{"id":8132,"date":"2025-07-17T08:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T13:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/?p=8132"},"modified":"2025-07-18T20:49:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T01:49:21","slug":"omaha-area-events-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/omaha-area-events-the-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Omaha Area Events: The Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday, July 18, 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Destination Omaha XR Design Jams<\/strong>
\n12:00 AM\u20134:00 PM
\nInteractive workshops in virtual and augmented reality design. No experience needed.
\n1110 S 67th St
\nOmaha, NE 68182
\nLearn more:
\nhttp:\/\/events.unomaha.edu\/event\/destination-omaha-xr-design-jams<\/a><\/p>\n

Late Nights at the Zoo<\/strong>
\nHenry Doorly Zoo
\n3701 S 10th St.
\nOmaha, NE 68107
\nMore at:
\n http:\/\/www.omahazoo.com\/after-hours\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Bubblepalooza\u00a0<\/strong>
\nOutdoor bubble-themed play event for children.
\n10 AM
\nLa Vista Public Library
\n9110 Giles Rd.
\nLa Vista, NE 68128
\nLearn more:
\nhttps:\/\/cityoflavista.org\/Calendar.aspx?EID=15179<\/a><\/p>\n

Fairytale Ball \u2013 Omaha Children\u2019s Museum (Day 1)<\/strong>
\n500 S 20th St, Omaha, NE 68102
\nCostumed characters, crafts, and fairy tale fun for families.
\nLearn more:
\n http:\/\/www.ocm.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, July 19, 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Douglas County Fair \u2013 Ralston Arena<\/strong>
\nAddress: 7300 Q St, Ralston, NE 68127
\nStarts ~9:00 AM
\nLivestock shows, food trucks, kids\u2019 zone, and educational exhibits.
\nLearn more:
\nhttp:\/\/www.douglascountyfair.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Summer Scoops \u2013 La Vista<\/strong>
\nCentral Park East
\n7702 Edgewood Blvd.
\nLa Vista, NE 68128
\n1-3 PM
\nFree ice cream social, music and summer fun hosted by City of La Vista.
\nLearn more:
\nhttp:\/\/www.cityoflavista.org<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.cityoflavista.org\/Calendar.aspx?EID=14929<\/a><\/p>\n

Watercolor Class \u2013 La Vista Public Librar<\/strong>y
\n9110 Giles Rd.
\nLa Vista, NE 68128
\nGuided painting activity for teens and families.
\nLearn more:
\nhttp:\/\/www.cityoflavista.or<\/a>g<\/p>\n

Fairytale Ball \u2013 Omaha Children\u2019s Museum (Day 2)<\/strong>
\n500 S 20th St.
\nOmaha, NE 68102
\nOngoing storybook activities and live performances.
\nLearn more:
\nhttp:\/\/www.ocm.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, July 20, 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Butter Brickle 5K Run\/Walk \u2013 Turner Park<\/strong>
\n3110 Farnam St.
\nOmaha, NE 68131
\n9:00 AM
\nCharity run benefiting pediatric cancer care.
\nLearn more and buy tickets:
\nhttp:\/\/findarace.com\/us\/events\/butter-brickle-day-5k<\/a><\/p>\n

Butter Brickle Ice Cream Day \u2013 Turner Park<\/strong>
\n3110 Farnam St.
\nOmaha, NE 68131
\n12:00 AM\u20134:00 PM
\nIce cream $2 per bowl for the first 500 attendees.
\nLearn more:
\n\u00a0http:\/\/www.midtowncrossing.com\/event\/butter-brickle-ice-cream-day<\/a><\/p>\n

All Chevy & Mopar + Jeep Show \u2013 Papillion Area<\/strong><\/p>\n

H+H Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
\n14920 Crest Road
\nPapillion, NE 68138
\n(402) 339-3131
\n11:00 AM\u20133:00 PM
\nDescription: Local car show featuring muscle and classic cars.
\nLearn more:
\nhttp:\/\/blog.drivehh.com\/omaha-car-show-schedule<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.hhjeepdodgeram.com\/all-mopar-show\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Fairytale Ball \u2013 Omaha Children\u2019s Museum (Final Day)<\/strong>
\n500 S 20th St.
\nOmaha, NE 68102
\nFinal day of storybook fun with themed activities.
\nLearn more:
\n http:\/\/www.ocm.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friday, July 18, 2025 Destination Omaha XR Design Jams 12:00 AM\u20134:00 PM Interactive workshops in virtual and augmented reality design. No experience needed. 1110 S 67th St Omaha, NE 68182 Learn more: http:\/\/events.unomaha.edu\/event\/destination-omaha-xr-design-jams Late Nights at the Zoo Henry Doorly Zoo 3701 S 10th St. Omaha, NE 68107 More at: http:\/\/www.omahazoo.com\/after-hours\u00a0 Bubblepalooza\u00a0 Outdoor bubble-themed play … Continue reading Omaha Area Events: The Weekend<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-omaha"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8132"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8146,"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8132\/revisions\/8146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}