July 2017
Seward’s Fourth of July Celebration
Seward gets loud each summer when “America’s Small Town Fourth of July City” launches its Independence Day celebration with a celebratory bang. The community’s first observance of the holiday was in 1868. Since that first community picnic and anvil firing, the celebration has exploded into a three-day, rain-or-shine spectacular of dozens of events. The fun includes volkswalks, an official flag raising, patriotic speakers, the popular food alley and many vendors. Art exhibits, a carnival, a pet parade, a pancake breakfast,…
Find out more »Utica’s Heritage Days
Utica, population 900, feeds travelers’ appetite for fun with a hamburger stand, beer garden, live music, dance and car show during its annual Heritage Days celebration in July. Utica is 14 miles west of Seward on Highway 34.
Find out more »Camp Creek Antique Machinery & Threshing Show
Located on 75-acre showgrounds in Waverly, 12 miles northeast of Lincoln, this annual threshing bee and antique farm implement event demonstrates steam power, saw milling, corn shelling, bailing, draft horses, threshing and much more.
Find out more »“Do the Trail” in Springfield
Attention all walkers, bicyclists & fun seekers - join us in Springfield for games, festivities and food! Bring your bike and pedal the MoPac Trail, or bring a friend and enjoy a leisurely walk in our beautiful part of Nebraska.
Find out more »August 2017
Kool-Aid Days
This annual event celebrates Hastings' historic ties to a classic American beverage. Edwin Perkins invented Kool-Aid in Hastings in 1927. Family fun reigns here every August with special visits from the Kool-Aid Man, a parade, a car show and giant inflatable fun houses. A 5K fun run, Kool-Aid Kardboard boat races, Kool-Aid chugging contests and the world’s largest Kool-Aid stand make this one super-sweet summer festival.
Find out more »Madison 150 Celebration
Founded the same year as Nebraska, Madison celebrates its sesquicentennial in 2017. Vintage cars, a tractor drive, kids activities and a concert are planned.
Find out more »Nebraska Sandhills Barbed Wire Super Show
This free public event features tables and tables of barbed wire, fencing tools, wire and tool books, historic displays, cowboy art, Western crafts and merchandise. Wire collectors and historic experts will be on hand to talk about all things barbed wire. Bring in your pieces of odd wire or old tools to be identified. All kinds of trading, bartering, selling and buying are welcome. Don't miss the public auction Saturday, August 19 at 3 p.m. The auction itself is great…
Find out more »“Do the Trail” in Springfield
Attention all walkers, bicyclists & fun seekers - join us in Springfield for games, festivities and food! Bring your bike and pedal the MoPac Trail, or bring a friend and enjoy a leisurely walk in our beautiful part of Nebraska.
Find out more »September 2017
Callaway Kite Flight
Seeing a kite cutting through the air one summer day gave lifelong Custer County resident Connie May the lofty idea of starting a kite festival in Callaway. The first Callaway Kite Flight took to the air in 1991. Professional kite fliers, amateurs and other visitors from 21 countries and 29 U.S. states have attended the annual event. Giant flying squids, space aliens and other creatures join box kites and traditional diamond-shaped kites for the show. The world's largest windsock is…
Find out more »Plattsmouth Harvest Festival
Corn is king at this annual festival in Plattsmouth each September. There is a corn-eating contest, quilt show, carnival, photo contest, karaoke, food, music and much more. The corn royalty coronation has been popular since 1935 when Harrison Gayer and Lois Troop Bester were crowned Corn King and Corn Queen.
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