Arts & Culture

1. Buffalo’s Theater District in a vibrant downtown neighborhood boasts six professional theaters. You can get seats to a show for less than $25 at the historic Shea’s Performing Arts Center, which hosts some of Broadway’s most beloved hits, such as “Wicked,” “Phantom of the Opera,” and “The Lion King.” (Source: Buffalo Theatre District Association, Shea’s)
2. The Allentown Art Festival is one of the largest festivals of its kind in the country, attracting approximately 400 artisans and 600,000 attendees.
3. The Albright-Knox Art Gallery is world-renowned for its collection of Impressionist and abstract works including Picasso, Van Gogh and Warhol. (Source: WCities.com)
4. Buffalo has the largest concentration of theaters in New York State outside of New York City. (Source: BNCVB)
5. Kleinhans Music Hall is one of the only acoustically perfect buildings in the world. (Source: BNCVB)
6. The Buffalo Niagara Guitar Festival is the only week-long festival in the world devoted exclusively to the guitar. (Source: BNCVB)
7. Shakespeare in Delaware Park is the second-largest outdoor Shakespeare festival in the country, and is FREE. (Source: BNCVB)