January 2026

Queen City Roller Derby 20th Anniversary Season: Pre Season Mashup

Doors 6:00 PM| First Whistle 7:00 PM

PRESERVATION a new play by Deborah Yarchun

5:00 PM

Buffalo & the Erie Canal: An Enduring Legacy

Central Library's hours

Poinsettia Exhibit at the Botanical Gardens

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Feed the Fish at the Botanical Gardens

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

“Return to the Rainbow City” Indoor Walking Tour

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Our Stadium, Our Stories

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Photography Nights at the Botanical Gardens

4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Memory Cafe

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Annual Community Celebration Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch Library

Start 6:00 PM | End 7:30 PM

Amid/In Western New York 2026

Opening Reception Friday, Janurary 16, 2026 7-10:00 PM

Kids Day at the Botanical Gardens | Free Admission for Kids!

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Sensory Hour at the Botanical Gardens

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Orchid Exhibit at the Botanical Gardens

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Trivia Night

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Victoria-Idongesit Udondian, “Nsinam me ke ndi Owo”

Tues-Fri 11:00 AM-5:00 PM; Sat 10:00 AM-2:00 PM

Millie Chen, "Turbulence"

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Millie Chen, "Turbulence"

Tues-Fri 11:00 AM-5:00 PM; Sat 10:00 AM-2:00 PM

Victoria-Idongesit Udondian, "Nsinam me ke ndi Owo"

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Robert Burns Dinner and Ceilidh (kay-lee) = a Gaelic word for party!

Doors open 5:30 PM Dinner at 6:00 PM

Inspiration Stations at the Botanical Gardens

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

AP Gorny: Different from the Rest

Central Library's hours

Winterval

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Job Fair at Central Library

Start 10:00 AM | End 1:00 PM

Silent Disco at the Botanical Gardens

6:00 PM – 10:00 PM