Celebrating 47 years of memories, culture and community spirit in North Omaha!

The Native Omaha Days Organizing Committee, Native Omahans Club, Omaha Economic Development Corporation, Empowerment Network, and community partners present…The 24th Biennial Celebration.
The Native Omahan Club has once again joined forces with the Omaha Economic Development Corporation, Empowerment Network and dozens of community partners engaged in the Native Omaha Days Organizing Committee to develop and present their 24th Biennial Celebration. Attracting thousands, the Native Omaha Days Festival will once again help to accelerate the positive momentum in the community. The events have a major economic impact and now has expanded to venues city-wide.
Event organizers are preparing for the biggest and best celebration to date, featuring traditional events: Gospel Fest at Morning Star Baptist Church; Stroll Down Memory Lane in the Village at 24thand Lake; Native Omaha Days Homecoming Parade along North 30thStreet; Native Omaha Day Event, Omaha Day Classic Golf Tournament; Sunday Worship Services; Blue Monday and more!
In addition to the long-standing traditional events, this year’s full week of activities will again include: trolley tours, golf outings, jazz and gospel music, class and family reunions, Culture Fest with children’s activities and something for all ages and more! The parade, always a crowd favorite, is planned for Saturday morning between 10 am and noon from 30th and Lake to 30th and Sprague.
Attractions added in 2021 are back including the Village Festival Square at the Bryant Resource Center at 24th & Burdette with food trucks and small business vendors for locals and visitors to shop and explore unique crafts.
New this year…Excellent exhibits and an African American Book Signing will be featured at the Great Plains History Museum. The Culxr House will present Divisible Documentary – film that explores the impacts of redlining in Omaha; specifically in Near North Side. All activities and updates will be posted at nativeomahadays.org

The Food Vendor Informational Meeting hosted by the Native Omaha Days Organizing Committee will be held again this year. The event will be held on Saturday, June 10, 2023 from 10 am to 11 am at American National Bank, 3147 Ames Avenue. It will serve the purpose of having food vendors learn the requirements and guidelines to obtain a food permit. Representatives from the Douglas County Health Department will be on hand to share information. Go to nativeomahadays.org for update information on date and location.
“We are excited to see the community partnering again to make this a tremendous community event,” said Michael Maroney, President and CEO of Omaha Economic Development Corporation. “We are working with the Native Omaha Days Organizing Committee, Omaha Police Department and dozens of other organizations to make this a safe, fun and enjoyable experience for the entire community. We’re also looking forward to showcasing more of the projects that have come to fruition since the last Native Omaha Days celebration.”
The organizers are calling on the whole community to play a role in making the Native Omaha Days celebration a major success.
For more information and a complete schedule of activities, please go to www.nativeomahadays.org.

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Initial List of Events (Full list will be available at nativeomahadays.org
Monday, July 24
GREAT PLAINS BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM
Great Plains Black History Museum invites you to attend their African American Author’s Book Signing, Help support our local authors and Museum by stopping by.
Where: 2221 North 24 Street
Time: 12:00-3:00 p.m.
Contact: Eric Ewing @ (402) 932-7077
Gpblackhistorymuseum.org
Tuesday, July 25
GREAT PLAINS BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM
Great Plains Black History Museum invites you to attend their African American Author’s Book Signing, Help support our local authors and Museum by stopping by.
Where: 2221 North 24 Street
Time: 12:00-3:00 p.m.
Contact: Eric Ewing @ (402) 932-7077
Gpblackhistorymuseum.org
Wednesday, July 26
FESTIVAL SQUARE (Food & Retail Merchants)
GospelFest at Morning Star
6:00 pm
Thursday, July 27
FESTIVAL SQUARE (Food & Retail Merchants)
DIVISIBLE DOCUMENTARY
Presents a screening of Divisible, an educational documentary film that explores the impacts of redlining in Omaha, specifically the Near North Side.
Where: Culxr house
3014 North 24 Street
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Contact: Lizzy Barrett
(607) 220-8927
Website: DivisibleDoc.com
NATIVE OMAHA CLUB
Social Mixer
TECH HIGH DANCE
Classes of 1975, 1976 and on. School dance featuring Ed Archibald
Where: Highlander
2120 North 30 Street
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Cost: $15
Contact: Darlene Brown @ (402) 880-3929
Friday, July 28, 2023
Omaha Days Golf Classic
FESTIVAL SQUARE (Food & Retail Merchants)
Stroll Down Memory Lane
24th and Lake
Presented by: OEDC and Empowerment Network
6:00 to 9:00 PM
Saturday, July 29, 2022
Native Omaha Days Parade
10:00 AM
North 30th from Lake to Sprague
Native Omaha Days
Day Party
Native Omahan Club
North 30th from Lake to Sprague
FESTIVAL SQUARE (Food & Retail Merchants)
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Native Omaha Days Festival
Presented by: The Native Omaha Days Festival is presented by the Native Omaha Days Organizing Committee, Native Omahan Club, Omaha Economic Development Corporation and Empowerment Network.
The Native Omaha Days Organization Committee and community partners include: Omaha Star Newspaper, EverGreen Capital Management, 24th and Lake Businesses, American National Bank, Omaha Police Department, Bryant Resource Center, Vickie Young, YouTurn, Freedomtainment, North End Teleservices, Revive! Omaha Magazine, Great Plains Black History Museum, Leo Louis II, NONA, Ital Vital, nocredevelopmentgroup, Long School Neighborhood Association, North Omaha Business Improvement District, MAYS and the North Omaha Village Revitalization Plan.