October 2025
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Photography Night
Make your reservation today! Bring along your favorite photographer and join us for Photography Nights to get the most out of your photo experience at the Botanical Gardens! We are opening up the Botanical Gardens for the public to take family photos,…
Unnatural Nature | Arcangel Gallery Exhibit
Nature doesn’t start in bright pinks or electric oranges, but these paintings do. In this body of work, explore Nick Napierala’s unique depictions of the natural world. “I begin each piece with an unusual underpainting: layers of bold, unexpected color…
Happy Hour History: Spirits of the Niagara
Join us for a spooky evening of ghost stories with author Mason Winfield. In addition to being a writer, Mas Winfield is also a speaker and researcher from Upstate New York, best known for his work on the paranormal, folklore, and supernatural history…
Drag Docent
Step into history with a fabulous twist! Drag Docent transforms The Buffalo History Museum into a living runway of stories, culture, and camp. Join some of Buffalo’s most celebrated drag performers as they guide you through the museum’s halls—blending…
"The Wolves"
By Sarah DeLappe Directed by Lana Sugarman Oct. 3 - 4, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 - 5, 2025 at 2 p.m. UB Center for the Arts Black Box Theatre Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/search?q=The+Wolves+Black+Box+Theatre $25 Adults | $20 Seniors/Veterans/UB…
Buffalo International Film Festival 2025
Join us for screenings of shorts and features happening throughout the day at Hallwalls as part of the 2025 Buffalo International Film Festival. Click on the links below to see more about the individual shows, many with the filmmakers in attendance!…
Sotto Voce Fall Gala Honoring Opera-Lytes
Sotto Voce, Buffalo's newest opera company, will present a Gala Evening of operatic scenes and original short films paired with themed food offerings, at 7pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo. Artists will perform excerpts from a variety…
Monk In Pieces
Meredith Monk — composer, performer, and interdisciplinary artist — is one of the great artistic pioneers of our time, yet her profound cultural influence is largely unrecognized. With Monk's music at its center, and featuring interviews with Björk and…
M&T Third Friday
Join us on M&T Third Friday for free admission from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.! Discover Western New York’s rich history in more than a half-dozen exhibits, including “CONTINUUM: A HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY” and “ICONS: THE MAKERS AND MOMENTS OF BUFFALO SPORTS.” And…
Arts in the Barn
Arts in the Barn is a FREE, 4-day, family fun, rural arts & craft show w/30+ vendors from all over WNY held in a warm, cozy beautiful, 2-story working sugar house. There’re also wagon rides & a chicken BBQ. We have fine art, beautiful crafts, photography,…
Autumn Expo 2025
Join us this October at the Autumn Expo in Hamburg for a fun-filled day of fall vibes and kid-powered creativity! Shop handmade goods, treats, and crafts from young local entrepreneurs. Enjoy cozy fall décor, family fun, and unique finds—it’s the perfect…
Timothy Schmand Reading & Signing
Join us at Hallwalls to celebrate the release of Buffalo native Timothy Schmand's new novella, The Danbury Chronicles! Set in a working-class Buffalo neighborhood during Thanksgiving 1969, The Danbury Chronicles is an unflinching coming-of-age story…
Trivia Night
Test your knowledge of our city, pop culture, and beyond at the Museum’s Buffalo History trivia night! Bring a friend, or meet new friends for team-based Buffalo history trivia inside the State Court. Beer and wine will be available for purchase, and…
Zodiaque Dance Company 51st Season Fall Concert
Zodiaque Dance Company 51st Season Fall Concert Co-Directed by Kerry Ring and Michael Deeb Weaver Oct. 23 - 25, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26, 2025 at 2 p.m.* UB Center for the Arts Drama Theatre Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/zodiaque-dance-tickets/artist/836688…
Panel Discussion, Blue Jeans and Black Hair: Decolonizing Fashion
Buffalo Arts Studio presents the panel discussion “Blue Jeans and Black Hair: Decolonizing Fashion,” featuring artists, academics, and activists discussing fashion within its colonial context, acknowledging that the fashion-industrial complex is and…
Lantern Tours
Come see the museum in a different light! Join Executive Director Ian K. Seppala on a two hour rated R tour of the museum in the dark. Navigate the dimly lit museum and dark history of factory work in the early 20th century. 16+ only permitted, must…
I Saw the TV Glow Film Screening & Talkback
Sunday, Oct. 26th, 6PM *all free and open to the public*Film Screening of I Saw the TV Glow (2024)at Hallwalls Theater, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NYWith a conversation about the film afterwards with film curators/scholars Isobel Bess and Amy MarvinMonday,…
Beyond the Wildflowers
See beautifully painted scenes of nature, inspired by local, national, and international locations. Step Beyond the Wildflowers and enjoy the brilliant colors of changing leaves, the cool comfort of snow-covered forests, the simple beauty of milkweed,…