Buffalo lies on the banks of Lake Erie and with temperatures in the 60s during the autumn it is the perfect weather for getting outside and visiting sites such as Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin Martin house. Do some leaf peeping at area parks designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, the designer of New York City's Central Park. You can take a Buffalo walking tour and see where a young anarchist killed President McKinley or head inside to see the Buffalo Philharmonic or a play in one of Buffalo's many theaters.
The German American Heritage Festival is an unmistakeably autumn festival. Its organizing sentiment is gemutlichkeit which means something like 'chilling out with friends and having a nice cozy time of it'. In Buffalo they head to Cheektowaga Town Park in the autumn for that. They find authentic German beer and food, German bands, games and contests during weekend festival in October. Join the sauerkraut-eating or waltzing contests or dress up like an angelic child to win the Hummel figurine look-a-like contest.
WNY German American Heritage Festival
Cheektowaga Town Park
2507 Harlem Road
Cheektowaga, NY 14225
716-864-1965
Buffalo Bills football and Buffalo Sabres hockey are ready to entertain fans by autumn. The Sabres home season begins before the first snowfall.The Bills get a jump start in late August and are in full swing by early September. Ralph Wilson Stadium can welcome 73,000 fans.
The Buffalo Sabres
HSBC Arena
One Seymour H. Knox III Plaza
Buffalo, New York, 14203-3096
888-467-2273
sabres.nhl.com
The Buffalo Bills
Ralph Wilson Stadium
1 Bills Drive
Orchard Park, NY 14127
877-BB-TICKS
buffalobills.com
Take a moonlight canoe trip up Tonawanda Creek with Riverkeepers to observe and enjoy the ecosystem of the creek. The trip starts just after sunset and goes about an hour's paddle up the creek and back in the falling darkness. A nature guide leads the expedition to interpret the wildlife activities on the winding creek. Proceeds benefit Riverkeepers, the advocacy organization that works to preserve and protect the waterways in the Buffalo area.
The Amherst Veterans Canal Park
146 Brenon Road A
Amherst, NY 14228
716-852-7483
bnriverkeeper.org
Since 1935 the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra has been entertaining audiences. At home in Kleinhans Music Hall, the orchestra performs more than 120 concerts every year. The genres include classics, pops and concerts for youth. The hall is considered one of the finest in the country and its orchestra is a Grammy Award winner.
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
499 Franklin Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-885-0331
bpo.org
