Buffalo Events Party Like A Local

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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Sep 01

Buffalo Jazz Festival 2024

Richardson Olmsted Campus

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Sep 01

City of Buffalo Splash Pads are Open!

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Sep 01

Sunday Morning Brunch Cruise on the Lake

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Sep 01

South Buffalo Farmers Market

Cazenovia Park Casino

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Sep 01

Jazz at Richardson: Buffalo Jazz Festival

The Richardson Hotel

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Sep 01

Best of Buffalo Double Decker Tour

Buffalo Double Decker Bus Tours

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Sep 01

Kenmore Farmer’s Market

Kenmore Municipal Green

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Sep 01

Zoomagination: Festival of Lanterns and Lights

Buffalo Zoo

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Sep 01

City of Buffalo Pools are Open!

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Sep 01

Buffalo RiverWorks Summer Concert Series

Buffalo RiverWorks

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Sep 01

Exhibition: Marisol: A Retrospective

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Sep 01

Exhibition: Pareidolic Muse

Bam!

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Sep 01

The Poetic Landscape of Western NY

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Sep 01

Black Restaurant Week

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Sep 01

Labor Day Weekend Street Festival

Old Falls Street, USA

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Sep 01

Lil Rel Howery

Helium Comedy Club

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Sep 01

National Buffalo Wing Festival

Highmark Stadium

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Sep 01

Kiddieland Opens at the Carrousel

Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum

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Sep 01

Defending Niagara: A War of 1812 Weekend

Old Fort Niagara

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Sep 01

Classic Corner Market

Riley St. & Girard

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Sep 01

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Sep 01

Nightcap Sail

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Sep 01

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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Sep 01

Big Kahuna Evening Tiki Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Sep 01

Lewiston Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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Sep 01

Buffalo River History Tours

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Sep 01

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Sep 01

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Sep 01

Queen For A Day Tour

Lakeward Spirits

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Sep 01

“Return to the Rainbow City: Buffalo’s Pan-American Exposition” Exhibit Opening

Buffalo History Museum

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Sep 03

“Fueling Change: A Multimedia Exploration of Niger Delta’s Oil Crisis”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Sep 03

“Tales from the Porch, Part IV: Art is a Language”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Sep 03

Sunset Harbor Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Sep 05

Dinner Theatre: Don’t Drink the Water

Desiderio’s Dinner Theater at Bobby J’s

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Sep 05

Evening Behind-the-Scenes Tours

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Sep 06

Soundwaves Concert Series

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Sep 08

The Market at Bassett Park

Bassett Park

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Sep 08

Pour Me a Strong One Acrylic Paint Class

Freedom Run Winery

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Sep 08

Hispanic Heritage District Walking Tour

Southwest Corner of Porter & Niagara Streets

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Sep 09

Classic Vinyl Live Series with Jeff Miers

Sportsmen’s Tavern

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Sep 11

Outdoor Richardson Olmsted Grounds Walking Tour

Richardson Olmsted Campus

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Sep 11

Caribbean Harbor Queen Cruise

Canalside Buffalo

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Sep 12

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Sep 13

Come Pour With Us: Custom Candle Pouring & Wine Tasting Experience

Freedom Run Winery

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Sep 14

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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Sep 20

Martin House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Sep 24

Photography Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Sep 29

Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Oct 12

Path Through History Weekends

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Buffalo Signature Events

Traditions are big in Buffalo. Attend an iconic annual event and have a quintessential Buffalo experience.

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Things 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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Sep 01

Best of Buffalo Double Decker Tour

Buffalo Double Decker Bus Tours

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Sep 01

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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Sep 01

South Buffalo Farmers Market

Cazenovia Park Casino

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Sep 01

Kenmore Farmer’s Market

Kenmore Municipal Green

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Sep 01

Sunday Morning Brunch Cruise on the Lake

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Sep 01

Classic Corner Market

Riley St. & Girard

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Sep 01

Nightcap Sail

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Sep 01

Zoomagination: Festival of Lanterns and Lights

Buffalo Zoo

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Sep 01

Big Kahuna Evening Tiki Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Sep 01

Lewiston Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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Sep 01

Buffalo River History Tours

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Sep 01

Exhibition: Marisol: A Retrospective

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Learn More

Sep 01

“Return to the Rainbow City: Buffalo’s Pan-American Exposition” Exhibit Opening

Buffalo History Museum

Learn More

Sep 01

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Learn More

Sep 01

Queen For A Day Tour

Lakeward Spirits

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Sep 01

Exhibition: Pareidolic Muse

Bam!

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Sep 01

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Sep 01

The Poetic Landscape of Western NY

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Sep 01

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Sep 03

Buffalo Bisons vs. Lehigh Valley Ironpigs

Sahlen Field

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Sep 03

Sarah Jane Barry, “The Dragons in Our Lives”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Sep 03

“Fueling Change: A Multimedia Exploration of Niger Delta’s Oil Crisis”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Sep 03

Sunset Harbor Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Sep 03

“Tales from the Porch, Part IV: Art is a Language”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Sep 04

East Aurora Farmers Market

Aurora Village (Tops) Plaza

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Sep 04

The Prom

MusicalFare Theatre

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Sep 05

Dinner Theatre: Don’t Drink the Water

Desiderio’s Dinner Theater at Bobby J’s

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Sep 05

Evening Behind-the-Scenes Tours

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Sep 06

Buffalo Brewery Tour

Buffalo RiverWorks

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Sep 06

Wipeout

Alleyway Theatre

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Sep 06

Chico Bean

Helium Comedy Club

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Sep 06

Buffalo True Crime Tour

Buffalo Double Decker Bus Tours

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Sep 06

Soundwaves Concert Series

Buffalo Boat Tours

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Sep 07

Art and Ecology Tour – Silo City

Silo City – Duende

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Sep 07

Sounds and Sails

Canalside Buffalo

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Sep 07

Taste of East Aurora

Main Street in East Aurora

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Sep 07

45th Annual Classic and Antique Boat and Car Show

The Buffalo Launch Club

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Sep 07

Hamburg Farmers Market 2024 Season

Hamburg Farmers Market

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Sep 07

{Bills!} Cake and Sip with Food Network Star @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Sep 07

SPECIAL EVENT: Teachers Gone Bad

Helium Comedy Club

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Sep 07

Cage the Elephant – Neon Pill Tour

Artpark – Mainstage Theater

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Sep 07

Clarence Hollow Farmers Market

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Sep 07

African American Ancestral Trolley Tour

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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Sep 07

Mary Ramsey and Friends

PAUSA Art House

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Sep 07

Williamsville Farmers Market

Amherst Town Hall Parking Lot

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Sep 07

Elmwood Village Farmers Market

Elmwood Avenue and Bidwell Parkway

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Sep 07

Sue Foley with The Pistolas

Sportsmen’s Tavern

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Sep 07

Williamsville Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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Sep 08

Pour Me a Strong One Acrylic Paint Class

Freedom Run Winery

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Sep 08

Hispanic Heritage District Walking Tour

Southwest Corner of Porter & Niagara Streets

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Sep 08

The Market at Bassett Park

Bassett Park

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Sep 09

Classic Vinyl Live Series with Jeff Miers

Sportsmen’s Tavern

Learn More

Sep 11

Caribbean Harbor Queen Cruise

Canalside Buffalo

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Sep 11

Outdoor Richardson Olmsted Grounds Walking Tour

Richardson Olmsted Campus

Learn More

Sep 12

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

Learn More

Sep 13

Come Pour With Us: Custom Candle Pouring & Wine Tasting Experience

Freedom Run Winery

Learn More

Sep 14

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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Sep 20

Martin House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

Learn More

Sep 24

Photography Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Sep 29

Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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Oct 12

Path Through History Weekends

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Next to Normal

02/19 – 03/16

MusicalFare Theatre

$57

In this emotionally charged, Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical, a suburban household copes with family secrets, crisis and unpredictability with poignancy,…

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Aerosmith: Peace Out The Farewell Tour

02/25

KeyBank Center

Appearing 1 night only in Buffalo, with The Black Crowes.

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Goodnight, Tyler

02/28 – 03/16

Ujima Theatre

$20-$40

Goodnight, Tyler, by B.J Tindal Tyler, the ghost-love story of Tyler Evans, a dead Black man who wants to be…

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The Wiz

03/04 – 03/09

Shea’s Buffalo

THE WIZ returns “home” to stages across America in an all-new Broadway tour, the first one in 40 years. This…

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Tina Symphonic: The Music of Tina Turner

03/07

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

The BPO honors the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Tina Turner, in a spectacular tribute concert showcasing her unforgettable hits.…

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UB Distinguished Speakers Series – Damar Hamlin

03/13

Center for the Arts

$35-$55

Damar Hamlin is an American football safety for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He played college football…

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The Informer

03/15 – 03/29

American Repertory Theatre of WNY

The Informer Adaptation of Liam O’Flaherty’s novel Written & Directed by Matthew LaChiusa Featuring Trevor Dugan, Juli Grygier, Anthony Grande,…

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BABEL: Cheryl Strayed

03/20

Kleinhans Music Hall

CHERYL STRAYED is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific…

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Shucked

03/25 – 03/30

Shea’s Buffalo

SHUCKED is the Tony Award®&winning musical comedy The Wall Street Journal calls “flat out hilarious!” And nobody knows funny like…

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Dial M for Murder

03/27 – 04/13

Shea’s 710 Theatre

A new version of the celebrated murder mystery that inspired Hitchcock’s masterpiece! Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of the classic suspense thriller…

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Dorian

03/28 – 04/13

Irish Classical Theatre Company at Andrews Theatre

One man’s descent from glorious debauchery to epic self-destruction. Dip into the seductive world of Dorian, a mesmerizing new adaptation of…

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A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond Musical

04/08 – 04/13

Shea’s Buffalo

THE UNTOLD TRUE STORY OF A BROOKLYN KID WHO BECAME A CHART-BUSTING, SHOW-STOPPING, AWARD-WINNING AMERICAN ICONCreated in collaboration with Neil…

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Waitress

04/16 – 05/18

MusicalFare Theatre

$57

Jenna, a waitress and expert pie maker, is stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. When a baking…

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BABEL: James McBride

04/30

Kleinhans Music Hall

JAMES McBRIDE is a New York Times bestselling author, musician, and screenwriter. His landmark memoir, The Color of Water, rested…

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Legally Blonde

05/01 – 05/18

Shea’s 710 Theatre

A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she…

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Everybody

05/02 – 05/18

Ujima Theatre

$20-$40

Everybody, written by Brandon Jacob – Jenkins, the brash young, critically lauded OBIE Award winning playwright, is his darkly comedic…

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch

05/02 – 05/18

Shea’s Smith Theatre

Hedwig and the Angry Inch, starring celebrated Buffalo drag queen, Vanna Deux.  This award-winning cult favorite tells the story of…

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Crocodile Fever

05/30 – 06/15

Irish Classical Theatre Company at Andrews Theatre

Sisterhood, social conflict, 80s anthems, and a chainsaw. Prepare to be plunged into the darkly comic and fiercely captivating world of…

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Back to the Future: The Musical

06/24 – 06/29

Shea’s Buffalo

Winner of the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, four WhatsOnStage Awards, including Best New Musical, and the Broadway…

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Experience the Best of Van Halen

07/26

Shea’s 710 Theatre

Featuring Completely Unchained – heard all of the favorite hits: Panama, Hot for Teacher, Jump and more!       

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