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    Cultural Calendar

    Buffalo Rising's monthly art, music, and culture guide, WNY SoundStage, has evolved into a full calendar!

    The new Arts + Culture Calendar connects our thriving industry to readers in real-time, and seeks to provide Buffalonians with a comprehensive overview of all this region has to offer - including gallery shows and exhibits, live music concerts and events, theatre and dance performances, history tours, and more happening throughout WNY.

    Our team will add events to this calendar daily. If your art, music, or performance-based event is missing, please email events@buffalorising.com.

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  • Castellani Art Museum Releases Spring 2026 Programming Calendar and New Issue of The CAM Magazine, Now Available Free in the Sculpture Court

    Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University

    Plan your spring at CAM—pick up our free Programming Calendar and the new issue of The CAM Magazine in the Sculpture Court, then join us for films, talks, workshops, and major exhibition openings that invite you to reflect, recharge, and reimagine your place in the world through art. CASTELLANI ART MUSEUM OF NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY (Spring 2026) — The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University (CAM) announces its Spring 2026 Programming Calendar alongside the release of The CAM Magazine, Issue

  • Sotto Voce and Avanti Present Beethoven’s Only Opera in Buffalo This August

    Recurring
    Asbury Hall, 341 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo.

    Sotto Voce and the Avanti Festival Orchestra will present Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, on Friday, August 14 and Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. Performances take place at Asbury Hall, 341 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo. Fidelio tells a timeless story of transcendent love and heroism. Leonore - the wife of a political prisoner - disguises herself as the young boy, Fidelio, in order to befriend her husband's captors. When the moment is right, she fights for his freedom, at

  • Sotto Voce and Avanti Present Beethoven’s Only Opera in Buffalo This August

    Recurring
    Asbury Hall, 341 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo.

    Sotto Voce and the Avanti Festival Orchestra will present Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, on Friday, August 14 and Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. Performances take place at Asbury Hall, 341 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo. Fidelio tells a timeless story of transcendent love and heroism. Leonore - the wife of a political prisoner - disguises herself as the young boy, Fidelio, in order to befriend her husband's captors. When the moment is right, she fights for his freedom, at

  • Buffalo Arts Studio presents Home by Bethany Krull

    2495 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214

    Buffalo Arts Studio presents Home by Bethany Krull On View August 28 – October 31, 2026 Opening Reception: Friday, August 28, 2026, 5:00 – 8:00 pm Part of M&T Fourth Friday at Tri-Main Buffalo, NY —Buffalo Arts Studio is thrilled to present Home, a new body of work by ceramicist Bethany Krull, on view from August 28 through October 31, 2026. Home is an installation of ceramic and mixed media sculptures that investigates our complex relationship with the untamed natural

  • From the Creators of Tacos & Tequila, COUNTRY RISING FESTIVAL Debuts in Buffalo August 28

    Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B

    A new era of country music is coming to Buffalo. Country Rising Festival, headlined by BigXthaPlug, is a one-day outdoor music experience dedicated to spotlighting the artists redefining the genre. The event will make its debut Friday, August 28, 2026, at Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B.  Produced by Social House Entertainment, the creators of the nationally recognized Tacos & Tequila Festival, Country Rising blends modern country music with culture, nightlife, and immersive festival energy—delivering more than a concert, but

    $59 – $119

  • Buffalo Arts Studio presents Presence by Robert Booth

    2495 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214.

    Buffalo Arts Studio presents Presence by Robert Booth On View August 28 – October 31, 2026 Opening Reception: Friday, August 28, 2026, 5:00 – 8:00 pm Part of M&T Fourth Friday at Tri-Main Buffalo, NY — Buffalo Arts Studio is excited to present Presence, an exhibition of sculptural and two-dimensional work by artist Robert Booth, on view from August 28 through October 31, 2026. Presence highlights the relationship between allegory and human existence, encouraging reflection on how we make and

  • The Main Block Party

    Fountain Plaza | Downtown Buffalo

    SAVE THE DATE: The Main Block Party Returns! Saturday, August 29, 2026 | Fountain Plaza | Downtown Buffalo Something special is coming back to Downtown Buffalo. Buffalo Fashion Runway and M&T Bank are excited to bring back The Main Block Party for its second year, returning to Fountain Plaza on Saturday, August 29, 2026. Following an incredible inaugural event that welcomed more than 1,500 attendees, we're excited to once again bring together fashion, food, music, art, small businesses, and community in the heart of

    Free
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    Builders of the Canal Tour at the Waterway of Change Exhibit

    The Longshed at Canalside 44 Prime St., Buffalo, United States

    Take a trip back in time at the Waterway of Change exhibit! Walk the land of the canal and “step into the shoes” of someone who lived and worked there. Come away with a deeper understanding of the lasting impact the Erie Canal had on New York and the country as a whole. Come explore the triumph and tragedies of the Erie Canal. Look through the lens of the innovators, engineers, and laborers who faced overwhelming hurdles while completing this massive feat. Learn about the vision George Washington had for the canal and how

  • Niagara square in buffalo in black and white

    Women on the Canal Tour at the Waterway of Change Exhibit

    The Longshed at Canalside 44 Prime St., Buffalo, United States

    Take a trip back in time at the Waterway of Change exhibit! Walk the land of the canal and “step into the shoes” of someone who lived and worked there. Come away with a deeper understanding of the lasting impact the Erie Canal had on New York and the country as a whole. Life during the second half of the nineteenth century was complex and full of challenges. Women along the Erie Canal faced their own set of obstacles. However, the canal was a conduit for social reforms, as well as commerce, and

  • TENfold Gallery Presents Art + Music After Dark

    225 Louisiana St Buffalo, NY 14204 Saturday, August 29, 2026 Hours: 6:00pm - 10:00pm

    Stretching the length of a city block, TENfold Gallery + Connector transforms a historic industrial corridor into a living, breathing exhibition space.   Join TENFold on Saturday, August 29, 2026 for an evening celebrating artist Abe Ferraro and his latest exhibition, Every Which Way After Dark. Hear from the artist as he shares unique insights into his dynamic new body of sculptural and installation-based work.   The evening then kicks into high gear as the black lights come on, the

    Free