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.
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In Buffalo, there’s always something fun and exciting happening. Check out what’s going on today.
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Traditions are big in Buffalo. Attend an iconic annual event and have a quintessential Buffalo experience.
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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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Shea’s Shopping Soiree
11/19
Shea’s Buffalo
The annual Shea’s Shopping Soirée is returning to Shea’s Buffalo Theatre on Thursday, November 19th. Organized by Shea’s Young Professionals,…
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Opening Party: You are the ceremony. This is the ritual.
11/21
Burchfield Penney Art Center
Celebrate the opening of You are the ceremony. This is the ritual., an exhibition that looks back on twelve years…
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Turkey Trot 2026
11/26
Buffalo Convention Center
Get Ready to Gobble Up Some Fun at the 131st Annual YMCA Turkey Trot! Lace up those sneakers, because it’s…
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World’s Largest Disco
11/28
Buffalo Convention Center
This massive annual festival is held every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving since 1979, paying tribute to the 1970s…
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Downtown Christmas Tree Lighting
12/05
Rotary Rink at Fountain Plaza
Saturday, December 5, 2026, Community Bank presents the Annual Downtown Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration at Rotary Rink at Fountain Plaza.…
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Christmas Tree Lighting at the AKG
12/12
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Join the AKG for the official lighting of the museum’s traditional Christmas Tree, a performance, and a sing-along! This year’s…
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Adam Bronstein & ABtrio
11/12 – 12/10
Nietzsche’s
Adam Bronstein & the ABtrio are in the front room for a live alternative jazz Happy Hour every 2nd Thursday…
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Altar, Altar – Art Exhibit
11/12 – 11/28
El Museo
We are so excited to present to you all, Altar, Alter: A Group Show About Identity, Divination, and Alter Egos.…
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Andy Krzystek: Sifting Through Latent Cause – Art Exhibit
11/12 – 12/27
Burchfield Penney Art Center
Buffalo artist Andy Krzystek produces works that utilizes painting, drawing, and printmaking techniques in a hybrid fashion that explores a…
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Art Moves Me
11/12 – 11/09
Burchfield Penney Art Center
The Burchfield Penney Art Center at SUNY Buffalo State is excited to host the sixth season of the innovative, award-winning…
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Art by Georgie Andrews – Art Exhibit
11/12 – 11/30
The Intersection Cafe
Featuring Works by Georgie Andrews for the month of November! A delicious assortment of acrylic and oil paintings of food…
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Art’s Cafe: Jazz Night With Cat Jones
11/12 – 11/09
Art’s Cafe
A weekly evening of jazz standards from the ’40s to the present, selections from the Great American Songbook, and a…
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Buffalo City Hall Tours
11/12 – 11/10
Buffalo City Hall
Free tours of Buffalo City Hall Every Weekday at Noon:Registration Required on Explore Buffalo’s Website Buffalo City Hall is a…
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Buffalo Proud – Art Exhibit
11/12 – 11/20
CEPA Gallery
Buffalo Proud is a public art project developed by the New York Immigration Coalition, as a part of its larger…
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Buffalo’s Vitascope Theatre + Edisonia Hall – Free Exhibit
11/12 – 01/04
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
For 130 years, the people of Buffalo have shared stories and dreamed aloud together in the cinema. In the lower…
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Built for Buffalo Exhibit
11/12 – 01/17
Buffalo Museum of Science
What does it take to construct a 1.35 million-square-foot open-air stadium that will host 60,000 fans? In a special complementary…
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Coco Karaoke
11/12 – 11/09
Jack Rabbit
Enjoy some food and drinks and hit the Karaoke stage with Jack Rabbit’s very own @madalynconcialdi Every Thursday, 9…
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Constructed Belief – Art Exhibit
11/12 – 04/30
UB CFA Gallery
Four artists Mara Baldwin, Ben Cowan, Nicki Green, and Muhammad Z. Zaman use gesture and repetition to explore how ritual…
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Cousins Trio & Friends
11/12
PAUSA Art House
During the late 1960s and 1970s, America was experiencing profound social and political upheaval. The Vietnam War, the struggle for…
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Downtown Icons & Hidden Treasures Walking Tour 2pm
11/12
Fountain Plaza
Step into the grandeur of turn-of-the-century Buffalo on this downtown walking tour, where richly detailed facades and spectacular interiors reveal…
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Educators’ Workshop-Spotlight on Natvar Bhavsar: Free Yourself
11/12
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Join us for a tour and artmaking that focuses on the special exhibition, Natvar Bhavsar: Free Yourself, with Manager of…
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Elmwood Village’s Albright Estate Walking Tour 11am
11/12 – 11/12
Spot Coffee – Elmwood
In the heart of the thriving Elmwood Village are treasures and secrets waiting to be rediscovered on this walking tour.…
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Fifty Years of RALA – Art Exhibit
11/12 – 03/28
Burchfield Penney Art Center
Fifty Years of RALA (Roycrofters At large Association) will consist of works created by RALA artisans over the past fifty…
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For Your Consideration Table Read ft. Buffalo State Theater Students
11/12
Burchfield Penney Art Center
The Burchfield Penney Art Center is pleased to announce a new collaboration with the Buffalo State Theater Department: For Your…
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