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.
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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All Ages Bills Rally
10/29
Niagara Square
Bills Mafia!!! Get ready to see Niagara Square like never before! Join us October 29Th for an all-ages Bills rally…
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Let’s Go Boo-ffalo
10/31
The Bills Store
You’re in for a treat, Boo-ffalo! We’re bringing some Halloween fun to The Bills Store, and you’re invited!Join Visit Buffalo…
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The Witches Ball
10/31
Hotel At The Lafayette
Home at last, sinful as ever and raising hell. The Witches Ball returns to Hotel Lafayette. Buffalo’s Biggest and Most…
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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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Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind – Art Exhibit
10/26 – 11/08
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Ali Banisadr merges the compositional elements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altogether new form of figuration.…
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Alley Girl
10/26
Revolver Records Inc.
Hot Sounds Presents Alley Girl With Evil Things & Thee Isolators
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Buffalo City Hall Tours
10/26 – 10/25
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 to Niagara Ride with Buffalo Bike Tours
10/26 – 10/31
Buffalo Bike Tours
Join our Buffalo To Niagara Falls tour on e-bikes and explore Niagara Falls while enjoying a scenic ride. Our expert…
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Buffalo’s Vitascope Theatre + Edisonia Hall – Free Exhibit
10/26 – 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
10/26 – 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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Clinton Bailey Farmers & Flea Market
10/26 – 11/01
Clinton Bailey Farmers Market
The Clinton Bailey Farmers & Flea Market is a historic, family-friendly outdoor market. Run by the Niagara Frontier Growers Co-operative…
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Crane’s Halloween Party
10/26
Crane Branch Library
You’re invited to Crane’s Halloween Party for Kids! Come in costume and make Halloween wands! Get your face painted and…
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Greg Warren
10/26 – 10/26
Helium Comedy Club
Greg Warren, most recently seen on Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Late Late Show and Comedy Central Presents, has…
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Highmark Stadium Tours
10/26 – 12/30
Highmark Stadium
Our behind-the-scenes tours offer exclusive access to premium spaces, locker rooms and other areas typically reserved for players and staff…
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Industry Night on Main
10/26 – 12/28
617 Main
Industry Night on MainEvery Monday. Doors at 6, DJ PNasty on the decks from 7 to midnight. Game on the…
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Karaoke Mondays at Hardware
10/26 – 10/23
Allen Street Hardware Cafe
What better way to spend your Monday nights! Karaoke and .75 wings at Allen Street Hardware 21+ Free admission
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Masters of American Architecture: Downtown Walking Tour 1pm
10/26 – 11/06
Hotel At The Lafayette
At the turn of the twentieth century, Buffalo had grown to become the eighth largest city in America. The wealth…
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Murder in the Cellar – A 1920s Murder Mystery! – 2nd Show
10/26
The Caz
A 1920s Murder Mystery at The Caz: Taking you back to the ’20s on the 20th! Step inside Estelle Smith’s…
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Natvar Bhavsar: Free Yourself – Art Exhibit
10/26 – 04/04
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Natvar Bhavsar: Free Yourself surveys fifty years of the artist’s expressive abstractions, inviting viewers to meditate on the power of pure…
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Open Mic Night @ Nietzsche’s
10/26 – 10/23
Nietzsche’s
At Nietzsche’s, Mondays are the best! We’ve got the Songwriter Showcase from 8-9pm and Buffalo’s Longest-Running Open Mic Nite from…
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Ragnar Kjartansson: Politics of the Obvious – Art Exhibit
10/26 – 01/31
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Ragnar Kjartansson works across performance, music, and image to create shared emotional experiences from otherwise commonplace or familiar scenes. Politics of…
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Scarecrow Trail at the Botanical Gardens
10/26 – 11/02
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
Ease on down to the Botanical Gardens for a spooktacular Scarecrow Trail that you’ll FALL in love with. Experience this…
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