Western New York Holiday Events Calendar

Western New York Holiday Events Calendar

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The holidays have arrived in Western New York, and there are plenty of festive things to do this season! So, we thought we'd put them all in one place: Our Paula's Donuts Western New York Holiday Calendar! Brought to you by Paula's Donuts:

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There are so many things to do this season. Festivals, markets, charity events, concerts, and even visits with Santa! Check out all the fun things happening for the holidays in WNY.

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Cans for Christmas

  • November 1 – December 14, 2025
  • Christmas can drive at the following locations:
  • Buffalo Gift Emporium, 4244 Delaware Ave, Tonawanda, NY 14150
  • Buffalo Gift Emporium, 5560 Main St, Williamsville, NY 14221
  • Vidler's, 676-694 E Main St, East Aurora, NY 14052
  • William Mattar Law Offices, 6720 Main St/Suite 100, Williamsville, NY 14221
  • Market in the Square, 535 Division St, North Tonawanda, NY 14120
  • Market in the Square, 940 Union Road, West Seneca, NY 14224
  • BuffaLove, 4953 Camp Rd Suite E, Hamburg, NY 14075
  • The Nickel Plate, 1500 Clinton St-Unit 174, Buffalo, NY 14206
  • What's In Your Attic, McKinley Mall
  • Adam's Nursery, Genesee Street, Lancaster
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Thurdays At The Plaza

  • December 4 from 4 pm to 7 pm
  • Jazz in the Plaza
  • Fountain Plaza, 580 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14202
  • Celebrate the season under the city lights! Queen City Pop Up brings Downtown Buffalo to life at Fountain Plaza for three Thursdays in December. Enjoy free themed events that combine live entertainment, community spirit, and plenty of holiday cheer. Plus, go ice skating at Rotary Rink or take photos in our Holiday Snow Globe!
  • Perfect for families, couples, or a festive night out with friends!
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Celtic Woman Christmas

  • December 9, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
  • Kleinshans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Cir, Buffalo, NY 14201
  • The BPO welcomes back Buffalo’s favorite Irish music sensation for an encore of their angelic Celtic voices, classic hits, and Christmas favorites to get you in the holiday spirit.
  • https://www.facebook.com/share/1H1pxdpxw7/?mibextid=wwXIfr 

A Charlie Brown Christmas Tour Live on Stage

  • December 10, 2025 @ 7:00 pm
  • Shea’s Buffalo, 646 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14202
  • This critically acclaimed holiday celebration that the whole family can enjoy brings Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and the rest of the Peanuts gang together live on stage as they uncover the true meaning of Christmas and perform songs from the unforgettable musical score of legendary composer Vince Guaraldi. The Peanuts’ timeless holiday television special comes to life in the Broadway-style national tour, complete with immersive sets, lighting, choreography, and colorful costumes.
  • https://www.sheas.org/performances/a-charlie-brown-christmas/ 

Thurdays At The Plaza

  • December 11 from 4 pm to 7 pm
  • Silent Disco With Santa
  • Fountain Plaza, 580 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14202
  • Celebrate the season under the city lights! Queen City Pop Up brings Downtown Buffalo to life at Fountain Plaza for three Thursdays in December. Enjoy free themed events that combine live entertainment, community spirit, and plenty of holiday cheer. Plus, go ice skating at Rotary Rink or take photos in our Holiday Snow Globe!
  • Perfect for families, couples, or a festive night out with friends!

Christmas on Ice

  • December 12, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Cheektowaga Recreation Center/Ice Rink,
  • 2580 Harlem Rd, Buffalo, NY 14225-4026
  • Cheektowaga Youth and Recreation presents a free ice skating and donation event. Get into the holiday spirit by donating brand new gloves, hats, or scarves, and skate with us and Santa for free. Come and enjoy our crafty activities, scrumptious snacks, entertaining games, face painting, and much more! Rental Skates $5.00.
  • https://www.facebook.com/share/19VmtbhqBF/?mibextid=wwXIfr 
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The Nutcracker

  • December 12, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
  • December 13, 2025 @ 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm (2 shows)
  • NFHS Performing Arts Center, 4455 Porter Road, Niagara Falls, NY, 14305
  • The story is enchanting, the music captivating, and the dancing elegant. The Nutcracker is the most performed live stage production of all time, and the Greater Niagara Ballet Company’s The Nutcracker is the longest-running annual production in Western New York. This year will be our 37th annual production of the show. It’s going to be another dazzling GNBC production directed by our distinguished artistic director, Mary Schnepf, and performed in the spacious and comfortable NFHS Performing Arts Center.
  • http://www.greaterniagaraballetcompany.org/the-nutcracker 

JoAnn’s Classical Christmas

  • December 12 & 13, 2025 @ 10:30am
  • Kleinshans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Cir, Buffalo, NY 14201
  • Join JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus on a captivating journey through centuries of Christmas-season music, highlighted by soprano Sirgourney Cook. This concert is perfect for the whole family and promises a warm, illuminating musical feast celebrating winter’s spirit and charm.
  • https://bpo.org/event/joanns-classical-christmas/2025-12-12/ 
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Ugly Sweater Christmas Party

The Christmas Festivals at The Chapel

  • December 12, 2025 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  • At Three Chapel Churches
    • Cheektowaga Campus - 200 Thruway Plaza Dr, Cheektowaga, NY 14225
    • Crosspoint Campus - 500 Crosspoint Pkwy, Getzville, NY 14068
    • Niagara Falls Campus - 520 66th St, Niagara Falls, NY 14304
  • Enjoy free food, games, family-friendly activities, tree lighting, and more. 
  • https://www.facebook.com/chapelbuffalo/ 
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Santa Stops

  • December 13th, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • Kenyon’s Variety Store, 9700 Transit Rd E, East Amherst, NY 14051
  • Meet Santa while getting some candy and presents.

Musicians of Buffalo’s 10th Anniversary Christmas Concert

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BLISSMAS 2025

Christmas Craft & Vendor Fair

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Holly & Hops Holiday Market

  • December 13, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • 1 W Seneca St, Buffalo, NY 14203-2734
  • Holly & Hops Holiday Market presented by WNY Beer Trail & Buffalo Gift Emporium. Sponsored by Festa Parties Buffalo. Free to enter holiday market featuring over 40 local vendors, Santa visits from 12–3 pm, performance from Cami Clune from 12–2 pm, free photo booth from Festa Parties Buffalo, and bar and food court. 
  • https://www.facebook.com/share/1ERtL6oAxH/?mibextid=wwXIfr 

Sal Valentinetti: Christmas Comes to Town

  • December 13, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
  • Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St, North Tonawanda, NY 14120
  • Sal “The Voice” Valentinetti, Heidi Klum’s unforgettable 2016 Golden Buzzer recipient and finalist of America’s Got Talent, is an Italian-American crooner known best for his flawless vocals, larger-than-life personality, and his heart of gold. 
  • https://rivieratheatre.org/event/sal-valentinetti/ 

Cattaraugus Community Center Holiday Market

Seneca Nation Early Childhood Learning Center - Winter Bazaar

Onohsawe:de' Cultural Center Small Business Saturday Series

From the Earth Arts and Craft Show

Jingle Bell Jam

  • December 14, 2025 @ 12:00 pm & 4:00 pm (2 shows)
  • Kleinshans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Cir, Buffalo, NY 14201
  • Magical holiday decorations, pre-concert activities, and a sing-along as Santa conducts the orchestra make this concert a festive occasion for the entire family. It’s a jolly good time!
  • Grant O’Brien, conductor
    Kate Bassett, vocalist
  • https://bpo.org/event/jingle-bell-jam-2/ 

Sister’s Christmas Catechism: the Mystery of the Magi’s Gold

  • December 14, 2025 @ 3:00 pm
  • Shea’s Smith Theatre, 654 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
  • Comedic and interactive Christmas mystery. This theatre show features a unique, sarcastic, and often hilarious take on Catholic traditions and biblical events, ensuring a memorable and entertaining experience. 
  • https://www.sheas.org/performances/sisters-christmas-catechism/ 

Buffalo PAL’s Holiday Mixer Toy Drive

  • December 16th, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Deco Longue, 69 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14202
  • Hosted by Ja’marcus Ingram #46 of the Buffalo Bills. Join us for a night of holiday cheer, community spirit and giving back! Bring a new and unwrapped toy (please no violent toys or gun toys) to help make a child’s holiday a little brighter. Enjoy light refreshments, music and great company all while supporting local youth through Buffalo PAL. RSVP is required to attend.
  • https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HolidayMixerToyDrive25
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‘Twas The Night Before by Cirque du Soleil

  • December 17 – 28, 2025. Dates & times vary (19 shows)
  • Shea’s Buffalo Theatre, Shea’s Buffalo, 646 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14202
  • It’s the holidays, and this year, things are different. For years, Isabella and her father have read “A Visit from Saint Nicholas” and “Twas the Night Before Christmas” together. But this year, Isabella feels like she’s outgrown the family tradition. But then the magic of the poem comes to life, and Isabella and her father are unexpectedly separated by a snowstorm that sends them on a fantastical journey. In a winter wonderland inspired by the poem, they discover whimsical characters, acrobats, children, and reindeer who reunite father and daughter in the holiday spirit.
  • https://www.sheas.org/performances/twas-the-night-before/ 

Thurdays At The Plaza

  • December 18 from 4 pm to 7 pm
  • School & Community Choir Concert
  • Fountain Plaza, 580 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14202
  • Celebrate the season under the city lights! Queen City Pop Up brings Downtown Buffalo to life at Fountain Plaza for three Thursdays in December. Enjoy free themed events that combine live entertainment, community spirit, and plenty of holiday cheer. Plus, go ice skating at Rotary Rink or take photos in our Holiday Snow Globe!
  • Perfect for families, couples, or a festive night out with friends!

HOMETOWN HOLIDAY VARIETY CONCERT WITH JOSHUA VACANTI

Holiday Pops

  • December 18 & 19, 2025 @ 10:30 am 
  • December 20, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
  • December 21, 2025 @ 2:30 pm 
  • Kleinshans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Cir, Buffalo, NY 14201
  • Deck the halls for Western New York’s most cherished holiday tradition! Ron Spigelman conducts a celebration of the sounds of the season with help from the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, the Buffalo United Community Choir, and a few surprises!
  • https://bpo.org/event/holiday-pops/2025-12-18/ 

Santa Stops

  • December 20th, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Paula's Donuts, 8010 Transit Rd, Williamsville, NY 14221
  • Meet Santa while getting some candy and presents.

Santa Stops

  • December 20th, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
  • The Nickel Plate - 1500 Clint St, Unit 174, Buffalo, NY 14206
  • Meet Santa while getting some candy and presents.

A Christmas Carol

Totally Sweet Buffalo Procrastinator’s Shopping Event

Tuscarora Holiday Boutique

K&J Markets-Grinchmas Market

Christmas Eve at The Chapel

  • Christmas Eve - December 24, 2025 
  • Invite your friends and family to join you at your home campus! Our Christmas Eve services are an amazing opportunity to worship together and reflect on the hope that Jesus brings at all four Chapel Campuses.
    • Cheektowaga Campus - 200 Thruway Plaza Dr, Cheektowaga, NY 14225
      • Services at 12 pm, 2 pm, and 4 pm
    • Crosspoint Campus - 500 Crosspoint Pkwy, Getzville, NY 14068
      • Services at 12 pm, 2 pm, and 4 pm
    • Niagara Falls Campus - Niagara Falls High School, 
      4455 Porter Rd, Niagara Falls, NY 14305. 
      • Services at 4 pm
    • Lockport Campus - 25 Walnut St, Lockport, NY 14094
      • Services at 12 pm, 2 pm, and 4 pm
  • https://www.facebook.com/chapelbuffalo/ 

‘Twas A Girl’s Night Before Christmas: The Musical

  • December 27, 2025 @ 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm (2 shows)
  • Shea’s Smith Theatre, 654 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
  • The new Christmas sequel to Girls Night: The Musical will feature the five ladies we have all come to know and love gathering for a night on the town to laugh, cry, gossip, and just let their hair down during the craziest of times: THE HOLIDAYS! This musical is guaranteed to resonate with anyone who has survived the holiday season, from the LONG visits with in-laws to the overcrowded malls. TWAS GIRLS NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS will feature the touching and hilarious writing by Roche that has entertained audiences worldwide, with classic Christmas songs and contemporary Hits that will have everyone singing and dancing along.
  • https://www.sheas.org/performances/girls-night-christmas/��

Totally Tubular Festival

  • December 31, 2025 @ 8:00 pm – 2:00 am
  • STIR, Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino, 310 4th St, Niagara Falls, NY 14303
  • It’s an unforgettable New Year’s Eve ‘80s time warp! Come celebrate with chart-topping legends Animotion, Bow Wow Wow, The Motels, The Romantics, Thomas Dolby, and A Flock of Seagulls, opens in a new tab as they bring their biggest hits to the Stir stage. Dance the night away to high-energy performances and retro vibes at the party of all parties to ring in 2026! FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Age 21+ Only. Artists subject to change.
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