The best Buffalo NY fall things to do sort into three kinds of days. There are color days, when you walk Olmsted’s parks and Forest Lawn as the maples turn or drive an hour to Letchworth’s gorge. There are harvest days at a pumpkin farm or cider mill in the towns just outside the city. And there are indoor days at the Buffalo AKG or under the glass domes of the Botanical Gardens, for when Lake Erie sends rain. Around all of it runs the sports calendar: the Bills in their new stadium in Orchard Park, and the Sabres from their home opener on October 3.
This guide is for visitors planning a trip between Labor Day and Thanksgiving, whether that’s a long weekend or one free day. The caveat is that fall in Buffalo narrows as it goes. September still has summer hours; by November the ships at the Naval Park open only on weekends, the Maid of the Mist has docked for the winter, and snow is possible. Hours, prices and dates below were checked September 23, 2026 against official sources, and the dated boxes are refreshed as the season moves.
Fall in Buffalo at a Glance
Each month of fall is a different trip. Here’s how they compare.
| September | October | November | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical highs | Around 70°F | About 60°F, falling through the month | Upper 40s |
| Leaves | Mostly green in the city | The main show: hills south of the city first, the city and lakeshore later | Last color along the lake early on, then bare branches |
| Headline dates | Bills home games; pumpkin farms open | Sabres home opener October 3; pumpkin weekends; Halloween | Maid of the Mist ends November 8; Thanksgiving November 26 |
| What’s shrinking | Summer hours end after Labor Day | Naval Park closes at 4 p.m.; Forest Lawn gates close at 5 p.m. | Naval Park weekends only; pumpkin farms closed |
| Book ahead | Hotels on Bills weekends | Martin House tours; hotels on peak-foliage weekends | Thanksgiving weekend hotels |
| Verdict | Warm and easy, with little color yet | The best month, if you book early | Quiet and cheap, if you dress for it |
If fall is your first trip to the city, our guide to the best things to do in Buffalo covers the year-round headliners. This page covers what changes when the leaves do.
When Is Peak Fall Foliage in Buffalo?
In most years the leaves around Buffalo peak in the second half of October, but where you stand changes the answer by a week or two. Color starts on high ground and moves toward the water. The hills of the Southern Tier, around Ellicottville and Allegany State Park, usually turn first. The city and its suburbs follow. The shores of Lake Erie and the Niagara River go last, because the big lake holds its summer warmth into the fall and keeps frost away from the shoreline.
The best planning tool is New York State’s weekly I LOVE NY foliage report, which comes out every Wednesday with observations from local spotters. The first report of the season, for September 23 to 29, 2026, had Buffalo at about 5% change with mostly green leaves, Springville under 10%, and Niagara Falls a little ahead at 20%, with touches of yellow and orange. That’s a normal start, and it means the show is still two to four weeks out.
Here’s how to turn the weekly numbers into a decision:
| If the report shows | Then |
|---|---|
| Under 25% in Buffalo, 30–50% in the hills to the south | Drive south: Letchworth, Chestnut Ridge or Ellicottville are near their best |
| 50–75% in Buffalo | Stay in the city: Delaware Park, Forest Lawn and the parkways are at their best |
| Near peak in Buffalo, past peak in the hills | Head for the water: the Niagara Gorge, the Outer Harbor and the lakeshore hold color longest |
| Past peak everywhere | Switch to harvest and indoor days; the color is done until next year |
One warning. A windy rainstorm at peak can strip a hillside in a night, and Buffalo gets its share of those in October. If the forecast shows a big blow on your peak weekend, go the day before it rather than the day after.
Where to See Fall Color in the City
You don’t need a car to see good color in Buffalo. The city’s Olmsted-designed parks and parkways were planted to look their best in exactly this season, and several of the best walks start a short bus ride from downtown.
Delaware Park and Hoyt Lake
Delaware Park is the centerpiece of the park system that Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux laid out for Buffalo, and fall is its season. The loop around Hoyt Lake passes under old maples and oaks, the Japanese Garden behind the Buffalo History Museum turns red and gold, and the ring road around the meadow makes an easy walk or bike ride. Combine it with the Buffalo AKG across the lake, and you have a complete half day.
Plan it: free; open daily; allow 1–2 hours for the lake loop and the Japanese Garden; the History Museum next door is open Wednesday to Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sunday noon–5 p.m., pay what you wish with $12 suggested.
Forest Lawn
Forest Lawn is a working cemetery that doubles as one of the finest landscapes in the city: rolling ground, ponds, a creek and more than a century and a half of trees. President Millard Fillmore is buried here, and so are Rick James, Shirley Chisholm and the Seneca orator Red Jacket. Walkers are welcome, and in mid-October the drives and hillsides are among the best places in Buffalo for color. Be respectful: services still happen here.
Plan it: free; open every day from 8 a.m.; from October 1, visitors must leave by 5 p.m.; main entrance at 1990 Main Street; allow 1–2 hours.
More city color
The parkways that link the Olmsted parks, especially Lincoln and Chapin Parkways, are worth a slow drive or a bike ride. South Park, around the Botanical Gardens, has an arboretum’s worth of trees. Tifft Nature Preserve, on the edge of the Outer Harbor, adds marsh and cattails to the mix. Our guide to the best fall foliage walks in Buffalo covers these routes in more detail, with distances and where to park, and our Buffalo parks and outdoors guide covers the whole system in every season.
Fall Foliage Day Trips from Buffalo
The biggest color is outside the city, in the hills and gorges to the south and east. These are the reliable trips, with honest drive times from downtown.
| Destination | Drive | Why go | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letchworth State Park | About 1 hr 15 min | Three big waterfalls in a gorge up to 600 feet deep | The single best foliage day in the region |
| Chestnut Ridge Park | About 30 min | Hillside views back to the city; the Eternal Flame Falls hike | A short trip, or a pairing with a Bills game |
| East Aurora | About 30 min | A walkable village with the Roycroft Campus and old-fashioned shops | Color plus lunch and browsing |
| Ellicottville | About 1 hr | A ski town in the hills, with color that often comes early | An early-October trip |
| The Niagara Gorge | About 30 min | Rim trails and overlooks downstream of the falls | Late color, after the hills have peaked |
Letchworth State Park
Letchworth is the one to plan around. The Genesee River drops over three major waterfalls in a gorge that reaches roughly 600 feet deep, and at peak the walls turn solid orange and red. The park road runs along the rim with overlooks every mile or so, so you can see a lot without hiking, though the Gorge Trail along the edge is the best way in. Go on a weekday if you can: peak-color Saturdays bring heavy traffic at the popular overlooks.
Plan it: about 1 hour 15 minutes each way; New York State Parks charges a vehicle entry fee, so check the park’s page for this year’s rate; allow a full day; the south end, near Portageville, is closest to the biggest falls.
Chestnut Ridge Park and East Aurora
Chestnut Ridge, an Erie County park in Orchard Park, sits on the first real rise south of the city, and on a clear day you can see downtown Buffalo from the top of its sledding hill. Its best-known walk leads down a creek bed to Eternal Flame Falls, where natural gas seeping from the rock feeds a small flame behind the falling water. It isn’t always lit, and the path is steep and slippery, but it’s one of the stranger sights in the state. East Aurora, a few miles further on, has the Arts and Crafts buildings of the Roycroft Campus and a main street made for an unhurried lunch.
Plan it: about 30 minutes to either; Chestnut Ridge is free; allow 1–2 hours for the Eternal Flame Falls hike, in boots, and half a day if you add East Aurora.
Ellicottville
Ellicottville is a ski village in the Southern Tier hills, about an hour south of Buffalo, and at roughly 1,500 feet it often colors up a week or so ahead of the city. That makes it the natural pick for an early-October trip, when Buffalo is still mostly green. The village itself is small and walkable, with restaurants and a brewery, and the drive down through farm country and wooded valleys is half the point. Its fall festival weekend in October draws big crowds, so check the date before you go and decide whether you want the party or the quiet.
Plan it: about 1 hour each way by car; the village is free to wander; allow half a day, or pair it with a Letchworth morning if you’re up early.
For more routes, including the Zoar Valley and the back roads of the Southern Tier, see our guide to fall foliage day trips from Buffalo, and our day trips from Buffalo guide covers the region in every season. If you’re heading north, our guide to visiting Niagara Falls from Buffalo explains the bus, the parking and the border, and the gorge trails there hold their color after the hills have peaked.
Pumpkin Farms, Orchards and Cider Mills
The farm belt east and north of Buffalo turns into one long harvest festival from mid-September to Halloween. These are the big names, all confirmed open for 2026.
The Great Pumpkin Farm, Clarence
The region’s biggest fall festival fills a farm in Clarence, about 30 minutes east of downtown, with pumpkins, mums, rides, shows and cider with doughnuts. Each weekend has a theme. The ones worth knowing about are the World Pumpkin Weigh Off on October 3 and 4, when growers haul in giant pumpkins weighing well over 1,000 pounds, and the Pumpkin Olympics over the long Indigenous Peoples’ Day weekend, October 10 to 12. Weekdays are free and much calmer, which makes them the smart choice for families with small children.
Plan it: open daily September 19 to October 31, 2026, 10 a.m.–7 p.m. (5 p.m. on Halloween); free Monday to Friday; festival weekends $20 per person, including Monday, October 12; free parking, with VIP parking for $5; 11199 Main Street, Clarence.
Apple picking and cider
Niagara County’s orchards, 40 minutes or so northeast of the city, are where most Buffalo families go to pick their own. Becker Farms in Gasport is the best-known stop, with u-pick apples, hayrides and its own winery and brewery on fall weekends. Closer in, Mayer Bros. Cider Mill in West Seneca, about 20 minutes southeast of downtown, has been part of the Buffalo fall ritual for generations: a jug of fresh cider, a bag of warm doughnuts and, on October weekends, a wait for both.
Plan it: pick-your-own seasons depend on the harvest, so check each farm’s website the week you go; weekend mornings are busiest; bring cash for small farm stands.
Our apple picking day trip from Buffalo compares the orchards, and our fall food and market trail pairs the cider mills with markets and bakeries. For wings, beef on weck and the rest of the local menu, see our Buffalo food guide.
Bills, Sabres and Game-Day Weekends
Fall is football season, and in 2026 that means something new: the Bills have moved into their new Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, which hosted its first regular-season game on Thursday, September 17, against Detroit. Hockey starts in October, when the Sabres open their home schedule at KeyBank Center downtown.
| Team | Venue | Fall 2026 home dates |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, about 12 miles southeast of downtown | September 27, October 4, November 1, November 22, November 27, December 20; a January 4 date to be confirmed |
| Buffalo Sabres | KeyBank Center, downtown by Canalside | Home opener Saturday, October 3, 7 p.m., against Chicago; home games through the winter |
A Bills home weekend changes the whole city. Hotels fill and prices rise, so book early if your dates overlap. Game-day traffic to Orchard Park starts hours before kickoff, and the tailgating starts earlier still. If you’re not going to the game, it’s a fine time to see a museum, because much of the city will be in front of a television. The November 27 game falls on the Friday after Thanksgiving, which makes that weekend the busiest of the fall.
For Sabres games, KeyBank Center sits next to Canalside, so dinner downtown and a walk to the arena is easy. Metro Rail runs down Main Street to the arena, though construction has cut service to about every 20 minutes on the above-ground stretch.
Fall Culture: Concerts, Theater and Tours
Fall is also when Buffalo’s indoor season starts up again, and for a city this size the calendar is deep. If you’re here for the leaves, it’s worth booking one evening indoors.
- The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra plays its season at Kleinhans Music Hall, a 1940 concert hall designed by Eliel and Eero Saarinen and known for its acoustics. The building alone is worth the ticket.
- Shea’s Buffalo Theatre, a 1926 movie palace on Main Street, hosts touring Broadway shows through the fall and winter. The smaller stages around it in the Theater District run their own seasons.
- Buffalo City Hall offers free 60-minute tours at noon every weekday, and its observation deck on the 28th floor looks out over the lake and the city’s changing trees. The elevators stop at the 25th floor, and you climb the rest.
- The Buffalo AKG stays open until 8 p.m. on Fridays, and on the first Friday of each month it’s pay what you wish until 9 p.m.; the next one is October 2.
A fall evening at Kleinhans or Shea’s, followed by a late dinner in Allentown or on Elmwood, makes a good end to a day of walking in the cold. Check each venue’s calendar when you book, since touring shows and concert programs change every season.
Fall Festivals and Dates to Know in 2026
Buffalo’s big street festivals happen in summer. Fall brings farm festivals, sports, Halloween and a Thanksgiving weekend with traditions of its own. This box lists the dated events and hours changes that matter to visitors, and it’s updated as the season goes on.
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Since September 17 | The Buffalo Zoo’s Enchanted Pumpkin Trail; check the zoo’s site for nights and tickets |
| Now through October 31 | The Great Pumpkin Farm in Clarence, open daily |
| October 1 | Forest Lawn’s gates start closing at 5 p.m.; the Naval Park switches to 10 a.m.–4 p.m. |
| Friday, October 2 | M&T First Friday at the Buffalo AKG: pay what you wish, 10 a.m.–9 p.m. |
| Saturday, October 3 | Sabres home opener, 7 p.m., KeyBank Center |
| October 3–4 | World Pumpkin Weigh Off at the Great Pumpkin Farm |
| October 12 | Parking at Niagara Falls State Park drops to $10 a day |
| Saturday, October 31 | Halloween; the Great Pumpkin Farm closes its season at 5 p.m. |
| November | The Naval Park opens weekends only (plus Veterans Day); skating and winter activities return to Canalside, with dates still to be announced |
| Sunday, November 8 | Last day of the season for the Maid of the Mist |
| Thursday, November 26 | Thanksgiving: the YMCA Turkey Trot runs in the morning; the Buffalo AKG is closed |
| Friday, November 27 | Bills home game |
Two Thanksgiving-weekend traditions deserve a word. The YMCA Turkey Trot, first run in 1896 and held every Thanksgiving morning since, is one of the oldest footraces in North America, and thousands of runners in costume make it worth watching even if you don’t run. And the World’s Largest Disco, a 1970s dance party in bell-bottoms and platform shoes, traditionally takes over the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Our Thanksgiving weekend guide covers both, with tips for getting around a crowded weekend.
For the full season, our Buffalo fall festivals guide rounds up farm festivals, food events and fall concerts, and our guide to things to do in Buffalo in October goes week by week. Our year-round events and festivals calendar picks up the rest of the year.
Fall Weekend Routes from a Buffalo Base
These three weekends cover most fall trips. Each assumes you’re staying downtown or in the Elmwood Village, and each works in September and October; November cuts some pieces out.
The color-and-culture weekend
Spend Saturday in the museum district: a morning Martin House tour booked ahead, the Buffalo AKG after lunch, then a walk around Hoyt Lake as the light turns gold, and dinner on Elmwood Avenue. On Sunday, walk Forest Lawn in the morning and spend the afternoon at Canalside and the Naval Park’s ships. It needs no car, apart from a short ride or two. Remember that the AKG is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays and the Martin House closes on Tuesdays, so it suits a Friday-to-Monday stay better than a midweek one.
The hills-and-harvest weekend
Give Saturday to Letchworth, leaving early to beat the overlook traffic, and stop at a farm stand on the way back. Spend Sunday closer to home: cider and doughnuts in West Seneca, then Chestnut Ridge and the Eternal Flame Falls, and an afternoon in East Aurora. You’ll need a car, and it’s best at or just before peak.
The game weekend
Build it around a home game: the Sabres on Saturday night, or the Bills on Sunday. Spend the other day on the Great Pumpkin Farm, the zoo or the Botanical Gardens, and eat wings somewhere with the game on. Book the hotel first, before anything else.
Our Buffalo fall weekend itinerary lays out each of these hour by hour, and our Buffalo itineraries cover longer stays in every season.
Getting Around Buffalo in the Fall
Inside the city, you can manage without a car. NFTA Metro buses and the Metro Rail cost $2 a ride or $5 for a day pass, and a MetGo card caps your fares at $5 a day. The Metro Rail runs up Main Street from Canalside toward the University at Buffalo, though construction has single-tracked the above-ground stretch downtown, so trains come about every 20 minutes. Reddy Bikeshare’s season runs through October, which covers the peak-color weeks in Delaware Park.
Outside the city, you need a car. There’s no practical public transportation to Letchworth, Chestnut Ridge, Ellicottville, the orchards or the pumpkin farms, and rideshare fares add up fast over those distances. If you’re flying in and plan more than one day trip, a rental car pays for itself quickly. The one exception is Niagara Falls, which NFTA’s Route 40 bus serves from downtown. Our guide to getting around Buffalo covers fares, passes and parking in more detail.
What to Do in Buffalo on a Rainy Fall Day
Fall weather off Lake Erie swings between blue-sky afternoons and cold, sideways rain, sometimes in the same day. Have a rainy-day plan ready, because these places work in any weather.
| Place | Why it works in the rain | Fall hours | Adult price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo AKG Art Museum | Galleries in buildings from 1905, 1962 and 2023 | Mon and Thu–Sun from 10 a.m.; closed Tue and Wed | $24 |
| Botanical Gardens | A warm glass conservatory | Daily 10 a.m.–4 p.m., last tickets around 3 p.m. | $19 |
| Buffalo History Museum | The city’s story, plus the Pan-American Exposition | Wed–Sat 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sun noon–5 p.m. | Pay what you wish |
| Darwin D. Martin House | A guided tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie house | Daily except Tuesday; advance tickets | $25 |
Two caveats. The Naval Park is only partly under cover: you’ll spend a lot of time on open decks, and the below-deck areas of the destroyer USS The Sullivans are closed for preservation work. And Buffalo RiverWorks has closed its silo climbing and zip lines for the season, though its skating, curling, restaurant and brewery carry on year-round. Our rainy fall day itinerary strings these together into a full day that keeps you dry.
Fall in Buffalo with Kids
Fall is an easy season for families. The Buffalo Zoo is open daily 10 a.m.–5 p.m. (last admission at 4), with tickets at $25.95 for ages 13 to 64 and $19.95 for ages 2 to 12, and its Enchanted Pumpkin Trail opened on September 17. The Great Pumpkin Farm is free on weekdays. The Botanical Gardens let children 12 and under in free during September, and the Naval Park’s ships are a hit with anyone old enough to climb a ladder.
Plan around nap-friendly drives: Clarence and the zoo are each 30 minutes or less from downtown, while Letchworth is a long day for small children. Our guide to a fall family weekend in Buffalo builds a kid-paced two days, and for costumes and haunted hayrides, our guide to a Halloween weekend in Buffalo covers what suits which ages, from trick-or-treat trails to the adults-only frights.
Where to Stay for a Fall Trip
Where you stay should follow what you came for, because the fall trips pull in different directions.
| Base | Best for | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown | Sabres games, the Theater District, Canalside and the Metro Rail | Quieter on weekend evenings away from events |
| Elmwood Village and Allentown | Walks in Delaware Park and Forest Lawn, the AKG, restaurants within walking distance | Mostly smaller inns and guesthouses |
| Amherst and Williamsville | Easy highway access to the Clarence farms and the airport | Suburban; you’ll drive everywhere |
| Orchard Park and the Southtowns | Bills games and trips south to the hills | Far from the city’s museums and nightlife |
Rates follow demand more than the calendar. Bills home weekends, peak-foliage Saturdays in mid-October and Thanksgiving weekend push prices up across the region, while midweek nights in early September and November are usually the cheapest of the season. Our guide to where to stay in Buffalo NY compares the neighborhoods and hotel types in more detail.
What Changes in November
November is Buffalo’s quiet month, and it has its fans. Hotel rates drop, the crowds disappear, and the city’s museums, restaurants and theaters carry on as usual. But the outdoor season ends quickly. The Maid of the Mist makes its last trip on November 8. The Naval Park opens only on weekends and Veterans Day until Thanksgiving, then offers guided weekend tours through the winter. Forest Lawn closes at 5 p.m., and since clocks fall back on November 1, the sun sets before 5 p.m. by the end of the month.
Then there’s the snow. Lake-effect snow can start in mid-November, and a big band can drop a foot or more on the Southtowns while downtown stays almost clear. Check the forecast before driving south, and pack real boots. The trade is Canalside, where skating and the winter activities return during November, and a Thanksgiving weekend packed with the Turkey Trot, a Bills game and the World’s Largest Disco. Our November weekend itinerary shows how to make the most of the month.
What to Pack and How Long the Days Are
Pack for three seasons. A September afternoon can reach the upper 70s, and a late-October morning can start near freezing. Layers beat one heavy coat: a fleece or sweater, a waterproof shell for the lake rain, and shoes that can take wet grass and muddy trails. Add a hat and gloves from late October, and real boots in November. If you’re riding the Maid of the Mist before it closes, bring dry socks.
Daylight shrinks faster than people expect, and it matters when you’re planning a foliage drive. Here’s roughly when the sun sets in Buffalo:
| Date | Approximate sunset |
|---|---|
| Late September | About 7:10 p.m. |
| Mid-October | About 6:35 p.m. |
| October 31 | About 6:10 p.m. |
| November 1 (clocks fall back) | About 5:10 p.m. |
| Thanksgiving week | About 4:45 p.m. |
For a Letchworth day in mid-October, that means leaving Buffalo by 9 a.m. if you want the overlooks in good light and a daylight drive home.
Buffalo Fall FAQ
When is the best time to see fall foliage in Buffalo?
In most years, the second half of October. The hills south of the city, around Ellicottville and Letchworth, usually peak a week or two earlier, and the lakeshore and the Niagara Gorge a little later. Check the weekly I LOVE NY foliage report, published on Wednesdays; the September 23–29, 2026 report had Buffalo at about 5% color.
What is there to do in Buffalo in the fall?
Walk Delaware Park and Forest Lawn as the leaves turn, drive to Letchworth State Park at peak, pick apples in Niagara County, spend a Saturday at the Great Pumpkin Farm, and catch the Bills or the Sabres. On rainy days, the Buffalo AKG, the Botanical Gardens and the Buffalo History Museum all work well indoors.
Is October a good time to visit Buffalo?
It’s the best month of the fall. Highs drop from around 60°F toward the 50s, the color peaks, the pumpkin farms run festival weekends, and the Sabres season begins on October 3. Book hotels early for Bills weekends and peak-foliage Saturdays, and remember that some attractions, like the Naval Park, shorten their hours on October 1.
How far is Letchworth State Park from Buffalo?
About an hour and 15 minutes by car from downtown Buffalo, heading southeast. There’s no practical public transportation, so you’ll need a car or a tour. Plan a full day to see the three main waterfalls and the overlooks, and go on a weekday at peak color if you can, because the popular overlooks get crowded on Saturdays.
When do the Bills play at home this fall?
After the opener at the new Highmark Stadium on September 17, 2026, the Bills’ remaining home dates are September 27, October 4, November 1, November 22, November 27 and December 20, with a January 4 date still to be confirmed. The stadium is in Orchard Park, about 12 miles southeast of downtown Buffalo.
Does it snow in Buffalo in November?
It can. Lake-effect snow sometimes arrives in mid-November, though heavy early storms tend to hit the Southtowns harder than downtown. Most November days are simply cold and gray, with highs in the upper 40s. Pack a warm coat and waterproof boots, check the forecast before long drives, and allow extra time if a lake-effect band sets up.
Can you still visit Niagara Falls from Buffalo in the fall?
Yes, and fall is one of the best times. The falls are about 30 minutes north of Buffalo by car, the Maid of the Mist sails daily through November 8, 2026, and parking in the state park’s main lots drops to $10 a day from October 12. Crowds are far thinner than in summer, but bring a warm layer for the cold spray.
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Sources and How We Checked
Hours, prices, routes and other details in this guide were checked on September 23, 2026 against the official sources below. The guide is compiled from those operators and agencies rather than from other travel lists, and it doesn’t describe first-hand visits. Details change, so confirm anything time-sensitive with the operator before you go.
- Fall foliage: iloveny.com/things-to-do/fall/foliage-report
- Great Pumpkin Farm: greatpumpkinfarm.com/plan-your-visit/dates-hours
- Buffalo Bills / Highmark Stadium: buffalobills.com/news/fans-and-media-react-to-the-atmosph…
- Buffalo Sabres: nhl.com/sabres/news/buffalo-sabres-2026-27-home-opener-sc…
- Forest Lawn: forest-lawn.com/plan-your-visit/hours, forest-lawn.com/famous-residents
- Buffalo AKG Art Museum: buffaloakg.org/hours-admission, buffaloakg.org/visit
- Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens: buffalogardens.com/plan-your-visit
- Buffalo Zoo: buffalozoo.org/tickets
- The Buffalo History Museum: buffalohistory.org/visit-us
- Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park: buffalonavalpark.org/visit/hours-admission
- Darwin D. Martin House: martinhouse.org/tours, martinhouse.org/visit/prepare/hours
- Buffalo RiverWorks: buffaloriverworks.com/things-to-do/summer-fall
- Canalside: buffalowaterfront.com/winter-activities
- NFTA Metro Rail: metro.nfta.com/schedules/route/rail
- Maid of the Mist: maidofthemist.com/schedule-pricing
- Niagara Falls State Park: niagarafallsstatepark.com/park-information/parking
- Buffalo City Hall: explorebuffalo.org/downtown/buffalo-city-hall
- NFTA Metro: metro.nfta.com/fares/fare-info
- Reddy Bikeshare: reddybikeshare.socialbicycles.com
Buffalo Tourism Guide is an independent publication. We are not affiliated with Visit Buffalo Niagara, the City of Buffalo or any attraction listed here, and no one paid to be included.
Photo Credits
- Buffalo History Museum and Japanese Garden in autumn: photo by Andre Carrotflower, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Delaware Park in autumn: photo by Reading Tom from Reading, UK, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery pond: photo by Amathner, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- Letchworth State Park in autumn: photo by Daniel Christensen, Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
- Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens conservatory: photo by Daderot, Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
- Hoyt Lake in falling snow: photo by Andre Carrotflower, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)