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