Buffalo's Wild Things Happy Hour

Curated by ELRECS

Sip, eat, roam, give back

Buffalo's Wild Things Happy Hour brings together bars, restaurants, and venues across Western New York, all giving back on their happy hour night. Every participating venue donates 20% of bar sales to ELRECS-backed animal welfare organizations, so a drink out with friends turns into support for animal welfare work happening right here in your community.

ELRECS backs animal welfare non-profit organizations across New York, Connecticut, and North Carolina. Learn more at elrecsfundraisingandstrategy.com.

Where the Buffalo Roam

The happy hour comes with a game. Grab a partner and hit the trail.

  • Free to join, teams of two
  • Eight weeks, one trail a week
  • Twenty-one and over
  • How the happy hour works

    Turn up between 4pm and 7pm on one of the following partner's happy hour night and you get the deal. If you are playing the game, that same window pays double what an ordinary check-in earns, up to eight points a week from each stop.

  • Essex St. PubPub · West Side

    $4.50 domestic beers, $4.50 mixed drinks, and $1 off snackatizers

  • The Gypsy ParlorRestaurant · West Side

    Three beef tacos for $10, three Impossible tacos for $13, and $3 tequila shots

  • Indigo ChapelBar · West Side

    $2 off every specialty cocktail

  • Coyote CafeRestaurant · Hamburg

    Bar tacos, quesadillas, and $6 house margaritas

  • House of CharmBar · Downtown

    Pony and a shot for $7.50, cocktails for $10

  • Mohawk PlaceLive music venue · Downtown

    Pitcher and pony specials, plus 25% off food

  • Thirsty BuffaloBar · Front Park

    $3.50 domestic drafts, $4 well drinks, and 20 wings with a domestic pitcher or two well drinks for $25

Turn your happy hour into a donation for Western New York's animals

Buffalo's Wild Things Happy Hour runs eight weeks, September 14 through November 6. Pick one weeknight, 4 to 7pm, and donate 20% of that night's happy hour sales to animal welfare organizations backed by ELRECS across New York, North Carolina, and Connecticut.

Teams playing Where the Buffalo Roam, the scavenger hunt running alongside it, will be looking for stops just like yours all eight weeks. Sign on now and get a free Spotlight listing for a year, so people see what's on, what's open, and what's next at your spot before they walk in.

Email Susan to claim your Spotlight listing

Play along

Free to enter, and it runs the whole eight weeks.

Where the Buffalo Roam

A free scavenger hunt built around Buffalo's Wild Things Happy Hour. Pair up, hit participating pubs, bars, and restaurants during the happy hour window, and rack up points for a shot at $500.

$500 grand prize, and two runners-up at $250.

Sign-ups open · 4 teams so far

Play in pairs · 21 and over · 1 venue

Join the game