What are your plans this coming weekend? If you don’t have any and are still looking for ideas, look no further! We have listed below some fun activities and events happening in and around Omaha this weekend. Everything from a hot air balloon festival and first Friday celebration, to a swing dance festival, art fair, summer night hike and much more. So grab your friends and family for an unforgettable weekend in our beautiful city! 


What: Fields of Flight – Hot Air Balloon Festival
When: September 7th – 9th 
Where: 19475 225th St. Council Bluffs 

What: Fiesta! Family Night at the Museum
When: September 7th
Where: Union Pacific Railroad Museum 

What: The Wildwoods
When: September 7th
Where: Soaring Wings Vineyard 

What: Comedy in Omaha
When: September 7th & 8th
Where: The backline Comedy Theatre 

What: First Friday Old Market
When: September 7th
Where: Old Market | Harney to Jackson Sts & 10th to 13th Sts. 

What: Homecoming: New Works by Steve Joy & Belinda Smith
When: September 7th & 8th
Where: Gallery 72 | 1806 Vinton St.

What: Jitterbug Jamborama: Swing Dance Festival 
When: September 7th – 9th
Where: 201 S 24th St. Omaha, NE

What: Karaoke Friday Nights
When: September 7th
Where: 510 N. 33rd St. Omaha, NE

What: Thomas D Mangelsen: A Life in the Wild 
When: September 7th – 9th
Where: Durham Museum | 801 S 10th St.

What: Hello Kitty Café Truck
When: September 8th
Where: Village Pointe Shopping Center 

What: Portalfest 2018 
When: September 8th
Where: Kros Strain Brewing 

What: WO!W (World O! Water)
When: September 8th
Where: 8901 S. 154th Street 

What: Art Ride Omaha
When: September 8th
Where: Bancroft Street Market 

What: Dance Chance Omaha Dancing Event
When: September 8th
Where: Bancroft Street Market

What: Forest Therapy Walk
When: September 8th
Where: Fontenelle Forest/Neale Woods

What: Game Day at The Capitol District
When: September 8th
Where: 1022 Capitol Ave. Omaha, NE

What: Omaha Farmers Market: Old Market
When: September 8th
Where: 11th & Jackson Old Market 

What: Rockbrook Village Art Fair
When: September 8th & 9th
Where: Rockbrook Village Shopping Center 

What: Public Sightseeing Cruise
When: September 8th & 9th
Where: River City Star Riverboat

What: Summer Night Hike at the Wetlands
When: September 8th
Where: Fontenelle Forest/Neale Woods

What: Sweet Treats Bus Tour
When: September 8th & 9th
Where: Omaha Culinary Tours | Various Locations 

What: All-European Show and Shine
When: September 9th
Where: Lauritzen Gardens | 100 Bancroft St.