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Fun Things For Families To Do In February 2018

Fun Things For Families To Do In February 2018

There’s a surprising amount of fun things to do in February, especially if you’re looking for family-friendly events. If you’re looking for free things things to do in February, browse this list for storytimes, crafting opportunities, and for the hearty folk, a hike. Get out there and explore Omaha!

Dinosaur Visits Storytime

When: Feb. 1, 10 a.m. (Elkhorn); Feb. 2, 10:30 a.m. (Florence); and Feb. 3, 10 a.m. (Benson)

Where: Omaha Public Library various branches

Cost: FREE

 

PWP Live Pro Wrestling

When: Feb. 1, 8 p.m. (doors open at 7)

Where: The Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St.

Cost: $10 in advance, $13 at the door

 

Kids Dream Family Film Series

When: Feb. 2 through March 18; movies are “Despicable Me 3” (Feb. 2-4), “The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature” (Feb. 9-11), Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (Feb. 16-18), “My Little Pony” (Feb. 23-25), “The Boss Baby” (March 2-4), “The Emoji Movie” (March 9-11), and “The LEGO Ninjago Movie” (March 16-18)

Where: Participating Marcus Theaters (in the Metro, that includes Majestic, Village Pointe and Twin Creek)

Cost: $3 (you can download two FREE kids tickets here)

 

Candy Land Night

When: Feb. 2, 5 to 8 p.m.

Where: Omaha Children’s Museum, 500 S. 20th St.

Cost: Included with admission, which is $12 for kids and adults, $11 for seniors, and FREE for children under 24 months and members

 

Nature’s Shadows: Celebrate Groundhog Day

When: Feb. 2, 5 to 7 p.m.

Where: Union Pacific Railroad Museum, 200 Pearl St.

Cost: FREE

 

After-Hours Family Fun Night

When: Feb. 2, 6 to 8 p.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library W. Dale Clark branch, 215 S. 15th St.

Cost: FREE (pre-registration required)

 

Valentine’s Family Swim

When: Feb. 2, 7 to 9 p.m.

Where: Mockingbird Hills Community Center, 10242 Mockingbird Drive

Cost: $1

 

Hummel Hike Club

When: Feb. 3, 9:30 to 11 a.m.

Where: Hummel Nature Center, 3033 Hummel Road

Cost: FREE

 

WeBop Family Jazz Party

When: Feb. 3, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Where: Omaha Children’s Museum, 500 S. 20th St.

Cost: FREE (does not include admission into museum)

 

Super Bowl Party

When: Feb. 3, noon to 2 p.m.

Where: Montclair Community Center, 2304 S. 135th Ave.

Cost: FREE

 

Open Studios

When: Feb. 3, noon to 4 p.m.

Where: Hot Shops Art Center, 1301 Nicholas St.

Cost: FREE

 

Third Annual Punt, Pass & Kick Competition

When: Feb. 3, 1 to 3 p.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library Saddlebrook branch, 4850 Laurel Ave.

Cost: FREE (registration is highly suggested)

 

Teen Cafe – Pizza Making

When: Feb. 3, 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Where Omaha Public Library Abrahams branch, 5111 N. 90th St.

Cost: FREE

 

Fasching (German Mardi Gras)

When: Feb. 3, doors open at 5 p.m. (dinner served at 6:15)

Where: German-American Society, 3717 S. 120th St.

Cost: $19, members; $22, per guest; $25, non-member; $9, children (12 and under); reservations due by Jan. 30

 

Public Planetarium Show

When: Feb. 3 and 4, 6:30 p.m.

Where: University of Nebraska at Omaha Planetarium

Cost: $4 per person

 

Forever Young Film Series – Movie Musicals

When: Feb. 3 through March 29; matinee showing on Saturdays, Sundays and Thursdays. Movies are “Fiddler on the Roof” (Feb. 3-15), “Grease” (Feb. 17 through March 1), “West Side Story” (March 3-15), and “Singin’ in the Rain” (March 17-29)

Where: Film Streams at Dundee,

Cost: Tickets are $10, adults; $7.50, seniors/teacher/student/military; $5, members; and children tickets are $2.50

 

Helping Hands For Valentine’s Day

When: Feb. 4, 2 to 4 p.m.

Where: The Wonder Nook Omaha, 10806 Prairie Hills Drive

Cost: FREE

 

“Block Party”

When: Opens Feb. 5 (no end date yet); hours are Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: MCC North Express at the Accelerator Building (third floor), 5300 N. 30th St.

Cost: FREE

 

Out & About Storytime: Chalco Hills

When: Feb. 5, 10:30 to 11:30 p.m.

Where: Chalco Hills Natural Resource Center, 8901 S. 154th St.

Cost: FREE

 

“WWE Live – Road to WrestleMania”

When: Feb. 8, 1 p.m.

Where: CenturyLink Center Omaha, 455 N. 10th St.

Cost: $21.50-$112

 

Anime Club: Trivia Challenge – Teens

When: Feb. 8, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library Washington branch, 2868 Ames Ave.

Cost: FREE

 

Robot Recess

When: Feb. 8 and 22, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library A.V. Sorensen branch, 4808 Cass St.

Cost: FREE (grades 4-12; registration required)

 

Teen Iron Chef Food Challenge

When: Feb. 8, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library Benson branch, 6015 Binney St.

Cost: FREE

 

Teen Movie Night – “Everything, Everything”

When: Feb. 8, 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library Abrahams branch, 5111 N. 90th St.

Cost: FREE

 

Black History Reception

When: Feb. 9, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: Adams Park Community Center, 3230 John Creighton Blvd.

Cost: FREE

 

Valentine’s Day Storytime

When: Feb. 9, 10:30 a.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library Florence branch, 2920 Bondesson St.

Cost: FREE

 

Tuskegee Airmen Program & Exhibit Opening

When: Feb. 10, 10 to 11 a.m.

Where: Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum, 28210 W. Park Highway, Ashland, Neb.

Cost: Included with admission, $12 for adults, $6 for children

 

Teen Poetry Workshop, Featuring Louder Than a Bomb Artists

When: Feb. 10, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library Washington branch, 2868 Ames Ave.

Cost: FREE (grades 8 to 12 recommended)

 

International Candy Taste Testing – Teens

When: Feb. 10, 2 to 3 p.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library A.V. Sorensen branch, 4808 Cass St.

Cost: FREE

 

Night Hike In The Wetlands

When: Feb. 10 and March 10, 6 to 9 p.m.

Where: Fontenelle Forest, 1111 Bellevue Blvd. N, Bellevue, Neb.

Cost: Included with admission, which is $9.50

 

Love at First Flight: Valentine’s Day Edition of Raptor’s Live

When: Feb. 11, 1 to 3 p.m.

Where: Fontenelle Forest, 1111 Bellevue Blvd. N, Bellevue, Neb.

Cost: Included with admission, which is $9.50

 

Valentine’s Day Family Craft

When: Feb. 11, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library Abrahams branch, 5111 N. 90th St.

Cost: FREE

 

Mardi Gras Party

When: Feb. 13, 4 to 6 p.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library Florence branch, 2920 Bondesson St.

Cost: FREE (activities geared for ages 5-12)

 

Valentine’s Day Craft & Cookie Decorating

When: Feb. 14, 10 a.m.

Where: Florence Community Center, 2920 Bondesson St.

Cost: FREE (ages 5 and younger)

 

Get Crafty: Valentine’s Day Bird Feeders

When: Feb. 14, 4 to 5 p.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library Washington branch, 2868 Ames Ave.

Cost: FREE

 

“YAMATO the Drummers of Japan: ‘Chousensha’ – The Challengers”

When: Feb. 14, 7 p.m.

Where: Holland Performing Arts Center, 1200 Douglas St.

Cost: $15+

 

Tangier Shrine Circus

When: Feb. 14-18; performances are Thursday, 6:30 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. & 7 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 p.m. & 4:30 p.m.

Where: Mid-America Center, 1 Arena Way, Council Bluffs, Iowa

Cost: General admission tickets are $15; reserved seats start at $25

 

Food Science

When: Feb. 15, 1 to 2 p.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library Millard branch, 13214 Westwood Lane

Cost: FREE (grades 3-5; registration required)

 

Get Crafty: Voodoo Dolls

When: Feb. 15, 4 to 5 p.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library Washington branch, 2868 Ames Ave.

Cost: FREE

 

Teen Valentine’s Day Aftermath Party

When: Feb. 15, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library Abrahams branch, 5111 N. 90th St.

Cost: FREE

 

Chinese New Year Family Storytime

When: Feb. 16, 10:30 a.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library Florence branch, 2920 Bondesson St.

Cost: FREE

 

Candy Science

When: Feb. 16, 1 to 2 p.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library Millard branch, 13214 Westwood Lane

Cost: FREE (grades K-2; registration required)

 

“Metamorphosis: Art Aglow”

When: Feb. 16 through March 4, 5 to 8 p.m.

Where: Lauritzen Gardens, First and Bancroft streets

Cost: $10, adults; $5, children (ages 6-12); and FREE for children younger than 6 and members

 

Breakfast Under The Sea

When: Febr. 17, 8:30 to 10 a.m.

Where: Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, 3701 S. 10th St.

Cost: $18, members; $23, non-memers (reservations required)

 

Olympic-Inspired Crafts & Games

When: Feb. 17, 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library South Omaha branch, 2808 Q St.

Cost: FREE

 

“Hinamatsuri: Japanese Doll Exhibit”

When: Feb. 20 through March 4

Where: Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft St.

Cost: Included with admission, which is $10, adults; $5 for children (ages 6-12), and FREE for children under 6 and members

 

Out & About Storytime: Joslyn Art Museum

When: Feb. 20, 10:30 a.m.

Where: Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St.

Cost: FREE

 

Full STEAM Ahead

When: Feb. 20, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library Benson branch, 6015 Binney St.

Cost: FREE

 

S.T.E.A.M. Stations

When: Feb. 21, 3 to 4:30 p.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library Abrahams branch, 5111 N. 90th St.

Cost: FREE (elementary to middle schoolers; registration required)

 

Out & About Storytime: Do Space

When: Feb. 23, 10:30 a.m.

Where: Do Space, 7205 Dodge St.

Cost: FREE

 

Out & About Storytime: Benson Park Goodwill

When: Feb. 23, 10:30 a.m.

Where: Benson Park Goodwill, 4805 N. 72nd St.

Cost: FREE

 

Daddy Daughter Dance

When: Feb. 23, 7 to 9 p.m.

Where: Goodwill, 4805 N. 72nd St.

Cost: $5 per dad (register by Feb. 16)

 

Mulberry Jane at Kids Rule Fashion Show – Pop-Up Vendor

When: Feb. 24 and 25; shows are Feb. 24 at 2 and 6 p.m., and Feb. 25 at 2 p.m.

Where: Omaha Design Center, 1502 Cumming St.

Cost: $80 for model registration (ages 5-12; models keep the clothing they model)

 

DIY Bath Bombs – Teens

When: Feb. 24, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library Florence branch, 2920 Bondesson St.

Cost: FREE

 

Omaha Symphony presents “Back to the Future”

When: Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Holland Performing Arts Center, 1200 Douglas St.

Cost: $19-$79

 

More Things To Do In February

The following events are on-going or began in previous months:

“The Meaning of Maggie”

When: Through Feb. 11; performances are Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 5 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Where: The Rose, 2001 Farnam St.

Cost: $20, or four FREE tickets to members

 

NRG Energy Ice Rink

When: Through Feb. 14; hours are Sundays–Thursday, 3 to 10 p.m., Friday & Saturday, 1 p.m. to midnight, New Year’s Eve, 1 to 5 p.m.

Where: The Capitol District, 11th Street and Capitol Avenue

Cost: $8, includes skate rental (admission is still required for patrons who bring their own skates) and benefits the Food Bank for the Heartland.

 

The Rink at Farnam

When: Through Feb. 25; hours are Thursdays & Fridays, 4 to 10 p.m., and Saturdays & Sundays, 1 to 10 p.m.

Where: 3409 Farnam St.

Cost: $5 donation (includes skates), benefits Salvation Army

 

“The Art of the Brick”

When: Through April 22

Where: The Capitol District, 222 N. 12th St.

Cost: $15.50, adults; $14.50, military; and $10.50, children; family four pack is $42

 

“Metamorphosis: From Reclaimed Plastics to Works of Art”

When: Through May 13

Where: Lauritzen Gardens, First and Bancroft streets

Cost: $10, adults; $5, children (ages 6-12); and FREE for children younger than 6 and members

 

“light”

When: Though March 31, 2018

Where: KANEKO, 1111 Jones St.

Cost: FREE

 

“Arctic Wonderland”

When: Through April 8

Where: Omaha Children’s Museum, 500 S. 20th St.

Cost: Included with regular admission, which is $12 for ages 2 and older, $11 for seniors, and FREE for children under 24 months and member families

 

“Forever Forest”

When: Through April 15, 2018

Where: Omaha Children’s Museum, 500 S. 20th St.

Cost: Included with museum admission, which is $12 for adults and children, $11 for seniors, FREE for members and children younger than 2

Read more about the exhibit here!

 

“Energy Explorers”

When: Through April 23

Where: Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum, 28210 W. Park Highway, Ashland, Neb.

Cost: Included with admission, $12 for adults, $6 for children

 

Toddler Tuesdays

When: Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. to noon

Where: Where: The Salvation Army Kroc Center, 2825 Y St. (gym or at the pool starting at 10:30)

Cost: FREE for members; non-members participate by paying a $4 activity fee for your toddler (age 9 months to 4 years) and the attending parent is FREE.

 

Crafty Tots

When: Wednesdays, 11 to 11:30 a.m.

Where: Omaha Public Library Saddlebrook Branch, 14850 Laurel Ave.

Cost: FREE

 

Tots of the Town

When: Second Thursday of the month, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Where: Shadow Lake Towne Center, 7775 Olson Drive, Papillion, Neb.

Cost: FREE

 

Story Time At Barnes & Noble 

When: Fridays at 9:30 a.m. (Crossroads) and Saturdays at 11 a.m. (Crossroads and Oakview)

Where: Barnes and Noble at Crossroads, 7400 Dodge St., and Barnes and Noble at Oakview, 3333 Oakview Drive

Cost: FREE

 

Inflatable Fridays

When: Fridays, 4 to 7:30 p.m.

Where: The Salvation Army Kroc Center, 2825 Y St.

Cost: FREE to members; non-members pay daily entry fee of $5 per youth, $7 per adults

 

Kidz Kayak Racing

When: Saturdays, 2 to 4 p.m.

Where: The Salvation Army Kroc Center, 2825 Y St.

Cost: FREE to members; non-members pay daily entry fee of $5 per youth, $7 per adults (for ages 8-12)

 

Arts for All

When: Saturdays, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Where: Omaha South Public Library, 2808 Q St.

Cost: FREE (ages 8-12, registration required)

 

Sunday Funday

When: Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m.

Where: The Salvation Army Kroc Center, 2825 Y St.

Cost: FREE to members; non-members pay daily entry fee of $5 per youth, $7 per adults (for ages 8-12)

 

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