95 Things That Aren’t Cancelled This Fall in Buffalo & WNY

Yes, a lot has been cancelled this year – from the Erie County Fair to Buffalo Wing Fest (legit ones anyway…) to every last 2020 Step Out Buffalo event (they were gonna be so good y’all). We’re sad about it, but if we’re looking on the bright side you probably didn’t want to go to half of those cancelled things anyway. Now thanks to Covid-19 you have plenty of time to experience some of the fall activities you might not have explored otherwise.

So we pulled together a list of things that haven’t been cancelled this fall. Let’s make the most this long list, shall we Buffalo?

Friendly reminder to please continue to follow proper social distancing guidelines, wear a mask when social distancing isn’t possible, and make sure to check in with any and all businesses before visiting to learn about their new hours, service adjustments, and up-to-date health and safety protocols.

Think we’re missing one? Email us at editorial@stepoutbuffalo.com!

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1. Go apple picking
2. Visit Rolling Hills Asylum
3. Go to Mayer Brothers for cider and donuts
4. Check out the most haunted places in WNY
5. Take a haunted tour – stay tuned for our guide coming soon!
6. Get on a hayride – stay tuned for our guide coming soon!
7. Go pumpkin picking and do all the fun fall things at these Pumpkin Patches
8. Track down a new pop-up food stand
9. Go On A Ghost Hunt At Rolling Hills Asylum
10. Check Out Badding Bros Farm Fall Market 
11. Try one of these Essential New Restaurants to Try This Fall
12. Take a road trip to one of these Epic NYS Waterfalls You Can Drive to In 3 Hours or Less
13. Track down these Buffalo Bills-themed Beers
14. Have a picnic with one of these pre-made picnic baskets from a local restaurant
15. Try this new cereal-themed restaurant on Hertel
16. Try all the best cider and hot chocolate around WNY
17. Invest in some new Bills gear at one of these local in-person and online shops
18. Enjoy a bottomless mimosa brunch
19. Sign up for a Board & Brush DIY workshop
20. Visit the Chandler Street Food E Market
21. Plan a fall getaway at one of these sweet Airbnbs
22. Visit the new 3-restaurants-under-one-roof “European Lounge” by Chrusciki Bakery
23. Try the new FlashFood App, now available at certain Tops to save up to 50% on groceries
24. Track down Southern Tier Distillery’s New Pumking Whiskey
25. Check Out Orchard Parks very first brewery
26. Make a long weekend out of a nearby tiny house Airbnb stay
27. Track down apple cider donuts at these spots
28. Go on a shop local excursion in Hamburg or Williamsville
29. Staycation in Jamestown, perfect for nature-seekers and comedy lovers
30. Try new plant based vegan restaurant, Sunshine Vegan Eats

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31. Visit these unique public art installations around Buffalo
32. Support local artists, charities and Step Out Buffalo by purchasing our limited edition Step Out Buffalo x Artists merch of the month
33. Stage your own photo shoot at one of these 27 Insta-worthy spots around town
34. Go big or go home with these food and drink flights
35. Try IV therapy
36. Try one of these hidden gem bike trails
37. Try homemade ice cream at these 15 local shops
38. Take a tour of the most iconic street art murals in WNY
39. Enjoy Oktoberfest in Chandlerville
40. Hit the Miss Buffalo on a Buffalo Harbor Cruise
41. Order take-out and have a picnic at any of these parks
42. See a drive-in movie at Transit Drive-In or Dark Alley Drive-In
43. Enjoy happy hour on a restaurant patio
44. Skydive the Falls (open until November)
45. Order Bozanna’s Pizza from Armor Inn Tap Room
46. Pick your own bouquet of flowers at The Flower Stand, a u-pick flower farm
47. Become a geocacher on a county park trail
48. Try a locally made hard seltzer
49. Hit a beer garden
50. Visit Sunflower Fields
51. Sail on the Spirit of Buffalo
52. Explore street art in the Southtowns, Downtown, East Side, South Buffalo, Elmwood, Allentown, Niagara Falls, and Hertel
53. Go on a socially distanced overnight retreat at Becker Farms
54. Get your market fix while you can at these farmers market
55. Support a black-owned restaurant or business
56. Go kayaking
57. Take a Buffalo River History Cruise (through end of September)
58. Camp out at or take a day trip to Letchworth State Park
59. Hike to the eternal flame at Chestnut Ridge
60. Hit a U-pick fruit farm

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61. Head to Hidden Valley Animal Adventure to see the animals
62. Visit Griffis Sculpture Park
63. Visit Becker Farms for a petting zoo, freshly made donuts, chicken BBQ kinda day
64. Check out every work of art on this list of brand new murals that went up this summer
65. Hit the trails and connect with nature at Reinstein Woods
66. Head out to one of these nearby state parks
67. Visit a dog park
68. Try one of these 25 alternative parks and trails for walking, biking and jogging
69. Take a short drive to Lilydale
70. Check out one of these 6 Bike There, Buffalo! Self-guided tours

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71. Wander Forest Lawn Cemetery
72. Dig for fossils social distance style at Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve
73. Visit the Lakeside Bike Park and rent a bike
74. Head out on a Buffalo Pedal Tour
75. Do a self-guided Explore Buffalo walking tour
76. Check out Panama Rock Park (reserve a time here)
77. Enjoy one of WNY’s many waterfront patios while you still can
78. Get an adventure in at Sky High Adventure Park and ride the Mountain Coaster at Holiday Valley in Ellicottville (open through October)
79. Visit the Buffalo Zoo
80. Head to Old Fort Niagara for some old fashioned entertainment

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81. Drive out to Genesee Country Village & Museum for lot’s of family friendly fun
82. Get friendly with the animals at Aquarium of Niagara
83. Learn something new at Buffalo Museum of Science
84. Stop and smell the flowers at Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
85. Grab a bite on Food Truck Wednesdays at Samuel’s Grande Manor
86. Take an Explore Buffalo walking tour
87. Visit the Buffalo History Museum
88. Check out our Guide to Stargazing for the ultimate date night
89. Take a waterfront bike ride
90. Extend rooftop patio season into fall
91. Take Lewiston Food tour with The Roaming Table (through September)
92. Get wings from Josh Allen’s favorite spot
93. Squeaky Wheel’s Excellent Adventure happening Oct. 10
94. Get a Bloody Mary flight at Santora’s Pizza Pub & Grill
95. Try the Billz Mafia Burger at the new Off The Wall Sandwich Co.

Think we’re missing one? Email us at editorial@stepoutbuffalo.com!