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Dinosaurs Around the World: Passport to Pangea

Step into a prehistoric adventure at Lauritzen Gardens with Dinosaurs Around the World: Passport to Pangea, on view May 30 through September 7, 2026. Produced by Imagine, this immersive traveling exhibition transforms the garden into a journey across ancient Earth, where life-sized animatronic dinosaurs roar, move, and captivate visitors of all ages.

Grab your prehistoric passport and explore Pangea as you encounter incredible species from around the globe—from the mighty T. rex of North America to the powerful Spinosaurus of Africa and the duck-billed Hadrosaur of Antarctica. With more than a dozen dinosaurs to discover, each stop reveals how these fascinating creatures lived, moved, and adapted to their environments.

Blending education with adventure, the exhibition dives into the geologic time scale, shifting continents, and ancient climates, offering hands-on, interactive experiences that spark curiosity across generations. Discover how geography shaped dinosaur behavior, diets, and survival in a world vastly different from our own.

Perfect for families, explorers, and lifelong learners, Dinosaurs Around the World: Passport to Pangea invites you to travel back in time and experience the wonder of the prehistoric world like never before.

Open Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Open Wednesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Included with paid garden admission. FREE for garden members.

Music at Miller Park: Chad Stoner Band – Rescheduled

This free summer concert series is presented In partnership with Nelson Mandela Elementary School, Minne Lusa and Miller Park Neighborhood Associations, and other community partners.

  • All concerts are free and open to the public, no ticket required.
  • Attendees are welcome to bring blankets, chairs, sunscreen, bug spray, food, drinks (including beer and wine), and leashed pets!
  • No hard liquor or smoking, please!
  • Shows will go on regardless of weather.
Lawn Opens: 5:00pm
Preshow: 6:30pm
Show: 7:30pm
06/20: Hot 8 Brass Band
08/08: Chad Stoner Band
 

Out & About Storytime: The Joslyn

Join OPL at The Joslyn for storytime, featuring stories, creative movement, music and exploration of a piece of art. Storytime is geared toward preschoolers, but all ages are welcome. This Storytime is part of The Joslyn’s monthly Art-tastic Saturdays. 

Afro Fest Omaha

Feel the Rhythm, Taste the Culture, Shape the Future: Welcome to Afro Fest Omaha 2026.

Afromaha invites you to step into a vibrant tapestry of culture right here in our city. Afro Fest Omaha 2026 is more than a festival it’s an immersive celebration uniting the rich heritage of Africa and the Afro Diaspora with the heartbeat of our local community.

Whether you are 12 or 60, from down the street or across the globe, this is your invitation to connect.

Experience an explosion of the senses. Lose yourself in the beats of world-class music and stunning arts. Witness a runway alive with brilliant Afro-centric fashion. Indulge in authentic, mouth-watering flavors from across the African continent and its descendants.

But we aren’t just celebrating the past; we are powering the future. Afro Fest is a vital platform elevating Omaha’s incredible local talent and shining a spotlight on our small business owners.

And in a groundbreaking twist, we are bridging heritage with the horizon. Explore our Innovation Zone, where tradition meets technology through hands-on AI and STEM education, inspiring the next generation of thinkers and creators.

Join Afromaha in 2026. Come for the party, stay for the community, and leave inspired by the future.

Labor Day Weekend at Indian Cave State Park

Join at Indian Cave State Park to celebrate Labor Day Weekend on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025!

Events will take place outside of the museum. 

Activity schedule:

5 – 7 p.m.: Hayrack rides, cake walk (50 cents to play), and yard games

6 – 7:30 p.m.: Fish fry – $12 for adults, $6 for kids ages 4-12 yrs, 3 & under free

9 p.m.: Fireworks display by the Pioneer Longrifle Club

A valid state park vehicle permit is required for entry.

Omaha Labor Day Parade 2026

If you’re looking for something fun to do next Monday, come out and join us and hundreds of our union brothers and sisters at the Omaha Labor Day Parade!!!

It’s next Monday, September 7, with the parade kicking off downtown at 10 a.m. The parade route winds through the city’s historic core, beginning at 16th and Cass Streets, heading south to Capitol Avenue, east to 10th Street, north to Mike Fahey Street, and west before concluding at 12th and Cass.

La Festa Italiana 2026

Celebrate one of the Omaha area’s most beloved festivals this Labor Day weekend. Take home authentic Italian food, wine, beer, from the American Italian Heritage Society home, Il Palazzo on 132nd and Fort Streets.

Ralston Days 2026

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

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

🆓 FREE ADMISSION 

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Art In the Park: Fuzzy Printing Workshop

Turn drawings into prints through the process of trace monotypes. Using ink, paper, and the pressure of only a pencil, we will transfer designs to create a unique print. The transfer process creates a textured, contour fuzzy-line characteristic to these playful prints. Visitors will be welcome to create their own drawings or work from found images. All Materials Provided

Location: Arrival Plaza at The RiverFront Park, The workshop will take place near the entrance of the Kiewit Luminarium

Cost: FREE
This workshop is a drop-in style workshop. Seats are limited and are first come first serve.
Instructor: Josephine Langbehn