Deep Discounts for Basketball Fans in Buffalo, NY

Published on February 11, 2026 | Last Updated March 19, 2026

While you’re here for the action on the court, make the most of your time in Buffalo with exclusive deals from some of our favorite local spots. From must-see attractions to memorable meals, these offers are your ticket to experiencing the best of Buffalo. Explore, save, and enjoy!

Buffalo’s Entertainment District

Downtown, Buffalo, NY

See flyer for shuttle details!

Courtside at Canalside

44 Prime St, Buffalo, NY 14202 / Resurgence at Canalside

Celebrate basketball in Buffalo at Canalside on Thursday March 19 from 4pm-6pm. We will be serving up fresh eats, drinks, games and basketball on the boardwalk on Tournament Day. Enter to win a $500 gift card from Tops Friendly Market!

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Big Ditch Brewing Company

55 E. Huron Street, Buffalo, NY / bigditchbrewing.com

The Buffalo Triple Double: A beef on weck sandwich, 5 wings tossed in your choice of sauce and a side of our hand cut fries for $20. An delicious way for out-of-towners to experience two different Buffalo food staples in one place!

Pearl Street Grill & Brewery

76 Pearl Street, Buffalo, NY / pearlstreetgrill.com

On the upper banquet floors during the 2 hour break on Thursday:
All you can buffet – get in and out quickly! And enjoy all the delicious Buffalo staples. Walking distance from arena!

$25 Game Day Buffet
Fresh sliced Beef on Weck, assorted gourmet Pizza, delicious plump and crispy wings made with real butter, Baked Penne w/ red sauce, Boneless Wings, & Salad

$25 inclusive of tax and gratuity

Oscar’s Inn (Bed & Breakfast)

288 Linwood Ave, Buffalo, NY / oscarsinn.com

Complimentary Buffalo Welcome Package!
Contact Inn for selection.

Shea’s Performing Arts Center

646 Main Street, Buffalo, NY / sheas.org

Use promo code 26Adventure for $59 tickets to Kimberly Akimbo at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre! Don’t miss this heartfelt, hilarious, Tony Award-winning Broadway hit in one of Buffalo’s most iconic architectural landmarks.

Tickets are available at: https://www.sheas.org/performances/kimberly-akimbo or at Shea’s Box Office at 650 Main Street in Downtown Buffalo.

Two Nines Kitchen and Bar

8230 Wehrle Drive, Buffalo, NY / twonineskitchenbar.com

15% off your bill up to $20 off

Explore Buffalo

1 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY 14201/ explorebuffalo.org

Explore Buffalo has the following tours scheduled for Friday, March 20:

City Hall Tour: 10am, 12pm, and 2pm
Delaware Avenue Mansions: 10am and 2pm
American Masters Downtown Tour: 11am, 1pm, and 4pm
Scandalous Buffalo: 1pm
Downtown Icons & Hidden Treasures: 2pm
Shared Light, Shared City – Downtown Happy Hour Tour: 5:30pm

All details are on Explore Buffalo’s website at explorebuffalo.org. Please note that tours start at the location listed on the website, not at Explore Buffalo’s office address on Symphony Circle.

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14218/ buffalogardens.com

Tournament attendees can enjoy 50% off admission to the Botanical Gardens! Present your game tickets at our front desk when you make your purchase and enjoy your savings!

Johnson’s Landing

4040 Lake Shore Rd, Buffalo, NY 14075 / johnsonslandingwny.com

$5 Drafts
10 Jumbo Wings for $10
Any Burger & a JL Beer $20
Buffalo Platter: 2 Beef on Weck Sliders, 2 Pizza Logs, 5 Jumbo Wings, Chips $25

Pub at the Park (at Sahlen Field)

275 Washington St, Buffalo, NY 14203 / milb.com/buffalo/ballpark/pub-at-the-park

Buffalo Buffet $27.95 for adults and $19.95 for kids 12 and under. Draft beer specials: $8 craft, $7 domestic. Our employees will be handing out flyers near the arena that offer $5 off per person when presented to the server.

Buffet Menu: Chicken wings, roast beef, pulled pork, roasted baby red potatoes, penne with red sauce, chef’s choice vegetable, potato salad, caesar salad, assorted rolls.

Papi Grande’s

20 West Main Street, Lancaster, NY 14086 / wnychamber.com/march-madness-watch-party/

College Basketball is coming to the Village of Lancaster! Join us on Saturday, March 21st for all things college basketball! Starting at 12pm and going through closing, we are proud to have 3 participating restaurants for this event – Papi Grande’s, Fattey Beer Co, and Skoobs. For this event, you can purchase a ticket to watch the games at 1 location OR go all in and purchase the Court Side Package to watch games at all 3 locations AND be entered to win a secret prize! This is an event that you do not want to miss! Purchase your tickets today!!

Ticket includes admission to the Watch Party, 1 house margarita or draft beer and either Papi nachos with chicken or beef, or chips with queso or guac. $40 per ticket.

Court Side Package – admission to all 3 locations for the Watch Party, plus all of the food and drinks for that location, plus an entry for a secret prize! $100 per ticket.

Fattey Beer Co.

1 West Main Street, Lancaster, NY 14086 / wnychamber.com/march-madness-watch-party/

College Basketball is coming to the Village of Lancaster! Join us on Saturday, March 21st for all things college basketball! Starting at 12pm and going through closing, we are proud to have 3 participating restaurants for this event – Papi Grande’s, Fattey Beer Co, and Skoob’s. For this event, you can purchase a ticket to watch the games at 1 location OR go all in and purchase the Court Side Package to watch games at all 3 locations AND be entered to win a secret prize! This is an event that you do not want to miss! Purchase your tickets today!!

Ticket includes admission to the Watch Party, and 2 Draft Beers. $40 per ticket

Court Side Package – admission to all 3 locations for the Watch Party, plus all of the food and drinks for that location, plus an entry for a secret prize! $100 per ticket.

Skoob’s

50 Central Ave, Lancaster, NY 14086 / wnychamber.com/march-madness-watch-party/

College Basketball is coming to the Village of Lancaster! Join us on Saturday, March 21st for all things college basketball! Starting at 12pm and going through closing, we are proud to have 3 participating restaurants for this event – Papi Grande’s, Fattey Beer Co, and Skoob’s. For this event, you can purchase a ticket to watch the games at 1 location OR go all in and purchase the Court Side Package to watch games at all 3 locations AND be entered to win a secret prize! This is an event that you do not want to miss! Purchase your tickets today!!

Ticket includes admission to the Watch Party and 1 drink and 1 appetizer. $40 per ticket.

Court Side Package – admission to all 3 locations for the Watch Party, plus all of the food and drinks for that location, plus an entry for a secret prize! $100 per ticket.

Osteria 166

166 Franklin St. Buffalo, NY 14202 / osteriabuffalo.com

Pizza, Pasta, Salad Buffet in between games!

Bucket of beer specials: 3 for 10 & 5 for 15
Coors Light / Bud Light/ Labatts Blue & Blue Light

Beebe’s on the Square

403 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14203 / beebesatthegallery.com

BEEBE’S BASKET(ball)
Single order (8) Buffalo or Dry Lemon Pepper wings. Served with celery, carrots, and house blue cheese $14. (Penalty for no blue cheese)

Make it a 3-Pointer Combo: Parm Fries + Soda or Beer $19

Ladies Who Lunch Combo: House Caesar + Parm Fries + Soda $19

Games streaming in the bar and dining room. March 19 & 20 only. Closed March 21

Rainbow Air Helicopter Tours

56 Acheson Drive. Niagara Falls, NY 14303 / rainbowairinc.com

$10 per person off a Rainbow Air helicopter tour, weather permitting, and $2 per person off the “Niagara Virtual” VR adventure. For more information on flight conditions, it’s suggested that people call Rainbow Air at (716) 284-2800.

View full discount coupon here.

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo, New York 14211 / sciencebuff.org

Show your tournament ticket at the admissions desk for $2 off museum admission. Expires 3/22/26 (Cannot be combined with other offers)

Hartman’s Distilling Co.

55 Chicago Street, Buffalo, NY 14204 / hartmansdistilling.com

$8 Bloody Mary’s, $4 Draft Beers, & Breakfast Specials! FREE Parking less than 1 mile from the arena. See Flyer for more details.

Genesee Public House

2 Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14202 / hyatt.com

Take the Metrorail from Key Bank Center directly to Genesee Public House, located in the atrium of Hyatt Regency Buffalo. Join us for breakfast, lunch, dinner and game time specials. We will be open late night for your post-game celebrations!

D-Tour Bar & Grill

49 W Chippewa St, Buffalo, NY 14202 / dtourbarandgrill.com

Early Bird Special! 4pm – 7pm Daily. $25 Three course meal! Additionally, $4 off Martinis, $2 off Cocktails, $1 off Bottled Beer, and Half Priced Wine!

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

143 Jewett Pkwy, Buffalo, NY 14214 / martinhouse.org

Martin House is offering buy one, get one free tickets to Martin House, Martin House Plus, and Women of Martin House Tours with the code SLAMDUNK.

Hofbräuhaus Buffalo

190 Scott Street, Buffalo, NY 14204 / hofbrauhausbuffalo.com

Thursday & Saturday – Open for breakfast with a $20.26 Breakfast Buffet AND an In & Out Haus Buffet showcasing our Bavarian and Buffalo favorites also for $20.26.

We have 5 days of entertainment including a welcome party Wednesday night with the XOXO Pop Band. We are located in walking distance from the arena and many local hotels.

Buffalo Zoo

300 Parkside Ave, Buffalo, NY 14214 / buffalozoo.org

The Buffalo Zoo is welcoming the tens of thousands of college basketball fans visiting Western New York this week for March Madness with a special Zoo discount! Any Buffalo Zoo guest who visits between Wednesday, March 18 through Sunday, March 22 and wears merchandise representing their favorite college team will receive $5 off admission at our front entrance gate.

Whether it’s visiting fans from across the country or Western New Yorkers showing pride for local teams, the Zoo is excited to embrace all the college basketball excitement that will soon overtake the city. The Buffalo Zoo is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with last admission at 4 p.m.

BriarBrothers Brewing Company

50 Elk St, Buffalo, NY 14210 / briarbrothersbrewing.com

$6 Pints from 12-6pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday!

Oakk Haus

414 Pearl Street, Buffalo, NY 14202 / oakkhaus.com

Free admission plus $5 and $7 drink specials!

Penny’s Coffee Shop

916 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202 / pennys.coffee

Friday Happy Hour from 3–7 PM, featuring Georgian wine flights, cocktails, and select food options. Take part in our “Lucky 7” campaign, with special menu items priced at just $7!

Ilio DiPaolo’s Restaurant

3785 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14219 / IlioDiPaolos.com

Thursdays & Saturdays at Ilio’s come enjoy our famous Prime Rib Au Jus! Available in 16 oz. for $32.99 or “Wrestler Cut” 32 oz. for $63.99! Comes with Soup or Dinner Salad & Choice of Pasta or Potato with Vegetables!

Thursday Only: Garlic Parmesan Pasta Bread Bowl available to add to your Pasta Entree for only $10 extra! Call (716) 825-3675 for reservations or take-out!

The Vault @ 237

237 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203 / vault237buffalo.com

Open at 2pm – Happy Hour and Bar Menu. Beer: Draft Beer $6 / Bottle Beer $4. Well Liquor: $5. House Wines: $6. Chicken Wings, Sliders, Fries, Burgers, & more.

Rec Room

79 W Chippewa St, Buffalo, NY 14217 / recroombuffalo.com

Thursday
Kitchen & Bar open at 11:30 AM
Enjoy Wing, Finger, and Beer specials before the game—perfect for a quick stop so you can get in and out before tip-off!
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Friday (12 PM – 6 PM)
Kitchen & Bar open at 12 PM
Catch all the action on 12 TVs and two massive 12-ft video walls while enjoying all-day wing, finger, sandbagger, Margarita and beer specials.

Have some fun with our pool tables, dart boards, shuffleboard, and Pop-A-Shot basketball.
Gluten-free and vegetarian options available.

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Friday Night (6 PM – 10 PM)
Experience Buffalo’s best Dueling Pianos show—you don’t want to miss it!
Show your ticket stub at the door for just $5 admission.
21+ with valid ID

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Late Night (Friday & Saturday | 10 PM – 4 AM)
Keep the party going with DJs all weekend!
Kitchen open late
Show your ticket stub for reduced cover—only $5