Heck with Bills and Sabres: Support the Niagara Falls Blues Festival

Last winter, I decided I was going to try and buy tickets to a Bills game right before Christmas so I could attend with our sons Joe and Ben.

Three decent tickets with taxes and fees were going to run about $800. That’s insane. We watched on TV instead.

It’s even worse now. 2 upper deck seats, midfield $651. Two games would be $1302 (before taxes and fees) for a couple upcoming games. Throw in parking and a beer and it's easily $750 a person.

I decided to go another route. Hey, if the Bills are out of reach, why not Sabres. Two tickets for 11 games in the nosebleeds. $1,482.

Let’s see: What’s a better value? $134 per game or $651? Maybe I’ll save my money and take a walk by the river instead. Then again, 2 tickets for Fuzzy and the Rustbelts were $18 each. That seems like a better option. 

Better yet, the Blues Festival tonight and Saturday is free on Old Falls Street. This is the 14th year and it promises to be great as always.