Holiday Fun In Omaha
The holidays are here, and there are plenty of opportunities to cap off this incredible year with some good (finally!) cheer. So don your gay apparel, grab some marshmallows for toasting, listen to those sleighbells in the snow, and get to wassailing or walkin’ in a winter wonderland.
Visit with Santa
As Elf exclaims, “Santa’s coming! Santa’s coming!” Tell Santa how good you’ve been this year at any one (or more if you’ve been really good) of these locations. Please check each event’s website for updated covid protocols or cancellations.
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Christmas at Union Station: Santa Visits through December 23 at Durham Museum (registration required)
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Santa’s Magic & Virtual Visits with Santa through December 23 at Omaha Children’s Museum (registration required)
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Oak View Mall In-person Santa Visits through December 24 (registration required)
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Santa’s Wonderland at Bass Pro Shop through December 24 (registration required)
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Santa’s Wonderland at Cabela’s through December 24 (registration required)
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Visit Santa at Regency through December 24 (registration required)
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Santa Central through December 31 at Countryside Village (registration required)
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Westroads Mall’s Virtual Visit with Santa now through Jan. 7 (registration required)
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Santa at the Farm December 5 at Gifford Farm Education Center
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Santa Goes to Space + Star Wars December 5 at Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum
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Santa’s Reindeer December 5 & 12 at Bel Air Plaza
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KETV Drive-Thru Family Festival Dec 6 at Omaha Police Mounted Patrol Barn
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Santa and Reindeer December 7 & 21 at Midland’s Place
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Walkin’ in a LaVista Wonderland December 8 & 15
Sounds of the Season
There’s nothing like a live performance to put you in the holiday spirit. Whether it’s a sample of quintessential Christmas canon, like “The Nutcracker,” “A Christmas Carol”, and “It’s a Wonderful Life” or completely new fare, there’s a performance for every taste and age group.
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“It’s a Wonderful Life” now through December 20 at The Rose Theater
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“A Christmas Carol” streaming soon from the Omaha Community Playhouse
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Christmas in My Heart: A Concert Featuring Camille Metoyer Moten streaming soon from the Omaha Community Playhouse
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“Joyful Noise: A Gospel Christmas featuring Salem Concert Choir” December 5 at The Holland Performing Arts Center
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“Strings of the Season” Concert Series December 5, 12, 13, 19, 20 at the Durham Museum
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“Holiday Stomp” with The Hot Sardines on December 10 at The Holland Performing Arts Center
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David Benoit Christmas Tribute to Charlie Brown on December 11 at The Holland Performing Arts Center
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“The Nutcracker” December 12-15 virtually on American Midwest Ballet’s YouTube and FaceBook pages
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“A Christmas Carol” screening of theatrical performance by Gerald Charles Dickens, great-great grandson of Charles Dickens December 13 at Scottish Rite Temple
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Omaha Symphony Presents Centennial Overtures Home for the Holidays December 23 & 25 (original live performance will now be broadcasted)
Have a Lit Christmas!
Nothing says Christmas like a good light display. Get your pajama-clad kids tucked into the family car, fill a thermos with hot cocoa, crank the holiday tunes, and take in the many displays across the city. You’ll see why Omaha made House Beautiful’s top 30 cities for holiday lights list!
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Christmas at Boulder Creek Lights Display through December 23
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Santa’s Rock’n Lights Drive-Through Light Show at Werner Park through January 3 (registration required)
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Holiday Lights Festival at the Old Market through January 4
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Holiday Lights Festival in North Omaha (historic 24th and Lake business district) through January 4
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Holiday Lights Festival in South Omaha (on 24th Street between L Street and Q Street) through January 4
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Lights of Aksarben at Stinson Park
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Season of Lights at Midtown Crossing through February 14
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Walkin’ in LaVista Wonderland December 8 & 15
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Illuminate Inclusion at Zorinksy Lake December 11-12
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Holiday Lights Festival: Fireworks Spectacular at CHI Health Center Omaha on December 31
Family Holiday Fun
Take a break from your shopping and baking to partake in some other holly jolly holiday activities. Explore Omaha’s melting pot community and “celebrate” Christmas in Germany, Mexico and beyond vicariously through holiday cultural events.
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Merry and Bright Holiday Poinsettia Show through January 3 at Lauritzen Gardens
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Christmas at Union Station’s Holiday Cultural Trees Display through January 10 at Durham Museum
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Season’s Greetings, Omaha! through January 10 at Durham Museum
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10th Annual Christmas in the Village December 5 at 24th and Lake historic business district
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Christmas in Germany December 6 at German American Society
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KETV Drive-Thru Family Festival December 6 at Omaha Police Mounted Patrol Barn
Adult Swim: The Holiday Edition
Because sometimes you need to be around adults, and only adults.
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Winter Solstice Yule Ball on December 19 at DC Centre
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Holiday Hustle 5K holiday-themed fun run on December 20 in LaVista
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Discover Winter at The Capitol District ongoing through winter
Retail Fun
While many of us are doing much of our shopping online this year, don’t forget the many festive opportunities for shop local this year!
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Vintage Market Days of Omaha on December 4-6 in Elkhorn, NE
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Makers Market on December 5 at Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum
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A Christmas Tradition at Mulhall’s featuring local pop-ups, Santa’s reindeer, and concerts
Have fun exploring a hometown holiday this month. And from Aksarben Mortgage, have yourself a merry little Christmas now!
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