Every day Monica Power supplies her picks for cool events happening in Western New York; you can also find her at her Facebook page.

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Burchfest at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church & Preschool West Seneca. Fall Artisan, Craft & Vendor Show, Youth Group Baked Good Sale, and food trucks. Music by West Seneca Town Band. 10am – 2pm

EA2EVL Fondo. Non-competitive charity ride for cyclists of all skill levels starting at 42 North Brewery and ending with a finish line party at Holiday Valley. Music by Kody & Herren at the after party. Ride at 10am, after party at 1pm

Fall Show at Roycroft Campus, day 1 of 2. 70+ artists and antique vendors, community groups, fresh baked goods, kids crafts, and live music . 10am – 5pm

13th Annual Locktoberfest, Lockport, NY on Canal St in Lockport, NY. 55+ local vendors with local farm products, specialty foods, and music by FAR. Fest 10am – 5pm, music 130 – 3pm

Buffalo Blue & Gold Season Opener Vendor Show at Greenhouse Events Center, day 3 of 4. 10am – 6pm

Sidewalk Sale at Fitz Books, day 1 of 2. All books $2. 10am – 6pm

JL Fest 2026 at Johnson’s Landing, day 2 of 2. Daytime fun for families and all ages including vendors and highland cows 11am – 2pm. Country Night with music by Christian Kramer & The Backwoods Revival and DJ Jeremy Grodek, and line dancing lessons with Ciara. Music at 630pm

Folkfaces Fest 10 at Cherry Hill Campground, day 3 of 4. Performances and workshops on 3 stages. Yoga with Holly Adams, Mycology foray with Sam Warren, Lawn Games & Ecstatic Dancing, Slyboots Circus, Saxophone Workshop with Eddie Barbash, Drum Workshop with Griffin Brady and The Sweatin’ Stetsons in the Slyboots Tent. Dirty Laundry, Jerron Paxton, Bad Penny Pleasuremakers, and Whiskey Moon Face on the Gage Stage. M.K. Nostalgia, Jason Dea West, Golden Shoals, and Folkfaces on the Graystone Stage. Yoga at 11am, music at 1230pm

TheyFest V at duende at Silo City. Celebrating 5 years of The Lavender Room with a block party, art/resource fair, two drag shows, crafts, activities, visuals by Sils the Schmuck, Pride X Halloween costume contest, Art Show hosted by Area 54, and 40+ musical acts including: Sasha Fleet, Faith To Fear, Hostile Makeover, Welks Mice, Spuddington, Skylar Forester, Ian McCuen, Stress Dolls, Opalite, and DJ Little Italy. All Ages. 11am – Midnight – $20 or pay what you can, no one turned away for lack of funds

Weekly Protest with Northtowns Rise Up at the corner of Niagara Falls Blvd and Brighton Rd. 12 – 2pm

HallowFest 2026 at Clarence Town Park. 30+ local vendors, hot dog eating contest, fall activities, giveaways and raffles, and music by Amnesty, Buffalo State University Saxophone Ensemble, The Trash Pandas 716, and XOXO Pop Band. All ages. Festival 12 – 8pm, music at 12pm

45 RPM British Invasion band at Williamsville Lehigh Valley Railroad Depot. 1 – 4pm

Rockabilly Steve and BR3 at Raintree Bar And Grill. 1 – 4pm

Tracks In The Dust: A Tribute To The Music of CSNY at The Cave. 2pm – $15

The Chillbillys at The Gin Mill, Ellicottville NY. 2pm

Jony James Band at Mohawk Place. 2 – 5pm

13th Anniversar Party for Hamburg Brewing Company. Music by Gimmie Buffet!, Allykat, and Mayday Buffalo. Music at 2pm – $10

Ron Davis Combo with Sue Kincaid at Sportsmens Tavern. 3pm – $10

Mo Porter at GFY Bar & Grill. 3 – 6pm

Celtic Sessions at Nietzsche’s. 4 – 7pm

Willy Jacks at Buffalo Distilling Co. 4 – 7pm

Second Hand News at Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub. 530 – 9pm

Sawyer Hill and Never Ending Fall at Rec Room Buffalo Doors at 6pm

‘The Lost Boys 80’s Dance Party’, a benefit for the Ukrainian-American Civic Center (Narodnij Dim). Music by DJ Servo, DJ Debra, and DJ Cainite. Raffles and prizes for best costume. Cash only venue. Doors at 6pm

Dan Regan’s Ham N Eggs Americana Half Assed Bluegrass Extravaganza at The Blueberry Treehouse Farm. 6 – 8pm

Civ + Me at Pendleton Creek Pub. Music at 630pm

Artemis X at The Lounge at Revolution Gallery. Doors at 7pm

Ghost Town Blues Band at West Falls Center for the Arts. 7pm

Under Arrest Duo at Partners Tavern. 7 – 10pm

Will Holton at The Chandelier Bar at Salvatore’s. 7 – 10pm

DJ Heat at Perla Seafood Bistro & Pizzeria At Salvatore’s. 7 – 10pm

Somewhere Between at Buffalo Wings and Brewhouse. 7 – 10pm

Billy Drew of Hit N Run at Bloomfield’s Pub. 7 – 10pm

Polish Film Festival Night 3 at Adam Mickiewicz Library & Dramatic Circle, Inc. Screening two short films, “On The Road” and “Out of Office” by director Bartosz Nowacki. Screening begins at 7pm – $10

Samba and Bossa Nova Night with Moises Borges at Pausa Art House. Music at 7pm

Ole 60, Kolton Moore & The Clever Few, and Garret Elias at Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B. All ages. Music at 7pm

Mike DelGuidice at West Herr Riviera Theatre. 730pm

“FLIPSIDE” at Diamond Hawk Golf Course and Pub. 730pm – $5

Geno McManus at RationAles. 730 – 1030pm

The Tradesfolk (members of The Tradesmen.) and Low End Theory at THE TUDOR LOUNGE. Doors at 8pm – $10

90 WEST at Foleys. 8pm

West of the Mark at Town Tavern. 8pm

Nanette Cosbey at Gene McCarthy’s/Old First Ward Brewing Co. 8pm

The JT Baker Band at Marvin’s Bar and Grill. 8pm

E 5 C 4 P 3 – Escape – The Journey Tribute at The Cove: Event Center. 8pm

Micky and the Motorcars and Jason Eddy at Sportsmens Tavern. 8pm – $25

Gravel Road at The Gin Mill, Ellicottville NY. 8pm

Pocketship at Molly Maguires. 8pm

Eliza and the Fishercats at Penny Lane – Clarence. 8pm – $5

Kevin McCarthy at The Banshee Irish Pub. 8 – 9pm

Coat of Many Colors – A Celebration of the Life, Music, and Legacy of Dolly Parton at The Cave. Some of Dolly’s greatest songs performed by Amy Frost, Sherri McMahon, DeeAnn Music, Dee Adams, Performing Songwriter, Scott Celani Band, and more. All proceeds benefit Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. 8 – 10pm – $20

Aaron Ziolkowski Music at Creekview Restaurant. 8 – 11pm

Dead Again – Type O Negative Tribute and Issues korn tribute at Buffalo Iron Works. Music at 8pm – $20

Th1nk Mu2ik at Mohawk Place. Music at 8pm – $10

The Arcade – Tribute to the 80s at The Caz. Music at 8pm

Exham Priory, One Foot Up, After The Apocalypse, and Cobratits at Milkie’s on Elmwood. Doors at 830pm – $10

Kenny Parker Project at Talty’s Tavern. 830pm

The Thurman Brothers Band at Wagon Wheel. 830 – 1130pm

Jr Stoll and the Union at Attitudes Bar And Grill. 9pm

DAKOTA at The Ship Bar & Grill. 9pm

JAG and Witty Tarbox at Jack Rabbit. 9pm

Forever Warped at Transit Music Lounge. 9pm

Cowboy Vampires, Jet Black Berries, Axious Cricket, and Rat Hazard.EXE upstairs at Mr. Goodbar. Music at 9pm – $10

Ivy’s Home, Birddog, and Watch Your Step at Nietzsche’s. Music at 9pm – $10

DJ KT Stylez at 9pm and DJ Pipez at 10pm on different stages at Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub.