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Get ready for a spooktacular evening of family fun in Olde Towne Elkhorn! Bring your costumes, candy buckets, and Halloween spirit for a night full of treats, music, and fall festivities!
This fun, high-energy event combines fitness, teamwork, and a touch of spooky fun! Participants will navigate through a series of obstacle courses, endurance challenges, and survival-themed workouts—all while trying to evade the “zombies” lurking along the course. Whether you’re a seasoned athlete or just in it for the laughs, this challenge is a great way to get active, test your agility, and enjoy a unique, Halloween-inspired fitness experience. Register by October 16 to reserve your spot.
Ages 18+. Create a cute pumpkin decoration with needle felting! Registration Required
Part of our TeenTober celebration, this is a financial literacy series for high schoolers presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. In this presentation teens will learn about "Consumer Loans & Paying for Higher Education" and "Credit, Credit Report, Credit Score, & Preventing Identity Theft".
In this thought-provoking panel discussion, Dr. Lana Obradovic, Goldstein Family Community Chair in Human Rights at UNO, will lead an exploration of the rights and vulnerabilities of immigrants in Nebraska, including legal protections under U.S. and international law, policy challenges, and best practices for supporting Nebraskans in these situations. This is a free event for Adults. Registration is encouraged.
Creep into the eerie woods where secrets lurk and every shadow hides a new scare with Movies Under The Stars. Gates Open: 6:30 pm - Movie Starts at 7:30 pm. Admission: $5 park passes for each guest, plus firepit rental or campsite rentals.
Put on your costume — or come as you are — and enjoy a not-so-spooky storytime followed by trick-or-treating, a scavenger hunt, crafts, and more! This free event is perfect for kids, and activities will be available while supplies last.
Put on your costume—or come as you are—and enjoy a not-so-spooky storytime followed by trick-or-treating, a scavenger hunt, crafts, and more! This free event is perfect for kids, and activities will be available while supplies last.
Gene Leahy Mall will feature a different animal each week! Come interact with, touch, and learn about these cute and cuddly animals. This week's animal will be on hand at the 11th Street Promenade east of the Performance Pavilion.
Come join The RiverFront for our last Fun Fall Friday of 2025! Head out to the 11th Street Promenade at Gene Leahy Mall for fall activities and giveaways!
Join for TVN's very first Trunk or Treat. An event for all ages, there will be a haunted house, candy, prizes, games, costumes, and more!
Games, Treats, and Fun! Costumes Encouraged.
Get ready for some spooky fun at our annual Trunk or Treat! Bring the kids in costume for a safe and exciting trick-or-treating experience right here at Goldfish Swim School. We'll have decorated changing rooms, fun games, and plenty of treats! The pool will also be open for swim time! It's the perfect way to celebrate Halloween with the whole family. This event is FREE for members and $10/ child for non-members ($40 max).
Get ready for some spooky fun at our annual Trunk or Treat! Bring the kids in costume for a safe and exciting trick-or-treating experience right here at Goldfish Swim School. We'll have decorated changing rooms, fun games, and plenty of treats! The pool will also be open for swim time! It's the perfect way to celebrate Halloween with the whole family. This event is FREE for members and $10/ child for non-members ($40 max).
Get ready for a spooktacular evening at Tricks & Treats in Westwood Plaza on Friday, October 24 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. This free, family-friendly event is packed with Halloween fun—enjoy candy, glow sticks, circus acts, character meet and greets and more. Join us at Westwood Plaza, located at 120th and West Center in front of Burlington. Free parking is available in the west lot. Bring the whole family for a fun and memorable night out. Follow us on Facebook page for more information https://www.facebook.com/WestwoodPlazaShoppingCenter/.
Join for our annual Trunk or Treat event for a safe and hassle-free place for family fun this Halloween season! Wear your costume and bring a bag to collect your treats as you go trunk to trunk. FREE TO THE COMMUNITY!
Maze, Activities, Trunk or Treat, Movie & Smores, Hot Cocoa and Cider, games
Celebrate the return of spooky season with a party at the Skate Ribbon in Heartland of America Park! Join in for a frightfully fun night at The RiverFront with games, giveaways, and a costume skate night featuring all your favorite Halloween songs! Roller Skates are available for rent at $5 for Adults and $4 for Youth.
Come join for their pumpkin float event! Families will be able to participate in open swim and choose out their very own pumpkin! Families will also receive a goodie bag to take home with spooky fun toys and treats! Register online or visit the Welcome Center!
Food - Bounce Houses - Games
Experience the chills and excitement of the season with a series of heart-pounding films that will keep everyone on the edge of their seat. Dive into suspenseful stories, unexpected twists, and eerie atmospheres as the screen comes alive with unforgettable thrills. Whether a fan of classic mysteries or modern suspense, these movie nights promise a spine-tingling journey perfect for Halloween with Movies Under The Stars. Gates Open: 6:30 pm - Movie Starts at 7:30 pm. Admission: $5 park passes for each guest, plus firepit rental or campsite rentals.
2 p.m.: Pumpkin Roll for all ages; $3 per person. 7 – 9 p.m.: Haunted Hayrack Rides – Adults: $9, kids ages 4-12 yrs: $7, ages 3 and under: free. Tickets go on sale on October 1 and may be purchased by phone or in person. Limited tickets and no refunds. 9 p.m.: Campsite Decorating Contest Judging
Omaha Children’s Museum is thrilled to be partnering with Dreamworks Animation and the Association of Children’s Museums to bring Gabby’s Dollhouse MEOWseum Discovery Days to Omaha, October 25 & 26! Join for a purr-fect weekend of Gabby-themed activities that celebrate children’s creativity, curiosity, and compassion! To top off the festivities, we will be hosting a meet & greet with costumed character Gabby!
Craft and Vendor Show at Oak View Mall
Bloomwell Autism Therapy is hosting a sensory-friendly Trunk or Treat at our Elkhorn clinic on October 25 from 1-3 PM! Join for a free, fun, family-friendly afternoon designed with all children in mind! They'll have: Mini pumpkin decorating, a balloon artist, crafts & Sensory bins, snacks and treats, and more.
This season marks the 34th year of Hitchcock HawkWatch, and you're invited to learn more about their important conservation work! Swing by the Loess Hills Lodge gallery from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. any Saturday in October to learn more about what their research is uncovering in our gallery displays, enjoy refreshments including lemonade and cookies, and see what raptors are passing through atop the park's 45-foot observation tower.
Gather your little goblins and ghouls for Halloween fun! It’s sure to be a spooktacular time with activities, trick-or-treating, and even a few special character appearances. Grab a complimentary trick-or-treating bag & map at the main entrances of the Appliance & Electronics Entrance Building.
10:00-1:00 Luminarium Member only. 1:00-5:00 Open to All for reduced Admission. Trick-or-Treating, Strange Science, and More! Come dressed in costume* for a fun day of trick-or-treating, strange science, and more! This Halloween season, the Luminarium is celebrating with our first-annual Fright Lab experience. Explore the museum and see how it’s been transformed for the season full of fun and surprises. Science demos including sheep eye dissections will make for a day of educational AND spooky-fun experiences. *Leave your samurai swords, light sabers, and blasters at home, please. No costume weapons allowed.
The return of St. Mark's Annual Trunk or Treat event. Bring the family and invite your friends for a great time of food, fun and CANDY! The festivities will be held in the North Parking lot from 11:00 am-4:00 p.m., where the will be TREATS a plenty and Trunks up and decorated for the occasion!!! Bring a can good to support our community!
Can your team solve the puzzles before time runs out? Sign up to reserve your spot in the challenge. No library card required. For incoming Grades 2-5. The instructions and game will take approximately 45 minutes. Do not sign up for more than one timeslot.
Bring your little witchlings and warlocks for an afternoon of magical fun! Expect spellbinding games, whimsical crafts, Kids Costume Parade at 2:00 PM on 61st (a family highlight not the main event by Edge of the Universe Cafe currently in Halloween Theme), and sweet treats for the whole coven. Perfect for witches and wizards of all ages!
As twilight falls, the enchantment deepens. Stroll through Benson’s moonlit streets in your witchiest wear and enjoy exclusive deals, discounts, and delights from our participating businesses, plus more than 20 street vendors offering potions, pastries, crystals, art, and other mystical treasures.
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be in a play? Now’s your chance to learn! The Circle Theatre will bring part of the cast of “Momotaro: the Peach Boy of Japan” to share what it’s like to put on a play. They’ll perform a scene from the play, teach us a traditional Japanese dance, and help us create a Japanese bunraku puppet so that we can be part of the action, too. This is a free event for families with children ages 5 and older and does not require registration.
You'll see the changing forest in a whole new light after this Halloween hike! Take part and examine how folklore can deepen your relationship with the forest and prairie. Learn about the plant, animal, and mineral communities of the Loess Hills and their significance in the seasonal folklore associated with Halloween. If time allows, we'll return to the lodge for a demonstration of some of the items and techniques discussed on the hike.
Make deliciously ghoulish popcorn balls with marshmallow and Jello! This event is open to patrons in the 6th-12th grades while supplies last.
Make a Bigfoot silhouette and paper-doll style costumes to put on him.
Kids are encouraged to come dressed in costumes and receive candy from neighbors up and down Underwood Ave.
A fun community event filled with festive trunks, lots of treats, and plenty of Halloween spirit.
Attendees will enjoy an uplifting mat Pilates class led by Loft’s instructors, plus wellness freebies from local partners, and breast self-exam education from local specialists. To give back, 100% of ticket proceeds benefit Project Pink’d, an Omaha nonprofit supporting breast cancer survivors. What to Bring: A mat, water bottle, and towel.
It’s all treats, no tricks at the Midtown Crossing Crawl-O-Ween on Saturday, October 25! Each participating establishment will have themed drinks and food pairings for all who dare. Costumes encouraged!
Come for trick or treating, Pony Rides, Horse Meet and Greets, and fun vendors. Concessions on site too.
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