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Annual Events in Omaha
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Omaha Film Festival Selected from over 450 entries from 28 countries, the 2011 Omaha Film Festival will showcase 92 feature films, documentaries and short films! While committed to showcasing Nebraska film makers, OFF is far from a regional event - last year’s 5th... |
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Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting Locally known as “Berkshire Weekend,” the annual shareholders meeting of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is one of the larger and more unique events in Omaha. Held each year downtown at the Qwest Center in early May, the “... |
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Omaha Summer Arts Festival Update Box The 37th annual Festival will be held June 10, 11 and 12, 2011. The Omaha Summer Arts Festival is a free annual arts festival held in the heart of downtown Omaha. Various parts of Farnam Street, from about 10th to 15th Streets, are... |
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Benson SummerFest Benson Days spruced up its branding with a slick website and a new name: Benson SummerFest. What didn’t change was the end product. Shutting down Maple Street between 59th and 63rd Streets, the SummerFest is a fun community event in mid June geared... |
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Taste of Omaha The Taste of Omaha is a three day food and entertainment festival in mid June. With thousands in attendance, multiple stages of music, children's activities, and the participation of over 40 restaurants, the FREE festival has become a staple of the... |
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Playing with Fire Playing with Fire began in 2004 as a gift to the citizens of the City of Omaha. It is a FREE concert, featuring the best in jazz, blues, soul, R & B, and rock music. Each year, thousands flock to the Lewis & Clark Landing along the banks... |
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MAHA Festival The MAHA Festival is an annual music festival held at the Lewis & Clark Landing on the banks of the Missouri River in downtown Omaha. Building on the rich history of independent music in the city, MAHA started in 2009 as a way to... |
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Jazz on the Green Jazz on the Green is an Omaha tradition that dates back all the way to 1975. Long held at the Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha Performing Arts moved the concert series to the newly renovated Turner Park in 2010. The park’s wide open green spaces and... |
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Riverfront Jazz & Blues Festival The Riverfront Jazz & Blues Festival is a two day festival, bringing together a wide range of national, regional, and local acts. Traditionally held on the water at the Lewis & Clark Landing, the Festival usually takes place the weekend after... |
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Fourth of July Memorial Park Concert The Bank of the West Celebrates America Concert in Memorial Park is one of the largest community events in Omaha. The tradition has been alive since 1987, with FREE admission and a closing fireworks display encouraging crowds as large as 80,000 to attend... |
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(Downtown) Omaha Lit Fest During one long weekend in the final days of the Midwestern summer, the (Downtown) Omaha Lit Fest brings together authors and readers for a celebration of the written word. The festival will be celebrating its sixth year in 2010, look for it (you guessed... |
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River City Roundup Omaha’s River City Roundup is no normal way to spend a weekend. Part rodeo, part livestock show, part exposition, and part fair, the Roundup is billed as a “celebration of the Midwest’s heritage.” Dreamed up on the back of a... |
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Omaha Fashion Week Omaha Fashion Week, often abbreviated OFW, is a mid-September celebration of all things fashion. It features nightly cocktail receptions (6pm) followed by evening runway shows (8pm), culminating in Saturday’s Omaha Fashion Week Grand Finale. While... |
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Omaha Zombie Walk The Omaha Zombie Walk is a growing Omaha Halloween tradition and a night for the undead to officially take over the city. The FREE Zombie Walk is a truly unique event, beginning in downtown Benson in late afternoon and wrapping around the Benson... |
