Toast Nebraska Wine Festival

Dates: 5/12/2023, 5/13/2023

Location: Stinson Park | 2285 S 67th St, Omaha, NE 68106

Times: 4-9 PM Friday, 12-8PM Saturday

Admission: $35-$75 for drinkers; $25 for designated drivers

Nebraska wineries offer free tastings, artisan and food vendors supply their finest offerings, and viticulture educators pour out the knowledge. Your ticket includes all this, as well as a wine tote and tasting glass. Lawn games and music keep the party flowing. 

Jurassic Adventure

Dates: May 11, 2023 – May 14, 2023

Location: Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari | 16406 N 292nd St, located off I-80, Exit 426Ashland, NE 68003

Times: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Admission: $12 adults (12 and over), $10 children (3-11), free for members

Designed by Dino Dan, Inc, a company founded by Don Lessem, a dinosaur adviser to Steven Spielberg for the film “Jurassic Park,” the world’s largest and most life-like robotic dinosaurs roar, move, and even breathe at Wildlife Safari Park outside of Omaha. Drive by some, walk by others, and grab a dinoselfie with the beasts up to 60 feet long and 35 feet tall. 

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Renaissance Festival of Nebraska

Dates: 5/13/2023, 5/14/2023

Location: Bellevue Berry & Pumpkin Ranch | 11001 S 48th St, Papillion, NE 68133

Times: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Admission: $14 adults / $8 children (12 and younger)

Grab a turkey leg and travel back to when royalty ruled and knights wore shining armor. Full contact equestrian jousting, six unique performance stages featuring local, regional and national talent, over 100 costumed characters and many one-of-a-kind artisans await you at this majestic festival. Two different themed weekends — first Viking Magic, next Celtic Romance — feature two different adventures. 

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The Blackstone District 2nd Saturdays

Dates: May 13, 2023

Location: The Blackstone District | 36th-42nd Sts and Farnam, Omaha, NE 68105

Times: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Admission: Free

Looking for a weekend trip to Omaha? Plan to make the second Saturday of the month a Blackstone District night to remember. Every second Saturday there’s something new to check out — whether it’s live music at establishments throughout the hip enclave, makers’ markets and children’s events, cornhole tournaments or chili cookoffs, The Blackstone District’s 2nd Saturday events promise fun for the whole gang. Check the website for monthly theme and times.  

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The Wizard of Oz

Dates: 5/13/2023, 5/14/2023

Location: Orpheum Theater | 409 S 16th St, Omaha, NE 68102

Times: 7:30 PM to 4:00 PM

Admission: Starting at $27

This smash-hit production is back by popular demand! Choreographer Erin Alarcón takes us dancing down the Yellow Brick Road in this imaginative full-length story ballet. A lifelong fan of both the classic film and the groundbreaking fantasy novel, Alarcón uses the magic of dance to create an unforgettable experience through her interpretation of the beloved Oz story and its iconic characters: Dorothy, the storm-tossed but unflappable heroine; her companions the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion; the Good Witch and the Wicked Witch; and, of course, the Wizard himself. 

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