The Merry Shelley

The Merry Shelley Buffalo's Only Literary-Themed Romantic Horror Bar. 🦇21+🦇

Our Masque of the Red Death Masquerade Ball at Forbes Theater was so much fun, we’re doing it again…🥀 But this time we’r...
06/15/2026

Our Masque of the Red Death Masquerade Ball at Forbes Theater was so much fun, we’re doing it again…🥀 But this time we’re getting a little beastie 🐺

The Merry Shelley, with DJ Servo, Present… The Beast’s Gilded Masque; a la Belle et la Bête Faerie Tale Ball.

…Belle, you mustn’t look into my eyes. You needn’t fear… Love can turn a man into a beast. 🐺
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More Details to come ~
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Saturday, February 20th
At Forbes Theater
500 Pearl St.,
Buffalo, NY
21+

This week Thursday, June 18th, The Merry Shelley will be closed (this one day only). We’re open the rest of the week for...
06/14/2026

This week Thursday, June 18th, The Merry Shelley will be closed (this one day only). We’re open the rest of the week for our regular bat hours! Tuesday the 16th we’re hosting Talking Leaves Books for a Boozy BookFair, and this Saturday the 20th is our Misfit Prom, the very last Evil Forebodings Dance Night with DJ Servo (stay tuned for upcoming dance events!). See you Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday this week, just not Thursday 😉 🦇 Xo

Goth-Bar Trivia! Tuesday, 6/23 🦇 Join us on the second to last Tuesday of every month for a fun and weird and completely...
06/09/2026

Goth-Bar Trivia! Tuesday, 6/23 🦇

Join us on the second to last Tuesday of every month for a fun and weird and completely random set of trivia questions. Goth Bar Trivia is trivia . . . in a goth bar! Come alone, come with friends, teams of up to four humans welcome (hey, it’s a small space). The more you drink, the more you’ll know! If you win we’ll probably give you something too 😉
Tuesday, June 23rd
Doors at 6pm, trivia starts around 6:30pm-
Free to play, 21+

Tarot is back . . . Liz Whitacre of Divination Station will be returning to The Merry Shelley with some scattered dates ...
06/08/2026

Tarot is back . . . Liz Whitacre of Divination Station will be returning to The Merry Shelley with some scattered dates (so stay tuned!) and will be joining us this Tuesday, 6/9, from 6pm to 10pm. Come get your cards read with the Spooky Kids . . . ✨

Tonight - Tuesday, 6/2 - we will be open from 7:30pm to 11pm. See you then, darklings 🦇
06/02/2026

Tonight - Tuesday, 6/2 - we will be open from 7:30pm to 11pm. See you then, darklings 🦇

Happy Three Years to Alaina, our glue, the stable card in our House of Cards, the Bar Dad, our Folk Music fan. She’s bar...
05/26/2026

Happy Three Years to Alaina, our glue, the stable card in our House of Cards, the Bar Dad, our Folk Music fan. She’s bartending tonight (Tuesday) and playing her own soundtrack to life for the evening. She started at the door and moved up to manager, we love her, and we know you do too. Come tell her to stay forever! 6pm-11pm 🐉 🐈‍⬛ 🐙

Happy World Goth Day, Darklings 🦇
05/22/2026

Happy World Goth Day, Darklings 🦇

Mark your calendars for our upcoming dance nights! And because you asked us nicely, we’re doing it again…The Merry Shell...
05/11/2026

Mark your calendars for our upcoming dance nights! And because you asked us nicely, we’re doing it again…
The Merry Shelley Presents: I’m Not Okay, But I Will Be! Emo Night at the Goth Bar ~
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Emo Night
Saturday, 7/18
with DJ Servo
Doors 6pm
21+
No Cover
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The House that Witches Built
with DJ Billie
Saturday, 5/30
Our very last Evil Forebodings Dance Night (stay tuned for what’s next)-
with DJ Servo
Saturday, 6/20
DJ Servo’s Birthday Bash
Saturday, 8/15
(All dance nights are free and 21+)

Time flies when you’re having fun (and working hard) ✨ Come in and celebrate Alaina’s THREE years at The Merry Shelley w...
05/10/2026

Time flies when you’re having fun (and working hard) ✨ Come in and celebrate Alaina’s THREE years at The Merry Shelley with an Alaina-curated playlist ✨She’ll be behind the bar listening to her favorites all night ~ Tuesday, 5/26. 6pm- 21+
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*and there will be tarot!

Goth-Bar Trivia! Tuesday, 5/19 🦇 Join us on the second to last Tuesday of every month for a fun and weird and completely...
05/07/2026

Goth-Bar Trivia! Tuesday, 5/19 🦇

Join us on the second to last Tuesday of every month for a fun and weird and completely random set of trivia questions. Come alone, come with friends, teams of up to four humans welcome (hey, it’s a small space). The more you drink, the more you’ll know! If you win we’ll probably give you something too 😉
Tuesday, May 19th
Doors at 6pm, trivia starts around 6:30pm-
Free to play, 21+

Address

1122 Hertel Avenue
Buffalo, NY
14216

Opening Hours

Tuesday 6pm - 11pm
Wednesday 6pm - 11pm
Thursday 6pm - 11pm
Friday 6pm - 1am
Saturday 6pm - 1am

Telephone

+17163701215

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