We haven’t found a 2026 Thanksgiving parade in Omaha with posted details yet. In all we found eight Thanksgiving-weekend outings in and around Omaha: one turkey trot with a kids’ race and seven Black Friday weekend picks, and one is free. We also list six places and whether they’re open on Thanksgiving Day.
Thursday to Sunday
Everything below, laid out by day. Tap any outing to jump to its details.
Nothing posted yet
Thursday morning
Start time, route and what to know with a stroller, from the organizer’s page.
We check the organizers every week. The 8 outings below are confirmed on their official pages.
Run it off
Kids’ races, family walks and stroller rules, from each race’s own page.
Field Club of Omaha · 3615 Woolworth Ave., Omaha, NE
For kids: Gobble Wobble for 6 and under and Gobble Gallop for 7–12, with a participation award for every kid
With littles: The Saturday after Thanksgiving, beside the golf course. Walk-up registration on race morning.
Thanksgiving Day
Holiday hours from each place’s own page. Worth a quick check that morning.
Friday to Sunday
Tree lightings, light-display openings, farm days and other easy outings Friday through Sunday.
The Durham Museum · Downtown
With littles: Christmas at Union Station opens with sock skating in the Great Hall.
Lauritzen Gardens · 100 Bancroft St, Omaha, NE
With littles: Light display opening this weekend. No early entry.
Downtown Omaha · Downtown Omaha, NE
With littles: Light display opening this weekend.
The Durham Museum · 801 S 10th St, Omaha, NE
With littles: Light display opening this weekend. 40-foot indoor tree, good for early bedtimes.
Omaha Children's Museum · 500 South 20th Street, Omaha, NE 68102
With littles: Santa visits opening this weekend. Interactive show with indoor snowfall and Rudolph; after each show kids get one-on-one time with Santa and a photo.
Westroads Mall · 10000 California Street, Omaha, NE 68114
With littles: Santa visits opening this weekend. Walk-ups welcome; booking a 15-minute slot online is encouraged (a few families share each slot). Pet photo nights on 6 evenings (Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 14, Dec 15).
Regency Court, Center Court outside Borsheims · 120 Regency Pkwy, Omaha, NE 68114
With littles: Santa visits opening this weekend. Online reservations are coming (not open yet as of Oct 19); walk-ins welcome, reservations get priority. Pet nights are Mondays Nov 30, Dec 7 and 14, 5:30–7 p.m.
More to come.Tree lightings and holiday openings often post closer to the holiday. We add them every Thursday.Get the Friday emailKeep planning
Good questions
We haven’t found 2026 details for a Thanksgiving parade in Omaha yet. We check again every Thursday and add it as soon as the organizer posts it.
Field Club of Omaha Turkey Trot, Gobble Wobble and Gobble Gallop: Sat, Nov 28, 2026. Gobble Wobble for 6 and under and Gobble Gallop for 7–12, with a participation award for every kid.
Closed on Thanksgiving: The Durham Museum, Omaha Children’s Museum, Kiewit Luminarium, Fontenelle Forest and Lauritzen Gardens. Check the venue page the morning of, since holiday hours can change.
Sock Skating Pond returns at The Durham Museum, Bright Nights, Holiday Lights Festival (downtown lights), Christmas at Union Station tree lighting and Santa's Magic and 2 more. Dates and times are on each card.
Holiday Lights Festival (downtown lights) is free to watch or attend. More free ideas are on free things to do in Omaha.
Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 18, 2026, and we recheck them every Thursday through Thanksgiving week. How we choose and check.
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