Enjoy a free 8 oz. root beer float at the soda fountain while learning the history of the fountain and the soda jerks who ran it during the museum’s days as a train station. Costs are $11 for adults, $8 for seniors 62 and older, $7 for children 3-12, free to children under 3. Hours are 10am-5pm.
Durham Museum
801 S 10th St
Omaha, NE 68108
(402) 444-5071
Supplies are provided for this artistic Omaha event, but a suggested list is available. Learn the art of street painting with various forms of chalk and techniques. You’ll need a hat, sunscreen, water, and enthusiasm. Hours are 9-11 am.
Bancroft Street Market
2702 S 10th St
Omaha, NE 68102
Check out the Old Market entertainment district from 3 pm-2 am for jazz and good food. Twenty-six musicians will perform at eight area venues, with the food supplied by food trucks and Jazz, a Louisiana Kitchen. $10 gets you an all-access pass, or you can pay $5 per venue.
Old Market
Omaha, NE 68108
The carnival includes games, make-and-take activities, science demonstrations, a spacewalk, face painting and balloon animals. Hours for this Omaha event are 10 am-2 pm; cost is $12 for adults, $11 for seniors and active/retired military, and $6 for children 4-12.
Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum
I-80, Exit #426
Ashland, NE 68003
402-944-3100 x253
This farmer’s market offers everything from organic vegetables to farm fresh eggs and cheeses. The market is located in the southwest parking lot of the mall and is open 8:30am-12:30pm, rain or shine.
Village Pointe Shopping Center
17151 Davenport St
Omaha, NE 68118
(402) 706-7045
Come see an outstanding selection of fresh meat, produce, dairy products, gourmet foods, cut flowers, bedding plants, handmade crafts and more. Hours are Saturday, 8am-12:30 pm.
Omaha Farmer’s Market
11th & Jackson Old Market
Omaha, NE 68102
(402) 345-5401
Browse, buy and eat a yummy selection of locally grown produce, honey, jams, baked goods, arts and crafts, refreshments and more. Hours are 9am-12 noon.
Downtown Ashland
14th and Silver
Ashland, NE 68003
(402) 944-2348
The Market combines fresh, locally grown foods, crafts and live music. Open 9 am – 1 pm, rain or shine.
Omaha Home for Boys
4343 N 52nd St.
Omaha, NE 68104
Local musicians play Rockbrook Village with a variety of styles at this free Friday Omaha event. Concerts run from 7-8pm.
Rockbrook Village Shopping Center
2800 S 110th Ct
Omaha, NE 68144
(402) 390-0890
Grammy winners Lady Antebellum bring their You Look Good tour to Omaha with Kelsea Ballerini and Brett Young. The concert starts at 7pm; tickets run $30.50-$65.50.
CenturyLink Center Omaha
455 N 10th St
Omaha, NE 68102
402-341-1500
