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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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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Christmas in the Country
11/14 – 11/15
Fairgrounds Event Center
Get ready to experience one of Western New York’s most beloved holiday traditions! Christmas in the Country Artisan Market is…
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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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$20 Comedy Night with Dan Altano
11/14
Elmwood Commons Theater
Show is in the Playhouse Theatre and is general seating. Kitchen closed for Playhouse Theatre shows but beer, wine, hard…
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A PLACE AND TIME TO BECOME WISE – Art Exhibit
11/14 – 12/18
Rivalry Projects
Rivalry Projects is pleased to present A Place and Time to Become Wise, the gallery’s first exhibition of drawings by…
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Alexandra McArthur Quartet
11/14
PAUSA Art House
Alexandra McArthur is a Buffalo-based vocalist, composer, storyteller, and teaching artist known for her expressive voice, dynamic stage presence, and…
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Altar, Altar – Art Exhibit
11/14 – 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
11/14 – 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 by Georgie Andrews – Art Exhibit
11/14 – 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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Blizzard Of Ozz – A Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne / Black Sabbath / Randy Rhoads w/ Sacred Art
11/14
The Caz
Blizzard Of Ozz performs the music of Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, and Randy Rhoads. An evening of music honoring the…
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BuffaLove Preshow Market & Social Hour
11/14
Indigo Chapel
Join us for our pre-show market featuring some amazing local artists and small businesses including Timeless Babez, Buffalo Creative Workshop,…
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Buffalo Extreme vs Saratoga Racers
11/14
XGEN Elite Sports Complex
The Buffalo eXtreme is a basketball team based in Buffalo, New York. The team competes in the American Basketball Association (ABA)…
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Buffalo Proud – Art Exhibit
11/14 – 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 State Football vs Hobart
11/14
Coyer Field
Buffalo State Football Hosts Hobart College at 1PM at Coyer Field
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Buffalo’s Vitascope Theatre + Edisonia Hall – Free Exhibit
11/14 – 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
11/14 – 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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Carried Forward – Art Exhibit
11/14 – 12/27
TENfold Gallery
Gallery Josephine is pleased to present Carried Forward: Art, Memory, and Stewardship from Three Artist Estates, an exhibition featuring works…
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Celtic Sessions @ Nietzsche’s
11/14 – 12/19
Nietzsche’s
Sláinte! We’re proud to present the Celtic Sessions, every Saturday from 4-7pm, come enjoy celtic music, poems, history – and…
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Chris Botti
11/14
Kleinhans Music Hall
Trumpeter Chris Botti brings an intimate, warm, and refined sound to the stage. Joined by Ron Spigelman and the BPO,…
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City of Light Bus Tour
11/14
Buffalo Seminary
At the end of the nineteenth century, Buffalo was the 8th largest American city at the forefront of technological progress.…
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ComedySportz Buffalo Match!
11/14 – 11/11
Buffalo Comedy Collective
What is ComedySportz? ComedySportz is our flagship show where improvisational comedy is played as a sport. Our high-energy, short-form improv…
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