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Best Things To Do This Weekend in Buffalo
Here are the best things to do this week in Buffalo, Western New York, and the Niagara Frontier as chosen by Step Out Buffalo’s editors. This list includes the best things to do including live music, festivals, comedy shows, theater, concerts, sports, nightlife parties and more. Love knowing what’s going on in Buffalo and Western New York? Be the first to know everything from the best new restaurants to coolest events – subscribe to our free email newsletter!
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Sponsored Placement Wed, Dec 8 $50 Chrusciki Bakery – Transit Rd North Towns At this Holiday Cupcake Class, you will learn how to decorate a Santa Hat, Christmas Tree, Snowman, Poinsettia, Wreath, & Christmas Lights.
You ... Fri, Dec 10 $41 Kleinhans Music Hall Buffalo Maestro JoAnn Falletta is joined by operatic soprano and Buffalo resident, Sirgourney Cook in a heart-warming selection of traditional favorites. Wintry ... Fri, Dec 10 Free Old Time Baptist Church South Towns The whole family will enjoy this Holiday event! Come experience the story of Christmas told with LIVE animals and actors, exciting sounds and smells, and ... Wed, Dec 8 $10 Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Buffalo Victorian Christmas has been a holiday tradition at the TR Site since 1974. As one of our most popular and important annual fundraisers, this year’s ...Christmas Cupcake Decorating Class at The European Lounge
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm +more dates
4475 Transit Rd Harris Hill, 14221JoAnn’s Classical Christmas
10:30 am - 12:30 pm +more dates
3 Symphony Circle Buffalo, 14201Destination Bethlehem | A Live Nativity Christmas Experience
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm +more dates
5599 Camp Rd Hamburg, 14075The 12 Days of Victorian Christmas 2021
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm +more dates
641 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, 14202
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Fri, Dec 10 $30 Alleyway Theatre Buffalo An Alleyway Tradition! Buffalo’s favorite family event returns for its 39th heartwarming year in a delightful adaptation featuring Scrooge, Tiny Tim, ... Fri, Dec 10 Free Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Buffalo We Have Some Totally Amazing News!
The Totally Buffalo Store is “taking over” the Inaugural Site’s Museum Shop for the holidays! The new Totally ... Fri, Dec 10 $41 Kleinhans Music Hall Buffalo JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Sirgourney Cook, soprano
Celebrate the holidays with a collection of traditional classical treasures when JoAnn is joined ... Fri, Dec 10 Free Hofbrauhaus Buffalo Buffalo A Traditional German Christmas Market!
The Christkindlmarkt will be comprised of three, 3-day weekends during the month of December 2021. This holiday ... Fri, Dec 10 $90 Buffalo RiverWorks Buffalo ‘Tid The Season 2021 Night 1 – Friday, December 10 – https://aftr.dk/3ouIabv
Every Time I Die
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Poison The ... Fri, Dec 10 $9.99 Darien Lake Genesee County Tis the season for glittering lights! Experience 1.25 miles of magical holiday lights displayed through the park and campgrounds from the comfort of your ... Fri, Dec 10 $24 Genesee Country Village & Museum Other Join us again this December at GCV&M on select Fridays and Saturdays for our Yuletide in the Country Tours and Dinner!
As you explore the wintry ...A Christmas Carol at Alleyway Theatre
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One Curtain Up Alley Buffalo, 14202Totally Buffalo Boutique on Delaware
9:00 am - 5:00 pm +more dates
641 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, 14202JoAnn’s Classical Christmas
10:30 am - 1:00 pm
3 Symphony Circle Buffalo, 14201The Christkindlmarkt At Hofbrauhaus Buffalo
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm +more dates
190 Scott St Buffalo, 14204Every Time I Die – ‘Tid The Season ’21
4:00 pm - 1:00 am +more dates
359 Ganson St Buffalo, 14203Magic of Lights
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm +more dates
9993 Alleghany Rd Darien Center, 14040Yuletide in the Country Tours & Dinner
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm +more dates
1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford, 10451
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Fri, Dec 10 $20 Fairgrounds, Erie County/Hamburg South Towns Festival Dates: December 1-31.
Closed December 24 & 25.
Hours: 5:00-9:00pm
Admission is $20 Per Vehicle (plus fees)
You must choose the night ... Fri, Dec 10 $23 Niagara County Fairgrounds Niagara County The Holiday Light Show™ is the best holiday light spectacular of the season! Featuring dozens of dazzling, larger-than-life holiday themed displays to ... Fri, Dec 10 Free Shop South Buffalo Other Shop South Buffalo is your annual holiday shop local, can’t miss event. Founded in 2013 by Buffalo Common Council Member Christopher P. Scanlon with ... Fri, Dec 10 $7.50 Buffalo Zoo North Buffalo Zoo Lights at the Buffalo Zoo is back and better than ever! This year get ready for more lights, more nights, and more fun. Enjoy the Zoo after hours as ... Fri, Dec 10 $15 Tacoma Performing Arts Center (T-PAC) North Buffalo Come on down to our venue with a "speak-easy" vibe. Join us for dinner (order off the menu), dancing, drinks and a fabulous night reliving what entertainment ... Fri, Dec 10 $42 Buffalo Sabres @ Key Bank Center Buffalo sports ... Fri, Dec 10 Free Buffalo Distilling Company Buffalo Come down and listen to Dozo My Lady on the 2nd Friday of every month for Jazz Night at The Buffalo Distilling Company. Jazz Standards, Pop Standards, ...Fairgrounds Festival of Lights Drive Thru
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm +more dates
5600 McKinley Pkwy Hamburg, 14075Buffalo/Niagara Holiday Light Show
5:00 pm - 10:00 pm +more dates
4487 Lake Avenue Lockport, 14094Shop South Buffalo 2021
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
South Buffalo, NY Zoo Lights at the Buffalo Zoo
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm +more dates
300 Parkside Ave Buffalo, 14214Civiletto Sings with Joe Baudo’s Big Band
7:00 pm - 2:00 pm
351 Tacoma Avenue Buffalo, NY 14216Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Rangers
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
1 Seymour H Knox III Plaza Buffalo, 14203Jazz Night w/ Dozo My Lady at The Buffalo Distilling Co.
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
860 Seneca St Buffalo, 14210
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Fri, Dec 10 $25 Town Ballroom Buffalo Live music ... Fri, Dec 10 $17 The Showplace Theater North Buffalo Jon Langston grew up in Loganville, GA, listening to music by his heroes Alan Jackson and the Eagles. He played football, eventually earning a Division ... Fri, Dec 10 $15 PAUSA Art House Buffalo Bobby Militello - sax and flute, George Caldwell- piano, John Hasselback III - trumpet, Jeff Campbell - bass & John Bacon - drums.
A special all ... Fri, Dec 10 $49 MusicalFare Theatre – Daemen College North Towns Written by Peter Rothstein
Vocal Arrangements by Erick Lichte & Timothy C. Takach
Directed & Staged by Susan Drozd
Music Direction by Theresa ... Fri, Dec 10 Free Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall – Buff. State Buffalo The Buffalo State Chamber Choir, Chorale and Vocal Jazz Ensemble will celebrate the winter season in song. ... Fri, Dec 10 $17.00 Helium Comedy Club Buffalo Sam Morril is one of the fastest-rising stand-up comics in New York City and one of the best joke writers in the scene today. He is a regular on Comedy ... Fri, Dec 10 $31 Shea’s Performing Arts Center Buffalo The State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine returns to the United States to present their captivating two-act performance of Cinderella, one of the most beloved ... Fri, Dec 10 $18 West Falls Center For The Arts South Towns Mike Randall’s production of Charles Dickens Presents
A Christmas Carol has been a huge success since its premiere in 2007. Giving performances across ... Fri, Dec 10 $15 Buffalo Iron Works Buffalo “The Yule Ball is of course a chance for us all to let our hair down.” – Minerva McGonagall
A feast will be held at the opening portion of the ... Fri, Dec 10 $16 Ghostlight Theatre Niagara County Return to the Ghostlight for one of our longest-running and most cherished holiday traditions.
A small group of strangers is stranded in a train station ... Fri, Dec 10 Free The Banshee Irish Pub Buffalo Live music ... Fri, Dec 10 Free Bittersweet Piano Lounge Buffalo Live Music ... Sat, Dec 11 $150 Buffalo Zoo North Buffalo A beloved Western New York holiday tradition returns; Breakfast with Santa at the Buffalo Zoo is back after a year away! You’ll have your very own table ... Sat, Dec 11 Free Chander Street Winter Market North Buffalo Chandler Street Winter Market is back for it’s second season! After an incredible first year, with thousands of patrons coming through the indoor and ... Sat, Dec 11 Free Lockport Main St. Other Lockport Main Street invites the community to a free and indoor holiday market of local vendors and makers with beautiful views of the Erie Canal.
Join ... Sat, Dec 11 Free Flying Bison Brewing Company Buffalo Welcome to our 4th year hosting the Urban Run Series from the brewery. Runners of levels are welcome to join us for our monthly Urban Run Series at the ... Sat, Dec 11 $11 Buffalo Iron Works Buffalo Twenty6 Productions and Buffalo Iron Works are proud to introduce to our local music lovers a day to enjoy a concert with their children and grandchildren.
The ... Sat, Dec 11 Free The Powerhouse at Buffalo Color Park Buffalo Shop local + handmade this holiday season at the Jack Craft Holiday Market, a 2-day event held at Buffalo’s new industrial event center, The Powerhouse.
Free ... Sat, Dec 11 Free Niagara Falls Culinary Institute Niagara County
While the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute will not have a life-sized gingerbread house this year, we still plan to have live in-person entertainment, ... Sat, Dec 11 $30 Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Buffalo The TR Site’s Costume Resource Center will present “Fabulous Fashions of the 20th Century”. Enjoy an up-close look at some of the spectacular fashions ... Sat, Dec 11 $38 Medina Railroad Museum Other
The Medina Railroad Museum gets a little extra spark of Christmas magic this time of year. The annual train excursion offers delights for all ages ... Sat, Dec 11 $25 Historic Palace Theatre Lockport Niagara County Join us for Classical Ballet of Western New York presents The Nutcracker! Enjoy this holiday tradition!
Tickets : $25 for adults, $25 for seniors and ... Sat, Dec 11 $65 Chrusciki Bakery – Transit Rd North Towns Get into the holiday spirit with us! Learn how to create a festive Christmas Wreath decorated with Charcuterie. Learn how to make the perfect centerpiece ... Sat, Dec 11 $15.00 Diamond Hawk Golf Course & Pub "The Hawk" Cheektowaga and East The Bobby Militello Quartet: Bobby Militello, Bobby Jones, Paul Laduca and John Bacon Jr.
Join us for a night of great Jazz with the legendary Bobby ... Sat, Dec 11 $7 Tifft Nature Preserve Buffalo Stretch your legs with a guided wintry nighttime walk and warm up indoors afterwards with delicious hot chocolate, marshmallows, peppermints and more.
Ages: All ... Sat, Dec 11 $25 Old Fort Niagara Other Old Fort Niagara assumes a particularly festive air during the holiday season. Special activities kick off on Saturday evenings, December 11 and 18 from ... Sat, Dec 11 $36 Buffalo Sabres @ Key Bank Center Buffalo sports ... Sat, Dec 11 $15 PAUSA Art House Buffalo It all started with a simple trip between strangers to an accordion expo in Batavia, NY in 2008
JJ Pol Ton Accordion duo is not the first time ... Sat, Dec 11 $20 Buffalo Iron Works Buffalo 18+ Govt issued photo ID required ... Sat, Dec 11 $69 Shea’s Performing Arts Center Buffalo This year’s holiday concert brings back the incredibly talented Lindsey Stirling by popular demand. Lindsey’s holiday concerts sell out all over the ... Sun, Dec 12 Free Westminster Presbyterian Church Buffalo Westminster Presbyterian Church invites you to join in preparing for the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day. All worship services and concerts are free and ... Sun, Dec 12 Free Genesee Country Village & Museum Other Join us at GCV&M on Sunday, December 5, 12, and 19, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. to celebrate the season with a magical medley of holiday happenings!
Bring ... Sun, Dec 12 Free Tappo Pizza @ Thin Man Brewery (Chandler) North Buffalo Our giant taproom on Chandler Street is perfect for watching our beloved Bills dominate the entire league this season!
All TVs streaming Buffalo with ... Sun, Dec 12 Free West Falls Center For The Arts South Towns Join us for a FREE afternoon of holiday cheer!
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Music Director, Adam Luebke, Accompanist, Abigail Rockwood,
and members of ... Sun, Dec 12 $5 Kleinhans Music Hall Buffalo Jaman E. Dunn, conductor
A family tradition of festive frivolity including a narrated ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,’ ballet dancers, Santa ... Sun, Dec 12 Free Caribbean Experience North Buffalo Kicking off our expanded *Snow* Roll season of wintertime free and inclusive community bike rides - now weekly through February! - by returning to Caribbean ... Sun, Dec 12 $50 Alchemy Wine & Beer South Towns Create your own holiday masterpiece with us while enjoying time with friends and/or family! We will provide you with a kit which includes fresh cut greens, ... Sun, Dec 12 $32.50 The Rapids Theater Niagara County
BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY – 30th Anniversary Tour
Formed in 1991 in Cleveland and winners of a Grammy Award, 2 American Music Awards and a Soul Train ...Willie Nile and His Band
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
681 Main Street Buffalo, 14203JON LANGSTON
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
1065 Grant St Buffalo, 14207Star People – Holidays Special Edition
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
19 Wadsworth Street, Buffalo, NY, USA Buffalo, 14202ALL IS CALM at MusicalFare Theatre
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm +more dates
4380 Main Street Amherst, 14226Winter Choral Spectacular
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
1300 Elmwood Ave. Rockwell Hall 210 Buffalo, 14222Sam Morril
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm +more dates
0 Mississippi Street. Buffalo NY Buffalo, 14203Cinderella
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
646 Main Street Buffalo, 14202Charles Dickens presents “A Christmas Carol”
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
1863 Davis Rd. West Falls, 14170Wizard Fest Yule Ball
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
49 Illinois St Buffalo, 14203All Through the Night
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm +more dates
170 Schenck St. North Tonawanda,, 14120Blarney Bunch
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
257 Franklin Street Buffalo, 14203Eric Weaver
8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
391 Washington Street Buffalo, 14203Breakfast with Santa at the Buffalo Zoo
9:00 am - 1:00 pm +more dates
300 Parkside Ave Buffalo, 14214Chandler Street Winter Market
9:00 am - 2:00 pm +more dates
37 Chandler St Buffalo, NY 14207Christmas on the Canal – A Free Holiday Market Hosted by Lockport Main Street
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
210 Market Street Lockport Lockport, NY 14094 Urban Run Series 2021
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
840 Seneca St Buffalo, 14210Junior Jerry Jam
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
49 Illinois St Buffalo, 14203Jack Craft Holiday Market
11:00 am - 5:00 pm +more dates
140 Lee Street Buffalo, 14210Gingerbread Wonderland At Niagara Falls Culinary Institute
11:00 am - 7:00 pm +more dates
28 Old Falls Street Niagara Falls, 14303Live Fashion Shows
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
641 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, 14202THE POLAR EXPRESS™ 2021 Train Excursions
11:20 am - 6:00 pm +more dates
530 West Avenue Medina , Classical Ballet of Western New York – The Nutcracker!
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm +more dates
2 East Avenue Lockport, 14094Christmas Wreath Charcuterie
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm +more dates
4475 Transit Rd Harris Hill, 14221Bobby Militello Quartet at The Hawk
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
255 Sonwil Dr. Cheektowaga, New York 14225Hot Chocolate Hike
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
1200 Fuhrmann Buffalo, 14203The Castle by Candlelight
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm +more dates
102 Morrow Plaza Niagara County, 14174-1003Buffalo Sabres vs. Washington Capitals
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
1 Seymour H Knox III Plaza Buffalo, 14203JJ Pol Ton Accordion Duo
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
19 Wadsworth Street, Buffalo, NY, USA Buffalo, 14202Chee & Tsuruda
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
49 Illinois St Buffalo, 14203The Lindsey Stirling Christmas Program
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
646 Main Street Buffalo, 14202Christmas At Westminster 2021
10:30 am - 12:00 pm +more dates
724 Delaware Ave Buffalo, 14209Holiday Open House & Breakfast with St. Nick
11:00 am - 3:00 pm +more dates
1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford, 10451Buffalo Bills Party on Chandler Street!
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm +more dates
166 Chandler St Buffalo, 14207Holiday Singalong with The BPO Chorus
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
1863 Davis Rd. West Falls, 14170Jingle Bell Jam
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm +more dates
3 Symphony Circle Buffalo, 14201“Snow” Roll at Caribbean Experience
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
2897 Bailey Ave Buffalo, 14215Make Your Own 16″ Holiday Wreath
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm +more dates
50 Buffalo St Hamburg, 14075Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
1711 Main Street Niagara Falls, 14305
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Wed, Dec 8 $16 Buffalo Museum of Science Buffalo Wed, Dec 8 Free Buffalo History Museum North Buffalo Wed, Dec 8 Free Buffalo History Museum Resource Center Buffalo Wed, Dec 8 $13 Buffalo Museum of Science Buffalo Wed, Dec 8 $13 Buffalo Museum of Science Buffalo Wed, Dec 8 Free Buffalo Museum of Science Buffalo Wed, Dec 8 Free Buffalo Museum of Science Buffalo Wed, Dec 8 Free Buffalo Museum of Science BuffaloBuffalo In Space Exhibit
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1020 Humboldt Pkwy Buffalo, NY 14211Neighbors: The People of Erie County
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One Museum Court Buffalo, NY 14216THE SPIRIT OF THE CITY
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459 Forest Ave Buffalo, NY 14213Bug Works
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1020 Humboldt Parkway Buffalo, NY 14211Explorations
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1020 Humboldt Parkway Buffalo, NY 14211Explore YOU
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1020 Humboldt Parkway Buffalo, NY 14211In Motion
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1020 Humboldt Parkway Buffalo, NY 14211Our Marvelous Earth
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1020 Humboldt Parkway Buffalo, 14211
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