First Night Buffalo

A yearly tradition, First Night Buffalo is a family fun way to bring in the New Year and get out of the house as a family! Welcome 2011 at the ultimate drug- and alcohol- free New Year’s Eve event at the Independent Health Foundation’s First Night® Buffalo celebration from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31, at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.

The annual holiday family tradition is celebrating its 22^nd year with activities for all ages to ring in the New Year, including carnival rides and amusements, a storybook forest, music, ice skating, exotic reptiles, the grand finale balloon drop and more.

Tickets are $8 and are on sale at all area Wegmans locations beginning December 1^st.  Admission tickets include all rides, games and attractions. Children 2-years-old and under are free. Tickets are $10 at the door.

 First Night Buffalo is brought to you by Upstate New York Transplant Services and is sponsored by Channel 7, Independent Health, M&T Bank, Wegmans, The Buffalo News and Lamar. For more information and a schedule of events, visit the First Night Buffalo Web site at firstnightbuffalo.org or call (716) 635-4959.