Events

This year, Ghouls & Glow is “short but extra sweet” with two weekends of family-friendly fun: October 17-20 and 24-27, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. each night. Ghouls & Glow will feature spellbinding performances by Omaha Circus Arts and Omaha Street Percussion. Guests will enjoy trick-or-treat stations, carousel rides, specialty fall-themed treats and lanterns throughout the entire event footprint. Mahoney Kingdoms of the Night and the Suzanne and Walter Scott Aquarium will be open for this event.

Wear your costume, bring your treat bucket, and drop in to Trick-or-Treat around the Library. For kids ages 5 years old and younger and an adult companion.

Treat or treating, free food and games. This a free event for everyone!

Guaranteed to be a fa-BOO-lous spooktacular time! Dress up in your favorite costume and bring the whole family for a fun-filled day of candy, activities, decorated trunks and so much more! This event is a free community event, open to all!!

The City’s annual safe trick-or-treating tradition continues with some new surprises that will make this Halloween one to remember for La Vista’s residents! There is an all-new outdoor trick-or-treat experience planned along with the traditional hayrack rides and incredible photo backdrops. Indoors, visitors will find the familiar free hot dogs from our local sponsors.

Get ready to experience a real-life game of Candyland this Halloween! Join at StoneBridge in Benson for a sweet adventure of candy and games in Candyland! Move along the color block trail towards Candy Castle. You will meet well-loved characters, play games, and collect treats along the way! Don't forget to invite your friends and family to join you on this journey!

Join them as you are trick-or-treating and grab a treat and some hot chocolate! They will be handing out candy in their parking lot.

Join for the annual Trail of Treats event at their Fremont campus. They will have tons of candy, games, bonfires and s’mores, coffee and hot chocolate and a balloon artist.

Trunk or treat with Southwest Church of Christ.

Drop in!

Stop by the Treehouse to make a paper cup glider and learn how round objects move through the air.

Use corn kernels, baking soda, water, and vinegar to make corn kernels dance using science!

All aboard for a magical holiday experience!!  Join on a journey to the north pole!! Come dressed in your favorite jammies and gather around for a Hot Chocolate, "Polar Express" storytime, and make a wish list to mail Santa!!  Each passenger receives a magic bell as the first gift of Christmas!  This is a FREE, all ages event!!  First come, first serve, while supplies last!

The Creepy Carrots have trapped Jasper Rabbit in a box of candy! Can you solve the puzzles and clues quick enough to save Jasper Rabbit from the Creepy Carrots? Or will he eat all the candy before we can get to him? Come find out at this escape room based on the best-selling picture book "Creepy Carrots" by Aaron Reynolds. 

The Creepy Carrots have trapped Jasper Rabbit in a box of candy! Can you solve the puzzles and clues quick enough to save Jasper Rabbit from the Creepy Carrots? Or will he eat all the candy before we can get to him? Come find out at this escape room based on the best-selling picture book "Creepy Carrots" by Aaron Reynolds.

There will be three escape rooms at 1:00pm, 2:00pm, and 3:00pm for participants ages 6-10. Come try to escape!

Use corn kernels, baking soda, water, and vinegar to make corn kernels dance using science!

Build your own mini LED lightsaber with a straw in this quick Star Wars-themed STEM activity.

May the Force be with you!

Learn how to use the Cricut Mug Press to make custom mugs! In this beginner class, we’ll show you how to set it up, create designs, and safely press them onto mugs. Bring along an image you'd love to see on your mug!

Teens & Adults

Use corn kernels, baking soda, water, and vinegar to make corn kernels dance using science!

Tour beautifully decorated homes across the Omaha Area.  Boutique holiday shopping.  Thrift Shop Boutique, Luncheon and Bake Sale at Champions Run. Tours are $18 when pre-ordered or $20 the day of event, and there’s a $15 luncheon at Champions. No children under 12 admitted.

oin library staff to learn how to create your own zine at this hands-on workshop!

Zines are unique, handmade, hyper-local booklets created by community members that help to quickly spread ideas to other members in the community. Zines promote freedom of speech and expression and can resemble a traditional book with only words or a graphic novel with a mixture of words and pictures.

A special night honoring our Veterans. The event will include guest speakers, a laying of the wreath ceremony for our war representatives, music, and the grand lighting of the WWII Colonnade. Speakers include Mayor Jean Stothert, Councilmember Pete Festersen, and special guests Major (Ret) Yen Nguyen and Thu Nguyen. Refreshments will be served. We look forward to your attendance.

Come by the Makerspace and learn how to embroider your name on fabric! Choose from a selection of fonts and colors, and build your skills with our embroidery machine.

The Brother Stellaire embroidery machine makes converting images or text into a finished project quick and easy. Perfect for patches, clothing, or household decorations, add that finishing touch or bit of personalization to make your creation even more special.

This class is free and open to the public – ages 14+.

Join Omaha Symphony musician Trevor Petersen as he introduces the fun music the cello can make during this playful reading of The Ugly Duckling. Designed for kids age 3-5, this storytime is fun for friends of all ages with some support by their adults.

Get ready for a holly jolly good time as we mix up a festive Candy Cane slime! Complete with crunchy mix-ins, sprinkles, sweet peppermint aroma and topped with Candy Cane charms!!  This is a FREE, all ages event!! First come, first serve, while supplies last

Spend quality time with adorable, adoptable kittens at the return of the annual Kitty Café!  They'll have the toe bean scavenger hunt again, a cat-themed community puzzle, our board game boop. out for groups to play, kitty coloring sheets, and more! It'll be a real paw-rty.

Five-time Omaha Entertainment and Arts Award winners, The Weisenheimers once again bring improv comedy to the Howard Drew Theatre. For over two and a half decades, The Weisenheimers have blended satirical irreverence with high energy absurdity in improvised shows, based on the audience’s suggestions. Each show is a once-in-a-lifetime event that is somehow both whip-smart and hilariously dumb.

The Makerspace has sewing machines! Learn how to use the machine and sew a small project! All materials will be provided. (Colors may vary.). Skills learned: basic sewing & pressing.

Sign up in advance for this program; space is very limited! Ages 14+ only.

Nebraska's Official Veterans Day Parade, sponsored annually by the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce & Community

30 minutes of singing and musical fun with Lori Lynn from Overall Buddies! Most appropriate for kids ages 5 and younger and an adult companion.

Join OPL for an Omaha History Escape Room adventure! You will be “locked” in a room, and in order to escape in time, you will need to solve various Omaha history-related puzzles and clues before your time is up.

There will be 1 escape room at 10:00am for participants ages 13+.

Join at The Platform, the museum’s interactive play space, and celebrate the holidays with us! Each date will have a special craft or activity and feature related photos from our Photo Archive for a bit of a history lesson while you celebrate.

A parade honoring our Veterans, past and present! The parade will be followed by a free-will offering meal at The American Legion with raffle items. auctions, and prizes. 
See the parade route here.

What's the best way to get into the holiday spirit? Alpacas, of course! Their good friends from Pixie's Pony Tales will be bringing real alpacas to our store for kids to meet. Plus, there will be hot cocoa and cookies at the UMB bank next door along with a photo opportunity with Santa Claus until 2 PM. It's sure to make your Saturday morning merry and bright!

Kid Coders is an engaging introduction to the world of coding and computer science class designed specifically for children. Through interactive and hands-on activities, young learners explore the fundamentals of programming languages and computational thinking.

Greg and Rowley are stuck in a room with Rodrick! Can you help them escape? Work together to solve the puzzles and clues based on the best-selling "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" book series by Jeff Kinney before time runs out!

There will be two escape rooms at 1:00 and 1:45 PM for participants ages 9-12.

The Makerspace has sewing machines! Learn how to use the machine and sew a small project! All materials will be provided. (Colors may vary.). Skills learned: basic sewing & pressing.

Sign up in advance for this program; space is very limited! Ages 14+ only.

A Motown Christmas Holiday Spectacular features a world-class vocal group, assembled from past and present members of Motown's most legendary groups...Ali Woodson’s Temptations, The Miracles, and The Contours! It’s a powerful family-oriented show combining Motown's greatest hits with everyone's favorite holiday classics.

Use corn kernels, baking soda, water, and vinegar to make corn kernels dance using science!

Join Omaha Symphony musician Trevor Petersen as he introduces the fun music the cello can make during this playful reading of The Ugly Duckling. Designed for kids age 3-5, this storytime is fun for friends of all ages with some support by their adults.

Join Omaha Symphony musician Trevor Petersen as he introduces the fun music the cello can make during this playful reading of The Ugly Duckling. Designed for kids age 3-5, this storytime is fun for friends of all ages with some support by their adults.

Dear T-Rex and other area dinosaurs, you are cordially invited to a tea party at Omaha Public Library, based on the picture book “Tea Rex” by Molly Idle! Refreshments will be served and tea will be hosted by a Tea-Rex wrangler. Bring your favorite stuffed or plastic dinosaur friends to enjoy the party! This is a free event for children ages 5-9. Tea party snacks, beverages, and dinosaur tails to wear during the program will be provided.

Use corn kernels, baking soda, water, and vinegar to make corn kernels dance using science!

Kid Coders is an engaging introduction to the world of coding and computer science class designed specifically for children. Through interactive and hands-on activities, young learners explore the fundamentals of programming languages and computational thinking.

The Makerspace has sewing machines! Learn how to use the machine and sew a small project! All materials will be provided. (Colors may vary.). Skills learned: basic sewing & pressing.

Sign up in advance for this program; space is very limited! Ages 14+ only.

Join Omaha Symphony musician Trevor Petersen as he introduces the fun music the cello can make during this playful reading of The Ugly Duckling. Designed for kids age 3-5, this storytime is fun for friends of all ages with some support by their adults.

Join Omaha Symphony musician Trevor Petersen as he introduces the fun music the cello can make during this playful reading of The Ugly Duckling. Designed for kids age 3-5, this storytime is fun for friends of all ages with some support by their adults.

Dear T-Rex and other area dinosaurs, you are cordially invited to a tea party at Omaha Public Library, based on the picture book “Tea Rex” by Molly Idle! Refreshments will be served and tea will be hosted by a Tea-Rex wrangler. Bring your favorite stuffed or plastic dinosaur friends to enjoy the party! This is a free event for children ages 5-9. Tea party snacks, beverages, and dinosaur tails to wear during the program will be provided.

Kid Coders is an engaging introduction to the world of coding and computer science class designed specifically for children. Through interactive and hands-on activities, young learners explore the fundamentals of programming languages and computational thinking.

Greg and Rowley are stuck in a room with Rodrick! Can you help them escape? Work together to solve the puzzles and clues based on the best-selling "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" book series by Jeff Kinney before time runs out!

There will be three escape room sessions at 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. for participants ages 9-12. Try to escape over fall break! Registration is required.

Join library staff to learn how to create your own zine at this hands-on workshop!

Zines are unique, handmade, hyper-local booklets created by community members that help to quickly spread ideas to other members in the community. Zines promote freedom of speech and expression and can resemble a traditional book with only words or a graphic novel with a mixture of words and pictures.

Join Omaha Symphony musician Trevor Petersen as he introduces the fun music the cello can make during this playful reading of The Ugly Duckling. Designed for kids age 3-5, this storytime is fun for friends of all ages with some support by their adults.

Dear T-Rex and other area dinosaurs, you are cordially invited to a tea party at Omaha Public Library, based on the picture book “Tea Rex” by Molly Idle! Refreshments will be served and tea will be hosted by a Tea-Rex wrangler. Bring your favorite stuffed or plastic dinosaur friends to enjoy the party! This is a free event for children ages 5-9. Tea party snacks, beverages, and dinosaur tails to wear during the program will be provided.

Greg and Rowley are stuck in a room with Rodrick! Can you help them escape? Work together to solve the puzzles and clues based on the best-selling Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series by Jeff Kinney before time runs out! All ages are welcome for this family-friendly drop in event. First come first served. Try to escape over fall break!

Join Omaha Symphony musician Trevor Petersen as he introduces the fun music the cello can make during this playful reading of The Ugly Duckling. Designed for kids age 3-5, this storytime is fun for friends of all ages with some support by their adults.

Kid Coders is an engaging introduction to the world of coding and computer science class designed specifically for children. Through interactive and hands-on activities, young learners explore the fundamentals of programming languages and computational thinking.

Greg and Rowley are stuck in a room with Rodrick! Can you help them escape? Work together to solve the puzzles and clues based on the best-selling "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" book series by Jeff Kinney before time runs out!

There will be 2 escape rooms at 1pm & 2pm for participants ages 9-12.

Join Omaha Symphony musician Trevor Petersen as he introduces the fun music the cello can make during this playful reading of The Ugly Duckling. Designed for kids age 3-5, this storytime is fun for friends of all ages with some support by their adults.

Come by the Makerspace and learn how to embroider your name on fabric! Choose from a selection of fonts and colors, and build your skills with our embroidery machine.

The Brother Stellaire embroidery machine makes converting images or text into a finished project quick and easy. Perfect for patches, clothing, or household decorations, add that finishing touch or bit of personalization to make your creation even more special.

This class is free and open to the public – ages 14+.

Dive into the world of coding with this fun, beginner-friendly class! Using Code.org's interactive platform, participants will learn the basics of block-based programming by creating a virtual aquarium.

You'll write simple code to make your fish swim, feed them, and explore coding concepts in an engaging way. No prior coding experience is needed—just bring your curiosity! Ideal for ages 8 and up.

Warm up with hot cocoa and cookies during story time, meet your favorite Star Wars characters, send a letter to the North Pole, browse the maker’s market for holiday gifts and get in the spirit with songs from the Salvation Army band and carolers during this all-day event. Plus, meet Santa and Mrs. Claus!

Join Omaha Symphony musician Trevor Petersen as he introduces the fun music the cello can make during this playful reading of The Ugly Duckling. Designed for kids age 3-5, this storytime is fun for friends of all ages with some support by their adults.

Join Omaha Symphony musician Trevor Petersen as he introduces the fun music the cello can make during this playful reading of The Ugly Duckling. Designed for kids age 3-5, this storytime is fun for friends of all ages with some support by their adults.

Dive into the world of coding with this fun, beginner-friendly class! Using Code.org's interactive platform, participants will learn the basics of block-based programming by creating a virtual aquarium.

You'll write simple code to make your fish swim, feed them, and explore coding concepts in an engaging way. No prior coding experience is needed—just bring your curiosity! Ideal for ages 8 and up.

Experience the beloved holiday tale like never before with RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: THE MUSICAL. Follow Rudolph, the lovable misfit reindeer with a glowing nose, on his heartwarming journey to self-discovery and acceptance. With toe-tapping songs, enchanting characters and a sleigh-load of puns, this magical musical adaptation brings the spirit of Christmas to life on stage with laughter and holiday cheer.

Dive into the world of coding with this fun, beginner-friendly class! Using Code.org's interactive platform, participants will learn the basics of block-based programming by creating a virtual aquarium.

You'll write simple code to make your fish swim, feed them, and explore coding concepts in an engaging way. No prior coding experience is needed—just bring your curiosity! Ideal for ages 8 and up.

Dive into the world of coding with this fun, beginner-friendly class! Using Code.org's interactive platform, participants will learn the basics of block-based programming by creating a virtual aquarium.

You'll write simple code to make your fish swim, feed them, and explore coding concepts in an engaging way. No prior coding experience is needed—just bring your curiosity! Ideal for ages 8 and up.

Children of all ages will enjoy this fun-packed bash with live music from Dino O’Dell and the T-Rex All-Stars, special crafts and activities. Ring in the noon year in your handmade party hat while enjoying the celebratory bubble wrap stomp and a spectacular balloon drop at noon in the Suzanne and Walter Scott Great Hall.

Due to limited capacity, advanced registration is highly encouraged. Register anytime online beginning December 2 or call 402-444-5071 by December 30. If space allows, walk-up tickets will be available at the door.

Make some music! Brains will grow and smiles will shine as kids work together to make some awesome music with Miss Kerry from Kindermusik with Overton Music Studios!