Things to Do If You Live or Are Visiting Buffalo, NY- March 6 to March 8, 2026- tourist stuff you won’t want to miss plus all the great events happening in Buffalo. Buffalo Bills Going to Playoffs!!!
Events from March 6 to March 8, 2026
Orchid Show at Buffalo Botanical Gardens-March 6 to March 9
Music at Jazzboline- March 8 and 11
Hospice Spring Bouquet Sale- March 5 to 7
Music at Diamond Hawk- March 6- Nerds Gone Wild
Music at Buffalo Iron Works- March 6- New Hollow and the Band Light
Strictly Hip at Ninth Ward at Babeville- March 6, 2026 at 8pm. Standing tickets are $25. Ages 12+. 341 Delaware Ave.
Music at Babeville- March 7- Keb Mo- sold out
Nerds Gone Wild at Diamond Hawk- March 6
Buffalo Geological Society Public Auction- 100 Lee Street- March 6
Kickoff to St Patrick’s Day Hooley at Buffalo Irish Center- March 6
Old First Ward Shamrock Run- March 7
Tom Keefer and Celtic Cross at Banshee Irish Pub- March 7
Lords of the Sound- Music of Hans Zimmer at Shea’s – March 7
Harmonia Chamber Singers Concert- March 7
Live Music at Byrncliff Resort- West of the Mark- Varysburg- March 7
Music at Molly McGuires- March 6- Gates of Steel- Irish Punk
WNY Sport and Travel Expo at Hamburg Fairgrounds- March 6 to 8
David Bowie Laser Show at Whitworth Planetarium at Buff State- March 6
FREE Admission to Albright Knox- March 6
West Seneca East High School Craft Fair- March 7
Sportsman’s Show at Seneca Allegany Casino- March 7 and 8
Train Show at Sanborn Fire Hall- March 8
FREE Movies at Shea’s- Jurassic World Rebirth- March 8- 1pm
Big Dog Daddy Band- tribute to Toby Keith at the Cove- March 7- Depew
WNY Bike Fest Swap Meet at Riverworks- March 8
The Fenians at Buffalo Irish Center- March 8
Music at the CAZ- March 6- Petty Project
Music at Sportsmens- March 6 to 31- Schedule
Music at Riviera- March 6- Outlaw State of Mind- Tribute to Chris Stapleton
Leprecon Bar Crawl on Chippewa- March 7
Fish Frys- March 6 to April 2- Listings
Live Music at Chick’s- March 7- Innocent Bystander
Friday Fish Fries at Kotecki’s -March 6 to April 2
Music at Pausa- March 6- Carmen Intorre Jr with Elliot Scozzaro Quartet
Kids
Public Ice Skating at Seneca Town Rink- Wednesdays and Saturdays
David Bowie Laser Show at Whitworth Planetarium at Buff State- March 6
FREE Movies at Shea’s- Jurassic World Rebirth- March 8- 1pm
-Regal Cinemas- $7 Tuesdays (all day)- you have to sign up for card, but easy, no hassle
-Kiddieland at Herschell Carrousel Museum- $6- North Tonawanda
-FREE admission at Corning Museum of Glass for kids and teens– all the time
-Explore and More Children’s Museum for young kids- carrousel at Canalside where the museum is location- 44 Prime St.- Open – Wednesday to Sunday
-Aquarium of Niagara in Niagara Falls- Open daily
-Herschell Carrousel Museum- open Wednesday to Sunday
-Buffalo Museum of Science, 1020 Humboldt Parkway- open daily
-Buffalo Zoo- Open daily- new tiger and lion cubs
Nature- Outdoors
Birding- Scoters and Scaups at Fort Niagara State Park- March 7- Youngstown- FREE
-Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing and Snowmobiling at Byrncliff Resort- Varysburg, NY
-Best Places to Hike- Knox Farm State Park, Reinstein, Niagara Falls, Iroquois National Wildlife
Niagara Falls State Park- bring a passport and you can do both sides (US and Canada)- Illumination at Night. Cave of the Winds, Maid of the Mist ,Terrapin Point, Lots 2 and 1. NY Residents 65+ can get free parking during the week- slide driver’s license under scanner at parking
-Letchworth State Park- Grand Canyon of the East
-Reinstein Woods is a great place for an easy walk as well- ponds, wildlife
Museums
-Burchfield Penny Art Center (across the street from Albright)- FREE Admission on March 13, 2026 from 10am to 8pm and live music at 5:30pm.
-Albright Knox Art Museum- Open Mondays and Thursday- Sunday (closed Tuesday and Wednesday). FREE admission/Pay What you Can- March 6, 2026
-Pierce Arrow- Auto, Bike, Motorcycle Museum- Open from 11 am to 4pm- this is a really cool museum- check it out. Open Friday and Saturday
-Darwin Martin House (Frank Lloyd Wright)
-Buffalo Naval Park at Canalside- Open Wednesday- Sunday- 10am to 5pm- closed for the winter but you can still see the ships from the walkway
-Herschell Carrousel Museum- open Wednesday to Sunday
-Buffalo Museum of Science, 1020 Humboldt Parkway- open daily
Tourist Stuff
-Vidler’s 5 and Dime in East Aurora
-Get Wings and Beef on Weck (weck is short for kimmelweck bun which is a bun sprinkled with coarse salt and caraway seeds instead of sesame). Do NOT go to Anchor Bar-while it may have invented the wings, they are not the best here. Bar Bills or Hamlin and Main in East Aurora are the best for wings and Beef on Weck.
-FREE Tour of Buffalo City Hall (at 65 Niagara Square)- Monday- Friday starting at Noon but you must register for the tour – call 716-245-3032. There are other city tours- Explore Buffalo.
-Our Lady of Victory Basilica- 767 Ridge Road, Lackawanna- rivals the churches of Europe, open, do not have to be Catholic to view the amazing architecture. And, it is down the street from the Buffalo Botanical Gardens. Wayside Family Restaurant- 2301 S. Park is inexpensive and good food in causal environment–just down the street from the gardens.
-Buffalo Naval Park (at Canalside- boardwalk, Explore and More there as well)
-Frank Lloyd Wright Martin House- 125 Jewett Parkway- near the Buffalo Zoo.
-Niagara Wine Trail
-Buffalo Naval Park at Canalside- tours end in fall but still cool to see big ships
-Lots of Places for live music- Sportsmen’s Tavern (almost daily music), Pausa, Duende at Silo City, Town Ballroom, Chandelier at Salvatore’s (it’s an experience in itself), The Cove in Depew
Riverworks- restaurant, ferris while, silos, entertainment
-Mall- Galleria
-Roycroft- Inn – food and music on Friday nights, center for craft movement- shops
-Gambling- Seneca Casino downtown and Hamburg Gaming, Plus at Niagara Falls Seneca
