The traveling exhibit "Above and Beyond" is at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum through Sept. 10, 2023. The exhibit celebrates the power of innovation. Packed with interactive challenges; vehicle concept models and prototypes; immersive media presentations; and inspiring innovator stories, this exhibition invites you to experience what it takes to make impossible dreams take flight....

Jurassic Adventure, an all-new added experience featuring some of the world's largest and most life-like robotic dinosaurs, is coming to Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park from May 5 through Oct. 1, 2023. The dinosaurs will be located throughout the Park to provide visitors with a dinosaur-safari feel. The experience is open during regular safari...

Discover 16 life-like installations in a sculpture exhibit that showcases the beauty and importance of butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and other pollinators at Lauritzen Gardens. See the iridescent exoskeletons and translucent wings of giant insects, made of steel frames and Dalle de Verre glass, and witness the interaction of sunlight and colored glass alongside the garden's...

Nelson Produce Farm's Sunflower Festival is held over two weeks, Aug. 16 through Sept. 2. More information TBA. Admission (from 2023): Monday - Thursday | 9am to 5pm | $15 gate admission  Friday - Sunday | 9am to 9pm | $20 gate admission  

Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks partners some of the world’s most dazzling and innovative skyscrapers with the world’s most popular building brick. The exhibit features 20 astonishing skyscrapers from North America, Asia and Australia constructed in breathtaking architectural detail by Ryan McNaught, one of only 21 LEGO®-certified professionals in the world. It will be...

The traveling exhibit "Above and Beyond" is at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum through Sept. 10, 2023. The exhibit celebrates the power of innovation. Packed with interactive challenges; vehicle concept models and prototypes; immersive media presentations; and inspiring innovator stories, this exhibition invites you to experience what it takes to make impossible dreams take flight....

The special exhibit, "Jurassic Nebraska," is on display at Omaha Children's Museum from May 27, 2023, through Jan. 7, 2024. Experience what life would be like if dinosaurs were around in our everyday life; toss a football against some ferocious defenders, explore and discover fossils in a giant dig pit, climb Chimney Rock to look...

Jurassic Adventure, an all-new added experience featuring some of the world's largest and most life-like robotic dinosaurs, is coming to Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park from May 5 through Oct. 1, 2023. The dinosaurs will be located throughout the Park to provide visitors with a dinosaur-safari feel. The experience is open during regular safari...

A Generation of Hope: Indigenous Peoples of the Heartland is a celebration of the people who have called this region home for thousands of years. Learn about their culture and traditions throughout this interactive exhibit. Climb the Bur Oak Tree, visit a school, learn about the importance of storytelling and the significance of the winter...

Discover 16 life-like installations in a sculpture exhibit that showcases the beauty and importance of butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and other pollinators at Lauritzen Gardens. See the iridescent exoskeletons and translucent wings of giant insects, made of steel frames and Dalle de Verre glass, and witness the interaction of sunlight and colored glass alongside the garden's...

Nelson Produce Farm's Sunflower Festival is held over two weeks, Aug. 16 through Sept. 2. More information TBA. Admission (from 2023): Monday - Thursday | 9am to 5pm | $15 gate admission  Friday - Sunday | 9am to 9pm | $20 gate admission  

Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks partners some of the world’s most dazzling and innovative skyscrapers with the world’s most popular building brick. The exhibit features 20 astonishing skyscrapers from North America, Asia and Australia constructed in breathtaking architectural detail by Ryan McNaught, one of only 21 LEGO®-certified professionals in the world. It will be...

The Tempo of Twilight is an outdoor concert series at Lauritzen Gardens featuring music from talented local bands. Concerts are included with garden admission and free for members. Chairs and blankets may be set up starting at 4 p.m. Guests are welcome to bring their own food and beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic). The cafe will...

The traveling exhibit "Above and Beyond" is at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum through Sept. 10, 2023. The exhibit celebrates the power of innovation. Packed with interactive challenges; vehicle concept models and prototypes; immersive media presentations; and inspiring innovator stories, this exhibition invites you to experience what it takes to make impossible dreams take flight....

The special exhibit, "Jurassic Nebraska," is on display at Omaha Children's Museum from May 27, 2023, through Jan. 7, 2024. Experience what life would be like if dinosaurs were around in our everyday life; toss a football against some ferocious defenders, explore and discover fossils in a giant dig pit, climb Chimney Rock to look...

Jurassic Adventure, an all-new added experience featuring some of the world's largest and most life-like robotic dinosaurs, is coming to Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park from May 5 through Oct. 1, 2023. The dinosaurs will be located throughout the Park to provide visitors with a dinosaur-safari feel. The experience is open during regular safari...

A Generation of Hope: Indigenous Peoples of the Heartland is a celebration of the people who have called this region home for thousands of years. Learn about their culture and traditions throughout this interactive exhibit. Climb the Bur Oak Tree, visit a school, learn about the importance of storytelling and the significance of the winter...

Discover 16 life-like installations in a sculpture exhibit that showcases the beauty and importance of butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and other pollinators at Lauritzen Gardens. See the iridescent exoskeletons and translucent wings of giant insects, made of steel frames and Dalle de Verre glass, and witness the interaction of sunlight and colored glass alongside the garden's...

Nelson Produce Farm's Sunflower Festival is held over two weeks, Aug. 16 through Sept. 2. More information TBA. Admission (from 2023): Monday - Thursday | 9am to 5pm | $15 gate admission  Friday - Sunday | 9am to 9pm | $20 gate admission  

Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks partners some of the world’s most dazzling and innovative skyscrapers with the world’s most popular building brick. The exhibit features 20 astonishing skyscrapers from North America, Asia and Australia constructed in breathtaking architectural detail by Ryan McNaught, one of only 21 LEGO®-certified professionals in the world. It will be...

AMC Theatres is screening a series of family-friendly classics this summer, with ticket prices as low as $3 on Wednesdays and $5 on Saturdays. Local AMC theaters participating are AMC CLASSIC Westroads 14, 10000 California St., Omaha, and AMC Council Bluffs 17, 3220 23rd Ave. Council Bluffs, Iowa. Showtimes vary but generally they are either 11 a.m.,...

The 2023 Pollinator Jamboree: Exploring the Garden is a free event by City Sprouts. There will be refreshments and snacks available, and a community meal starting at 6:30 p.m. Activities include: Garden Tours: Shannon Kyler, North Programs Manager, will host tours throughout the event showing folks City Sprouts' new + improved community garden. Flower Crowns:...

The Omaha Storm Chasers often have promotions at their home games. Here are the upcoming promotions: May 19 - STEM Night and Fireworks Friday (6:35 p.m.) May 20 - Military Appreciation Night and Bands & Brews (6:35 p.m.) May 21 - Sunday Family Fun Day (5:05 p.m.) May 31 - Baron in the Park (7:05...

The traveling exhibit "Above and Beyond" is at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum through Sept. 10, 2023. The exhibit celebrates the power of innovation. Packed with interactive challenges; vehicle concept models and prototypes; immersive media presentations; and inspiring innovator stories, this exhibition invites you to experience what it takes to make impossible dreams take flight....

The special exhibit, "Jurassic Nebraska," is on display at Omaha Children's Museum from May 27, 2023, through Jan. 7, 2024. Experience what life would be like if dinosaurs were around in our everyday life; toss a football against some ferocious defenders, explore and discover fossils in a giant dig pit, climb Chimney Rock to look...

Jurassic Adventure, an all-new added experience featuring some of the world's largest and most life-like robotic dinosaurs, is coming to Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park from May 5 through Oct. 1, 2023. The dinosaurs will be located throughout the Park to provide visitors with a dinosaur-safari feel. The experience is open during regular safari...

A Generation of Hope: Indigenous Peoples of the Heartland is a celebration of the people who have called this region home for thousands of years. Learn about their culture and traditions throughout this interactive exhibit. Climb the Bur Oak Tree, visit a school, learn about the importance of storytelling and the significance of the winter...

Discover 16 life-like installations in a sculpture exhibit that showcases the beauty and importance of butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and other pollinators at Lauritzen Gardens. See the iridescent exoskeletons and translucent wings of giant insects, made of steel frames and Dalle de Verre glass, and witness the interaction of sunlight and colored glass alongside the garden's...

Nelson Produce Farm's Sunflower Festival is held over two weeks, Aug. 16 through Sept. 2. More information TBA. Admission (from 2023): Monday - Thursday | 9am to 5pm | $15 gate admission  Friday - Sunday | 9am to 9pm | $20 gate admission  

Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks partners some of the world’s most dazzling and innovative skyscrapers with the world’s most popular building brick. The exhibit features 20 astonishing skyscrapers from North America, Asia and Australia constructed in breathtaking architectural detail by Ryan McNaught, one of only 21 LEGO®-certified professionals in the world. It will be...

On Thursday evenings from the spring (around April or May) through the late fall (usually until Halloween), Council Bluffs and Omaha cyclists meet at Iowa West Foundation Trailhead Park and head off on the Wabash Trace Nature Trail on a 20-mile round-trip ride for tacos and drinks at Tobey Jack’s Mineola Steak House. There is...

The Omaha Storm Chasers often have promotions at their home games. Here are the upcoming promotions: May 19 - STEM Night and Fireworks Friday (6:35 p.m.) May 20 - Military Appreciation Night and Bands & Brews (6:35 p.m.) May 21 - Sunday Family Fun Day (5:05 p.m.) May 31 - Baron in the Park (7:05...

The traveling exhibit "Above and Beyond" is at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum through Sept. 10, 2023. The exhibit celebrates the power of innovation. Packed with interactive challenges; vehicle concept models and prototypes; immersive media presentations; and inspiring innovator stories, this exhibition invites you to experience what it takes to make impossible dreams take flight....

The special exhibit, "Jurassic Nebraska," is on display at Omaha Children's Museum from May 27, 2023, through Jan. 7, 2024. Experience what life would be like if dinosaurs were around in our everyday life; toss a football against some ferocious defenders, explore and discover fossils in a giant dig pit, climb Chimney Rock to look...

Jurassic Adventure, an all-new added experience featuring some of the world's largest and most life-like robotic dinosaurs, is coming to Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park from May 5 through Oct. 1, 2023. The dinosaurs will be located throughout the Park to provide visitors with a dinosaur-safari feel. The experience is open during regular safari...

A Generation of Hope: Indigenous Peoples of the Heartland is a celebration of the people who have called this region home for thousands of years. Learn about their culture and traditions throughout this interactive exhibit. Climb the Bur Oak Tree, visit a school, learn about the importance of storytelling and the significance of the winter...

Discover 16 life-like installations in a sculpture exhibit that showcases the beauty and importance of butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and other pollinators at Lauritzen Gardens. See the iridescent exoskeletons and translucent wings of giant insects, made of steel frames and Dalle de Verre glass, and witness the interaction of sunlight and colored glass alongside the garden's...

Nelson Produce Farm's Sunflower Festival is held over two weeks, Aug. 16 through Sept. 2. More information TBA. Admission (from 2023): Monday - Thursday | 9am to 5pm | $15 gate admission  Friday - Sunday | 9am to 9pm | $20 gate admission  

Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks partners some of the world’s most dazzling and innovative skyscrapers with the world’s most popular building brick. The exhibit features 20 astonishing skyscrapers from North America, Asia and Australia constructed in breathtaking architectural detail by Ryan McNaught, one of only 21 LEGO®-certified professionals in the world. It will be...

Fishing For Younger Friends is a program is designed to get early outdoorsy types into fishing. Children ages 3-5 years will learn the names of some common Nebraska fish, make a fish print and learn to cast by playing Backyard Bass. Following the program, those who want to try fishing in the lake can see how they...

Septemberfest is Sept. 1-4 at ​CHI Health Center Omaha Lot D with hours on Friday from 5 to midnight; Saturday & Sunday from noon to midnight; and Monday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cost is $7 at the gate; under 5 is admitted FREE. The free Labor Day Parade goes through downtown Omaha on...

Benson First Friday is a year-round event held in the Benson Creative Arts District on the first Friday of each month. Visitors can walk to events and exhibitions located in neighborhood galleries and businesses. Seasonally, there is a street market and other outdoor activities. BFF also sponsors programming in the neighborhood including youth engagement, hands-on...

Festa Italiana is an annual event held every Labor Day Weekend by the American Italian Heritage Society featuring food and music. Tickets are $7.50 at the gate, but you can get discount tickets for $6 for all Hy-Vee stores and Rockbrook Camera.  2024 Schedule: Friday, 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, 5 to 11 p.m. Sunday, noon...

The Omaha Storm Chasers often have promotions at their home games. Here are the upcoming promotions: May 19 - STEM Night and Fireworks Friday (6:35 p.m.) May 20 - Military Appreciation Night and Bands & Brews (6:35 p.m.) May 21 - Sunday Family Fun Day (5:05 p.m.) May 31 - Baron in the Park (7:05...

Come see the signature short-form improv comedy show at the Blackstone Theater. A different group of Big Canvas improvers performs comedy for everyone every Friday night. Each show is a one-of-a-kind experience (think "Whose Line Is It Anyway?").

The traveling exhibit "Above and Beyond" is at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum through Sept. 10, 2023. The exhibit celebrates the power of innovation. Packed with interactive challenges; vehicle concept models and prototypes; immersive media presentations; and inspiring innovator stories, this exhibition invites you to experience what it takes to make impossible dreams take flight....

The special exhibit, "Jurassic Nebraska," is on display at Omaha Children's Museum from May 27, 2023, through Jan. 7, 2024. Experience what life would be like if dinosaurs were around in our everyday life; toss a football against some ferocious defenders, explore and discover fossils in a giant dig pit, climb Chimney Rock to look...

Jurassic Adventure, an all-new added experience featuring some of the world's largest and most life-like robotic dinosaurs, is coming to Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park from May 5 through Oct. 1, 2023. The dinosaurs will be located throughout the Park to provide visitors with a dinosaur-safari feel. The experience is open during regular safari...

A Generation of Hope: Indigenous Peoples of the Heartland is a celebration of the people who have called this region home for thousands of years. Learn about their culture and traditions throughout this interactive exhibit. Climb the Bur Oak Tree, visit a school, learn about the importance of storytelling and the significance of the winter...

Discover 16 life-like installations in a sculpture exhibit that showcases the beauty and importance of butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and other pollinators at Lauritzen Gardens. See the iridescent exoskeletons and translucent wings of giant insects, made of steel frames and Dalle de Verre glass, and witness the interaction of sunlight and colored glass alongside the garden's...

Nelson Produce Farm's Sunflower Festival is held over two weeks, Aug. 16 through Sept. 2. More information TBA. Admission (from 2023): Monday - Thursday | 9am to 5pm | $15 gate admission  Friday - Sunday | 9am to 9pm | $20 gate admission  

Vala's will hold its Cider and Sunflower Festival on the weekends from Aug. 31 through Sept. 8. The festival will include entertainment, acres of sunflowers, gorgeous free photo opportunities, butterfly releases, flower picking, limited-time food specials and a unique opportunity to experience a guided tour of hard ciders in the apple orchard at sunset.  ...

Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks partners some of the world’s most dazzling and innovative skyscrapers with the world’s most popular building brick. The exhibit features 20 astonishing skyscrapers from North America, Asia and Australia constructed in breathtaking architectural detail by Ryan McNaught, one of only 21 LEGO®-certified professionals in the world. It will be...

Fort Atkinson State Historical Park hosts historical re-enactment weekends monthly from May to October, as well as a special candle light tour in November. Learn more about the experience here. Living History Weekends are free, but a valid state park entry permit is required. The Candle Light Tour on Nov. 1 is $20 for adults...

Septemberfest is Sept. 1-4 at ​CHI Health Center Omaha Lot D with hours on Friday from 5 to midnight; Saturday & Sunday from noon to midnight; and Monday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cost is $7 at the gate; under 5 is admitted FREE. The free Labor Day Parade goes through downtown Omaha on...

Afro Fest celebrates African culture with music, arts and food. Performances by local and international acts, with traditional and modern rhythms and sounds of Africa. Learn dance on the beats of drums, learn to move on the latest afrobeats steps with thousands of other Afro Culture Lovers. Vendors with an array of arts, crafts, jewelry,...

The 11th Annual LOVAM Jazz Festival is a family-friendly festival featuring the headliner, Grammy-winning saxophonist Gerald Albright. Other performers include flautist, Althea Rene, Chad Stoner, and the NOMA Ensemble with Dana Murray. Bring your lawn chair, as well as food and drink (no glass containers).

Festa Italiana is an annual event held every Labor Day Weekend by the American Italian Heritage Society featuring food and music. Tickets are $7.50 at the gate, but you can get discount tickets for $6 for all Hy-Vee stores and Rockbrook Camera.  2024 Schedule: Friday, 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, 5 to 11 p.m. Sunday, noon...

The Omaha Storm Chasers often have promotions at their home games. Here are the upcoming promotions: May 19 - STEM Night and Fireworks Friday (6:35 p.m.) May 20 - Military Appreciation Night and Bands & Brews (6:35 p.m.) May 21 - Sunday Family Fun Day (5:05 p.m.) May 31 - Baron in the Park (7:05...

The traveling exhibit "Above and Beyond" is at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum through Sept. 10, 2023. The exhibit celebrates the power of innovation. Packed with interactive challenges; vehicle concept models and prototypes; immersive media presentations; and inspiring innovator stories, this exhibition invites you to experience what it takes to make impossible dreams take flight....

The special exhibit, "Jurassic Nebraska," is on display at Omaha Children's Museum from May 27, 2023, through Jan. 7, 2024. Experience what life would be like if dinosaurs were around in our everyday life; toss a football against some ferocious defenders, explore and discover fossils in a giant dig pit, climb Chimney Rock to look...

Jurassic Adventure, an all-new added experience featuring some of the world's largest and most life-like robotic dinosaurs, is coming to Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park from May 5 through Oct. 1, 2023. The dinosaurs will be located throughout the Park to provide visitors with a dinosaur-safari feel. The experience is open during regular safari...

A Generation of Hope: Indigenous Peoples of the Heartland is a celebration of the people who have called this region home for thousands of years. Learn about their culture and traditions throughout this interactive exhibit. Climb the Bur Oak Tree, visit a school, learn about the importance of storytelling and the significance of the winter...

Discover 16 life-like installations in a sculpture exhibit that showcases the beauty and importance of butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and other pollinators at Lauritzen Gardens. See the iridescent exoskeletons and translucent wings of giant insects, made of steel frames and Dalle de Verre glass, and witness the interaction of sunlight and colored glass alongside the garden's...

Nelson Produce Farm's Sunflower Festival is held over two weeks, Aug. 16 through Sept. 2. More information TBA. Admission (from 2023): Monday - Thursday | 9am to 5pm | $15 gate admission  Friday - Sunday | 9am to 9pm | $20 gate admission  

Vala's will hold its Cider and Sunflower Festival on the weekends from Aug. 31 through Sept. 8. The festival will include entertainment, acres of sunflowers, gorgeous free photo opportunities, butterfly releases, flower picking, limited-time food specials and a unique opportunity to experience a guided tour of hard ciders in the apple orchard at sunset.  ...

Fort Atkinson State Historical Park hosts historical re-enactment weekends monthly from May to October, as well as a special candle light tour in November. Learn more about the experience here. Living History Weekends are free, but a valid state park entry permit is required. The Candle Light Tour on Nov. 1 is $20 for adults...

Hutchfest is like a makers fair-meets-brunch. There will be more than 200 makers and artisans selling their goods, as well as a foot truck alley. Games, live music, and more. Tickets are $10 at the door; early bird tickets are $8; and kids 12 and younger are free.

Leahy Mall Yacht Club is held Sundays at the Gene Leahy Mall Boat Cove, weather permitting. Bring your remote control boat or just stop by and watch others.

Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks partners some of the world’s most dazzling and innovative skyscrapers with the world’s most popular building brick. The exhibit features 20 astonishing skyscrapers from North America, Asia and Australia constructed in breathtaking architectural detail by Ryan McNaught, one of only 21 LEGO®-certified professionals in the world. It will be...

Festa Italiana is an annual event held every Labor Day Weekend by the American Italian Heritage Society featuring food and music. Tickets are $7.50 at the gate, but you can get discount tickets for $6 for all Hy-Vee stores and Rockbrook Camera.  2024 Schedule: Friday, 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, 5 to 11 p.m. Sunday, noon...

Septemberfest is Sept. 1-4 at ​CHI Health Center Omaha Lot D with hours on Friday from 5 to midnight; Saturday & Sunday from noon to midnight; and Monday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cost is $7 at the gate; under 5 is admitted FREE. The free Labor Day Parade goes through downtown Omaha on...

The Omaha Storm Chasers often have promotions at their home games. Here are the upcoming promotions: May 19 - STEM Night and Fireworks Friday (6:35 p.m.) May 20 - Military Appreciation Night and Bands & Brews (6:35 p.m.) May 21 - Sunday Family Fun Day (5:05 p.m.) May 31 - Baron in the Park (7:05...