Calendar
This calendar lists just about every upcoming event in Nebraska City that anyone in or out of town might care about. We even considered letting you sync events with Google Calendar or Apple Calendar or other uncreatively named calendar apps, but decided going for page views was a better idea. Sometimes the internet hits you hard.
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June 2023
Buzz About Bees at the Tree Adventure
Discover the wonderful world of bees and how much we rely on them! Take part in a variety of activities and see our demonstration hive up close. Bee experts will be on hand to help us learn about this very important little insect.
June Jubilee ‘Won’t You Bee My Honey?’
Come enjoy a day of victorian courtship. Learn all about the strict regulations to meet that special someone. Take a selfie with your loved one in a buggy made for two!
July 2023
Dragonflies – Tigers of the Air at the Tree Adventure
Dragonflies are beautiful — and deadly predators — if you are another insect! Fortunately, we can observe these amazing aerial acrobats without worry. Find out more about these fascinating creatures and learn how to distinguish them from their ancestral cousins, the damselflies. Then craft your own dragonfly to take home with you.
Dragonflies – Tigers of the Air at the Tree Adventure
Dragonflies are beautiful — and deadly predators — if you are another insect! Fortunately, we can observe these amazing aerial acrobats without worry. Find out more about these fascinating creatures and learn how to distinguish them from their ancestral cousins, the damselflies. Then craft your own dragonfly to take home with you.
August 2023
Crickets – The Soundtrack of Summer
Engage in hands-on activities to find out how crickets fill the summer nights with song and why they do it, then learn to recognize their sounds in your own backyard. Get an up-close look at these chirping marvels and discover more about their life cycle and habits.
Crickets – The Soundtrack of Summer
Engage in hands-on activities to find out how crickets fill the summer nights with song and why they do it, then learn to recognize their sounds in your own backyard. Get an up-close look at these chirping marvels and discover more about their life cycle and habits.
September 2023
The Morton Family Goes to the Fair
“Come to the Fair” at Arbor Lodge Mansion, and get a glimpse of the Morton family’s involvement in the organization of and judging at Nebraska’s territorial, county, and state fairs. Learn about the family’s impact through journal entries, certificates, photographs, and other documents.
Antique Apple Tasting
Ready for a unique tasting experience? Here at Arbor Day Farm, we grow many varieties of apples in our orchard that you will never see at a grocery store. Let us share our enthusiasm for these heirloom apples with a little history and a taste test of your own!
Living History Weekend – Centennial Celebration of Arbor Lodge State Historical Park
Step back in time to see historic trades, talents, and other demonstrations come alive inside Arbor Lodge Mansion and out on the beautiful grounds during Living History Weekends at Arbor Day Farm.
Living History Weekend – Table Creek Rendezvous
Step back in time to see historic trades, talents, and other demonstrations come alive inside Arbor Lodge Mansion and out on the beautiful grounds during Living History Weekends at Arbor Day Farm.
