Saturday, September 20, 2025
10am – 4pm
Downtown Buffalo

List of Participating Buildings & Free Event Registration will be released in August 2025.

About Doors Open Buffalo: Doors Open Buffalo, Explore Buffalo’s signature annual event, is a day of free public access to architecturally and historically significant locations. The goal of Doors Open Buffalo is to excite visitors about Buffalo’s unique architectural heritage. Doors Open Buffalo is a unique opportunity to visit building interiors that are often not open to the public and is a choose-your-own-adventure event: visitors can visit as many locations and in whatever order they wish. Typically held on a Saturday in September, Doors Open Buffalo attracts thousands of visitors each year.


Volunteer at Doors Open Buffalo!


Volunteering at Doors Open Buffalo provides you with the opportunity to work inside of one of Buffalo’s most significant buildings and to be an ambassador for the city to our thousands of visitors! Responsibilities include greeting and checking in visitors, providing directions and sharing information about your building. You can choose to volunteer for a half day so that you may enjoy the rest of the event before or after your shift!


Thank you 2025 Sponsors!

Doors Open Buffalo is a free community event made possible by the generosity of grants and sponsors. For more information on becoming a 2025 Event Sponsor, please contact Susan Reeder at Susan@ExploreBuffalo.org.

The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation


2024 Doors Open Buffalo Event Report