FEATURED EVENT
Feather Our Nest 2023
Benefitting Fontenelle Forest
Location: Fontenelle Forest Nature Center
Bellevue’s Fontenelle Forest aims to provide a place where people can experience and enjoy the quiet wild of nature, hoping to inspire current and future generations to care for the natural world. At the annual Feather Our Nest benefits, guests are invited to a enjoy twilight stroll on the Riverview Boardwalk, bid on handcrafted items, explore the trading post exhibit to learn about the forest’s storied history, and enjoy cocktails and seasonal offerings by Heirloom Fine Foods. Money raised from this event will benefit the forest’s mission to create a sustainable future through their work in conservation, education, and recreation.
October 1
Gold Rush 2023
Benefits: Golden Retreiver Rescue in Nebraska
Location: SumTur Amphitheater, Papillion
October 1
Superhero Heart Run Omaha
Benefits: Congenital Heart Defects (CHD)
Location: Werner Park
October 1
2023 JDRF One Walk
Benefits: JDRF
Location: Mahoney State Park
–jdrf.org
October 1
Lincoln Take Steps
Benefits: Crohns and Colitis Foundation
Location: Lincoln Children’s Zoo
–crohnscolitisfoundation.org
October 3
First Tuesday Fundraiser Featuring the Crabby Blues Band
Benefits: Pine Ridge Reservation Propane Fund
Location: Shucks (119th St.)
October 5
FRIENDS OF DUET BENEFIT
Benefits: Developmental Disability Resources and Support
Location: Storz Mansion
October 5
Let Love Lead Annual Fundraiser
Benefits: Scatter Joy Acres
Location: Scatter Joy Acres
October 6
An Evening Among ANGELS: Give Cancer the Boot
Benefits: Pediatric Cancer Families
Location: CHI Health Center Omaha
–myangelsamongus.org
October 6
ANNUAL FUNDRAISING GALA
Benefits: MKS Studio
Location: Divine Sphepherd Lutheran Church
October 7
BIKEtober
Benefits: 712 Initiative
Location: Barleys
October 7 & 28
2023 Komen Nebraska MORE THAN PINK Walk
Benefits: Susan G. Komen Foundation
Location: Werner Park
–komen.org
October 7
PROSPECT HILL CEMETERY CLEANUP DAYS
Benefits: Prospect Hill Cemetery
Location: Prospect Hill Cemetery
October 7
Touch-A-Truck
Benefits: Child Saving Institute
Location: UNMC/Fiserv Parking Lots
October 8
Omaha WALK to End Hydrocephalus
Benefits: Hydrocephalus Association
Location: Chalco Hills Recreation Area
October 8
2023 Walk to End Alzheimer’s-Lincoln, NE
Benefits: Alzheimer’s Association
Location: Haymarket Park
October 9
Annual Coat Drive
Benefits: Calistus Foundation
Location: African Farms
October 12
3rd Annual Celebrate Good Gala
Benefits: Goodwill Industries, Inc.
Location: The Relevant Center, Elkhorn
October 12
Chariots Champions Invitational
Benefits: Chariots 4 Hope
Location: Indian Creek Golf Club
October 12
The Stars Among Us Gala
Benefits: Heartland Home Mission
Location: Hilton Omaha
October 12
Dance for a Chance Halloween Ball
Benefits: YES Omaha
Location: Omaha Design Center
October 13
2023 Benefit Art Auction Opening Reception
Benefits: Area artists, Bemis Center programming
Location: Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
October 13
Vision Beyond Sight – The Journey is Just Beginning
Benefits: Outlook Enrichment
Location: Omaha Marriott Downtown
October 14
FUNDRAISER FOR ROGER ANDERSON
Benefits: Army Veteran Roger Anderson (Medical Expenses)
Location: Fraternal Order of Eagles, Bellevue
October 14
ROLL ALS TO THE GUTTER! 2ND ANNUAL FUNDRAISER FOR CHAD MCBRIDE
Benefits: Chad McBride (Medical Expenses)
Location: Maplewood Lanes
–maplewoodlanesomaha.com
October 14 & 28
VOLUNTEER AT THE COMMUNITY DONATION CENTER
Benefits: Restoring Dignity
Location: Restoring Dignity Community Donation Center (J St.)
October 15
Hot Cider Hustle
Benefits: ALS in the Heartland
Location: Lake Zorinsky
October 15
MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER
Benefits: American Cancer Society
Location: Homes Lake Park, Lincoln
October 20
REMIX
Benefits: Women’s Center for Advancement
Location: Omaha Marriott Downtown
October 20
Imagine… OHB’s Annual Fundraising Event
Benefits: Omaha Home for Boys
Location: The Barn at the Ackerhurst Dairy Farm
October 20-22
Stamp Out Breast Cancer
Benefits: Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Location: Country Inn & Suites By Radisson, Lincoln
October 22
Golf Scramble Fundraiser
Benefits: Nebraska PRIME Youth Baseball
Location: Tiberon Golf Club
October 22
My Sister’s Keeper 23rd Annual Celebration
Benefits: My Sister’s Keeper
Location: Scott Conference Center
October 26
STAND UP AGAINST BULLYING ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
Benefits: RESPECT Programming
Location: St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church
October 27
Friends of RiteCare Dinner and Auction
Benefits: Scottish Rite Foundation of Omaha
Location: Scottish Rite Masonic Center
–scottishriteomaha.org
October 28
Aksarben Ball
Benefits: Aksarben Foundation
Location: Aksarben Foundation
October 28
PANCAKE FEED
Benefits: The Hungry
Location: Sozo Coffeehouse, Downtown Omaha
October 29
Trunk or Treat in Farm Hill
Benefits: Local Non-Profits
Location: Zen Coffee Company
Event times and details are correct as of presstime, but are subject to change.
Omaha Magazine encourages readers to visit venues’ websites and/or calling ahead before attending an event or visiting a museum.
This article originally appeared in the October 2023 issue of Omaha Magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.
