Fall is a time of harvest festivals, hayrack rides, pumpkin patches and spook-tacular events. Here are just a few of our favorite events and festivals that'll get you in the spirit of the season.

Harvest Fair

9/12/2020 - 9/13/2020
Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer
3133 West Highway 34
Grand Island, NE 68801

It’s time to celebrate fall!  Head to Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer for pumpkin activities, harvest cookery, a 19th century fair and more at the Harvest Fair in Grand Island. 

Fall Festival

9/17/2020 - 9/19/2020
Harmony Nursery
705 Road 22
Bradshaw, NE 68319

Enjoy the fall foliage at Harmony Nursery’s fall festival. Along with beautiful fall scenery, enjoy complimentary warm apple cider and homemade fall treats while browsing fall home décor. 

Dobby's Fall Festival

9/19/2020 - 9/20/2020
Dobby's Frontier Town
320 East 25th Street
Alliance, NE 69301

In Alliance, you’ll discover Dobby’s Fall Festival at Dobby’s Frontier Town. Enjoy live music,  frontier building tours, vendors, Cowboy Fast Draw competitions, and so much more at this living history museum. 

Pumpkin Patch and Vintage Marketplace

9/26/2020 - 10/31/2020
Bloom Where You're Planted Farm
911 108th St
2/3 Mi. N. Of US Hwy 34 On 108th St
Avoca, NE 68307

At Bloom Where You’re Planted Farm’s Pumpkin Patch and Vintage Marketplace in Avoca, you can enjoy hay rides to the U-pick patch, family yard games, kids' play areas, nature trails, farm animals and more. 

Harvest Moon Fall Festival

10/03/2020
Dawes County Fair Grounds
Chadron, NE 69337

With cooking contests, games, vendors, beer and wine contests and kids’ activities, you won’t want to miss the eighth annual Harvest Moon Fall Festival. This year’s festival will take place in Chadron. 

All Hallows Eve

10/09/2020 - 10/10/2020
Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer
3133 West Highway 34
Grand Island, NE 68801

All Hallows Eve at the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer offers family-friendly fun including a treat trail, haunted field, ducking for apples and more.

Ghoulish Garden Adventure

10/25/2020
Lauritzen Gardens
100 Bancroft Street
Omaha, NE 68108

Celebrate Halloween at the Ghoulish Garden Adventure at Omaha’s Lauritzen Gardens. Throughout the garden, you’ll find 12 activity stations where you can learn about pumpkins and spiders, make Halloween-themed crafts and more. 

Shock the Block and Trunk or Treat Around the Square

10/30/2020
Shock the Block and Trunk or Treat Around the Square
Business District
Broken Bow, NE 68822

Celebrate Halloween with Broken Bow’s business community at Shock the Block and Trunk or Treat Around the Square.  

Autumn Festival, An Arts and Crafts Affair

11/05/2020 - 11/08/2020
Ralston Arena
7300 Q Street
Ralston, NE 68127

Head to Ralston Arena and enjoy Autumn Festival, An Arts and Crafts Affair. At this renowned arts and crafts show, you can browse and buy the works of hundreds of artists and crafters on display.