Omaha Scoop: Cool Weather Approaches

Ghouls and Glow, Couples Dance Instruction, Awakening Tour

Good morning, Omaha! A new week means new opportunities. Whether you're catching a show, exploring the city, or just taking a break, there's plenty to enjoy. In this week’s Omaha Scoop:

  • Ghouls and Glow

  • Couples Dance Instruction

  • Awakening Tour

Let’s get into it!

Scoops of the Week

Wednesday

Couple Dance Instruction 💃 - Grab your partner for free couples dance lessons with local instructor Ron Shepard! Whether you're a beginner or experienced, enjoy an evening of fun while learning new moves. No experience needed—just bring your enthusiasm and get ready to dance! 7-8 pm, Bushwackers

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The Awakening Tour 🎸 - The Awakening Tour brings a lineup of contemporary Christian artists to Omaha, featuring performances by Casting Crowns, We The Kingdom, Katy Nichole, David Leonard, Mac Powell, and Terrian. With chart-topping hits like Casting Crowns' "Who Am I" and We The Kingdom's "Holy Water," the tour aims to create an uplifting and spiritually enriching experience for Christian music lovers. 7-11pm, Baxter

Ghouls & Glow at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium 👻 - This zero-frightful, all-delightful event is an illuminated spectacle for all ages. Featuring family activities around the zoo including trick-or-treating, magic shows, and 400 larger-than-life lanterns you can only see at Omaha's Zoo. Visitors will encounter dancing skeletons, candy monsters, jack-o-lanterns, ghosts, witches, wizards, spider web arches, sugar skulls with elements of nature, an eerie house, a mummy band and other friendly ghouls. 

Haunted TreeRush🌳 - Experience Halloween at TreeRush! Explore eight thrilling aerial trails, 110+ challenges, and 18 ziplines. Easy trails at 10-12 feet, scaling to the most challenging at 55 feet. Suitable for ages 7 to adult, beginners to experts. Head to the trees for a heart-pumping Halloween adventure that will make you want to howl! Fontenelle Forest

A Swirl of Events

The Evening Delights

Live Music

Tuesday

  • Jarren Benton | Waiting Room Lounge | 7:00 pm tickets

  • Skeletal Remains | Reverb Lounge | 7:30 pm tickets

Wednesday

  • Mdou Moctar | Waiting Room Lounge | 7:00 pm tickets

  • Kal Marks | Reverb Lounge | 8:00 pm tickets

  • Trivia Night | Kros Strain | 7:00 pm

  • Open Mic | Dubliner Pub | 9:00-10:00 pm

  • Karaoke | Winchester | 9:00 pm

Thursday

  • Trivia Night | Harney Street Tavern | 7:00-9:00 pm

  • Comedy Night | Barnato | 7:00 pm tickets

  • Isitjosh | Reverb Lounge | 7:00 pm tickets

  • Superchunk | Waiting Room Lounge | 7:00pm tickets

  • Chris Shelton | Dubliner Pub | 9:30-1:00 am

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Thank You!

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