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Every year in Buffalo: month by month.

14 events in and around Buffalo that come back every year, sorted by the month they usually start. Each one has its own page with the last dates we confirmed, and 7 already have their next dates posted. When an organizer announces new dates, they go on that page.

14 events · 7 with next dates posted

Last checked · Every listing links to its official page. How we choose

7 events

October

Boo at the Zoo

Buffalo Zoo · 300 Parkside Ave., Buffalo, NY 14214

Halloween2027 not announced
Usually
October
Last time
Oct 17, 2026
Price (2026)
Ticketed; prices on the zoo’s site
Ages (2026)
Ages 2–12
Event pageOfficial page ↗

Halloween Spooktacular

Explore & More Children’s Museum · 130 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14202

Halloween2027 not announced
Usually
October
Last time
Oct 24, 25, 30 and 31, 2026
Price (2026)
$16 ages 1–59, $15 seniors; under 1 free
Ages (2026)
Ages 1–10
Event pageOfficial page ↗

Scarecrow Trail at the Botanical Gardens

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens · 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo, NY 14218

Halloween2027 not announced
Usually
October to November
Last time
Oct 19 – Nov 2, 2026
Price (2026)
Included with admission: $9.50 ages 3–12, $19 adults; under 3 free
Ages (2026)
All ages
Event pageOfficial page ↗
Know one we missed?Send us the organizer’s page and we’ll check it.Suggest an event

5 events

November

Nov27to Dec 30

Fairgrounds Festival of Lights

The Fairgrounds · 5820 South Park Avenue, Hamburg, NY 14075

Holiday lights2026 dates posted
Usually
November to December
Next
Nov 27 – Dec 30, 2026
Price (2026)
Drive-thru only $22 standard / $39 XL; Full $34 / $56; Prime $45 / $73; Nov 29 $20 any vehicle
Event pageOfficial page ↗
Know one we missed?Send us the organizer’s page and we’ll check it.Suggest an event

2 events

December

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Every year in Buffalo: the FAQ

Winter Festival of Lights (Nov 14, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027); 131st YMCA Buffalo Niagara Turkey Trot (Nov 26, 2026); Fairgrounds Festival of Lights (Nov 27 – Dec 30, 2026); Christmas at the Depot (Nov 28, 2026); Light Up Lockport (Nov 28, 2026), plus 2 more below.

It stays up at the same address. Once the dates pass, the page shows the last confirmed dates with that year’s price and ages, and we add the next dates when the official page lists them.

Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Nov 3, 2026, and we recheck them every Monday and Thursday. How we choose and check.

The checked list, every Thursday.

One short email every Thursday evening with the best things to do with little ones in Buffalo that weekend.

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