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Join for Community Fishing Night at Halleck Lake! All participants ages 16 and older need a fishing license. A valid state park entry permit is also required for events at state park areas.
Join us for this 30 minute interactive sing and dance along show with Mister K's Clubhouse. Best suited for children 1-7.
Join for an amazingly fun show designed to inspire children of all ages to love science! There will be chemical reactions, fire, and more! In the event of inclement weather this program will be moved to the CB Library.
Bennington Library Community Partners
Just how do instruments make sound? In this storytime with the Omaha Symphony’s education team, we’ll explore pitch and vibration in this interactive program centered around Mary and her Little Lamb (and Llama!). Designed for students ages 3-7, all ages are welcome in this musical adventure.
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.
Unleash your creativity and get ready to customize your own adorable Calico Critter Keychain! Choose your favorite critter and dazzle it up with a funky bead strand! Perfect for hanging on your purse or backpack, this cutie-pie will be your stylish sidekick everywhere you go! Join for this fun-filled event for just $10 upon arrival. Open to all ages, so bring your friends and family and let the critter crafting begin!
Bubbles, Bubbles, and more Bubbles! The Omaha Children's museum joins us for a special presentation of their "Amazing Bubble Show!"
Jeff Quinn's all-new magic show needs YOU! Get your friends and family together and join Jeff Quinn's Summer Reading Show. This is a free event for all ages.
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 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.
Join OPL for a special storytime featuring the book Harry and Hot Lava by Chris Robertson! At the conclusion of storytime, children will be timed as they jump and hop their way through an obstacle course using various surfaces. Go as fast as you can, but don’t fall in because…the Floor is Lava! This is a free event for children 4+.
Join OPL as we welcome staff from Papio Natural Resources District. They will teach us all about turtles! Did you know Nebraska is home to 9 species of turtles? With the help of a few animal educators, we will learn all about what makes a turtle, a turtle!
Join Omaha Street Percussion for a workshop designed to give young patrons an opportunity to drum, while at the same time learn the importance of teamwork. Participants will be challenged to multi-task by using skills such as counting, listening, and watching for instruction and guidance in order to accomplish the ultimate goal, which is to perform as a whole group! Registration is required
Cool off this summer at the Summer Splash (formerly Hydrant Party). This La Vista summer tradition brings community members together to enjoy some outdoor fun with water. Local firefighters will be there to provide a giant sprinkler. Water toys and squirt guns are available for attendees to use and enjoy.
Get ready to soak up the sun and feel the rhythm at the Summer Vibes Concert Series, your weekly dose of live music, good vibes, and unforgettable summer nights! Join Thursday evenings from 6:30-8:30 pm for an exciting lineup of local and regional talent—featuring everything from rock and pop to funk and soul. Vibes concerts are located in the Village Pointe Amphitheater, sponsored by Children’s Nebraska.
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.
Heartland Pride Parade: Saturday July 12, 2025 from 9:30am - 12:00pm
The John C. Fremont Days festival is an award winning three day celebration of Fremont, held the second full weekend of July each year. This family oriented citywide festival began in 1987 and has events throughout the City of Fremont with something for everyone!
Parade, Balloon Glow, Kids Activities, Rodeo, and more!
A Clucking Good Time at the Totally RAD Chicken Show 2025: Parade, National Cluck-Off, Best Chicken Legs, Cement Chicken Auction, 5k Chicken Run
Come and get messy at the library! We will have fun stations set up outside the library where you can explore and get dirty. Washing station available. Bring your own towel!
Join for winter-themed games, photo-ops, characters, and activities as we imagine it’s a cold and snowy winter day! In the event of inclement weather this program will be cancelled.
Hoot — the mascot for the Union Omaha soccer team — will visit for a special storytime. Children of all ages are welcome. Experience stories, creative movement, music and more. We explore the early literacy skills of singing, playing, reading, talking and writing in each storytime. This is a free event for all ages.
Dunnah..dunnah..dunnah!! SHARK!!!! AHHHH!!!!🦈 Join in celebration of Shark Week with a DIY Shark Attack Slime workshop!! Feel the ooey gooey textures of the ocean slime🌊 but watch out for SHARKS!!🤯 This is a FREE, all ages activity. First come, first serve, while supplies last! We recommend coming as early as 10 AM (open) to reserve your spot!
Friday Night Movies in Turner Park. Park Opens at 5:00pm, Movie Rolls at Dusk. Friday, June 20, showing: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. Friday, July 11, showing: WICKED.
Grab a lawn chair or a blanket, some snacks, and join us in the Gene Leahy Mall for an evening of live music from The Moore Brothers Band! This is an Americana/rock and roll band from Lincoln, NE made up of two brothers and a few good friends!
Everyone in the family is invited to complete mini challenges. Just playing could win you a prize! No library card or registration required.
Join for The Music & Memories Summer Concert Series at Shadow Lake! Bring a blanket or a chair. Leashed pets always welcome! This week: Honeytown
Omaha Storm Chasers vs Mud Hens and Friday Night Fireworks
Omaha Storm Chasers vs Mud Hens. Stick around after the game for a fireworks show!
The second Friday of June and July for a free outdoor movie on the big screen. Blankets, chairs and picnics are encouraged. Movie Starts at Dusk.
On June 14, the topic will be frogs! Hop in for a ribbit-ing leap into the world of frogs. Learn about Nebraska’s frogs, their habitats, adaptations and more! Meet in the Lake #4 parking lot at 8 a.m.
Kids & Teens Craft Fair!
Pancake Pig will visit for a special storytime! Children of all ages are welcome. Experience stories, creative movement, music and more. We explore the early literacy skills of singing, playing, reading, talking, and writing in each storytime. There will be opportunities to take photos.
They're going to travel back in time millions of years to explore the amazing world of dinosaurs! Ranger Anthony from Stomp Chomp Roar will be here with a MUSEUM BUS to teach kids all about paleontology and the lives of dinosaurs. Stomp on by!
Rotating schedule of free instructor-lead wellness classes sure to get you moving. This Week’s Activity: Yoga with Jess Jaksha
Join a Teaching Artist from the Joslyn Art Museum in this exciting artmaking activity to create some really vibrant and expressive artwork. Teens will dive headfirst into the exciting world of printmaking, and we will use nature as our inspiration. Teens will create their own design on a reusable fabric tote bag! All supplies are included. This is a free event for teens aged 13 -18. Registration is required
Let’s Keep It Poppin Summer Art Fair will be a family-friendly good day out. With the summer festivities coming to an end we will still be making it POP after the Fourth of July with phenomenal local vendors of the midlands. The Blind Picasso nonprofit will be bringing in vendors who sale items from beautiful canvas art to delicious delicate bites of sweetness. We will be having one of the e best DJs in Omaha to bring good vibe music to make our last moments of summer unforgettable.
Doors open at Noon, Show 1pm. 311, Sublime, Blue October, The Urge, Sick Puppies, Anchondo
Build and decorate a cardboard mannequin in your own (or inspired by your own) likeness. Once you learn this technique, you can build up a whole little world that spans across time and is full of all your favorite people, places, and things! Registration Required
Jeff Quinn's all-new magic show needs YOU! Get your friends and family together and join Jeff Quinn's Summer Reading Show. This is a free event for all ages.
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