Free events in Omaha

Friday, October 16, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Dec 13

  Precarious

  Sheldon Museum of Art · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus

  • Visual arts

  Free

• 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 Oct 31

  Beyond Place (juried group exhibition)

  LUX Center for the Arts · Lincoln

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Oct 24

  Illest: Vitus Shell

  Vitus Shell

  The Union for Contemporary Art · North Omaha

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Oct 24

  INSIDE: 60 Portraits, 60 Days: Michael Stryder

  Michael Stryder

  The Union for Contemporary Art · North Omaha

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Mar 7

  Made in USA: Prints for the American Revolution Bicentennial

  Joslyn Art Museum · Midtown

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Oct 31

  Off the Clock

  LUX Center for the Arts · Lincoln

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  12 PM

  "Remembering Modern Art" Tour

  Sheldon Museum of Art · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

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Saturday, October 17, 2026

• Visual arts

  1 PM

  "Remembering Modern Art" Tour

  Sheldon Museum of Art · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

Sunday, October 18, 2026

• Music

  11:30 AM

  Bagels & Sometimes Bach: Sunday Music Series ft. Christine Beard (flute)

  Christine Beard

  Gallery 1516 · Midtown

  • Music

  Free

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• Other

  5 PM

  Maple St. Construct Design Lecture Series

  Benson Theatre · Benson

  Free Tickets ↗

• Visual arts

  5:30 PM

  Artist Talk with Wesaam Al-Badry

  Sheldon Museum of Art · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

Friday, October 23, 2026

• Visual arts

  12 PM

  "Remembering Modern Art" Tour

  Sheldon Museum of Art · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Flyover New Music I

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

  • Music

  Free

Saturday, October 24, 2026

• Visual arts

  1 PM

  "Remembering Modern Art" Tour

  Sheldon Museum of Art · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

• Music

  5:30 PM

  Undergraduate recital (trombone)

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

  • Music
  • Recital

  Free

Sunday, October 25, 2026

• Music

  11:30 AM

  Bagels & Sometimes Bach: Sunday Music Series ft. Mark Sanford (vocals, piano)

  Mark Sanford

  Gallery 1516 · Midtown

  • Music

  Free

• Visual arts

  2:30 PM

  Curated Chapters Book Club

  Sheldon Museum of Art · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

• Visual arts

  5:30 PM

  Sips at Sheldon

  Sheldon Museum of Art · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Doctoral recital (conducting)

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

  • Music
  • Recital

  Free

Sunday, November 1, 2026

• Music

  11:30 AM

  Bagels & Sometimes Bach: Sunday Music Series ft. Omaha Chamber Music Society

  Omaha Chamber Music Society

  Gallery 1516 · Midtown

  • Music

  Free

Thursday, November 5, 2026

• Visual arts

  5:30 PM

  Lecture with Dorothy Miller

  Sheldon Museum of Art · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

Friday, November 6, 2026

• Visual arts

  5 PM

  November First Friday

  Sheldon Museum of Art · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

• Visual arts

  —Time not announced

  First Friday: Quilts of Valor

  International Quilt Museum · UNL East Campus (Lincoln)

  • Visual arts

  Free

Saturday, November 7, 2026

• Visual arts

  2 PM

  Curator Tour: Precarious and Abstract Gestures

  Sheldon Museum of Art · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

Sunday, November 8, 2026

• Music

  11:30 AM

  Bagels & Sometimes Bach: Sunday Music Series ft. Novak & Haar Trio

  Novak & Haar Trio

  Gallery 1516 · Midtown

  • Music

  Free

Saturday, November 14, 2026

• Visual arts

  2 PM

  Drop-In Tour: Abstract Approaches

  Sheldon Museum of Art · University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

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