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Ralston Days 2025

RALSTON DAYS is returning Labor Day Weekend to Liberty First Credit Union Arena. 

Come out and enjoy the carnival 🎡 , food trucks 🥨, drinks 🍺, live music🎵, Foam party🫧, Car show🚗 and more!

🆓 FREE ADMISSION 

⏲️ Hours:

Friday, August 29: 5pm-11pm

Saturday, August 30: 2pm-11pm

Sunday, August 31:  2pm-11pm

Monday, September 1: 11am-5pm

 

Carnival – Daily Unlimited Ride Pass $30

Food Trucks!

Live Music – Red Delicious – Aug 31st 7:30-10:30pm

Ralston Classic Car Show – Sept 1st 11:00am-5:00pm

Foam Party – Aug 30th

World O! Water Festival

September 12 @ 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
World O! Water Festival
Chalco Hills Recreation Area 8901 S. 154th St, Omaha, NE 68138

World O! Water is a fun, annual event for all ages to learn about the important role water plays in our lives and community. Everyone is welcome to this free event including families, youth groups and scout troops, and even your dog! Join in the fun on Saturday, September 12th from 12 noon til 4 pm at Chalco Hills Recreation Area. Enjoy a free hotdog lunch while supplies last.

Open Omaha 2025

For one awe-inspiring day, Open Omaha invites you to step inside the spaces that make our city so dynamic. From historic landmarks to creative hubs, this open house is your key to unlocking a behind-the-scenes look at the metro’s most fascinating places.
 
Join in exploring our community— where architecture, design, and innovation come to life.

Omaha Fringe Festival 2025

Annual performing arts festival with a mix of theater, comedy, and dance.  It celebrates independent, experimental, and original live theater and performance art.

Smile Fest 2025

Smile Fest 2025, Share My Smile’s biggest COMMUNITY event of the year! With over 20 vendors, face painting, bounce houses, and more, Smile Fest creates a fun day for families and the community to connect and create lasting memories.  Smile Fest supports our mission by bringing families together in a joyful space that encourages genuine smiles, strong bonds, and lasting support for children in foster care.

​All proceeds from Smile Fest 2025 support Share My Smile whose mission is to provide family strengthening events and care programs for foster families to encourage true, honest, and happy smiles in children.  Since 2010, Share My Smile has been a lifeline for over 500 foster and adoptive children and families across Iowa and Nebraska. We work closely with community partners to nurture and support these families. Although we receive no government funding, the generosity of donors, sponsors, and fundraisers fuels our mission to bring hope and joy—ensuring every child feels loved and valued.

2nd Annual Butter Brickle Ice Cream Day

This event is held at Turner Park in Midtown Crossing. Butter Brickle Day will held on Sunday, July 20, 2025, from noon to 4 pm.  Their Ice Cream partner is Ted and Wally’s, an Omaha favorite since 1986!  The event is free and open to the public. Attendees can enjoy a FREE Bowl of Butter Brickle Ice Cream! (available for the first 400 attendees).

Bring a chair for live entertainment featuring The Rose Theater, and Mister K’s Clubhouse plus other local talent .  Get Creative in their large Chalk Zone, play outdoor games like cornhole, giant Tic Tac Toe & Connect 4,  a scavenger hunt, and much more activities for your whole family!

Day of the Dead

Come and join with family and friends to share the historical and cultural significance of Day of the Dead Mexican tradition. This celebration includes Mariachi music, authentic Mexican food, catrina contest, folkloric dance, and an offering to the loved ones that have passed away.

Nov 1st 11am-8pm
Nov 2nd 11am-6pm

Day of the Dead

Come and join with family and friends to share the historical and cultural significance of Day of the Dead Mexican tradition. This celebration includes Mariachi music, authentic Mexican food, catrina contest, folkloric dance, and an offering to the loved ones that have passed away.

Nov 1st 11am-8pm
Nov 2nd 11am-6pm

Community Fall Fair

Our 5th annual Community Fall Fair is a free, family-friendly community event designed to bring people together in a fun, welcoming environment. This year’s event is scheduled for Saturday, August 30th from 12pm-2pm and features music, games, free food, and activities for all ages—creating space for community engagement and resource awareness. 
This free event is open to families across Omaha and surrounding areas, featuring:
✅ Fun family activities – carnival games, bounce house, vendors, and both free lunch with other snacks available for purchase
✅ Community engagement – visits from the Omaha Police & Fire Departments (including a fire engine for kids!)
✅ Free services & resources – connecting families with organizations and resources in Omaha, free hair cuts, free pediatric dental check ups, diaper station, medical check up station, and more
✅ Give-A-Way and Prize drawings – kids bikes, prize packages and more