Buffalo music
This type hub meets the 5-series floor with 12 qualifying series.
- When
- Dated organizer listings; recurrence needs confirmation · See current ticket listing
- Venue
- Band of Bards / Buffalo Creative Workshop — Poetry Open Mic
- Address
- 255 Great Arrow Ave, Suite 205, Buffalo, NY 14207
- Type
- Poetry Open Mic
- Phone
- (716) 259-9870
Do not publish the deployed blanket Thursday 7:30 PM rule until the organizer resolves the third-Thursday/fourth-Thursday and dated-listing conflict. Contact and location are verified.
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Checked 2026-08-27
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- When
- Monthly Thursday; confirm current ordinal/date · 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM reported
- Venue
- Band of Bards, LLC. - Poetry Open Mic
- Address
- 255 Great Arrow Avenue, Suite 205, Buffalo, NY 14207
- Type
- Poetry open mic at Buffalo Creative Workshop
- Phone
- (716) 259-9870
The venue is Buffalo Creative Workshop operated by Band of Bards. Do not label it as a bar. Event sources have used both third-Thursday data and a '4th Thursday' title; publish only a confirmed dated occurrence until resolved.
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Checked 2026-08-15
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- When
- Thursday (monthly) · 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
- Venue
- Buffalo Distilling Company - Alliance Open Mic
- Address
- 860 Seneca St, Buffalo, NY 14210, USA
- Type
- Open Mic (Music)
- Sign-up
- In-person sign-up (30 min before start)
- Phone
- (716) 254-3610
· contact via venue site
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Checked 2026-08-15
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- When
- Biweekly Wednesday · Signup 8:30 PM; open mic 9:00 PM–11:00 PM
- Venue
- Caffe Aroma
- Address
- 957 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY
- Type
- Poetry and spoken-word open mic
- Sign-up
- In person at 8:30 PM
- Cost
- Free; open to the public
- Host
- Brigid Hannon and Ashley M. Hardy / Wednesday Night Live
- Phone
- (716) 884-4522
The second event of each month may include a featured poet. Venue phone listings conflict between 884-4522 and 884-4470; the venue's first-party social number is used.
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Checked 2026-08-15
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- When
- Wednesday · 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
- Venue
- Caffe Aroma - Wednesday Night Live Poetry Open Mic
- Address
- 957 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA
- Type
- Poetry Open Mic / Open Mic (Music)
- Phone
- (716) 884-4522
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Checked 2026-08-14
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- When
- Thursday · 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
- Venue
- Central Park Grill — Thursday Open Mic
- Address
- 2519 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214
- Type
- Variety / acoustic open mic
- Phone
- (716) 836-9466
The current venue promotion starts at 8 PM; regional 2026 listings extend the session through 11 PM.
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Checked 2026-08-15
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- When
- Third Thursday monthly · 7:00 PM–10:00 PM; doors 7:00 PM
- Venue
- El Museo — Los Artistas Del Barrio Open Mic
- Address
- 91 Allen St, Buffalo, NY
- Type
- Poetry Open Mic
- Cost
- Free; open to all poets
- Host
- Dr. Michele Agosto and Julio Montalvo Valentin
- Phone
- (716) 464-4692
Music and refreshments are advertised. The organizer email is for the open-mic series; the venue's general contact remains separate.
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Checked 2026-08-25
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- When
- Third Thursday monthly during the published January-July 2026 run · Signup 6:45 PM; event 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
- Venue
- El Museo — Los Artistas del Barrio Open Mic
- Address
- 91 Allen Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
- Type
- Poetry Open Mic
- Sign-up
- In-person signup at 6:45 PM
- Cost
- Free
- Host
- Dr. Michele Agosto and Julio Montalvo Valentin
- Phone
- (716) 464-4692
El Museo currently shows no upcoming events. Do not present this as an active year-round monthly series until another date is published.
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Checked 2026-08-25
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- When
- Tuesday · 7:00 PM–9:00 PM
- Venue
- EM Tea Coffee Cup Cafe
- Address
- 80 Oakgrove Ave, Buffalo, NY
- Type
- Poetry Open Mic
- Phone
- (716) 884-1444
A separate Pure Ink Poetry anniversary event used signup at 6:30 PM and different admission/performer fees; do not propagate those one-night rules to the weekly cafe series.
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Checked 2026-08-15
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- When
- Fourth Sunday of the month · Signup 3:30 PM; slam begins approximately 4:00 PM
- Venue
- EM Tea Coffeecup Cafe — Pure Ink Poetry Slam & Open Mic
- Address
- 80 Oakgrove Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14208
- Type
- Poetry slam and open mic
- Sign-up
- Poet/slammer signup at 3:30 PM
- Cost
- $5 for slammers; $10 for spectators
- Host
- Brandon Williamson / Pure Ink Poetry
- Phone
- (716) 884-1444
The deployed Tuesday 6-9 PM schedule does not match the current Pure Ink series. EM Tea also hosts other dated open-mic events, which must not be merged into this Pure Ink row.
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Checked 2026-08-16
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- When
- Thursday · 7:00 PM
- Venue
- Gramma Mora's
- Address
- 1465 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14216
- Type
- Open Mic
- Phone
- (716) 837-6703
The event post also displays (716) 812-0226; retain the official restaurant number as primary. Confirm recurrence beyond dated posts.
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Checked 2026-08-15
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- When
- Dated event; latest located Thursday, August 13, 2026 · Signup/doors 7:00 PM; open mic 8:00 PM
- Venue
- Revolver Records
- Address
- 810 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222
- Type
- Open Mic Night — format varies by date
- Sign-up
- In person at 7:00 PM on the published event
- Phone
- (716) 213-7604
Current first-party posts advertise individual music and comedy/DJ open-mic dates on different weekdays. Do not collapse them into a Sunday weekly comedy mic. The corporate contact page still shows an older Elmwood address; the event post controls the event location.
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Checked 2026-08-27
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- When
- Wednesday · 8:00 PM–11:00 PM
- Venue
- The Gypsy Parlor
- Address
- 376 Grant St, Buffalo, NY
- Type
- Music, stories and poetry open mic
- Cost
- 21+; event-specific performer/audience cost not published
- Host
- Mike Farrow
- Phone
- (716) 551-0001
· contact via venue site
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Checked 2026-08-25
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- When
- Wednesday · 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
- Venue
- The Gypsy Parlor - Open Mic Night
- Address
- 376 Grant St, Buffalo, NY 14213, USA
- Type
- Music, storytelling and poetry open mic
- Host
- Mike Farrow
- Phone
- (716) 551-0001
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Checked 2026-08-25
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