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Join for Hero Fest 2025, a high-energy, family-friendly celebration honoring the courage and dedication of our nation’s heroes: past, present, and future. This one-of-a-kind event brings the community together to recognize military personnel and first responders through live entertainment, hands-on activities, and powerful moments of gratitude.
Learn to fold and make a classic mini zine from a single sheet of paper. Then use it as your canvas to find new ways to engage with your community, history, and surroundings! Registration Required
Join us for a fun movie experience under the stars. While our movies start at Sunset, come early to enjoy lawn games, music, and inflatable obstacle course, along with sports equipment and board games that you can borrow from our Guest Services Ambassadors. Bring a low chair or blanket to claim your spot while grabbing a bite at one of our food trucks or get some to-go at one of our restaurants and enjoy it in the park. This Week’s Movie: Encanto – 8:30pm
NOMAFEST features a powerhouse lineup that blends blues, funk, R&B, and jazz, with the first of the two-day celebration taking place in Turner Park. The festival promises unforgettable performances and a true taste of musical magic.
Get ready to move with Ghost-Note, the high-energy funk band led by Grammy-winning percussionists Robert “Sput” Searight and Nate Werth. They’re joined by legendary blues-rock guitarist Eric Gales, known for his electrifying style often compared to Hendrix, and multi-Grammy-nominated saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, bringing her bold fusion of jazz, funk, R&B, and soul!
Fueled by action, nostalgia, and a few surprises, this final doubleheader will celebrate the league’s 20th Anniversary! As part of the celebration, this event will feature a commemorative 20th Anniversary history display, limited edition merchandise, and a VIP section for past No Coast skaters and officials.
Gates open at 7:30pm. Preshow at 8:00pm by The String Beans followed by Mufasa: The Lion King at Sunset
Trolls night. Set in the Victorian era, this film follows a community of underground inhabitants who venture out at night to scavenge discarded items from the surface, transforming them into practical inventions, including their attire. Bring your favorites chairs, snacks, and beverages for a fun evening. Gates 8pm Movie 9pm
Free outdoor movies behind The Dairy Chef in Elkhorn. Movies start at dusk. Bring blankets or chairs to sit on
Food, drinks, and ice cream for sale at Dairy Chef.
SumTur Free Concert with The Papillion Area Concert Band
It's time for back to school 👩🏫 and what better way to celebrate than with Crayon Slime!!🖍 Leave the mess to us!! This is a FREE, all ages event!! First come, first serve, while supplies last!! We recommend coming as early as 10 AM (open) to reserve your spot!
Learn to paint the beautiful Nebraska native pollinator flowers that are sprinkled throughout the RiverFront park. While painting you will learn basic water techniques such as: controlling water (wet on wet, wet on dry), blending, and how to paint from observation. Overall, we will have fun, unwind, and enjoy native pollinator flowers. All levels welcome. No experience necessary. This workshop is a drop-in style workshop. Seats are limited and are first come first serve. Location: RiverFront Park at the Arrival Plaza outside of Kiewit Luminarium
Get a steal of a deal on tickets to some of your favorite past animated films every week with Summer Movie Camp, now through 8/13. Movies are $3
Join OPL for a musical storytime with guests from the Omaha Conservatory of Music. This storytime will include a special musical story, songs with movement, and an instrument petting zoo, where participants can try out a violin, cello, glockenspiel, stirring xylophone, lollipop drum, and a shaker instrument.
Come celebrate HUMP DAY and take a selfie with a camel from our program partners at Scatter Joy Acres! Grab a bite to eat from the 13th Street Food Truck Lane!
Get ready for some fun and friendly competition on the second Wednesday of the summer months. They will be traveling to a new location within La Vista each month. Two quizmaster hosts will keep the questions coming as teams of up to six battle it out for prizes and bragging rights. No phones are allowed to find clues or search for answers to the questions. Food truck will be on site.
Join for Community Fishing Night at Fontenelle Park Pond! Look for the Family Fishing Trailer, where loaner rods and reels, bait and fishing instruction are available free to participants. Fishing Instructors are also available to provide helpful tips and answer questions. This is the perfect opportunity for people of all ages who have never been fishing or haven’t fished for years to learn.
Kids and teens who made their Summer Reading Program goals can redeem their Storm Chaser voucher for a free berm seat at an Omaha Storm Chasers game!
Besides featuring a parade on Saturday, August 16, Washington Park will be the site of a pancake feed, free petting zoo, bounce houses, music, and a variety of both non-profit and retail vendors. Full Schedule on their site.
Join OPL at the Gene Leahy Mall for storytime! Storytime is geared toward preschoolers, but all ages are welcome to join in the fun. Rain or shine, we'll be there! They will be under the big white pavilion.
SumTur Free Concert with A Touch of Grey
Each week, Quasar pairs up a local business with a local charitable cause, to present a “Classic” retro title for a “Free-to-the-Public ” event to raise awareness and support. This is a great way for your organization to educate and interact with an eager audience. Solicitation of free-will donations or mission-specific item donations can be part of pre-event, advertising co-op.
Join OPL for a musical storytime with guests from the Omaha Conservatory of Music. This storytime will include a special musical story, songs with movement, and an instrument petting zoo, where participants can try out a violin, cello, glockenspiel, stirring xylophone, lollipop drum, and a shaker instrument.
Join for a s'more-tastic time! We'll be toasting up some sweet creativity with our decorate-your-own campfire cookies. It's gonna be a 'flamazing' event that'll have your taste buds roaring with delight! Don't miss out on this 'cookie-licious' adventure! 🔥🍪✨ This is a FREE all ages event!! First come, first serve, while supplies last!
Join for The Music & Memories Summer Concert Series at Shadow Lake! Bring a blanket or a chair. Leashed pets always welcome! This week: Rascal Martinez
Omaha Storm Chasers vs St. Paul Saints and Friday Night Fireworks
Omaha Storm Chasers vs St. Paul Saints. Stick around after the game for a fireworks show!
Friday Night Flicks is back at=Gene Leahy Mall! This weeks movie is Despicable Me 4! Come early to get a good spot on our Downtown Green and enjoy food trucks, free activities, and the park amenities. The movie will begin at dusk!
On August 16, the topic will be critter clues! Be a wildlife detective. Uncover critter clues left behind in the wild as you observe tracks, fur, scat and more. The event will be held at the pavilion east of the Caboose Park.
Set in the heart of Midtown Crossing, scenic Turner Park offers the perfect setting for a day of shopping and enjoyment. Explore the lively atmosphere of one of Omaha’s most beloved public parks, and discover locally made treasures, from artisanal goods to stylish, curated apparel and unique handcrafted gifts.
Come and bug out over bugs with the Bug Guy! Spiders, scorpions, giant hissing cockroaches, butterflies, and more... kids will get to learn about them all, and maybe even hold a few (if you dare). It's sure to be an exciting event!
The Fremont Hispanic Festival is a celebration of the culture and heritage of peoples native to Spanish-speaking countries. During this festival, we are honoring and celebrating the independence days of our neighbors who have cultural roots in Latin America. Parade starts at Noon.
PETFEST is a DIY-fueled, sweat-soaked, ear-ringing, all-day music explosion packed with the loudest, weirdest, and most face-meltingly good bands Omaha has to offer. No fluff. No filler. Just two stages of pure thriller.
Continental Drift Music Festival is a one-day, grassroots music festival held in Nebraska. For the first five years, it was held at Riverwest Park in Omaha, then relocated to the Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area in Fremont, NE for seven years. Now, it’s back in the heart of Omaha at The Granary in Ralston, NE
Gates open at 7:00pm. Free Concert from The String Beans at 7:30pm followed by The Goonies at Sundown
RAWR! Dinosaurs make a grand comeback to the park, shaking the event lawn with their thunderous roars! This serves as a crucial reminder to avoid wandering around the park during a rainstorm, as you might cross paths with a venomous dinosaur that could leave you blinded. Bring your favorites chairs, snacks, and beverages for a fun evening. Gates 8pm Movie 9pm
Kids Dash, 1 Mile, 5k, 10k, 15k, Virtual Race, Volunteer then Run
SumTur Free Concert with The Sarpy Serenaders
Kids and teens who made their Summer Reading Program goals can redeem their Storm Chaser voucher for a free berm seat at an Omaha Storm Chasers game!
Dive into a fun morning of DIY Mini Axolotl Aquariums🌊 & a special story time📚 learning all about these adorable little water puppies! 🐾Create your own adorable home🏡 for your miniature Axo pet- no feeding required! Perfect for little hands, big imaginations and endless cuteness!! This is a FREE all ages event! First come first serve while supplies last!
Bloom studio in Valley is heading into its second season, come check them out! Free Kona Ice for the first 50 guests. Exciting giveaways for Bloom merch & reserved recital tickets. High-energy parking lot dance party. Photo book with fun props for dancers and families. Plus take a peek inside the studio and take some time to connect with Bloom staff.
Experience stories, creative movement, music and more. Explore the early literacy skills of singing, playing, reading, talking and writing in each storytime! Children of all ages are welcome; storytimes will be tailored for the age of the children present. At this storytime, we will learn about fire safety with a local firefighter and even see a fire truck!
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