What to do in Omaha in December 2026

70 events from Tuesday, December 1 to Thursday, December 31, 2026. Free: 9. Busiest venues: Omaha Community Playhouse, Sheldon Museum of Art, Reverb Lounge.

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

Visual arts
until Dec 13

Precarious

Sheldon Museum of Art · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Dec 19

Material Nation: 250 Years of American Quilts

International Quilt Museum · UNL East Campus (Lincoln)
- Visual arts
Tickets
Visual arts
until Jan 17

Éirinn go Brách Photo Exhibition

The Durham Museum · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 3

Sadie Barnette

Joslyn Art Museum · Midtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 3

Gender, Genre, Generation: Women Painting Abstraction

Sheldon Museum of Art · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jan 3

Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention

Sheldon Museum of Art · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jan 3

New Horizons

Sheldon Museum of Art · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jan 3

Remembering Modern Art: The Collection of the Museum of American Art, Berlin

Sheldon Museum of Art · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jun 2

Sheldon Statewide: Hyphen American

Sheldon Museum of Art · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jan 17

Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914

Joslyn Art Museum · Midtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Mar 7

Jacolby Satterwhite: Country Ball 1989–2012

Joslyn Art Museum · Midtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Mar 7

Made in USA: Prints for the American Revolution Bicentennial

Joslyn Art Museum · Midtown
- Visual arts
Free
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Visual arts
until Jan 10

In Search of the Signers

The Durham Museum · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 3

Struck in Independence: Coins of the American Revolution

The Durham Museum · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Dec 20

2026 Regional Photo Biennial

Gallery 1516 · Midtown
- Visual arts
Theatre
until Dec 6

Holiday Shorts: An Evening of Short Holiday Plays by Local Playwrights

Shelterbelt Theatre · Midtown
- Theatre
Theatre
until Dec 19

Silent Night of the Lambs

BLUEBARN Theatre · Old Market South
- Theatre
Tickets
Theatre
until Dec 20

A Christmas Carol

Omaha Community Playhouse · Dundee
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
7 PM

EXHUMED

EXHUMED · JARHEAD FERTILIZER · SAVAGE MASTER · MOLDER · TRAFFIC DEATH

Reverb Lounge · Benson
- Music
$20–$25 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

CornHusker Marching Band Highlight Show

Glenn Korff School of Music, University of Nebraska-Lincoln · UNL City Campus (Lincoln)
- Music

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

Music
1 PM

A Christmas Carol

Omaha Community Playhouse · Dundee
- Music
Music
6:30 PM

Psycroptic

Psycroptic · Inferi · Cognitive · Summoning the Lich

Reverb Lounge · Benson
- Music
$25–$30 Tickets
Music
7 PM

A Christmas Carol at Omaha Community Playhouse

Omaha Community Playhouse · Dundee
- Music

Thursday, December 3, 2026

Music
1:30 PM

A Christmas Carol

Omaha Community Playhouse · Dundee
- Music
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Music
7:30 PM

A Christmas Carol at Omaha Community Playhouse

Omaha Community Playhouse · Dundee
- Music
Music
8 PM

Blue Violin’s Retro Rock & Roll Christmas: An 80s Holiday Spectacular

Rococo Theatre · Downtown Lincoln
- Music
- Rock
$35–$59 Tickets
Music
8 PM

Dad Rock Night (2000s Rock Tribute)

The Waiting Room Lounge · Benson
- Music
- Rock
$22.75–$29 Tickets
Circus
Time not announced

A Magical Cirque Christmas

Lied Center for Performing Arts · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus
- Circus
Tickets

Friday, December 4, 2026

Music
1:30 PM

A Christmas Carol

Omaha Community Playhouse · Dundee
- Music
Music
7:30 PM

A Charlie Brown Christmas at Omaha Community Playhouse

Omaha Community Playhouse · Dundee
- Music
Music
7:30 PM

A Christmas Carol at Omaha Community Playhouse

Omaha Community Playhouse · Dundee
- Music
Music
8 PM

Pokey LaFarge

Pokey LaFarge · Cicada Rhythm

The Waiting Room Lounge · Benson
- Music
$30–$35 Tickets
Theatre
until Dec 20

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Omaha Community Playhouse · Dundee
- Theatre
Tickets
Visual arts
Time not announced

First Friday: American Identities with Jamie Swartz

International Quilt Museum · UNL East Campus (Lincoln)
- Visual arts
Free
Theatre
until Dec 13

How The Grinch Stole Christmas JR

Lincoln Community Playhouse · South Lincoln
- Theatre
Theatre
until Dec 20

Premium Show

The Rose Theater · Downtown
- Theatre
Tickets
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Music
Time not announced

The Swingles: Together for the Holidays

Lied Center for Performing Arts · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus
- Music
$16–$32 Tickets

Saturday, December 5, 2026

Music
1:30 PM

A Christmas Carol

Omaha Community Playhouse · Dundee
- Music
Music
7 PM

Imminence

Steelhouse Omaha · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

A Charlie Brown Christmas at Omaha Community Playhouse

Omaha Community Playhouse · Dundee
- Music
Music
8 PM

A Night With “Mr. Wonderful”

Benson Theatre · Benson
- Music
- Cabaret
Tickets

Sunday, December 6, 2026

Music
8 AM

A Christmas Carol

Omaha Community Playhouse · Dundee
- Music
Music
2 PM

A Charlie Brown Christmas at Omaha Community Playhouse

Omaha Community Playhouse · Dundee
- Music
Music
6:30 PM

Trippie Redd

Steelhouse Omaha · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Thoughts on Bowling

Thoughts on Bowling · Softly · MooseCreek Park

Reverb Lounge · Benson
- Music
$15–$20 Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra: Deck the Halls

Lied Center for Performing Arts · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus
- Music
Tickets

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

Music
1 PM

A Christmas Carol

Omaha Community Playhouse · Dundee
- Music

Thursday, December 10, 2026

Music
1:30 PM

A Christmas Carol

Omaha Community Playhouse · Dundee
- Music
Other
5 PM

Maple St. Construct Design Lecture Series

Benson Theatre · Benson
Free Tickets
Music
8 PM

Live @ LOW END | Chief Adjuah

Chief Adjuah

Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts · Old Market
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Christmas Celebration

Omaha Symphony · Downtown
- Music
Tickets

Friday, December 11, 2026

Music
1:30 PM

A Christmas Carol

Omaha Community Playhouse · Dundee
- Music

Saturday, December 12, 2026

Music
1:30 PM

A Christmas Carol

Omaha Community Playhouse · Dundee
- Music
Music
1:30 PM

Amahl and the Night Visitors

Glenn Korff School of Music, University of Nebraska-Lincoln · UNL City Campus (Lincoln)
- Music

Sunday, December 13, 2026

Music
8 AM

A Christmas Carol

Omaha Community Playhouse · Dundee
- Music
Music
Time not announced

Christmas Celebration

Omaha Symphony · Downtown
- Music
Tickets

Tuesday, December 15, 2026

Music
1 PM

A Christmas Carol

Omaha Community Playhouse · Dundee
- Music
Music
7 PM

Voodoo Glow Skulls

Voodoo Glow Skulls · The Bishops · Heatwaves

Reverb Lounge · Benson
- Music
- Punk
$20–$25 Tickets
Theatre
until Dec 20

Mamma Mia!

Lied Center for Performing Arts · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus
- Theatre
Tickets

Wednesday, December 16, 2026

Music
1 PM

A Christmas Carol

Omaha Community Playhouse · Dundee
- Music

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