With fun events and exciting attractions, there’s plenty of ways to Explore Buffalo Niagara. From festivals to concerts, WNY has plenty to offer. These regional events draw tourists and locals alike and are the backbone of our community. So whether you live in the 716 or are just visiting, you’ll feel right at home exploring the best of the Buffalo Niagara region. Welcome 716 is your one stop guide to the very best of the 716, so check it out and see for yourself.
- 8:00 amEveryday Winter Fun Canalside
- Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I
- 9:00 amNiagara Power Project Festival of Trees
- 10:00 amPoinsettia & Railway Exhibit
- 12:00 pmHoliday Music Under the Dome
- 12:00 pmBuffalo City Hall Tour
- 5:00 pmOur Lady of Fatima Festival of Lights
- 5:00 pmFairgrounds Festival of Lights
- 7:00 pmEd Croft Trio plays “Charlie Brown Christmas”
- 8:00 pmGerald Albright’s Family Christmas Tour
- 9:00 pmNiagara Falls Winter Fireworks Schedule
- Gingerbread Wonderland
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra
- FREE Ice Skating at Rotary Rink
- Jingle Falls USA
- Yuletide in the Country Tours
- Visit Santa at Walden Galleria
- It WAS a Wonderful Life
- 8:00 amHolidays at the Broadway Market
- 8:00 amEveryday Winter Fun Canalside
- Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I
- 9:00 amNiagara Power Project Festival of Trees
- 10:00 amTis the Season at the Aquarium
- 10:00 amPoinsettia & Railway Exhibit
- 10:00 amDeck the Halls at the Niagara Power Vista
- 1:00 pmBrew Bus Buffalo Tours
- 5:00 pmFairgrounds Festival of Lights
- 5:00 pmOur Lady of Fatima Festival of Lights
- It WAS a Wonderful Life
- Gingerbread Wonderland
- FREE Ice Skating at Rotary Rink
- Visit Santa at Walden Galleria
- Yuletide in the Country Tours
- 8:00 amEveryday Winter Fun Canalside
- 9:00 amNiagara Power Project Festival of Trees
- Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I
- 10:00 amHoliday Brunch and Market
- 10:00 amPoinsettia & Railway Exhibit
- 10:00 amTis the Season at the Aquarium
- 5:00 pmOur Lady of Fatima Festival of Lights
- 5:00 pmFairgrounds Festival of Lights
- FREE Ice Skating at Rotary Rink
- Visit Santa at Walden Galleria
- 8:00 amEveryday Winter Fun Canalside
- 9:00 amNiagara Power Project Festival of Trees
- Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I
- 10:00 amPoinsettia & Railway Exhibit
- 12:00 pmBuffalo City Hall Tour
- 4:00 pmSlyboots Drum Classes with Griffin Brady
- 5:00 pmFairgrounds Festival of Lights
- 5:00 pmOur Lady of Fatima Festival of Lights
- 8:00 pmGeeks Who Drink Trivia
- Visit Santa at Walden Galleria
- FREE Ice Skating at Rotary Rink
- 8:00 amEveryday Winter Fun Canalside
- 9:00 amNiagara Power Project Festival of Trees
- 9:00 amBudding Scientists
- Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I
- 10:00 amPoinsettia & Railway Exhibit
- 12:00 pmBuffalo City Hall Tour
- 5:00 pmOur Lady of Fatima Festival of Lights
- 5:00 pmFairgrounds Festival of Lights
- 6:00 pmTRivia Nite at the Site
- FREE Ice Skating at Rotary Rink
- Visit Santa at Walden Galleria
- 8:00 amEveryday Winter Fun Canalside
- 9:00 amNiagara Power Project Festival of Trees
- Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I
- 10:00 amPoinsettia & Railway Exhibit
- 12:00 pmBuffalo City Hall Tour
- 5:00 pmFairgrounds Festival of Lights
- 5:00 pmOur Lady of Fatima Festival of Lights
- FREE Ice Skating at Rotary Rink
- Visit Santa at Walden Galleria
- 8:00 amEveryday Winter Fun Canalside
- 9:00 amBudding Scientists
- 9:00 amNiagara Power Project Festival of Trees
- Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I
- 10:00 amPoinsettia & Railway Exhibit
- 12:00 pmBuffalo City Hall Tour
- 5:00 pmFairgrounds Festival of Lights
- 5:00 pmOur Lady of Fatima Festival of Lights
- Visit Santa at Walden Galleria
- Gingerbread Wonderland
- FREE Ice Skating at Rotary Rink
- 8:00 amEveryday Winter Fun Canalside
- 9:00 amNiagara Power Project Festival of Trees
- Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I
- 10:00 amM & T Third Fridays at the Buffalo History Museum
- 10:00 amPoinsettia & Railway Exhibit
- 12:00 pmBuffalo City Hall Tour
- 4:00 pmMerry Merry Music with the Chromatic Club of Buffalo
- 5:00 pmOur Lady of Fatima Festival of Lights
- 5:00 pmFairgrounds Festival of Lights
- 6:00 pmPoetry Mic Night
- 9:00 pmNiagara Falls Winter Fireworks Schedule
- Gingerbread Wonderland
- FREE Ice Skating at Rotary Rink
- Visit Santa at Walden Galleria
- It WAS a Wonderful Life
- 8:00 amHolidays at the Broadway Market
- 8:00 amEveryday Winter Fun Canalside
- 9:00 amNiagara Power Project Festival of Trees
- Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I
- 10:00 amPoinsettia & Railway Exhibit
- 5:00 pmOur Lady of Fatima Festival of Lights
- 5:00 pmFairgrounds Festival of Lights
- FREE Ice Skating at Rotary Rink
- It WAS a Wonderful Life
- Visit Santa at Walden Galleria
- 8:00 amEveryday Winter Fun Canalside
- 9:00 amNiagara Power Project Festival of Trees
- Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I
- 10:00 amPoinsettia & Railway Exhibit
- 10:00 amHoliday Brunch and Market
- 5:00 pmOur Lady of Fatima Festival of Lights
- 5:00 pmFairgrounds Festival of Lights
- 9:00 pmNiagara Falls Winter Fireworks Schedule
- FREE Ice Skating at Rotary Rink
- Visit Santa at Walden Galleria
- 8:00 amEveryday Winter Fun Canalside
- 9:00 amNiagara Power Project Festival of Trees
- 10:00 amPoinsettia & Railway Exhibit
- 12:00 pmBuffalo City Hall Tour
- 4:00 pmSlyboots Drum Classes with Griffin Brady
- 5:00 pmOur Lady of Fatima Festival of Lights
- 8:00 pmGeeks Who Drink Trivia
- 9:00 pmNiagara Falls Winter Fireworks Schedule
- 8:00 amEveryday Winter Fun Canalside
- 5:00 pmOur Lady of Fatima Festival of Lights
- 9:00 pmNiagara Falls Winter Fireworks Schedule
- FREE Ice Skating at Rotary Rink
- 8:00 amEveryday Winter Fun Canalside
- 9:00 amNiagara Power Project Festival of Trees
- Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I
- 10:00 amPoinsettia & Railway Exhibit
- 12:00 pmBuffalo City Hall Tour
- 5:00 pmOur Lady of Fatima Festival of Lights
- 9:00 pmNiagara Falls Winter Fireworks Schedule
- FREE Ice Skating at Rotary Rink
- 8:00 amEveryday Winter Fun Canalside
- Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I
- 9:00 amBudding Scientists
- 9:00 amNiagara Power Project Festival of Trees
- 10:00 amDollar Day at the Botanical Gardens
- 10:00 amPoinsettia & Railway Exhibit
- 12:00 pmBuffalo City Hall Tour
- 5:00 pmOur Lady of Fatima Festival of Lights
- 9:00 pmNiagara Falls Winter Fireworks Schedule
- FREE Ice Skating at Rotary Rink
- 8:00 amEveryday Winter Fun Canalside
- Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I
- 9:00 amNiagara Power Project Festival of Trees
- 10:00 amPoinsettia & Railway Exhibit
- 12:00 pmBuffalo City Hall Tour
- 5:00 pmOur Lady of Fatima Festival of Lights
- 9:00 pmNiagara Falls Winter Fireworks Schedule
- It WAS a Wonderful Life
- FREE Ice Skating at Rotary Rink
- 8:00 amEveryday Winter Fun Canalside
- 9:00 amNiagara Power Project Festival of Trees
- Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I
- 10:00 amPoinsettia & Railway Exhibit
- 5:00 pmOur Lady of Fatima Festival of Lights
- 9:00 pmNiagara Falls Winter Fireworks Schedule
- FREE Ice Skating at Rotary Rink
- It WAS a Wonderful Life
- 8:00 amEveryday Winter Fun Canalside
- 9:00 amNiagara Power Project Festival of Trees
- Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I
- 10:00 amPoinsettia & Railway Exhibit
- 5:00 pmOur Lady of Fatima Festival of Lights
- FREE Ice Skating at Rotary Rink
- 8:00 amEveryday Winter Fun Canalside
- 9:00 amNiagara Power Project Festival of Trees
- Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I
- 10:00 amPoinsettia & Railway Exhibit
- 12:00 pmBuffalo City Hall Tour
- 4:00 pmSlyboots Drum Classes with Griffin Brady
- 5:00 pmOur Lady of Fatima Festival of Lights
- 5:00 pmFirst Night Buffalo
- 7:00 pmStatler City Ice Ball
- 8:00 pmGeeks Who Drink Trivia
- 9:00 pmNiagara Falls Winter Fireworks Schedule
- Buffalo Ball Drop & Fireworks Display
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Things to do
Buffalo Niagara offers world-class restaurants, boutiques, theatres and attractions. These events and establishments are visited by over twelve million tourists each year as well as locals. Much like their home fields, our Buffalo sports fans fill up local bars and restaurants and show their support for the best of the 716! Our restaurants serve the best Buffalo chicken wings, of course, but the culinary scene in the 716 is so much more than just wings. WIth the help of Welcome 716 you’ll have all the tools to Explore Buffalo Niagara at your fingertips. From shopping and fine dining, to events, we’ve got you covered. You don’t have to wing it, let our guide provide the perfect way to spend your day.
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These Korean BBQ short ribs from TheGypsyParlor are looking pretty delicious!! Order yours with a coquito. Don’t know what a coquito is? Go check out our latest IG post to find out!