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Highmark Stadium

Buffalo, NY

Capacity: 71,600

Where to Stay in Buffalo

Curtiss Hotel

Sleek, modern boutique hotel in downtown Buffalo with a striking angular design, rooftop bar, and contemporary art throughout. A short drive from Highmark Stadium and walking distance to KeyBank Center, the Curtiss is where visiting celebrities and media personalities stay during Bills games.

Hotel Henry

Boutique hotel inside the historic Richardson Olmsted Campus, a stunning National Historic Landmark designed by H.H. Richardson. A unique stay for fans visiting Buffalo, combining architectural grandeur with modern hospitality near the downtown sports district.

Marriott HarborCenter

Attached directly to KeyBank Center via a skywalk, the Marriott HarborCenter is the ultimate stay for visiting hockey fans. Guests can walk to Sabres games without setting foot outside and enjoy rooms with views of Lake Erie. The on-site bar and restaurant buzz with game-night energy throughout the season.

The Richardson Hotel

Stunning Richardsonian Romanesque mansion converted into a boutique luxury hotel in Buffalo's Midway neighborhood. Visiting fans experience Buffalo's architectural grandeur with ornate woodwork, craft cocktails at the lobby bar, and proximity to downtown gameday action.

The Westin Buffalo

Modern downtown hotel steps from KeyBank Center with views of Lake Erie and the Buffalo waterfront. The most convenient base for Sabres fans and a popular stay for Bills Mafia visiting from out of town.

Where to Eat in Buffalo

Anchor Bar

The birthplace of the Buffalo wing since 1964, this iconic bar and restaurant is a pilgrimage site for Bills fans and wing lovers worldwide. No trip to Buffalo for a game at Highmark Stadium is complete without the original Buffalo wings.

Anchor Bar (Original)

The birthplace of the Buffalo wing since 1964 — no Bills tailgate pilgrimage is complete without eating wings at the place that invented them.

Buffalo Proper

A creative New American small plates restaurant in downtown Buffalo with an inventive cocktail program. Bills Mafia fans and Sabres supporters enjoy Buffalo's culinary evolution beyond wings with dishes that showcase Western New York's farm bounty.

Charlie the Butcher

Buffalo institution serving the city's signature beef on weck sandwich — thinly sliced roast beef piled high on a kummelweck roll with horseradish. A pilgrimage spot for Bills Mafia fans, Charlie the Butcher has been slicing beef since 1914 and embodies Buffalo's proud food culture.

Duff's Famous Wings

Legendary Buffalo wing institution known for its fiery medium sauce and no-frills atmosphere. Duff's has been fueling Bills Mafia tailgate energy since 1946 and is consistently rated among the best wing spots in the city.

La Nova Pizzeria

Buffalo has its own distinctive pizza style — thick, doughy, and topped generously — and La Nova on West Ferry Street is its undisputed capital since 1957. Bills Mafia members swear by it as the post-game carb therapy after a hard-fought AFC East battle, and the restaurant's proximity to downtown makes it a natural stop on the way back from Highmark Stadium. The chicken wing pizza — combining both of Buffalo's great food inventions — is the mandatory order for first-time visitors.

Ted's Hot Dogs

Buffalo institution since 1927 serving charcoal-grilled hot dogs with Sahlen's franks and all the fixings. A Bills Mafia essential alongside chicken wings — no gameday weekend is complete without a Ted's footlong.

Best Bars in Buffalo

716 Food and Sport

Buffalo's premier downtown sports bar, 716 Food and Sport is named for the city's area code and operates as the de facto fan headquarters for Bills and Sabres supporters who aren't at the games in person. The combination of local Buffalo craft beers, excellent wings, and the passionate Western New York sports culture of the crowd makes it one of the most authentically local sports bar experiences in the NFL. During playoff runs the energy here rivals anything inside Highmark Stadium.

Bar-Bill Tavern

Beloved East Aurora tavern often ranked as having the best wings in Buffalo, a fierce rival to the Anchor Bar. A Bills Mafia favorite with a loyal local following, it is the insider pick for wing connoisseurs visiting for game weekends.

Big Ditch Brewing Company

Award-winning downtown Buffalo brewery named after the Erie Canal, producing acclaimed beers like Hayburner IPA in a vibrant taproom. Located in the heart of the city, it's a go-to gathering spot for Bills and Sabres fans and has won multiple Great American Beer Festival medals.

Gene McCarthy's Old First Ward Brewing

This neighborhood brewery in Buffalo's historic First Ward pours locally crafted beers to a crowd of loyal Bills and Sabres fans. The cozy taproom has the feel of a true local sports bar with plenty of Buffalo pride on display. Game-day specials and Buffalo-made brews make it a fan favorite year-round.

Resurgence Brewing Company

Industrial-chic brewery in Buffalo's Niagara Street corridor with a sprawling beer garden and rotating food trucks. Bills Mafia members gather here for pre-game tailgate energy before heading to Highmark Stadium, making it a Buffalo sports culture essential.

Thin Man Brewery

Hip Elmwood Village craft brewery with an excellent kitchen and a rotating selection of creative ales and IPAs. A favorite pregame hangout for Bills and Sabres fans in Buffalo's trendiest neighborhood.

Fan Attractions in Buffalo

Bills Mafia Tailgate at Highmark Stadium

The Bills Mafia tailgate at Highmark Stadium is rightfully considered the greatest fan experience in the NFL — an extraordinary pre-game festival of folding tables, buffalo wings, craft beer, and feats of commitment that have made the Buffalo fanbase globally famous. Arriving four hours before kickoff puts you in the middle of a community that demonstrates what football fandom means at its most passionate and joyful. The camaraderie between strangers in the parking lots of Highmark is genuinely unlike anything else in American sports.

Bills Mafia Tailgate Scene

Arriving six or more hours before kickoff to the Highmark Stadium lots is essential for experiencing the Bills Mafia tailgate, widely regarded as the wildest and most entertaining in the entire NFL. Fans jump through folding tables, share food with strangers, and create memories that visiting fans talk about for years.

Canalside

Buffalo's vibrant waterfront revival district at Canalside offers outdoor concerts, seasonal skating on the largest reflecting pool in North America, kayaking, and food vendors just minutes from KeyBank Center. Sports fans use it as the perfect warm-up spot before Sabres and Bandits games with waterfront views of Lake Erie.

Canalside Buffalo

Buffalo's revitalized Erie Canal terminus hosts free outdoor concerts, hockey watch parties projected onto a giant outdoor screen, and a summer festival calendar that draws fans from across Western New York and Southern Ontario. The weekly 'Sabres on the waterfront' events during the playoffs have become a Buffalo tradition, with thousands gathering lakeside in the snow to cheer alongside their NHL team.

Highmark Stadium

The legendary home of the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park is one of the NFL's most atmospheric venues, where the Bills Mafia turns tailgate culture into a full-day spectacle of table smashing, team spirit, and passionate fandom. Cold-weather games at Highmark Stadium are considered bucket-list experiences for any NFL fan who wants to feel raw football energy.

Highmark Stadium Bills Fan Experience

Join the legendary Bills Mafia tailgate scene at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, one of the wildest pregame experiences in all of professional sports. The lots open hours before kickoff with folding tables, wings, and passion that has made Buffalo's tailgate culture a viral sensation and bucket-list destination for NFL fans.

Highmark Stadium Tailgate Lots

Highmark Stadium's tailgate lots are legendary in NFL culture, drawing Bills Mafia faithful who set up elaborate spreads hours before kickoff. Tables get smashed, fireworks go off, and strangers share food and drinks in the ultimate communal pregame ritual. Arrive three hours early to fully experience the spectacle.

Highmark Stadium Tailgate Walk

Experience the legendary Bills Mafia tailgate scene in the Highmark Stadium parking lots — folding tables, hot wings, and the most passionate fan base in the NFL.

Highmark Stadium Tour

Highmark Stadium is home to the Buffalo Bills and the legendary Bills Mafia — the most passionate, creative, and generous fan community in the NFL, known for tailgate table crashes and organized charity drives. No NFL fan experience is more authentically community-driven than a Bills home game in Orchard Park, where the blue-collar Western New York pride bleeds into every parking lot. Stadium tours showcase the venue slated for a new-build replacement, making the current structure a document of Bills history.

KeyBank Center

Home of the Buffalo Sabres, KeyBank Center sits on the waterfront downtown and delivers an intimate, hockey-first atmosphere that Sabres fans have filled with decades of passion. The arena is the anchor of Buffalo's sports district and easy to combine with a visit to nearby Canal Side for pregame waterfront dining.