North Omaha Music & Arts hosts free weekly jazz sessions with a house band followed by an open session where all jazz musicians, instrumentalists and vocalists are invited to bring their art into the NOMA space to sharpen and shed their abilities and ideas together!

Fat Brain Toys regularly holds toddler-oriented activities on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Activities are free. Upcoming themes

It's a comedy open mic, at the same place, on the same day at an earlier time, and with a new updated format! Each comedian who signs up in advance gets 4 minutes or you can show up and put your name in the hat which are pulled randomly every five comics and only get...

Friends of Omaha Public Library Book Sales are held every Thursday and the first & third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower level of the Swanson Library. There are thousands of books, covering every genre, with the lowest prices in town, including mysteries, thrillers, romance, westerns, non-fiction, children’s,...

Omaha Public Library holds Silent Reading Parties on the second Thursday of the month. In this nontraditional book club, there are no assigned readings – you just read what you bring. OPL's Mobile Library, aka Poppy, will be there, as well. Read for an hour and then socialize...or not. 2024 schedule Sept. 12 at Lewis And...

Big Canvas Comedy presents family-friendly improv along the lines of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” No two shows are alike. Tickets are $10. Upcoming shows: May 8 - The Laugh Crafters May 15 - Making A Scene May 22 - Whatever's Clever May 29 - Big Canvas June 5 - Guardians of the Giggle June...

Start your night off with laughter as we showcase Omaha's finest improvised acts. These stellar teams only have limited four-month runs, so catch them lighting up our stage before they rotate out!  Recognized as a premier training hub for improv in the heart of America, The Backline invites you to experience the magic firsthand!

"Sorry I've Never Done This Before" is a monthly comedy show where comedians trade mediums for the night: Improvisors try stand up comedy for the first time, and stand up comedians try improvising for the first time. Must be 18+. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. Seats are first come first served. For reserved seating or large...

Dad Jokes (featuring Michael Johnson, Michael Smith, Justin Edmonds, Taylor Grote, and Rachel Ware) has been voted as one of the best improv shows at The Backline. They don't tell "jokes" and they aren't your dad, but you'll love them just the same. Their show is some of the best longform improv comedy you can...

Laugh plenty and have some delicious drinks downtown this weekend! Hosted by Joslyne DeBonis, a stellar lineup of the area's best standup comics bring their most fire material in this competition to become the Top Comic in Omaha (and win a cash prize!) If you want to see the best Omaha has to offer fight...

Film Streams’ Forever Young Series features family-friendly movies on Saturdays and Sundays at 10 a.m. for only $5 at the Dundee location. In the summer, shows will be screened on select Tuesdays and Wednesdays, as well. 2026 Schedule:

Second Saturdays is a monthly event in the Blackstone District featuring live music, makers’ markets, kids’ activities, cornhole tournaments, chili cookoffs and more. Themes and times change, so check the Blackstone District calendar here for updates. Blackstone District is on Farnam Street between 36th and 42nd streets. Schedule:

Scoop up your sweetie (or anyone, really!) and start your Saturday night off right! Date Night features some of Omaha’s best two-person improv teams, shaping this into a full hour of fun and laughs you won’t soon forget. No date? No worries! This show is just as fun to watch alone or with a group...

The Nebraska Writers Collective presents the Omaha Poetry Slam, a monthly open mic and poetry slam, held on the second Saturday of every month at The Local Art Plug. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; event starts at 7 p.m. with an open mic and then the competitive individual slam! Sign up at the event. (If...

"The Strangers" is a two-person improv show featuring Timmy Tamisiea and Will Meinen; two people who at one time didn't know each other and now they do! Timmy trained and taught in Chicago and LA and continues to perform around the country with the Westside Comedy theater. Will got his start at The Backline, and...

Mic drop is a 1 v1 tournament style competition. The contestants are seeded 1-8 and battle it out with their best stand up performance through three rounds where each round someone is eliminated until they're two comics left who go at to become champion. Then we end the show with one of Omaha's great talents...

Film Streams’ Forever Young Series features family-friendly movies on Saturdays and Sundays at 10 a.m. for only $5 at the Dundee location. In the summer, shows will be screened on select Tuesdays and Wednesdays, as well. 2026 Schedule: