

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: HAIRSPRAY (1988) - John Waters Film Fest
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 30 Jan, 2026 at 04:30 pm – Fri, 30 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: A week of sublime trash!

Join us for HOLY WATERS, a week-long celebration of John Waters ahead of his LIVE appearance in February at Kleinhans Music Hall.

???

“It’s like John Waters and camp. A lot of people would be like—’this is trash’. And he’s like, I know!”
— Chappell Roan

“Where do these people come from? Where do they go when the sun goes down? Isn’t there a law or something?”
— Rex Reed

???

About HAIRSPRAY:

“Waters’ most hygienically commercial film is a Retro schlock-fancier’s delight.”
— Time Out NY

Ricki Lake stars in the delightful 1988 musical comedy that inspired the hit Broadway show.

It’s Baltimore, 1962, and rebellious “pleasantly plump” teenager with the biggest bouffant on the block, Tracy hopes to be one of the featured stars on a popular dance show and win the coveted “Miss Auto Show” crown as she fights against racial discrimination.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/buffalo/hairspray-1988-john-waters-film-fest/200029568174131
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, comedy, festivals, live-music, car-shows
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 13

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://northparktheatre.org/holy-waters-a-john-waters-film-festival/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=buffalo-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Buffalo
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1428 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United States, New York 14216
- **lat**: 42.9479
- **long**: -78.85536
- **full address**: 1428 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United States, New York 14216

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: North Park Theatre (https://allevents.in/org/north-park-theatre/26005831)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 30 Jan, 2026 at 04:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1428 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United States, New York 14216
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** North Park Theatre
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, comedy, festivals, live-music, car-shows
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about HAIRSPRAY (1988) - John Waters Film Fest ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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