August 2017
Nebraska State Fair
Excitement and the aroma of fried fair foods waft through Grand Island during the Nebraska State Fair. Celebrity shows, parades, concerts, a petting zoo, animal acts, quilt and art displays and midway carnival rides thrill attendees age 2 to 102.
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.
Find out more »Yorkfest
A grand parade, car show, food and vendors make this celebration of York a perennial favorite.
Find out more »Husker Harvest Days
Grand Island’s Husker Harvest Days is the largest irrigated farm show in the world. The show began more than 35 years ago and has only grown larger with time. Visitors from more than 30 states converge on Hall County each September for the event showcasing American agriculture with more than 600 exhibitors.
Find out more »AppleJack Festival
This annual event in Nebraska City kicks off the annual apple harvest. It's one tasty celebration with apple pie, apple cider, apple-cider donuts, candy apples, caramel apples, apple fritters, apple salad – you get the picture. It's a whole weekend of festival fun with 6 craft fairs, a parade, carnival rides, street dances and a car show.
Find out more »Rail Days
Railroad and Western heritage come together for three days of events and entertainment in North Platte. Don't miss bus tours through Union Pacific's enormous Bailey Yard. Events will take place at multiple locations, including Cody Park, the Golden Spike Tower and the Lincoln County Historical Museum.
Find out more »Steele City Flea Market and Antique Farm Machinery Show
Thousands of visitors descend on Steele City, population 60, each year on the third weekend in September for the Steele City Flea Market and Antique Farm Machinery Show. Tractors and treasures are in abundance, and many fun activities provide the entertainment. If you’re still miffed that you never had a pedal tractor as a kid, you can enter the pedal tractor pull on an adult-size version. There’s a pull for children, too. A beer garden and street dance, tractor parade…
Find out more »Aksarben Stock Show
A woolly Western event featuring the largest 4-H stock show in America.
Find out more »Norfolk Oktoberfest
At Norfolk's Oktoberfest, Big Wheel races, food vendors, a bucket pong tournament and other activities bring out the Deutsch in you, even if you're not German. What is masskrugstemmen? Fill a mug and find out. Oktoberfest is held in conjunction with the Riverpoint Arts Festival in Johnson Park at 101 E. Nebraska Ave., and the Lion's Club Parade.
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