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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- Visit these 9 epic places to see the leaves changing
- Take a fall foliage train ride
- Check out a haunted/Halloween-themed event
- Track down the coolest Halloween Houses across WNY
- Eat, drink, and be merry on these heated patios
- Catch a drive-in movie at these spots showing films throughout fall
- Go apple picking
- Visit Rolling Hills Asylum
- Go to Mayer Brothers for cider and donuts
- Check out the most haunted places in WNY
- Take a haunted tour
- Get on a hayride – stay tuned for our guide coming soon!
- Go pumpkin picking and do all the fun fall things at these Pumpkin Patches
- Track down a new pop-up food stand
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Go On A Ghost Hunt At Rolling Hills Asylum
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Check Out Badding Bros Farm Fall MarketÂ
- Try one of these Essential New Restaurants to Try This Fall
- Take a road trip to one of these Epic NYS Waterfalls You Can Drive to In 3 Hours or Less
- Track down these Buffalo Bills-themed Beers
- Have a picnic with one of these pre-made picnic baskets from a local restaurant
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- Try this new cereal-themed restaurant on Hertel
- Try all the best cider and hot chocolate around WNY
- Invest in some new Bills gear at one of these local in-person and online shops
- Enjoy a bottomless mimosa brunch
- Sign up for a Board & Brush DIY workshop
- Visit the Chandler Street Food E Market
- Plan a fall getaway at one of these sweet Airbnbs
- Visit the new 3-restaurants-under-one-roof “European Lounge” by Chrusciki Bakery
- Try the new FlashFood App, now available at certain Tops to save up to 50% on groceries
- Track down Southern Tier Distillery’s New Pumking Whiskey
- Check Out Orchard Parks very first brewery
- Make a long weekend out of a nearby tiny house Airbnb stay
- Track down apple cider donuts at these spots
- Go on a shop local excursion in Hamburg or Williamsville
- Staycation in Jamestown, perfect for nature-seekers and comedy lovers
- Try new plant based vegan restaurant, Sunshine Vegan Eats
- Visit these unique public art installations around Buffalo
- Support local artists, charities and Step Out Buffalo by purchasing our limited edition Step Out Buffalo x Artists merch of the month
- Stage your own photo shoot at one of these 27 Insta-worthy spots around town
- Go big or go home with these food and drink flights
- Try IV therapy
- Try one of these hidden gem bike trails
- Try homemade ice cream at these 15 local shops
- Take a tour of the most iconic street art murals in WNY
- Enjoy Oktoberfest in Chandlerville
- Hit the Miss Buffalo on a Buffalo Harbor Cruise
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- Order take-out and have a picnic at any of these parks
- See a drive-in movie at Transit Drive-In or Dark Alley Drive-In
- Enjoy happy hour on a restaurant patio
- Skydive the Falls (open until November)
- Order Bozanna’s Pizza from Armor Inn Tap Room
- Pick your own bouquet of flowers at The Flower Stand, a u-pick flower farm
- Become a geocacher on a county park trail
- Try a locally made hard seltzer
- Hit a beer garden
- Visit Sunflower Fields
- Sail on the Spirit of Buffalo
- Explore street art in the Southtowns, Downtown, East Side, South Buffalo, Elmwood, Allentown, Niagara Falls, and Hertel
- Go on a socially distanced overnight retreat at Becker Farms
- Get your market fix while you can at these farmers market
- Support a black-owned restaurant or business
- Go kayaking
- Take a Buffalo River History Cruise (through end of September)
- Camp out at or take a day trip to Letchworth State Park
- Hike to the eternal flame at Chestnut Ridge
- Hit a U-pick fruit farm
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- Head to Hidden Valley Animal Adventure to see the animals
- Visit Griffis Sculpture Park
- Visit Becker Farms for a petting zoo, freshly made donuts, chicken BBQ kinda day
- Check out every work of art on this list of brand new murals that went up this summer
- Hit the trails and connect with nature at Reinstein Woods
- Head out to one of these nearby state parks
- Visit a dog park
- Try one of these 25 alternative parks and trails for walking, biking and jogging
- Take a short drive to Lilydale
- Check out one of these 6 Bike There, Buffalo! Self-guided tours
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- Wander Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Dig for fossils social distance style at Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve
- Visit the Lakeside Bike Park and rent a bike
- Head out on a Buffalo Pedal Tour
- Do a self-guided Explore Buffalo walking tour
- Check out Panama Rock Park (reserve a time here)
- Enjoy one of WNY’s many waterfront patios while you still can
- Get an adventure in at Sky High Adventure Park and ride the Mountain Coaster at Holiday Valley in Ellicottville (open through October)
- Visit the Buffalo Zoo
- Head to Old Fort Niagara for some old fashioned entertainment
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- Drive out to Genesee Country Village & Museum for lot’s of family friendly fun
- Get friendly with the animals at Aquarium of Niagara
- Learn something new at Buffalo Museum of Science
- Stop and smell the flowers at Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
- Grab a bite on Food Truck Wednesdays at Samuel’s Grande Manor
- Take an Explore Buffalo walking tour
- Visit the Buffalo History Museum
- Check out our Guide to Stargazing for the ultimate date night
- Take a waterfront bike ride
- Extend rooftop patio season into fall
- Take Lewiston Food tour with The Roaming Table (through September)
- Get wings from Josh Allen’s favorite spot
- Squeaky Wheel’s Excellent Adventure happening Oct. 10
- Get a Bloody Mary flight at Santora’s Pizza Pub & Grill
- Try the Billz Mafia Burger at the new Off The Wall Sandwich Co.
Think we’re missing one? Email us at editorial@stepoutbuffalo.com!
Author: the blonderooster
Emily is co-founder and Director of Storytelling at Step Out Buffalo. Her favorite things to do are eat, travel, and think up business ideas. Emily is originally from Hamburg, NY and her out of town friends will tell you that she loves to talk about Buffalo any chance she gets.
