06/19/2026
It's Father's Day Weekend, so events include BBQ, baseball, and the annual Testicle Festival. Here's a peek at things to do around the Omaha Metro June 19-21:
FRIDAY
🆓 Mom Fuel is Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Toys R Us a Westroads Mall
🆓 Make a Father’s Day Mug Friday at 11 a.m.
🆓 Omaha Fire Hydrant Parties are Friday from noon to 1 p.m. at 14622 Nebraska Circle, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at 15035 Laurel Ave., and 3 to 4 p.m. at 2616 N. 102nd Ave.
🆓 Bennington Hydrant Party is Friday from 2 to 3 p.m. at Bennington Elementary School
🆓 Papillion Days is Friday from 4 to 11 p.m. at City Parks (fireworks at dusk)
🤡 Garden Bros. Circus is Friday at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Oak View Mall
🥬 Beats & Bites Farmers Market is Friday from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at Heartwood Preserve
🆓 World Refugee Week’s free screening of “The Story Won’t Die” is Friday at 7 p.m. at Benson Theatre
🆓 Omaha Navy Week’s Proclamation Ceremony & Symphony Concert is Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Gene Leahy Mall
⛸ Family Ice Skating is Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. at Moylan Tranquility Ice Plex
👻 The Greatest Show Beneath The Dirt haunted house is Friday from 8 to 11 p.m. located in the basement of Hollywood Candy
🪳 Beetles In The Wetlands: Community Science Day is Friday from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Fontenelle Forest Wetlands
🎥 Spring Movie Nites featuring “The Sandlot” is Friday at 9 p.m. at Falconwood Park
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SATURDAY
🥬 Old Market Farmers Market is Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
🥬 Bennington Farmers Market is Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at Centennial Park
🚗 Father's Day Car Show is Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum
🎥 Film Streams Forever Young Series features “Holes” on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Film Streams Dundee
🆓 World Refugee Day is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Joslyn Art Museum
📚 Friends of Omaha Public Library Book Sale is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Omaha Public Library Swanson Branch
🆓 Papillion Days is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Parade is at 10 a.m. on Washington Street
🆓 Summer 250 Activities featuring Native Plant Platform is Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Union Pacific Railroad Museum
🍽️ Annual Testicle Festival is Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Round the Bend Steakhouse
⛸ Family Ice Skating is Saturday from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. at Moylan Tranquility Ice Plex
🤡 Garden Bros. Circus is Saturday at 1:30, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Oak View Mall
🎶 Annual Juneteenth JoyFest is Saturday from 2 to 10 p.m. at The Union For Contemporary Art
🍽️ BBQ & Brews Block Party is Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. at participating Midtown Crossing establishments
🍽️ Best Fest is Saturday at 4 p.m. at Heartwood Preserve
🎶 Navy Week’s Moving Vets Forward Car Show Display is from 4 to 8:30 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church and the Navy Brass Band Performance at Omaha Baseball Village is from 4 to 5 p.m.
🆓 Summer Solstice Party is Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m. at Central Park East
⚾ NCAA Men’s College World Series Finals Game 1 is Saturday at 7 p.m. at Schwab Field
🆓 Summer Solstice Celebration is Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Hummel Nature Center
👻 The Greatest Show Beneath The Dirt haunted house is Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m. located in the basement of Hollywood Candy
🆓 SumTur Free Movie Series features “A Minecraft Movie” on Saturday at dusk at SumTur Amphitheater
🆓 Movies Under The Stars featuring “Jaws” is Saturday at 9 p.m. at Elkhorn Shores
👻 Ghost Hunt is Saturday at 10 p.m. at Museum of Shadows
SUNDAY
🆓 Papillion Days is Sunday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
🥬 Omaha Farmers Market is Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Baxter Arena
🚗 Father's Day Car Show is Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum
🎥 Film Streams Forever Young Series features “Holes” on Sunday at 10 a.m. at Film Streams Dundee
🎥 Kids Movie Magic features “Buffalo Kids” Sunday at Marcus Theaters
🎥 Sunday Matinees at the Museum featuring “Beauty and the Beast” is Sunday at 1 p.m. at The Durham Museum
🤡 Garden Bros. Circus is Sunday at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. at Oak View Mall
⚾ NCAA Men’s College World Series Finals Game 2 is Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Schwab Field
🆓 World Refugee Week’s Storytelling & Belonging panel is Sunday at 2 p.m. at UNO’s Community Engagement Center Room 230/231. The “Artists in Exile” Closing Reception at Radial Arts Center from 6 to 9 p.m.
🆓 Old Market Magician performs Sunday at 3 p.m. at Hollywood Candy
CONCERTS
▪️ Music & Memories Summer Concert Series featuring Rhythmic Rewind is Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Shadow Lake Towne Center
▪️ Friday Night Concert Series featuring Heartbeats is Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Rockbrook Village
▪️ Alex Warren plays Friday at 7:30 p.m. at CHI Health Center Omaha
▪️ Beast Eagle plays Friday at 8 p.m. at Reverb Lounge
▪️ Music at Miller Park featuring Hot 8 Brass Band is Saturday with pre-show music at 6:30 p.m. and main show at 7:30 p.m. at Miller Park
▪️ Summer Music Concert Series featuring Hardwood Dash is Saturday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Cellar 426 Winery
▪️ Saturdays @ Stinson featuring Taxi Driver is Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. at Stinson Park
▪️ Zashed plays Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Reverb Lounge
▪️ The Wallflowers play Saturday at 8 p.m. at Steelhouse Omaha
▪️ Ben Folds And A Piano is Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Holland Center
▪️ 2026 College Baseball Party featuring DJ Spencelove is Saturday at 9 p.m. at Slowdown
▪️ Live Music & DJs Series featuring The Bishops is Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sonny’s
▪️ Five for Fighting + Edwin McCain play Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Steelhouse Omaha
COMEDY
▪️ Making A Scene Family-Friendly Improv Comedy Show is Friday at 7 p.m. at Blackstone Theater
▪️ Backline’s Best is Friday at 7 p.m., Cards of Destiny is at 8 p.m. and Crowd Control with Kristi McHugh is at 9:30 p.m. at Backline Comedy Theatre
▪️ Andrew Dismukes performs Friday at 7 and 9:30 p.m. and Saturday at 6:30 and 9:15 p.m. at the Funny Bone Comedy Club
▪️ King Louie’s Court is Friday at 7:30 p.m. and The Last Stand Up Comedy Show Ever is at 9 p.m .at Warehouse Comedy Theater
▪️ Tales of Vicious Mockery is Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Game Night with Brian James O’Connell is at 9 p.m. at Warehouse Comedy Theater
▪️ Roast Beef is Saturday at 8:30 p.m. and Bill Queen and Friends perform at 9:30 p.m. at Backline Comedy Theatre
THEATER/PERFORMING ARTS
▪️ “Wicked” Opening Weekend at the Orpheum Theater. Runs through July 5
▪️“Legally Blonde The Musical” Opening Weekend presented by Elkhorn Community Theatre at Elkhorn High School. Runs through June 28
▪️“A Winning Marriage” Opening Weekend presented by Southwest Iowa Theater Group at Park Playhouse. Runs through June 28
▪️ "The Cottage” at Bellevue Little Theatre. ENDS SUNDAY
▪️ “Clue: A Walking Mystery” at Holland Center and Tenaska Center. ENDS SUNDAY
▪️ "The Net Will Appear" at Shelterbelt Theatre. Runs through June 28
▪️ Cameron Mackintosh & Disney’s “Mary Poppins” at Omaha Community Playhouse. Runs through June 28
▪️ "Disney's Frozen The Musical" at The Rose. Runs through June 28
▪️ Summer Melodramas “Witch of Waverly Wood,” “Pelican Pete’s Amazing Feat,” and “Showdown at Sundown” presented by Popcorn Productions at the Kountze Theater inside Mahoney State Park. Run through Aug. 23
EXHIBITS & ON-GOING EVENTS
▪️Pride Month Story Walk at Gene Leahy Mall near Arches Playground. Runs through June 30
▪️"Jessie Henson: Everything Comes Next" at Joslyn Art Museum. Runs through July 5. “Through The Lens" runs through Aug. 16.
▪️“Collecting Memories” at Union for Contemporary Art. Runs through July 11
▪️“The Nation Before The Railroad" at Union Pacific Railroad Museum. Runs through July 31
▪️"Tajimal K'in" (La Fiesta del Sol / Festival of the Sun) at El Museo Latino. Runs through Aug. 22
▪️ “2theXtreme” at Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Runs through Sept. 6.
▪️"Gestures: A Retrospective Of Work By Peter Millett" at KANEKO. Runs through Sept. 6. “Colecciones de Studio de Invierno: Work by Therman Statom” runs through Sept. 26 and “Arts for ME! Exhibition” runs through Oct. 18
▪️"Dinosaurs Around the World: The Great Outdoors” at Lauritzen Gardens. Runs through Sept. 7
▪️ "Miatta Kawinzi: An Alphabet of Unfolding" and "MOTHER TIME: Measuring ourselves within the landscape" at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. Run through Sept. 13
▪️"Heroes & Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume" at The Durham Museum. Runs through Oct. 25
▪️"Ciao Bambini!" and “Super Sports²” at Omaha Children's Museum
▪️"Dinosaurs Unearthed: A Trek Through Time" is at Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park
