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Colorful, fun design with overlapping circles spelling "TRIVIA" in white letters, under "NE SciFest" logo on a light gray background. Energetic and playful tone.

NE SciFest Social Media Trivia

Science is all around us so let's have some virtual fun! Running every day through the festival we’re bringing back our NE SciFest Social Media Science Trivia. Everyday we will […]

Free
Bright pink background with triangular patterns, featuring a white magnifying glass with a black question mark. Text reads "Scavenger Hunt" and "NE SciFest."

NE SciFest Scavenger Hunt

Let's go outside and hunt for science! Download the scavenger hunt (below) and go out and search for science. Ten quests await you - no matter where you live in […]

Free
A blue-green ice cream tub labeled "Lunar Lemon" features a cartoon astronaut on a yellow moon. Text describes a lemon cake flavor with white chocolate, graham crunch and raspberry swirls.

NE SciFest Ice Cream

eCreamery Ice Cream & Gelato 5001 Underwood Ave, Omaha

Available in April - until pints run out, our new NE SciFest signature ice cream flavor from eCreamery: LUNAR LEMON. Lunar Lemon: Lemon Cake Ice Cream, White Chocolate Chips, Graham […]

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Two prairie grouse display vibrant plumage and raised tail feathers in a grassy field. The foreground bird shows dynamic movement and energy.

Sharp-tailed grouse viewing at Niobrara State Park

Niobrara State Park 89261 522 Ave, Niobrara

Experience the natural wonder of the sharp-tailed grouse mating dance from a grouse viewing blind at Niobrara State Park! This sunrise ritual is an ancient and glorious display from one […]

A small bird with a dark eye and olive-green feathers perches on a thin, yellowish branch against a soft blue background. The scene is calm and natural.

Wetlands Bird Walk

Fontenelle Forest Wetlands 103 Camp Gifford Road, Bellevue

Grab your binoculars and join Fontenelle Forest for a Naturalist guided hike through the Wetlands in search of Pileated Woodpeckers and migratory birds making their way through the Forest in […]

$10 – $25

Painting of a crane with elaborate, colorful wings. The bird's body is sketched in white with a red crown, set against a soft, neutral background.

Wings Over the Platte

Wings Over the Platte
Stuhr Museum 3133 West Highway 34, Grand Island

Flowing across the heart of the Great Plains, the Platte River has long been a source of life, movement, and inspiration. Wings Over the Platte celebrates the landscapes, waterways, and wildlife that […]

Free with membership, Daily Admission rates apply for non-members

Illustration of science tools on a green background featuring a rocket, microscope, atom, gears, and beaker with "Science Sunday" text in bold white.

Science Sunday

Science Sunday
Omaha RiverFront 1001 Douglas Street, Omaha

Join the Nebraska Science Festival for Science Sunday from 1-2pm in April at the Omaha RiverFront by the slides.  This is a free family friendly hour for you to learn […]

Free

Painting of a crane with elaborate, colorful wings. The bird's body is sketched in white with a red crown, set against a soft, neutral background.

Wings Over the Platte

Wings Over the Platte
Stuhr Museum 3133 West Highway 34, Grand Island

Flowing across the heart of the Great Plains, the Platte River has long been a source of life, movement, and inspiration. Wings Over the Platte celebrates the landscapes, waterways, and wildlife that […]

Free with membership, Daily Admission rates apply for non-members

Illustration of science tools on a green background featuring a rocket, microscope, atom, gears, and beaker with "Science Sunday" text in bold white.

Science Sunday

Science Sunday
Omaha RiverFront 1001 Douglas Street, Omaha

Join the Nebraska Science Festival for Science Sunday from 1-2pm in April at the Omaha RiverFront by the slides.  This is a free family friendly hour for you to learn […]

Free

Painting of a crane with elaborate, colorful wings. The bird's body is sketched in white with a red crown, set against a soft, neutral background.

Wings Over the Platte

Wings Over the Platte
Stuhr Museum 3133 West Highway 34, Grand Island

Flowing across the heart of the Great Plains, the Platte River has long been a source of life, movement, and inspiration. Wings Over the Platte celebrates the landscapes, waterways, and wildlife that […]

Free with membership, Daily Admission rates apply for non-members

Illustration of science tools on a green background featuring a rocket, microscope, atom, gears, and beaker with "Science Sunday" text in bold white.

Science Sunday

Science Sunday
Omaha RiverFront 1001 Douglas Street, Omaha

Join the Nebraska Science Festival for Science Sunday from 1-2pm in April at the Omaha RiverFront by the slides.  This is a free family friendly hour for you to learn […]

Free