December 2016
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Meet Santa at Buffalo Center!
Santa will be joining us this holiday season! From 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Take a free picture with him and drop off a new unwrapped toy for children in Buffalo Hospitals. We have also partnered with Ronald McDonald house to collect the household items they…
Holiday Pop-Up Shop
Get your holiday shopping done from 10 small businesses all in one place!There's a toy drive happening so please bring a toy if you're felling the holiday spirit!Of course, there's great food and drinks from Resurgence. Feel free to share with your friends!…
Curling at Canalside
You’ve seen it on the Olympics, now try it for yourself! The Ice at Canalside has two curling lanes available to reserve during open skate hours. On Tuesdays-Fridays, hold your match before 4:00 pm and receive a complimentary pre and post game water,…
All On A Starry Night
The Buffalo Choral Arts Society's Christmas Concert All on a Starry Night features Jaunty arrangements of Jingle Bells and Ding, Dong Merrily on High, juxtaposed with the serenity of Carols of the Night, with a breathtaking arrangement of O Holy Night and Silent…
Buffalo State Design Student Sale
20th annual design department student sale! Features students selling work from Metals and Jewelry, ceramics, fiber design, and other fine arts. Your holiday shopping can help support the students and the design department!
Rotary Rink at Fountain Plaza
Rotary Rink at Fountain Plaza is a free and open-to-the-public ice rink in Downtown Buffalo. The rink allows all members of the community to enjoy free ice skating throughout the winter season. The official season opening will be on December 5th, with…
Will Wood & The Tapeworms/ Arcadia/ Volstead Pearls
FTMP Events Presents:Will Wood of Will Wood and the Tapeworms http://www.willwoodandthetapeworms.com/w/ ARCADIA - bandVolstead PearlsMonday, December 5th - $5.00 Cover - Doors @ 8pm18+ (ID Required) - No ID/No Entryat: Mohawk Place47 E Mohawk StBuffalo,…
M&T Bank Holiday Music Under the Dome Series: Buffalo Seminary Glee Club, Semachords and Ensemble
For M&T Bank’s Holiday Music Under the Dome Series, the Buffalo Seminary Glee Club and Semachords and Ensemble will perform holiday classics on Dec. 6 at noon at M&T’s One Fountain Plaza Branch in downtown Buffalo. The concert is free and open to the…
Cirque Musica Holiday Spectacular
This fun-filled holiday event is entertainment for the entire family. Celebrate the holidays as the cast of Cirque Musica performs incredible feats of strength, skill and grace to holiday music favorites performed by your BPO!Celebrate the holidays as…
Country Night at Armor Inn Tap Room: Wasted Whiskey
Country Night every Wednesday starting at 6:30pm with a Free Line Dancing Lesson Live Music starts at 7:30pm $2.75 Coors Light & Miller Lite $9.99 Country Night Platter (1/4 Chicken, 1/4 Rib with 2 sides) Line up on our website at armorinn.com or on…
Trailblazing Women: Western New York Connections
Co-sponsored by Buffalo Presidential Center, Maryann Saccomando-Freedman will present on the life of Belva Lockwood: a pioneer in the women’s rights movement, an advocate for peace, the first woman to be admitted to the United States Supreme Court, and…
Defiant Monkey Improv Holiday Show
Using suggestions and guest stars from the audience, we create on-the-spot comedy you've never seen before, and will never see again. Each show is unique; our live audience members are the only ones who will ever see that particular show. It's like fireworks…
The German Table
Chef Krista will take you on a journey through Germany! We'll start with sweet & sour Cabbage and brown butter Spätzle. Enjoy classic Brats and Sour Kraut paired with a sampling of German beer. The experience will conclude with Apfelstrudle (Apple Strudel)…
The Jauntee with Imperial Brown
Averaging over one hundred shows a year — The Jauntee has quickly made a name for themselves in the New England music scene. Hailing from Boston, they’ve solidified a dedicated following in the Northeast, playing most staple venues in the area (ie. Paradise…
M&T Bank Holiday Music Under the Dome Series: The Park School of Buffalo Veritas Voices
For M&T Bank’s Holiday Music Under the Dome Series, the The Park School of Buffalo Veritas Voiceswill perform holiday classics on Dec. 7 at noon at M&T’s One Fountain Plaza Branch in downtown Buffalo. The concert is free and open to the public.
A Christmas Carol
The Delightful faithful adaptation will shift your spirit into high gear as Scrooge, Tiny Tim and the Alleyway Carolers warm the cockles of your holiday heart for another joyous season!For everyone of every age! 34th Annual Holiday Presentation. A…
Stop Sip & Shop in Kenmore
Enjoy the Village of Kenmore atmosphere while you shop at many local vendors set up INSIDE Delaware Avenue stores, from Kenmore Avenue to Westgate Avenue. Check in FIRST in the main hub at Diversified Hearing, 2900 Delaware Ave., for your scavenger hunt…
Girls Night Out! Victorian Secrets
Toast the season with a glass of champagne and browse our holiday boutiques. Then enjoy a gourmet dinner catered by ECC Culinary Arts, followed by a fashion show highlighting everything from prim-and-proper ruffles and lace to sultry silks and satins.…
Christmas is Comin' Uptown
A musical filled with several soul stirring songs based loosely on the Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. All those Dickensian characters dancing, jiving and swinging to a Harlem beat? Right on! Scrooge is a Harlem slumlord about to foreclose an apartment…
Albert Cummings
The Massachusetts native learned the requisite three chords on the guitar from his father, but then switched to playing banjo at age 12 and became a fan of bluegrass music. In his late teens he encountered the early recordings of Stevie Ray Vaughan and…