{"id":9391,"date":"2026-10-01T10:30:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/?p=9391"},"modified":"2026-10-01T14:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:00:31","slug":"omaha-events-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/omaha-events-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Omaha Events: October 2\u20134, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Friday, October 2<\/h3>\n

RiverFront First Friday: Battle of the Bands<\/strong>
\nFamily-Friendly
\n4:00-9:00 PM
\nGene Leahy Mall at The RiverFront
\n1001 Douglas St
\nOmaha, NE 68102
\nFree
\nThe Jones Band, Happy Endings Band and Los Estereotipos Band, plus AP Legacy Dancers, Hindu Temple \/ IAN Dance Program, vendors and family activities.
\nhttps:\/\/theriverfrontomaha.com\/event\/riverfront-first-friday\/<\/a><\/p>\n

2nd Annual Handmade Parade<\/strong>
\nFamily-Friendly \/ Parade \/ Community
\nLineup 6:00 PM; parade 6:30 PM
\nStarts at Rose Hill Elementary
\n5605 Corby St
\nOmaha, NE 68104
\nEnds at Petshop Gallery
\n2725 N 62nd St
\nOmaha, NE 68104
\nFree
\nGiant puppets, handmade costumes, banners, mobile sculptures and performers. Everyone is invited to participate or watch.
\nhttps:\/\/www.bffomaha.org\/parade<\/a><\/p>\n

Midwest Lit Fest Meet & Greet<\/strong>
\nFamily-Friendly
\n6:00-8:00 PM
\nOmaha Public Library Central Library
\nOmaha, NE
\nFree
\nPart of Omaha Public Library’s October 2-3 festival for young readers and creators, featuring authors and illustrators including Jerry Craft, Vashti Harrison, Claribel Ortega and Ra\u00fal The Third.
\nhttps:\/\/omahalibrary.org\/midwest-lit-fest\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, October 3<\/h3>\n

Omaha Farmers Market: Old Market<\/strong>
\nFamily-Friendly
\n8:00 AM-12:30 PM
\n11th & Jackson Streets
\nOmaha, NE 68102
\nFree admission
\nhttps:\/\/omahafarmersmarket.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Midwest Lit Fest<\/strong>
\nFamily-Friendly \/ Cultural & Community
\nPrograms begin 10:00 AM
\nMultiple Omaha Public Library branches
\nOmaha, NE
\nFree
\nSaturday sessions include Jerry Craft, Vashti Harrison, Claribel Ortega, Ra\u00fal The Third, Danielle Herzog and other authors and illustrators at library branches throughout Omaha.
\nhttps:\/\/omahalibrary.org\/midwest-lit-fest\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Japanese Ambience Festival<\/strong>
\nFamily-Friendly \/ Japanese Cultural
\n10:00 AM-4:00 PM
\nLauritzen Gardens
\n100 Bancroft St
\nOmaha, NE 68108
\nIncluded with garden admission; members free
\nJapanese music and dance, Kyoko Taiko drummers, martial arts, bonsai, ikebana, calligraphy, origami, children’s crafts and traditional games. The festival celebrates Omaha’s sister-city relationship with Shizuoka, Japan.
\nhttps:\/\/www.lauritzengardens.org\/japanese-ambience-festival\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Art-tastic Saturdays: Celebrating Caf\u00e9 Culture<\/strong>
\nFamily-Friendly
\n11:00 AM-2:00 PM
\nJoslyn Art Museum
\n2200 Dodge St
\nOmaha, NE 68102
\nFree
\nDrop-in gallery activities, art making, Omaha Public Library storytime and a can-can performance by American Midwest Ballet.
\nhttps:\/\/joslyn.org\/events\/art-tastic-saturdays-12\/<\/a><\/p>\n

CathedralFest<\/strong>
\nFamily-Friendly \/ Church & Community
\nSaturday activities throughout the day
\nSaint Cecilia Cathedral campus
\n701 N 40th St
\nOmaha, NE 68131
\nCost not stated
\nSaturday activities include a fun run and pancakes, spaghetti dinner and street dance.
\nhttps:\/\/archomaha.org\/event\/cathedralfest-4\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, October 4<\/h3>\n

Omaha Farmers Market: Aksarben Village<\/strong>
\nFamily-Friendly
\n9:00 AM-1:00 PM
\n67th Street & Mercy Road
\nOmaha, NE 68106
\nFree admission
\nhttps:\/\/omahafarmersmarket.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Japanese Ambience Festival<\/strong>
\nFamily-Friendly \/ Japanese Cultural
\n10:00 AM-4:00 PM
\nLauritzen Gardens
\n100 Bancroft St
\nOmaha, NE 68108
\nIncluded with garden admission; members free
\nJapanese music and dance, Kyoko Taiko drummers, martial arts, bonsai, ikebana, calligraphy, origami, children’s crafts and traditional games.
\nhttps:\/\/www.lauritzengardens.org\/japanese-ambience-festival\/<\/a><\/p>\n

CathedralFest<\/strong>
\nFamily-Friendly \/ Church & Community
\nSunday activities; festival ends 6:00 PM
\nSaint Cecilia Cathedral campus
\n701 N 40th St
\nOmaha, NE 68131
\nCost not stated
\nSunday includes food, booths and games, a white elephant sale and music.
\nhttps:\/\/archomaha.org\/event\/cathedralfest-5\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Concertina Jam<\/strong>
\nPolish Cultural \/ Community
\n12:00-4:00 PM
\nPolish Home Omaha
\nOmaha, NE
\nFreewill donations benefit local charities
\nMusicians from across Nebraska gather for an informal afternoon concertina jam.
\nhttps:\/\/www.polishhomeomaha.org\/events<\/a><\/p>\n

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Friday, October 2 RiverFront First Friday: Battle of the Bands Family-Friendly 4:00-9:00 PM Gene Leahy Mall at The RiverFront 1001 Douglas St Omaha, NE 68102 Free The Jones Band, Happy Endings Band and Los Estereotipos Band, plus AP Legacy Dancers, Hindu Temple \/ IAN Dance Program, vendors and family activities. https:\/\/theriverfrontomaha.com\/event\/riverfront-first-friday\/ 2nd Annual Handmade Parade … Continue reading Omaha Events: October 2\u20134, 2026<\/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-9391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-omaha"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9391","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=9391"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9395,"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9391\/revisions\/9395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}