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 20
Rust Belt Comedy @ Nietzsche’s
Nietzsche’s
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Oct 20
Karaoke Night @ I-Bom Social Club
I-Bom Social Club
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Oct 20
C U Next Tuesday Comedy Open Mic
Twenty Six Allen
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Oct 20
Grace Lougen and Friends
Jack Rabbit
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Oct 20
GAME NIGHT at Big Ditch
Big Ditch Brewing Company
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Oct 20
The Damone Jackson Outcome
Mohawk Place
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Oct 20
Old First Ward: Industry to Resurgence Walking Tour 3PM
Resurgence Brewing Company
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Oct 20
Starlight Members Show Art Exhibit
Starlight Studio and Art Gallery
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Oct 20
Works by Tina Kacz – Art Exhibit
The Intersection Cafe
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Oct 20
Wing Ride with Buffalo Bike Tours
Buffalo Bike Tours
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Oct 20
Who Eats Who? Works by Sky Vance – Art Exhibit
The Good Stuff Gallery + Gift
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Oct 20
Buffalo City Hall Tours
Buffalo City Hall
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Oct 20
PRINTING PARTNERS – Book Arts Classes for Children and Families
Locust Street Art
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Oct 20
JoBros All Over Again: Pre-Show Party
Buffalo Iron Works
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Oct 20
Deb Olin Unferth Exhibit X Fiction
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center
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Oct 20
Lego Club Darwin Martin House
Alchemy Wine & Beer
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Oct 20
Crystal Z Campbell: Artist Talk & Publication Launch
Rivalry Projects
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Oct 20
Comedy Show.
Buffalo Olde Brewery
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Oct 20
Murder in the Cellar – A 1920s Murder Mystery!
The Caz
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Oct 20
Neo-Soul Tuesdays
Buffalo Kitchen Club
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Oct 20
Mania: The ABBA Tribute
Electric City
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Oct 20
Jonas Brothers: The Burning Up Tour All Over Again
KeyBank Center
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Oct 20
Silver Arrow Band
The 9Th Ward
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Oct 21
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fontana Boathouse Tour – 11am
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fontana Boathouse
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Oct 21
Art Meets Jazz
Beebe’s at the Gallery
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Oct 21
Delaware Avenue Mansions Exterior Walking Tour 10am
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
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Oct 22
Best of Buffalo Downtown Walking Tour 1pm
Hotel At The Lafayette
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Oct 22
Doo:wëh: Seneca History of Buffalo Downtown Walking Tour 11am
Fountain Plaza
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Oct 22
Haunted Village Tours
Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village
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Oct 23
Delaware Park: Hoyt Lake Walking Tour 11AM
Delaware Park
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Oct 23
Spirits of Allentown Walking Tour – Spirits of Allentown Walking Tour
FIrst Presbyterian Church
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Oct 23
Ghost Hunts in the Village
Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village
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Oct 23
Masters of American Architecture: Downtown Walking Tour 10am
Hotel At The Lafayette
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Oct 23
Larkinville Neighborhood Walking Tour 11am
Larkin District
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Oct 23
Boo At The Zoo
Buffalo Zoo
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Oct 24
Trinity Episcopal Church Interior Tour
Trinity Episcopal Church
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Oct 24
Kleinhans Music Hall Interior Tour
Kleinhans Music Hall
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Oct 24
Arts in the Barn
East Concord
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Oct 24
Footsteps of the Presidents Downtown Walking Tour 11am
Hotel At The Lafayette
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Oct 24
Delaware Park: Hoyt Lake Walking Tour 10AM
Delaware Park
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Oct 27
Zero Tech Tuesdays!
Road Less Traveled Productions
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Oct 27
Tri-Main Center Interior Tour – 11am
Tri-Main Center
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Oct 29
Photography Nights at the Botanical Gardens
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
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Oct 29
Boos & Spirits: An Oktoberfest Walking Tour at the United German & French Cemetery
United German & French Cemetery
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Oct 29
Delaware Avenue Mansions Exterior Walking Tour 1pm
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
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Oct 30
Dueling Pianos Band
Rec Room Buffalo
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Oct 30
Live Band Karaoke 90s Rock and Pop Edition
Rec Room Buffalo
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Oct 30
Delaware Avenue Mansions Exterior Walking Tour 2pm
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
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Oct 31
Soulful Saturday
The Gypsy Parlor
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Oct 31
Highmark Stadium Rally Day
Highmark Stadium
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Oct 31
Tom Stahl and the Dangerfields
duende at Silo City
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Nov 02
Jazz Jam
The Gypsy Parlor
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Nov 04
Open Mic at Helium
Helium Comedy Club
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Nov 07
Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Walking Tour
Innovation Center
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Nov 10
Art Classes with Hanna & Mel
Made for Good
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Nov 10
Open Mic: hosted by Tom Stahl
duende at Silo City
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Nov 12
Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation Interior Tour
Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation
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Nov 13
M&T Second Fridays @ Burchfield Penney Art Center
Burchfield Penny Art Center
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Nov 13
The “It’s Electric” Frolic Tour
Tappo
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Nov 14
Home By 10 – A Dance Party For Adults
Rec Room Buffalo
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Nov 23
Shea’s Historic Tours
Shea’s Buffalo
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Nov 24
Karaoke Night!
Road Less Traveled Productions
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Nov 28
Clarence Center Walking Tour
Clarence Center Coffee Company & Cafe
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Dec 06
Mobile Shakespeare Lab presents “Macbeth”
Katharine Cornell Theatre
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Dec 12
Parks Adventure Bus
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA)
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Buffalo Signature Events
Traditions are big in Buffalo. Attend an iconic annual event and have a quintessential Buffalo experience.
See all of Buffalo’s signature eventsThings 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 20
Works by Tina Kacz – Art Exhibit
The Intersection Cafe
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Oct 20
Wing Ride with Buffalo Bike Tours
Buffalo Bike Tours
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Oct 20
Who Eats Who? Works by Sky Vance – Art Exhibit
The Good Stuff Gallery + Gift
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Oct 21
Karaoke Night at 26
Twenty Six Allen
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Oct 21
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fontana Boathouse Tour – 11am
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fontana Boathouse
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Oct 21
Art Meets Jazz
Beebe’s at the Gallery
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Oct 21
Delaware Avenue Mansions Exterior Walking Tour 10am
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
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Oct 21
Andy Krzystek: Sifting Through Latent Cause – Art Exhibit
Burchfield Penney Art Center
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Oct 21
AfterTouch: Mimosa Pudica – Art Exhibit
Rivalry Projects
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Oct 22
Haunted Village Tours
Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village
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Oct 22
Kevin Nealon
Helium Comedy Club
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Oct 22
Zodiaque Dance Company 52nd Season Fall Concert
UB Center for the Arts
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Oct 22
Sweeney Todd
MusicalFare Theatre
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Oct 22
Elmwood Village Victorians Neighborhood Walking Tour 10am
Elmwood Avenue & Bryant Street
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Oct 23
Ghost Hunts in the Village
Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village
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Oct 23
Masters of American Architecture: Downtown Walking Tour 10am
Hotel At The Lafayette
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Oct 23
Larkinville Neighborhood Walking Tour 11am
Larkin District
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Oct 23
Naval Park Ghost Tours
Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park
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Oct 23
Boo At The Zoo
Buffalo Zoo
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Oct 23
Glidden Plays Bruch
Kleinhan’s Music Hall
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Oct 23
Downtown Icons & Hidden Treasures Walking Tour 2pm
Fountain Plaza
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Oct 24
Special Collections Tour
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
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Oct 24
Kerns Karaoke Night and Pass the Mic
Kerns Avenue Bowling Center
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Oct 24
Trinity Episcopal Church Interior Tour
Trinity Episcopal Church
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Oct 24
Kleinhans Music Hall Interior Tour
Kleinhans Music Hall
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Oct 24
Arts in the Barn
East Concord
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Oct 24
Yoga Is Art
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
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Oct 24
Footsteps of the Presidents Downtown Walking Tour 11am
Hotel At The Lafayette
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Oct 24
Carried Forward – Art Exhibit
TENfold Gallery
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Oct 24
Delaware Park: Hoyt Lake Walking Tour 10AM
Delaware Park
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Oct 24
Halloween Spooktacular 2026
Explore & More – The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children’s Museum
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Oct 24
UB Bulls Football vs Bowling Green
Broadview Stadium
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Oct 24
THE HAUNTING OF HOOVERTON HOTEL
Alleyway Theatre
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Oct 24
Holiday Arts & Craft Show
The Mansion at Knox Farm
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Oct 24
East Aurora Village Walking Tour – 10am
Main Street Clock
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Oct 24
Williamsville Village Walking Tour
Island Park
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Oct 24
Fall Kegs & Eggs
Resurgence Brewing Company
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Oct 24
Discovering Old Black Rock Walking Tour
Market Square Park
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Oct 24
Kids’ Clay Class: Pinch Pot Leaf Bowls (Ages 5-7)
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
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Oct 24
Kids’ Studio Art Class: Mask Making (Ages 8-12)
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
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Oct 24
Mark-Making Pages: A Sculptural Bookmaking Workshop
Burchfield Penney Art Center
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Oct 24
Butterflies: Pin and Preserve Workshop
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
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Oct 24
Exhibition Highlights Tour Guided Tour of Current Exhibitions
Burchfield Penney Art Center
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Oct 24
Stab Bookbinding Basics Class
Western New York Book Arts Center
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Oct 24
Halloween Pup Strut on Allen Street
Buffalo Barkery
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Oct 24
Twin Snakes – Art Exhibit
Museum of Cold
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Oct 24
Canalside Lecture Series: Halloween an Anthropological Perspective on a Festival with Many Meanings
Waterway of Change Museum – Longshed at Canalside
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Oct 24
Kids Book Club
Burchfield Penney Art Center
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Oct 24
Spooky Allentown Festival
Allentown Community Space
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Oct 24
Buffalo State Football vs Hilbert
Coyer Field
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Oct 24
Men’s Basketball Syracuse vs. Niagara
KeyBank Center
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Oct 24
Nightmare on Elmwood Bar Crawl
Elmwood Village
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Oct 24
DECO DAY~ DECO’S 3rd ANNIVERSARY
Deco Lounge
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Oct 24
Axioma, Radian, Funeral Dancer, Feverhawk, Bifurcate
Mohawk Place
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Oct 24
Buffalo Extreme vs Chicago Fury
XGEN Elite Sports Complex
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Oct 24
R&B Ain’t Dead – An R&B Showcase
The Caz
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Oct 24
The ABBA Reunion Tribute Show
Forbes Theater
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Oct 24
The Palmer Squares with Mindset
Showplace Theater
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Oct 24
The Super Pickle: A Hilarious Musical Parody
Shea’s Smith Theatre
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Oct 24
The Jay/Sharptet: The Music of Chet Baker and More
PAUSA Art House
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Oct 24
Whitetails – Album Release Party
Revolver Records Inc.
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Oct 24
Thundercat – Distracted AF Tour 2026
Buffalo RiverWorks
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Oct 24
Bored Teachers
Shea’s Buffalo
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Oct 24
Outlaw State of Mind
Lancaster Opera House
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Oct 24
Bewitched: Somebody’s Watching You (21+)
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
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Oct 24
As We Walk: Harmonia & First Inversion
Cavalry Episcopal Church
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Oct 24
Big Shrimp
The Cave
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Oct 24
Deathpact presents: FROM DARKNESS, COMES LIGHT: ECLIPSED
Town Ballroom
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Oct 24
Songbirds: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Buffalo Iron Works
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Oct 24
Night Flight
Electric City
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Oct 24
LIVE JAZZ WITH TETRAGON
Black Dots Records and Bar
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Oct 24
BoomRoom – October Edition
Buffalo Distilling Co.
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Oct 24
Boperdoo: Puppet Slam
Buffalo Comedy Collective
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Oct 24
THE NERDS GONE WILD After Party
Hyatt Regency Buffalo
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Oct 24
REFINED REVELRY & MINDSTATE
The Gypsy Parlor
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Oct 25
Sonntagsbrunch!
Hofbräuhaus Buffalo
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Oct 25
Trivia Night at The West End Inn
The West End Inn
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Oct 25
John Bacon Jazz
duende at Silo City
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Oct 25
Sensory Hour Waterway of Change
Waterway of Change Museum at Canalside
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Oct 25
Greg Warren
Helium Comedy Club
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Oct 25
Women+ on the Edge of Democracy
Alleyway Theatre
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Oct 25
Elmwood Village Victorians Neighborhood Walking Tour 11am
Elmwood Avenue & Bryant Street
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Oct 25
Scandalous Buffalo: Downtown Walking Tour 11am
Spot Coffee – Buffalo
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Oct 25
Elmwood Village Safe Trick or Treat
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
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Oct 25
Boozy Book Fair- Spooky Edition
Alchemy Wine & Beer
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Oct 25
Shea’s Free Film Series: The Addams Family
Shea’s Buffalo
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Oct 25
Old First Ward: Industry to Resurgence Walking Tour 2pm
Resurgence Brewing Company
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Oct 25
Symphonic Spooktacular
Kleinhan’s Music Hall
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Oct 25
Hocus Pocus Taste-a-Long Experience
Electric City
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Oct 25
Cultural Vignettes Concert
Williamsville United Methodist
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Oct 25
Bye Week Ball
Town Ballroom
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Oct 25
The Empty Pockets
The Cave
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Oct 25
Hip Hop Scareyoke
VENU Buffalo
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Oct 25
Paul Todaro & The Standards – CAZ Supper Club
The Caz
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Oct 25
Jungle Steve + Jacob Pere + Philip Stephen
duende at Silo City
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Oct 25
The American Scene
St. Anthony’s Social Hall
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Oct 25
Dark Divine – With Special Guests
Rec Room Buffalo
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Oct 27
Zero Tech Tuesdays!
Road Less Traveled Productions
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Oct 27
Tri-Main Center Interior Tour – 11am
Tri-Main Center
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Oct 29
Photography Nights at the Botanical Gardens
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
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Oct 29
Boos & Spirits: An Oktoberfest Walking Tour at the United German & French Cemetery
United German & French Cemetery
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Oct 29
Delaware Avenue Mansions Exterior Walking Tour 1pm
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Learn More
Oct 30
Dueling Pianos Band
Rec Room Buffalo
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Oct 30
Live Band Karaoke 90s Rock and Pop Edition
Rec Room Buffalo
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Oct 30
Delaware Avenue Mansions Exterior Walking Tour 2pm
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Learn More
Oct 31
Soulful Saturday
The Gypsy Parlor
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Oct 31
Highmark Stadium Rally Day
Highmark Stadium
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Oct 31
Tom Stahl and the Dangerfields
duende at Silo City
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Nov 02
Jazz Jam
The Gypsy Parlor
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Nov 04
Open Mic at Helium
Helium Comedy Club
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Nov 07
Open Studio at Burchfield Penny Art Center
Burchfield Penney Art Center
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Nov 07
Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Walking Tour
Innovation Center
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Nov 12
Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation Interior Tour
Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation
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Nov 13
M&T Second Fridays @ Burchfield Penney Art Center
Burchfield Penny Art Center
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Nov 13
The “It’s Electric” Frolic Tour
Tappo
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Nov 14
The Assembly House
Assembly House
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Nov 14
Home By 10 – A Dance Party For Adults
Rec Room Buffalo
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Nov 23
Shea’s Historic Tours
Shea’s Buffalo
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Nov 24
Karaoke Night!
Road Less Traveled Productions
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Nov 28
Clarence Center Walking Tour
Clarence Center Coffee Company & Cafe
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Dec 06
Mobile Shakespeare Lab presents “Macbeth”
Katharine Cornell Theatre
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Dec 12
Parks Adventure Bus
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA)
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