – MAY 27

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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APR 26 – MAY 18

Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf

Alleyway Theatre

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APR 26

Solar New Year Celebration

Cultural Society of India

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APR 19 – MAY 12

The Price

Irish Classical Theatre Company at Andrews Theatre

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JAN 28 – MAY 19

Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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APR 09 – MAY 14

Open Art Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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APR 26 – APR 28

Jesus Christ Superstar

Shea’s Performing Arts Center

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APR 19 – MAY 03

Exhibition: Fruit on Blue by Lydia Kegler

Western New York Book Arts Center

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APR 26

Tough Old Bird

Babeville 9th Ward

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JAN 08 – DEC 31

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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APR 05 – APR 28

A Pitch from Satchel Paige

Paul Robeson Theatre

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APR 02 – MAY 25

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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APR 12 – JUN 29

Alex Boeschenstein: Silent Terminalia

The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art

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APR 02 – MAY 21

Photography Days

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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APR 26 – AUG 19

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

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FEB 01 – APR 28

Black History Month at the CAM

Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University

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JAN 20 – MAY 12

Curious George: Let’s Get Curious

Buffalo Museum of Science

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APR 20 – JUN 22

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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MAR 22 – JUL 27

Exhibition: Robyn Tsinnajinnie – “A Shared Experience”

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

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APR 26

Thawfest 2024

Buffalo RiverWorks

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APR 17 – MAY 19

Crowns

MusicalFare Theatre

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DEC 18 – MAY 04

Pour Me a Strong One Acrylic Paint Class

Freedom Run Winery

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APR 23 – APR 28

Buffalo Bisons vs. Iowa

Sahlen Field

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APR 11 – APR 27

The White Devil by John Webster

American Repertory Theatre of WNY

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MAR 08 – SEP 30

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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APR 26

Landslide: A Tribute to the Music of Fleetwood Mac

Kleinhans Music Hall

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APR 26 – MAY 19

The AI at Delphi

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company

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SEP 22 – JUN 01

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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Buffalo Signature Events

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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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JAN 08 – DEC 31

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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APR 28

Spyro Gyra 50th Anniversary

Buffalo State Performing Arts Center

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MAR 16 – MAY 25

Beyond the Glass Wine Tasting & Tour @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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APR 27 – MAY 05

Go, Dog, Go!

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APR 26 – MAY 12

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Shea’s Smith Theatre

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APR 05 – APR 28

A Pitch from Satchel Paige

Paul Robeson Theatre

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FEB 09 – JUN 30

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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APR 23 – APR 28

Buffalo Bisons vs. Iowa

Sahlen Field

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JUN 18 – DEC 29

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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APR 21 – MAY 12

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence – Sunday Matinee

Road Less Traveled Productions

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APR 27

Earth Day Market

Tifft Nature Preserve

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APR 13 – JUN 08

Rare Abraham Lincoln Artifacts on Display

Buffalo Presidential Center

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FEB 09 – MAY 27

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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APR 17 – APR 28

Cirque De Paris

Walden Galleria Mall

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NOV 18 – MAY 04

Lights and Flights: A Candlemaking Event

Freedom Run Winery

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APR 11 – APR 27

The White Devil by John Webster

American Repertory Theatre of WNY

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APR 02 – MAY 21

Photography Days

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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SEP 22 – JUN 01

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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APR 26 – APR 28

Jesus Christ Superstar

Shea’s Performing Arts Center

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MAR 01 – AUG 12

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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APR 26 – MAY 18

Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf

Alleyway Theatre

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JAN 20 – MAY 12

Curious George: Let’s Get Curious

Buffalo Museum of Science

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JAN 28 – MAY 19

Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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APR 18 – MAY 18

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence

Road Less Traveled Productions

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APR 19 – MAY 03

Exhibition: Fruit on Blue by Lydia Kegler

Western New York Book Arts Center

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MAR 22 – JUL 27

Exhibition: Robyn Tsinnajinnie – “A Shared Experience”

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

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APR 26 – APR 27

JAY PHAROAH

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APR 09 – MAY 14

Open Art Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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APR 12 – APR 28

Gutenberg! The Musical!

Kavinoky Theatre

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MAR 10 – MAY 19

Artisan & Farmers Market @ Freedom Run Winery

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APR 19 – MAY 12

The Price

Irish Classical Theatre Company at Andrews Theatre

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APR 12 – JUN 29

Alex Boeschenstein: Silent Terminalia

The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art

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APR 27

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – Film in Concert

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

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DEC 18 – MAY 04

Pour Me a Strong One Acrylic Paint Class

Freedom Run Winery

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APR 26 – AUG 19

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

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APR 06 – NOV 09

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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FEB 24 – APR 27

Saturday Mimosas and Minuets

duende at Silo City

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APR 20 – OCT 19

Martn House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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MAR 15 – MAY 17

Legends on the Lawn Trolley Tour

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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APR 27 – APR 28

Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival

Delaware Park – Japanese Garden

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APR 26 – MAY 19

The AI at Delphi

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company

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APR 17 – MAY 19

Crowns

MusicalFare Theatre

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APR 27

A Evening with Phil Rosenthal of “Someone Feed Phil”

Buffalo State Performing Arts Center

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APR 27

Brand Launch Event

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

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APR 20 – JUN 22

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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FEB 01 – APR 28

Black History Month at the CAM

Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University

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JAN 20 – MAY 31

Exhibition: The Power of Resilience and Hope – Photography & the Holocaust: Then and Now

CEPA Gallery

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APR 27

LUCA

Torn Space Theater

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APR 19 – MAY 05

Airness

Lancaster Opera House

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MAR 29 – MAY 03

Exhibition: Nice Girls Don’t Yell

Western New York Book Arts Center

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APR 02 – MAY 25

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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MAR 08 – SEP 30

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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FEB 09 – JUN 30

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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APR 27

Facet and Forge 2024

Trinity Episcopal Church

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APR 27

Saturday Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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APR 27

Spring Bulb Sale

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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APR 27

Victorian Tea Event at the Carrousel Museum

Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum

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Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

01/08 – 12/31

Freedom Run Winery

$7.00

Begin this self-guided nature walk in the Tasting Room, then set off with a glass or bottle in hand and…

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Gutenberg! The Musical!

04/12 – 04/28

Kavinoky Theatre

A pair of aspiring playwrights perform a backers’ audition for their new, ill-advised project a big, splashy musical about printing…

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JAY PHAROAH

04/26 – 04/27

Tickets start at $45

This former Saturday Night Live cast member is most notable for his spot-on celebrity impressions of Denzel Washington, Kanye West,…

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Landslide: A Tribute to the Music of Fleetwood Mac

04/26

Kleinhans Music Hall

Paying homage to one of the greatest and most popular bands in music history, LANDSLIDE recreates the hits from yesteryear,…

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MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

04/26 – 05/12

Shea’s Smith Theatre

$15-$45

Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by George FurthStephen Sondheim’s beloved cult classic, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG is seeing…

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Solar New Year Celebration

04/26

Cultural Society of India

Solar New Year is usually Celebrated each year on the April 13 th or the 14th. The day celebrates the…

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Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

02/09 – 05/27

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

How High the Moon is the first retrospective to trace the evolution of Stanley Whitney’s wholly unique and powerful abstractions over…

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Thawfest 2024

04/26

Buffalo RiverWorks

$60

Come celebrate the Thawing of winter at Buffalo Riverwork’s Thawfest & a springtime beer, wine, distillery, an so much more…

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The AI at Delphi

04/26 – 05/19

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company

$30

Iz is an A.I., invented by the premiere intelligence engineer Pythia, her ‘mother.’ As the director of Delphi, the world’s…

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The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence

04/18 – 05/18

Road Less Traveled Productions

$10-$50

Pulitzer Prize-WinningTHE CURIOUS CASE OF THE WATSON INTELLIGENCE By Madeleine George April 18 & May 19, 2024 Directed by John…

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The Price

04/19 – 05/12

Irish Classical Theatre Company at Andrews Theatre

$12-$45

The Price, By Arthur Miller, runs April 19 & May 12, 2024 at Irish Classical Theatre Company. One of Arthur Miller’s…

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The White Devil by John Webster

04/11 – 04/27

American Repertory Theatre of WNY

Adapted & Directed by Charles McGregorA classic yet feisty revenge tragedy featuring fine Jacobean values of angst, murder, vengeance, plotting,…

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Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

02/09 – 06/30

Burchfield Penney Art Center

Buffalo, New York is situated on the central line to view a total eclipse of the sun on Monday, April…

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Tough Old Bird

04/26

Babeville 9th Ward

$15

Tough Old Bird was formed by songwriting brothers Matthew and Nathan Corrigan in a rural corner of Western New York.…

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Tree Trek – Arbor Day Tree Tour

04/26

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

$25/Person

Celebrate Arbor Day weekend by visiting some of the trees in our collection! The Botanical Gardens is home to a nationally…

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A Evening with Phil Rosenthal of “Someone Feed Phil”

04/27

Buffalo State Performing Arts Center

Live Nation presents An Evening with Phil Rosenthal of “Somebody Feed Phil.” Phil is the award-winning creator, executive producer, and…

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Beyond the Glass Wine Tasting & Tour @ Freedom Run Winery

03/16 – 05/25

Freedom Run Winery

$19.95

Join us Saturdays at 2 p.m. March, April, and May, for our Beyond the Glass Wine Tasting & Tour, conducted…

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Brand Launch Event

04/27

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

WABUZ is an Indigenous led furniture company exploring the space between art and design forward objects to enhance one’s space.…

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Earth Day Market

04/27

Tifft Nature Preserve

Tifft is hosting our very first Earth Day Market on April 27 from 11am-3pm!   Drop-in and continue the celebration…

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Facet and Forge 2024

04/27

Trinity Episcopal Church

Embark on an exploration of stained glass creation at Facet & Forge 2024. This event is the perfect way to…

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Feed the Fish

04/02 – 05/25

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

Adults & Students ages 13 and up – $22.00 Admission is included! Kids ages 3-12 – $16.00 Admission is included!

Get up close and personal with our family of koi fish with this unique Gardens Exclusive! Enjoy early access to…

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Go, Dog, Go!

04/27 – 05/05

$18 – $30

P.D. Eastman’s classic children’s book comes to life on stage in an exploration of movement, color and space. The dogs…

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LUCA

04/27

Torn Space Theater

$20

LUCA by Tansy XiaoArtist talk to follow each performance Torn Space collaborates with University at Buffalo’s Coalesce: Center for Biological…

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Rare Abraham Lincoln Artifacts on Display

04/13 – 06/08

Buffalo Presidential Center

On April 27th 1865–159 years ago this month–Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train, traveling from Washington DC to Springfield IL, stopped in…

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