Brats, schnitzel, imported beer and polka bands at the German-American Society's long-running Oktoberfest.
A Friday and Saturday in mid to late September · German-American Society
Omaha's German-American Society has been around since 1884, and its German Day Oktoberfest is the city's most traditional Oktoberfest. The 2026 celebration was the 142nd German Day, held on the society's grounds in southwest Omaha.
The menu reads like a Bavarian beer hall: brats, schnitzel, roast pork, chicken, sauerkraut, potato salad, giant pretzels with cheese sauce and tortes for dessert, plus imported German beer and glassware to take home. Polka groups and bands play throughout, and German dancers and a mixed chorus perform.
Saturday afternoon brings the official keg tapping, children's games and face painting, and the German-American Heritage Museum opens its doors. It is friendly to families during the day and lively in the evening.
Omaha's weekend farmers markets: Saturday mornings on the Old Market's brick streets and Sunday mornings at Aksarben Village, May through October.
Old Market (11th and Jackson Streets) and Aksarben Village (67th Street and Mercy Road) · Downtown & RiverFront
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Omaha Children's Museum · Downtown & RiverFront
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The American Italian Heritage Society's Labor Day weekend festa, with Italian food, music and family fun in northwest Omaha.
Il Palazzo (American Italian Heritage Society) · West Omaha
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