Visit Gering

05/08/2026

✨ Roll Out the Red Carpet for Visitors! ✨

Join us for a FREE Red Carpet Service Frontline Training designed for anyone who interacts with customers, guests, and visitors in our community!

📍 The Mixing Bowl Cafe
📅 May 19
⏰ 9:30 a.m. – Noon

This fun, hands-on session will help your team:
✔️ Strengthen customer service skills
✔️ Learn how to better assist visitors
✔️ Discover local attractions & hidden gems
✔️ Understand the impact of tourism on our community

Perfect for retail, restaurants, lodging, attractions, and more!

👉 Please RSVP by May 11 to [email protected]
so we can plan materials and snacks.

Let’s work together to make every visitor experience in Gering a great one! ❤️

05/06/2026

The City of Gering recently approved four Occupation Tax (lodging tax) grants to support events that bring visitors—and their spending—into our community.

From the NSAA Class B State Golf Championships and Monument Marathon to the Drive 308 Truck Show, and Oregon Trail Days, these events help fill our hotels, support local businesses, and create fun experiences for residents and visitors alike.

These grants are funded by lodging tax dollars paid by visitors—reinvested right back into Gering.

And during National Travel and Tourism Week, it’s the perfect reminder of how tourism supports our local economy every day.

05/05/2026

We’re celebrating National Travel & Tourism Week with a great update—new ADA accessibility improvements are now complete at Five Rocks Amphitheater!

With improved ramps, pathways, and seating access, more people can comfortably enjoy everything from Gering High School Graduation, Oregon Trail Days Concerts, The Heirloom Market and more!

These upgrades, funded through Gering’s existing 1% sales tax, help ensure Five Rocks remains a welcoming place for everyone.

Because great places should be accessible to all.

www.visitgering.com

05/04/2026

✨ Celebrating Tourism & Outstanding Service in Gering! ✨

This week, we were proud to join our partners in recognizing National Travel & Tourism Week with a special proclamation—and to celebrate one of our own who truly represents the heart of hospitality in our community. 💙

👏 Congratulations to Payton Mooney, barista at The Mixing Bowl Cafe in Gering, on receiving a 2026 Outstanding Frontline Employee Award from Visit Nebraska!

Payton’s friendly smile, attention to detail, and genuine care for every customer create memorable experiences for both locals and visitors alike. She is a wonderful example of how frontline hospitality workers help shape the way people experience Gering and western Nebraska.

Tourism is more than places—it’s people. And Payton is one of the best. ☕

Thank you to our partners at Scotts Bluff County Tourism and the City of Scottsbluff, Nebraska- Government for joining us in celebrating the impact of travel and tourism across our region.

📸 Check out highlights from the proclamation and Payton’s well-deserved recognition below!

05/02/2026

Find your fancy hat and head to Scott Free Brewing Company this afternoon! It’s Kentucky Derby Day!

🏇🍹 It’s happening TODAY! 🍹🏇

Join us at Scott Free Brewing for The Great Horse Heist — an afternoon packed with fun, drinks, and a little friendly competition!

🕐 1–5 PM
✨ Mint juleps made with Great Plains Distillery bourbon
🏁 Stick horse races
🧠 Trivia
⚡ The fastest happy hour
📸 Photo booth fun

Grab your crew, throw on your best derby vibes, and come make a day of it. You don’t want to miss this one.

05/01/2026

So much to celebrate this weekend! In Gering, you can go to The Fairy Festival at the Gering Garden Center Botany, Storytime at the Gering Public Library, and a Kentucky Derby Event at Scott Free Brewing Company.

Grab your sombrero and get ready to fiesta! 🌮🎉 There’s so much happening around town—live music, local events, and all the Cinco de Mayo fun you won’t want to miss. Get out, explore, and celebrate with us!

04/30/2026

Join us for the official start to National Travel and Tourism Week on Monday, May 4 at 10 a.m. at the Scottsbluff Elevator.

04/27/2026

Opening Day for the Western Nebraska Pioneers is May 26!

May 26. 6:35 PM. Opening Day.
Pios vs. Outlaws — presented by Platte Valley Bank.
Drop a ⚾️ if you’re in.
Tickets are LIVE — don’t wait.
https://wnpioneers.com/season%2C-single-%26-packages

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04/23/2026

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument will host a program on night sky photography called "Making Art in the Dark" on Saturday, April 25, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the monument visitor center, located at 301 River Road, Harrison Nebraska, 69346. As part of this program, Atkinson will share his approach to night sky landscape photography and highlight works in progress created at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument’s during his artist residency. You will also hear about the growing threat of light pollution and how these threats can impact dark sky places. The program is free and open to the public; no reservations are needed.

Image - Paul Atkinson wears a mosquito net over his head at Everglades National Park. Photo courtesy of Paul Atkinson.

04/18/2026

Get excited for Spring! The KNEB Home & Garden Expo is at the Weborg 21 Centre today! 🌸

The KNEB Home & Garden Expo is today at the Weborg 21 Centre!! Stop by and see all the great vendors. Admission is free! Please use the WEST doors.