January 2017
Quack-Off Duck Races
Avoca’s annual fire department fundraiser is the last Saturday in January during the Quack-Off Duck Races. The ducks race no matter the weather, and even Nebraska blizzards can’t stop 2,000 people from joining the community’s 250 residents. Bring your own racing duck or rent one from the firefighters. Registration is at the Avoca Town Hall. Then the feathers fly at Tefft Tennis Courts.
Find out more »April 2017
“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 »Arbor Day
In Nebraska City, birthplace of Arbor Day, the celebration of trees extends across an entire weekend of events at Arbor Day Farm and all across town, with a parade, craft shows, entertainment and the requisite tree-planting.
Find out more »May 2017
Scottsbluff Celtic Gathering
Looking for a reason to pull your kilt out of the closet? Head to Scottsbluff in May. The community will celebrate its Scottish and Irish heritage with other clans in the tri-state area. Tee off in a golf scramble or grab a pint in the beer garden. A parade, children’s activities, story tellers, Celtic bands, dancers and cultural reenactments will anchor events in downtown.
Find out more »Swedish Steel
Swedish Steel is the latest event to draw throngs of Swedes to Stromsburg. It is the largest metal art event in Nebraska with more than 30 vendors showing and selling their creations. A blacksmith demonstrates the art of making usable items from iron. Food vendors heat up their own artistic creations. The 2017 Swedish Steel event is scheduled for May 20 in the City Square Park.
Find out more »June 2017
Britishfest Convention in Omaha
Britishfest Convention brings the best of the United Kingdom to Omaha every year. This event features everything from British actors to set props and robots from famous British movies and TV shows.
Find out more »Rock Creek Trail Days
Rock Creek Trail Days in June includes mule-pulled wagon rides and a buffalo stew cookout near Fairbury. The weekend event is held at Rock Creek Station Historical Park. A park entry permit is required.
Find out more »Springfield Days
Springfield Days will be bigger than ever this year as the community celebrates Nebraska's sesquicentennial. Ice cream and runza-eating contests, a grand parade, and vendors will return to downtown. Special for this year, there will also be a pie parlor, bingo, children's activities and 1860s-era craft projects like yarn dolls. The Cherokee Ridge Runners, a living history group, will put on demonstrations and reenactments.
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