101 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. Visit these 9 epic places to see the leaves changing
2. Take a fall foliage train ride
3. Check out a haunted/Halloween-themed event
4. Track down the coolest Halloween Houses across WNY
5. Eat, drink, and be merry on these heated patios
6. Catch a drive-in movie at these spots showing films throughout fall
7. Go apple picking
8. Visit Rolling Hills Asylum
9. Go to Mayer Brothers for cider and donuts
10. Check out the most haunted places in WNY
11. Take a haunted tour
12. Get on a hayride – stay tuned for our guide coming soon!
13. Go pumpkin picking and do all the fun fall things at these Pumpkin Patches
14. Track down a new pop-up food stand
15. Go On A Ghost Hunt At Rolling Hills Asylum
16. Check Out Badding Bros Farm Fall Market 
17. Try one of these Essential New Restaurants to Try This Fall
18. Take a road trip to one of these Epic NYS Waterfalls You Can Drive to In 3 Hours or Less
19. Track down these Buffalo Bills-themed Beers
20. Have a picnic with one of these pre-made picnic baskets from a local restaurant

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21. Try this new cereal-themed restaurant on Hertel
22. Try all the best cider and hot chocolate around WNY
23. Invest in some new Bills gear at one of these local in-person and online shops
24. Enjoy a bottomless mimosa brunch
25. Sign up for a Board & Brush DIY workshop
26. Visit the Chandler Street Food E Market
27. Plan a fall getaway at one of these sweet Airbnbs
28. Visit the new 3-restaurants-under-one-roof “European Lounge” by Chrusciki Bakery
29. Try the new FlashFood App, now available at certain Tops to save up to 50% on groceries
30. Track down Southern Tier Distillery’s New Pumking Whiskey
31. Check Out Orchard Parks very first brewery
32. Make a long weekend out of a nearby tiny house Airbnb stay
33. Track down apple cider donuts at these spots
34. Go on a shop local excursion in Hamburg or Williamsville
35. Staycation in Jamestown, perfect for nature-seekers and comedy lovers
36. Try new plant based vegan restaurant, Sunshine Vegan Eats
37. Visit these unique public art installations around Buffalo
38. Support local artists, charities and Step Out Buffalo by purchasing our limited edition Step Out Buffalo x Artists merch of the month
39. Stage your own photo shoot at one of these 27 Insta-worthy spots around town
40. Go big or go home with these food and drink flights
41. Try IV therapy
42. Try one of these hidden gem bike trails
43. Try homemade ice cream at these 15 local shops
44. Take a tour of the most iconic street art murals in WNY
45. Enjoy Oktoberfest in Chandlerville
46. Hit the Miss Buffalo on a Buffalo Harbor Cruise

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47. Order take-out and have a picnic at any of these parks
48. See a drive-in movie at Transit Drive-In or Dark Alley Drive-In
49. Enjoy happy hour on a restaurant patio
50. Skydive the Falls (open until November)
51. Order Bozanna’s Pizza from Armor Inn Tap Room
52. Pick your own bouquet of flowers at The Flower Stand, a u-pick flower farm
53. Become a geocacher on a county park trail
54. Try a locally made hard seltzer
55. Hit a beer garden
56. Visit Sunflower Fields
57. Sail on the Spirit of Buffalo
58. Explore street art in the Southtowns, Downtown, East Side, South Buffalo, Elmwood, Allentown, Niagara Falls, and Hertel
59. Go on a socially distanced overnight retreat at Becker Farms
60. Get your market fix while you can at these farmers market
61. Support a black-owned restaurant or business
62. Go kayaking
63. Take a Buffalo River History Cruise (through end of September)
64. Camp out at or take a day trip to Letchworth State Park
65. Hike to the eternal flame at Chestnut Ridge
66. Hit a U-pick fruit farm

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

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

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

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