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Zoomagination: The Festival of Lanterns and Lights
2024-09-12 18:30 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Buffalo Zoo, 300 Parkside Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14214, United States
Zoomagination: The Festival of Lanterns and Lights
Zoomagination: The Festival of Lanterns and Lights presented by Five Star Bank! Packed with an ALL-NEW lineup of lanterns, it’s time to immerse yourself in the larger-than-life displays of Asian and African animals and culture. Watch nightly cultural performances, indulge in Asian-inspired food, relax in our Beer Garden with a specialty drink, and shop for artisan made goods all night long! Zoo attractions you know and love like the train and carousel will also be open. The possibilities are endless at this fan-favorite event!
When the sun goes down (and our animals are in bed for the night) the Zoo lights up with Zoomagination: The Festival of Lanterns and Lights. Visit evenings June 21-September 21, Thursday–Sunday from 6:30 pm–10:30 pm (ticket holders may enter any time between 6:30–9:45 pm).

Zoomagination: The Festival of Lanterns and Lights Presented by Five Star Bank does not feature the Buffalo Zoo’s animal collection.

Purchase tickets here: https://visit.buffalozoo.org/#/SpecialEvents/Zoomagination

Out of the Darkness Walk
2024-09-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Canalside, 44 Prime St., Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Out of the Darkness Walk
Join us at Canalside on September 21st, 2024 for Buffalo Out of the Darkness Walk!
The Community Walks, held in hundreds of cities across the country, are the core of the Out of the Darkness movement, which began in 2004. These events give people the courage to open up about their own connections to the cause, and a platform to create a culture that’s smarter about mental health. Friends, family members, neighbors and coworkers walk side-by-side, supporting each other and in memory of those we’ve lost.
Now, more than ever, it’s important to be there for one another and take steps to safeguard our mental health and prevent suicide.
You can register here.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival Weekend #2
2024-09-21 10:00 - 19:00 | The Great Pumpkin Farm, 11199 Main Street, Clarence, NY, 14031
Festival Weekend #2 – September 21 & 22, 2024 – 10am to 7pm
Dinosaurs wandering the Grounds!

Weekend Events & Entertainment include:
Great Food, Rides, Live Music and more!
Dinosaurs will be here from Noon to 4pm wandering the grounds!
Gem Mining, Zombie Train, Apple Cannons, Amusement Rides and so much more!

Music Is Art
2024-09-21 11:00 - 23:00 | Buffalo Outer Harbor, 825 Fuhrmann Blvd., Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
Music Is Art

Join us on Saturday, September 21st for the Music Is Art festival as it makes its way to Terminal B at the Outer Harbor!
From 11am-11pm, experience art in all forms with live music, performance art and dancers, pop-up shops, food and beverage, and more!
This event is FREE and open to the public.

Festival Encanto Hispano
2024-09-21 12:00 - 16:00 | Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY, 14201, United States
Festival Encanto Hispano

Join us for a vibrant and lively event celebrating Hispanic culture! This day-to-night celebration marks the BPO’s annual collaborative observance of Hispanic Heritage Month with the Hispanic Heritage Council.
¡Únase a nosotros para en un evento vibrante y animado que celebra la cultura hispana! Esta celebración de día a noche marca la celebración anual colaborativa de BPO del Mes de la Herencia Hispana con Hispanic Heritage Council.

Performers & Vendors

Performance Schedule:
12:30pm – Fanny Salsa Dance
1:00pm – Brazil 716 with Stephen Guerra
1:30pm – Son BoriKua with Los Artistas del Barrio Buffalo
2:00pm – Amor and Heritage Traditional Dance Company
2:30pm – La Marimba
3:00pm – Buffalo Tango Orkestra
Food Vendors:
Tangos 716
Gabriela’s Kitchen
Sabor Criollo y mas
Half Luna Empanadas
Merchandise Vendors:
Akiki Love Accessorie
AndaidelisMakes
Angeleev
Artesanía Boricua Familiar
El Buen Amigo & Latin American Cultural Association
Los Artistas del Barrio Buffalo
Multinational Illumination Art
Princessa’s Studio & Art Gallery
Yendy’s Chucherias

Calling artist vendors. For details, and to apply, please fill out our application form:
English language application
For questions and assistance, please contact: Robin Parkinson at rparkinson@bpo.org or (716) 242-7808

Llamando a todos los artistas locales. Para obtener más detalles y postularse, complete nuestro formulario:
Aplicación en Español
Para preguntas y ayuda en español, favor de comunicarse con: Ricardo Saeb al rsaeb.guitar@gmail.com o al (859) 255-3949

Photography Night
2024-09-24 16:00 - 19:00 | Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14218-1526, United States
Photography Night
4-7pm
FREE for Members and children under 2
Guest Passes not valid for Photography Nights

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, engagement shoots, senior portraits, maternity photos, baby photos or photos of any special occasion at a reduced rate.

Our Photography Policy (below) will apply during your reservation. Please keep in mind that Photography Nights provide a shared space and you must be respectful of other guests.

KEEP IN MIND! As the sun begins to set in the fall and winter, the Botanical Gardens conservatory will also lose daylight as we are an open glass greenhouse. We will be providing our house lights to create a lovely experience during sunset, but please keep this in mind as both a photographer or model.
If you would like to take posed photography outside of these days and times, a Photography rental reservation is required. To inquire, please contact events@buffalogardens.com.

Photography Policy:

Pets are not permitted.
Furniture and large props are not permitted.
We do not allow drone photography inside.
The Botanical Gardens’ plants, arrangements, exhibits, benches, chairs, tables, signage etc. are not to be moved, walked on, or disturbed in any way. Any destruction will be at the cost of the guest.
If your party is late for your reservation, you will be held to the remaining time of your reservation or you can reschedule for a full session.
No alcoholic beverages are allowed in the facility. We reserve the right to ask anyone who appears to be intoxicated to leave without a refund.
Some exhibits or special events may be taking place on the day of your reservation; therefore, some rooms may be unavailable or altered.

Upcoming Events

September 24, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
October 15, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
November 21, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
November 26, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
December 5, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
December 10, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
December 17, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

$10 Thursdays
2024-09-19 10:00 - 20:00 | Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14218-1526, United States
$10 Thursdays
For a limited time, we’re keeping our doors open late with an exciting discount! Every Thursday from September 19 to November 14, the Botanical Gardens will be open from 10am-8pm for only $10. Bring your friends and family and explore our conservatory all day long.
In addition to discounted admission, you can sign up for a special evening installment of Feed the Fish on select $10 Thursdays! Attendance at Feed the Fish is available at a separate cost, click here for a full list of dates.

Upcoming Events

September 19, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
September 26, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
October 3, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
October 10, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
October 17, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
October 24, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
October 31, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
November 7, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
November 14, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

Feed the Fish
2024-09-06 09:30 - 2024-09-07 10:00 | Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14218-1526, United States
Feed the Fish
Get up close and personal with our family of koi fish with this unique Gardens Exclusive! Enjoy early access to the Botanical Gardens before we open to the public with a special learning experience that’s fun for all ages. Each participant receives a cup of koi fish food and time to help feed our fishy friends!

9:30 am – 10:00 am
Cost: $22/ticket | $16/child 3-12

Adults & Students ages 13 and up – $22.00 Admission is included!
Kids ages 3-12 – $16.00 Admission is included!
Kids 2 and under free but must have a ticket
Member discount does not apply for this special event
Regular admission for the day is included, so you can explore the conservatory after the feeding! This special encounter is limited to 15 people per experience. All tickets must be purchased ahead of time online. Every person must have a ticket!
Our family of koi fish and the Feed the Fish program are proudly cared for in partnership with Masterson’s Garden Center.

Walk to End Alzheimer's
2024-09-28 09:30 - 12:30 | Buffalo Outer Harbor, 825 Fuhrmann Blvd., Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
Walk to End Alzheimer’s
We’re heading back to the beautiful Outer Harbor at Terminal B with 4,000 friends, families and supporters, and we hope you will be one of them on September 28th! Help us #EndAlzheimer’s for someone you love.
Sign up today and start fundraising to have some fun and join the fight for Alzheimer’s first survivor! Register online at alz.org/Walk or by calling 1.800.272.3900.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival Weekend #3
2024-09-28 10:00 - 19:00 | The Great Pumpkin Farm, 11199 Main Street, Clarence, NY, 14031
Festival Weekend #3 – September 28 & 29, 2024 – 10am to 7pm

Featuring Zombies in the Cornmaze

This Weekend features Zombies in the Cornmaze!
We will have all your favorite things to do including the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Haymaze, Hayrides and much more.
Zombies will be in the Cornmaze from Noon to 4pm

Fall Fest at Canalside
2024-09-28 11:00 - 16:00 | Canalside, 44 Prime St., Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Fall Fest at Canalside
Join us on Saturday, September 28th from 11am-4pm for Fall Fest at Canalside!
Enjoy live music, food and beverage specials, face painting, a kids pumpkin painting station, goat yoga, lawn games, vendors, and more!

Gameday Viewing Party VIP Suites - Buffalo at Baltimore
2024-09-29 19:30 - 23:30 | Bufffalo Riverworks, 359 Ganson St., Buffalo, 14203, United States
Gameday Viewing Party VIP Suites – Buffalo at Baltimore
Reserve Your Suite!

September 29 @ 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm
$119.00

Want to turn your football party up a notch?
How about your own VIP roped off section on our balcony, with the best view of all the action?
Book one of our NEW VIP BALCONY SUITES! Each suite includes seating for up to 8 people, full service food & beverage brought right to your suite AND direct view of our
BRAND NEW SUPER HIGH-DEF LED VIDEO WALL!
Suites are a $119 deposit to book, the $119 will be applied to the VIP SUITE PARTY PACKAGE and credited to your final food & beverage bill, each suite will receive:

1 Large Cheese & Pepperoni Pizza
1 Double (20) Order of Medium Chicken Wings
1 Nacho Platter
Assorted Deli Sub Tray

Our GAME DAY MENU will be available for any additional food orders.
MORE THAN 8 IN YOUR PARTY? IF YOU HURRY, YOU CAN BOOK 2 SIDE BY SIDE SUITES & MAKE THEM 1 HUGE SUITE!
DON’T WAIT, ONLY 10 SUITES AVAILABLE, BOOK YOURS TODAY!!!
We are also accepting PRIVATE PARTY reservations for Game Day Parties, birthdays, corporate outings, bachelor(ette) parties, and more! For private parties or other questions please email us!
Matt Chase: mchase@buffaloriverworks.com
18% gratuity will be added to all food & beverage bills. Sorry NO REFUNDS for cancellations. Tables will only be held for 30 minutes after kickoff. NO REFUNDS for no shows, cancellations or being late. Please select your SUITE, then click the order button.

Free Community Nights
2024-10-02 17:00 - 20:00 | Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14218-1526, United States
Free Community Nights
Enjoy free admission to the Botanical Gardens on the first Wednesday evening of each month in 2024. Each date will feature a different theme, activities, and local partnership celebrations from 5-8pm. Visitors can enjoy a self-guided tour of the Botanical Gardens, fun scavenger hunts and experience activities, information tables, programs, performances and more from local partners.
Help us celebrate our community with special themes and partners each month! See what’s happening below! Interested in being a partner? Contact us at connect@buffalogardens.com!
Reservations are encouraged, but not required. Walk-ins welcome.

Upcoming Events

October 2, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
November 6, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
December 4, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Natural Garden Medicine Workshop
2024-10-03 18:00 - 19:00 | Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14218-1526, United States
Natural Garden Medicine Workshop

October 3, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Cost: $45/ticket | $40.50/member

There is medicine growing all around us! From the beginning of time, humans have relied on nature to keep us healthy, but somewhere along the way we lost touch with the medicine that plants can provide. From herbal teas to salves and tinctures, there are a variety of ways that we can harness the power of plants to create herbal remedies right at home. In this hands-on session, we’ll use easy-to-grow medicinal herbs and combine them with honey and beeswax to create simple natural remedies. Each participant will leave with the remedies they create in class, and a feeling of empowerment to grow and create their own apothecary items at home. Registration closes on September 30.

Meet your instructor, Erin Masterson Holko!

Erin is a Buffalo area native. She grew up in East Aurora, working in the family garden center alongside her
dad and brothers. After attending Mount Mercy Academy in South Buffalo, she studied something
completely non-garden related at the University of Rochester. After graduating, she moved to San Diego,
CA where she did use her degree in Russian language for several years. After realizing that she much
preferred being outdoors and playing with plants and animals, Erin found herself back in the nursery
industry. Her city home garden grew to include not just fruits and vegetables, but chickens and eventually
honeybees. The more she learned about honeybees, the more the love for them grew. This passion turned
into a retail beekeeping supply store in San DIego where Erin taught others about urban beekeeping.
In 2016, Erin moved back to the Buffalo area, along with her husband and two sons. Today she lives in
West Falls with her family, a pack of golden retrievers, alpacas, donkeys, goats, chickens, and of course
honeybees. She works with her dad and her brother at Masterson’s Garden Center in East Aurora, where
she oversees green goods operations as well as many other areas of the business. In addition, she owns
and operates Beekeeper’s Garden Apothecary, growing and creating herbal remedies utilizing plants and
products sourced from the beehive

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival Weekend #4
2024-10-05 10:00 - 19:00 | The Great Pumpkin Farm, 11199 Main Street, Clarence, NY, 14031
Festival Weekend #4 – October 5 & 6, 2024 – 10am to 7pm
World Pumpkin Weigh Off Weekend

The World Pumpkin Weigh Off will begin at Noon
on Saturday October 5th
Dinosaurs will be wandering the Grounds from Noon to 4pm
Don’t Miss our Friday Night (Oct. 4) IndePumpkins Day

Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk
2024-10-05 11:00 - 16:00 | Canalside, 44 Prime St., Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk
Join us on October 5th from 10am – 2pm for the 2024 Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk as we return to Canalside!
We will be back at Canalside with more food trucks, games, fun, a warm up with Fitness Ability and music by Strictly Hip!
You can register for the event here.

Storytime in the Botanical Gardens
2024-09-11 10:30 - 11:30 | Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14218-1526, United States
Storytime in the Botanical Gardens
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Cost: Included with admission

Join us for a storytime adventure! Enjoy seasonal nature-themed stories followed by a small craft on select dates in our Wegmans Family Garden. This experience is free with admission and best suited for children under five with their caregivers. Storytime will be held in the Wegmans Family Garden.

Totally Sweet Buffalo Fall-I-Day Local Shopping Event
2024-10-12 10:00 - 17:00 | Bufffalo Riverworks, 359 Ganson St., Buffalo, 14203, United States
Totally Sweet Buffalo Fall-I-Day Local Shopping Event

October 12 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
FREE

It’s our 4th annual Totally Sweet Buffalo Fall-I-Day event!! This fun experience will be held at the beautiful Buffalo Riverworks from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12th Come celebrate fall with amazing, unique items made by local artisans. The event will feature 100 vendors who will be selling Fall-themed merchandise and of course, all things Buffalo and football!
To register to be a vendor please head to totallybuffalo.com or click this link!
