December 2016
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
M&T Third Friday: Quilts
Highlighting the finale of our Quilts: Techniques and Styles exhibit, join Ann R. Emo, Chair and Associate Professor of Theater at SUNY Buffalo State. Ann will talk about how we can take inspiration from objects to inform design and artistry, using a…
Discover the Dinosaurs UNLEASHED
Venture back to a time when the dinosaurs roamed the earth at Discover the Dinosaurs UNLEASHED. Experience up-close encounters with a lifelike Stegosaurus, Velociraptor and the king T-Rex in this walk-thru exhibit. Kids become junior paleontologists…
Festival of Lights
Experience this event with the entire family and celebrate The Fairgrounds' 12th annual holiday season of the Festival of Lights opening on November 25, 2016, running every weekend through December 23. Located just 20 minutes south of Buffalo, NY in…
A Drag Queen Christmas
Get ready for the contestants from RuPaul`s Drag Race on Logo TV performing live on stage in this holiday spectacular hosted by Season 8 winner Bob The Drag Queen. This event features holiday performances by Kim Chi, Naomi Smalls, Thorgy Thor on the…
Christmas at Niagara Falls 2017
Enter between two giant Christmas trees festooned with ribbon and wander beneath unique tree canopies drenched in seasonal colour. Follow the path between a carpet of light gently swaying like blossom and stop for a moment of reflection at the scented…
Kwanzaa's 50th Anniversary - Our Inheritance
This year's theme is "Our Inheritance." All evening scheduled programs will be from *7:00 PM – 9:00 PM* at Buffalo Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (BAVPA) unless otherwise noted. MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2016 UMOJA ~ UNITY **Daytime Program** Kwanzaa…
Dollar Day at the Botanical Gardens
Head to the Botanical Gardens for a day of warm temperatures and garden fun!
Foundlings Vol. 2 Launch Party and Reading
Volume Two of Foundlings poetry magazine will launch with great fanfare and merrymaking with a free reading featuring some of the poets from the new volume, which includes: Noah Falck Max Crinnin Justin Karcher Aidan Ryan Ben Brindise S. James Coffed…
Buffalo Ball Drop & Fireworks
Ring in 2017 at the 29th annual “Buffalo Ball Drop & Fireworks” at the Electric Tower on Roosevelt Plaza, where Huron, Genesee, and Washington Streets meet. Now in its 29th year, the Ball Drop continues to grow bigger and brighter. Local singing sensation…
M&T Second Friday
On the Second Friday of every month, thanks to the support of M&T Bank, the Burchfield Penney hosts something great! From openings and happy hours, programs, concerts, screenings or other special events, visitors experience the best of the Burchfield…