Portal 2026

Portal 2026 is your invitation to Buffalo’s creative underground- where art, ideas, and industry collide.

On Saturday, October 2, from 6pm to 10pm, the NFFT invites you to attend Portal ’26. The event allows for attendees to meet the makers, tour the studios, sample local flavors, and explore the magic behind the curtain.

Upon arrival, guests will be given passports, upon which time they will set out to collect “stamps” at each of the studios and businesses. The completed passports will allow “tourists” to qualify for raffles and prizes.

To do list:

Acquire a “Passport” (provided on site) and visit enough individual businesses and studios to be entered into a raffle for prizes.

Wine Tasting at Chateau Buffalo Winery

Try Honey Wine and dance to the DJ at Wildflower Meadery

Stop at the Tea Bar at Snowy Owl Art + Tea

Eat dinner, grab a beer, and shop local NY-made goods at The Nickel Plate

Explore Jennifers Warehouse Emporium

Group Show by ArtLab at Snowy Owl Arts + Tea House

Visit the pottery sale at Saira Studios

Costumed figure drawing at Buffalo Open Arts Atelier

Open format pole fitness at Flex Pole Studio

Photo Booth with fun backgrounds at Art is Why Studio

Photography experiences at Mark Duggan Photography

Drop in ecstatic dance at Presence Breathwork and Movement Arts

See the Form and Function pilates studio

Learn about the Fresh Fix local food operation