Parking is available along Perry, Washington & Swan Streets.

Costs for parking range from $10 - $20. Please note that some lots do not accept Canadian dollars.

Bus Parking is available in the lot on Perry and Michigan for $40, or in the FREE lot on Exchange Street (10 minute walk to arena).

Additional parking is available on Baltimore, Mississippi, and Columbia Streets

1 Seymour H Knox III Plaza

 Buffalo, NY 14203

Box Office Hours:

Summer business hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. On Arena event days, business hours are 9:00a.m. through the end of the event (Sundays: 10:00a.m. through end of the event). For your convenience, the First Niagara Center Box Office has 12 ticket windows available in the east end of the Pavilion located to the left of the Account Services Office.

Tickets for First Niagara Center events can be purchased at the First Niagara Center Box Office, online at www.tickets.com, or by phone at 1-888-223-6000. 

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Team: Buffalo Sabres

Location: Buffalo, New York

Opening: 1996

Capacity: 19,070

The First Niagara Center, formerly known as HSBC Arena and Marine Midland Arena, is a multipurposeindoor arena located in downtown Buffalo, New York, USA. It is the largest indoor arena in Western New York, seating 19,070 fans in its normal configuration, and was constructed primarily for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League, who have called the arena home since its opening in 1996, when it replaced the now-demolished Memorial Auditorium. What was originally known during construction as Crossroads Arena opened September 21, 1996, replacing the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The construction cost was $127.5 million, (approximately $192 million in 2016 dollars).

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