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Buffalo RiverWorks
	Exterior from across the Buffalo River
Address	359 Ganson Street
Location	Buffalo, New York 14203
Coordinates	42°52′12.4″N 78°52′19.5″W / 42.870111°N 78.872083°W
Owner	Earl Ketry
Type	Multi-purpose arena
Genre(s)	Sporting events
Capacity	6,000
Construction
Opened	2014
Construction cost	$18 million; ($23.2 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Abstract Architecture
Tenants
	Queen City Roller Derby 2016–present; Buffalo Blitz (Can-Am) 2017
Website
	https://buffaloriverworks.com/

Buffalo RiverWorks is a multipurpose indoor venue and restaurant located on the shore of the Buffalo River in Buffalo, New York.^[3]

History

The property incorporates the original Wheeler grain elevator that was built in 1909.

Notable events

Featuring two open-air hockey rinks, the venue has hosted the Labatt Blue Pond Hockey Tournament since 2014 and the Queen City Roller Derby since 2016.

In 2017, the venue was home to the Buffalo Blitz of the Can-Am Indoor Football League.

The annual music festival and professional wrestling event TID The Season, promoted by Every Time I Die, has taken place at the venue from 2017 to 2021. The 2021 event included the final performances by Every Time I Die before their breakup.

Many other professional wrestling events have taken place at the venue, including Global Wars 2017, Global Wars 2018, ROH/NJPW War of the Worlds 2019, and several NXT house shows.^[4]

The Buffalo Beauts of the Premier Hockey Federation hosted the annual Buffalo Believes Classic at the venue from 2019 to 2022.

Better Lovers has promoted the annual music festival and professional wrestling event Blissmas at the venue since 2024.^[5]

2014 Labatt Blue Pond Hockey Tournament

References

^ Sommer, Mark. "Buffalo RiverWorks opens for hockey and curling, with more to come". The Buffalo News.
^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ Almasi, Dan. "How Buffalo RiverWorks became a major player on the local concert scene". The Buffalo News.
^ "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com.
^ "Better Lovers Announce Date For 2025 'BLissmas'". Theprp.com. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

External links

Official website

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[1] Sommer, Mark. "Buffalo RiverWorks opens for hockey and curling, with more to come". The Buffalo News.

[inflation-US-2] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[3] Almasi, Dan. "How Buffalo RiverWorks became a major player on the local concert scene". The Buffalo News.

[4] "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com.

[g611-5] "Better Lovers Announce Date For 2025 'BLissmas'". Theprp.com. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

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