Arts & Culture Events in Buffalo

Wed Oct 14

Kleinhans Music Hall

BABEL | Sigrid Nunez

7:30 PM

Thu Oct 15

$9

North Park Theatre

"To Kill a Nazi" Screening: Buffalo International Film Festival

12:00 PM

Thu Oct 15

The Buffalo History Museum

2026 Red Jacket Awards

5:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Fri Oct 16

FREE

The Buffalo History Museum

Junior History Buffs

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Oct 16–29

North Park Theatre

“Sense and Sensibility”

Fri Oct 16

The Buffalo History Museum

50 Years of the Roycrofters-At-Large Association Exhibit Opening

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Fri Oct 16

The Buffalo History Museum

Carrying the Craft Forward: The Roycroft Renaissance Exhibit Opening

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Oct 17–25

Wendel's Sugar House

Arts in the Barn

Saturdays 9-4, Sundays 10-4

Sun Oct 18

Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center

Beyond Resolution: Films By Sabine Gruffat

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Wed Oct 21

Electric City

Candlebox – Can’t Quit You Tour, Fall 2026

6:30 PM

Wed Oct 21

Squeaky Wheel

A/V Club October

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Oct 22–25

$10–$25

UB Center for the Arts

Zodiaque Dance Company 52nd Season Fall Concert

Thu Oct 22

$5–$10

The Buffalo History Museum

October Trivia Night

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Thu Oct 22

North Park Theatre

FAUST + THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI w/ LIVE MUSIC BY THE INVINCIBLE CZARS

7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Fri Oct 23

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

Spooky Artisan Market

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Fri Oct 23

$80

The Buffalo History Museum

Haunted: The Museum After Dark

7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Fri Oct 23

FREE

Buffalo Arts Studio

"Material and Metaphor" Panel Discussion

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Fri Oct 23

TENfold Gallery

TENfold Gallery Presents Kyle Butler: Commotion

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Sat Oct 24

FREE

Waterways of Change at the Long-Shed Building

Canalside Lecture Series: Halloween Anthropological Perspectives on a Festival with Many Meanings

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Sat Oct 24

FREE

Westminster Presbyterian Church, 742 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY

Love Can Build a Bridge

2:00 PM

Sun Oct 25

North Park Theatre

“The Worst Witch” on VHS – Tim Curry Tribute

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Oct 30–Nov 4

North Park Theatre

Ken Russell’s “The Devils” – 4K Restoration

Oct 31–Nov 21

Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center

Comics & Illustration

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Wed Nov 4

$12 FREE for members

The Buffalo History Museum

Happy Hour History: You Live on Stolen Land: The American Revolution and Haudenosaunee Homelands

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Doors open at 5:30 PM

Sat Nov 7

$25

Buffalo Arts Studio

BASH 2026: Groove is in the ART

7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Sun Nov 8

FREE

The Buffalo History Museum

19th Annual Japan Culture Day

12:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Sun Nov 8

Amherst Center for Senior Citizens

Williamsville Art Society Holiday Show

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Thu Nov 12

$5–$10

The Buffalo History Museum

Trivia Night

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Nov 13–15

UB Center for the Arts

Emerging Choreographers Showcase

Sat Nov 14

FREE

Buffalo & Erie County Public Library – Central Library

Indie Author Day and Book Fair 2026

Start 10:00 AM | End 4:00 PM