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Grand Island Nebraska Entertainment & Events

Special Events

  • Ladies Night Out
    Located at Grand Island Senior High Auditorium
    308-381-1430
    This special annual event brings you a tast of home cooking and unique exhibitors displaying a wide range of arts, crafts, and demonstrations, all under one roof.

  • Tri-City Street Rods Car Show
    700 East Stolley Park Road • Grand Island, NE 68802
    Located at Fonner Park
    308-382-7310
    Come see many different rod cars from all around the world which are very unique in their own way during this two day event that features antique cars, street rods, classics, race cars, motorcycles, and commercial booths.
    Sponsored By: Ron Von Behren

  • Central Nebraska Home Show
    700 East Stoley Park Road • Grand Island, NE 68802
    Located at Fonner Park
    712-336-0040
    Many displays and attractions of different projects and ideas for your home, or even for your "future" home, are featured during this must see three day home show.

  • Numismatic Association Coin Show
    Located at Interstate Holiday Inn
    308-534-5838
    A must visit event for coin collectors, this two day event features coins from all over the world with selling, buying, and trading options available.
    Sponsored By: Tax Mader

  • Easter Basket Extravaganza
    Located at Conestoga Mall
    308-384-7384
    This very unique and touching event helps raise money for the hungry and consists of a silent auction of many different and individually decorated dontated Easter baskets.
    Sponsored By: Diane Mettenbunk

  • 1890s Memorial Day
    Located at the Stuhr Museum
    308-385-5316
    Members of Railroad Town's Grand Army of the Republic Post lead a procession which starts in front of the boarding house for to the cemetery near the rural church during this Memorial Day event that also features The Railroad Town Silver Cornet Band presenting a concert of patriotic music.
    Sponsored By: Gail Stoklasa

Concerts & Performances

  • Cantari Concert
    Conestoga Mall • Grand Island, NE 68801
    402-562-7132

    Sponsored By: John Putnam

  • Glenn Miller Orchestra
    2124 N Lafayette • Grand Island, NE 68803
    Senior High Auditorium
    308-382-2309
    High School orchestra puts on a grand performance.
    Sponsored By: Stanley Urwiller

  • Pippin the Musical
    TBA
    308-382-2586
    A wonderful musical, a must see!
    Sponsored By: Jeannee Mueller

  • Concert in Park
    W Capital Ave • Grand Island, NE 68803
    Nebraska Veterans Home
    308-385-5457
    Great concerts in park settings.
    Sponsored By: Todd McCoy

  • Concert in Park
    1st & Cleveland • Grand Island, NE 68803
    Buechler Park
    308-385-5457
    Experience the best of concerts in a park setting.
    Sponsored By: Todd McCoy

  • Concert in the Park
    Nebraska Veterans Home • Grand Island, NE 68801
    308-385-5457
    Great concert in park atmosphere.
    Sponsored By: Todd McCoy

  • Concert in the Park
    Buechler Park • Grand Island, NE 68801
    308-385-5457
    Elegant concert in a park atmosphere.
    Sponsored By: Todd McCoy

Festivals & Fairs

  • Saturday Night in Railroad Town
    Stuhr Museum • Grand Island, NE 68801
    308-385-5316
    Re-create activities that took place in town. Learn about the trade of the ice man and many other trades in town.
    Sponsored By: Gail Stoklasa

  • Old-Fashioned Downtown Christmas
    Located in Downtown Grand Island
    308-385-5444
    Feel the spirit of the season during this event that offers treasured memories of an old-fashioned Christmas and includes torytellers, sleigh rides, caroling, costumed strollers, and Mr. and Mrs. Claus.
    Sponsored By: Dianne Kelley

  • Spring Fling
    105 East Jesse • Grand Island, NE 68801
    Located in Sargent
    308-527-3722
    A two day festival that features a car and motorcycle shine and show, as well as a hot dog roast, a Poker Run, a light parade, and nighttime entertainment.  more...
    Sponsored By: Gail Stoklasa

  • 1890s Fourth of July
    Located at the Stuhr Museum
    308-385-5316
    Capture the spirit of Independence Day during this event that features a band concert, a parade and patriotic program, a vintage baseball game, cherry pie eating contests, and games.
    Sponsored By: Gail Stoklasa

Seminars & Symposiums

  • Summer Solstice Program
    Crane Meadows Nature Center • Grand Island, NE 68802
    308-382-1820
    Celebrate the longest day of the year, learn the history of this ancient holiday.
    Sponsored By: Eric Volden

Sporting Events

  • Fonner Park
    700 East Stolley Park Road • Grand Island, NE 68802
    308-382-4515
    Throughbred horse racing from mid-February to mid-May, simulcast racing the rest of the year.

  • Fonner Park Live Thoroughbred Horse Races
    700 E Stolley Park • Grand Island, NE 68802
    Fonner Park
    308-382-4515
    Best of horse racing.
    Sponsored By: Hugh Minor

  • Nebraska Horse Club Assoc Horse Show
    2304 South Stuhr Road • Grand Island, NE 68801
    Hall County Sheriff's Posse Arena
    308-384-4618
    Many types of riders show their skills ontop their horses.
    Sponsored By: Jamie Sich

  • Hooked on Fishing
    2300 West Capital Avenue • Grand Island, NE 68803
    Located at Nebraska Veterans Home Lake
    308-384-7163
    Nebraska's largest fishing derby, this fishing event offers hands-on fishing and related activities, as well as education classes. on June 30,
    Sponsored By: Larry Seifert

  • State 4-H Horse Exposition
    Located in Fonner Park
    402-472-6414
    Kick off an all day horse event with halter classes and showmanship trials during this five day exposition that includes competition in a wide variety of equestrian events.
    Sponsored By: Kathy Anderson

  • Hoops Mania Youth Basketball Tournament
    Located at Various Schools in Grand Island
    308-389-7332
    Put on by the Grand Island Senior High Booster Club, this two day tournament is for boys and girls basketball teams from fourth to ninth grade and all levels of abilities are welcome.
    Sponsored By: Kevin Nansel

Parades

  • Harvest of Harmony Parade
    Located Downtown on Third Street
    308-382-9210
    Beautiful floats are judged and a Miss Harvest of Harmony is selected during this parade that also features a band competition and a stadium field program at Grand Island Senior High.
    Sponsored By: Jan Schmidt

Tours

  • Bunker Tours
    Located at the Crane Meadows Nature Center
    308-382-1820
    Coinciding with the dates of highest Sandhill Crane concentrations on the Platte, this program about waterfall is followed by a guided viewing along the Platte and is available one hour before till one hour after sunrise and sunset in March and April when the cranes are leaving or returning to their roosts.
    Sponsored By: Eric Volden

  • Bunker/Blind Tours
    Crane Meadows Nature Center
    308-382-1820
    Program about waterfowl followed by guided viewing along the Platte.
    Sponsored By: Eric Volden

  • Platte River Canoe Trip
    Crane Meadows Nature Center
    308-382-1820
    Canoe the Platte to view abundant wildlife and wildflowers of spring.
    Sponsored By: Eric Volden

  • Loup River Excursion
    Crane Meadows Nature Center
    308-382-1820
    Travel to several meadow areas along the Loup River to view wildflowers, birds and other animals.
    Sponsored By: Eric Voulden

  • Prairie Chicken Tour
    9325 South Alda Road • Grand Island, NE 68883
    Located at the Crane Meadows Nature Center
    308-382-1820
    Tour viewing locations of migrating birds as a naturalist interprets the displays and identifys a variety of birds that habitat the same area during this event that lasts for six days.
    Sponsored By: Eric Volden

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