Spend the night aboard USS Little Rock! Our overnight youth encampment is a unique adventure for scouts, youth groups, friends, and families. During your overnight encampment, you will: • Sleep in berthing compartments where the real Little Rock crew lived; • Enjoy dinner and breakfast in the crew’s Mess Deck; • Tour the USS Little […]
The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, which took place from November 12-15, 1942, was the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles between Allied (primarily American) and Imperial Japanese forces during World War II. On November 13, 1942, a violent explosion engulfed USS Juneau (CL-52) and the ship seemed to vanish from sight. Catastrophically hit […]
Spend the night aboard USS Little Rock! Our overnight youth encampment is a unique adventure for scouts, youth groups, friends, and families. During your overnight encampment, you will: • Sleep in berthing compartments where the real Little Rock crew lived; • Enjoy dinner and breakfast in the crew’s Mess Deck; • Tour the USS Little […]
Join the Buffalo Naval & Military Park’s Curator and Director of Museum Collections, Shane Stephenson, for a special behind the scenes tour of USS Little Rock. This tour will give an in-depth look at our collections and highlight some of the challenges in preserving these important artifacts for future generations. Visit spaces on board the […]
Local actor Albert McFadyen will reprise his role as Franklin Delano Roosevelt during a special program at the Buffalo Naval & Military Park on December 7 at 10:00 AM to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the Japanese attacks on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in which more than 2,500 servicemen and civilians were […]
Join the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park for the rivalry game of the year! We’ll be watching the Army-Navy Game on the big screen inside the Hangar Building. There will be food, drinks, games, prizes, and giveaways! Registration is required. This event is open to the public with no charge to attend and […]
The Buffalo Naval Park will present a speaker series program with Dr. Steven Schwaitzberg, MD, FACS, at 6:00 PM on Monday, February 19, 2024. Dr. Schwaitzberg is Chairman and Professor […]
Join the Buffalo Naval & Military Park on our opening day! Saturday, March 23 Ribbon cutting ceremony at 9:30 AM near the entrance of USS The Sullivans. The Buffalo Naval […]
On March 29, the Buffalo Naval Park will host a ceremony at 10:00 AM to honor National Vietnam War Veterans Day. This event is free and open to the public.
Visit the Buffalo Naval Park's gift shop on April 5-8, 2024, and meet our Curator and Director of Museum Collections, Shane Stephenson, who will be signing copies of his book: […]