Fall Kite Festival
Let’s go fly a kite! Families are invited to join us for a free day of kite-flying fun. Come see some of the world’s largest and most creative kites take to the air and bring your own kite to fly. These massive kites will also take part in multiple candy drops throughout the day, so bring a bag with you to collect your candy! This is an all-ages activity and there is no registration required so bring the whole family and enjoy a unique spectacle!
Soup Up Your Winter Class for Ages 16+
Soup Up Your Winter! with the Nebraska Extension Office
Out & About Storytime at Nelson Produce Farm
Admission for this event is free for Bennington Public Library Patrons. Show your library card at the admissions gate.
Freaky Fun Friday with Bennington Library
Games, Treats, and Fun! Costumes Encouraged.
Spooky Stories & S’mores at Lake Cunningham with Bennington Library
Join for a spooktacular evening at Lake Cunningham featuring S’mores and spooky stories around the campfire. This event is geared toward children grades 2-5. Stories told may be scary for young children.
Manghoulsen’s Witches Tea 2025
Free hot dogs & Chips, popcorn, cotton candy, games, prizes, spin art, face painting, and more! All ages! Wear a costume for a chance to win a store gift card.
3rd Annual Costume Night at Cochran Park
Put on your costumes and join for the third annual Costume Night at Cochran Park (100 S 21st Street) on Friday, October 10, from 6-8 p.m.
Free activities include:
Pumpkin Painting (thanks to PowerTech!)
Movie Screening (announcement coming soon!)
Light-up Balloon Animals
Fall Photo Ops
Glow Kickball
Glow Soccer
Glow Football Toss
Glow Pickleball
Glow Kan Jam
Imagination Playground (big blue blocks)
Music
Council Bluffs Public Library Station
Glow Basketball
Prizes, and more!
Pumpkin Painting (thanks to PowerTech!) Movie Screening (announcement coming soon!) Light-up Balloon Animals Fall Photo Ops Glow Kickball Glow Soccer Glow Football Toss Glow Pickleball Glow Kan Jam Imagination Playground (big blue blocks) Music Council Bluffs Public Library Station Glow Basketball Prizes, and more!
Thanks to Iowa West Foundation, they will have free hamburgers from 6-8 p.m. 
Plus, food vendors selling drinks and snacks.Parking is limited, so walking or biking is encouraged! On-street parking is available in the surrounding neighborhoods.
Lanoha’s Annual Fall Festival
Join for an afternoon full of Family Fall Fun!
FREE Spooky Hayrack Ride
Yummy Treats
Face Painting
Pumpkin Launcher for Savings &Fall Family Fun
Bring your fur babies too, we’re Pet Friendly!
Come visit some of our favorite local vendor friends while you’re here and enjoy seasonal specials all day long!
HawkWatch Appreciation Days
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.
A $5 per vehicle entry fee or parks membership is required to enter the park. Thank you!
Hitchcock HawkWatch is a volunteer group that dedicates more than 3,000 hours each year to recording the fall migration of raptors including Red-Tailed Hawks, Bald Eagles, Turkey Vultures, and more.
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