Visit Kearney

10/24/2026

Welcome to Kearney Texas T-Bone! Doors open this Monday at 4pm - no alcohol just yet. Follow their page at Texas T-Bone Steakhouse Kearney, NE. for updates.

We are so excited for our new neighbors to MOOve in! 😉🐄

10/23/2026

Scary, silly, and seriously cute, we saw it all tonight at Trick-or-Treat on the Bricks! 🎃

Such a fun community event in Downtown Kearney! We took so many cute photos, here are a few.

Remember to see what's happening in the Kearney area, check out https://visitkearney.org/events/ - lots more spooky fun yet to come!!

And don't worry adults 21+, you get your chance this Saturday at Costume Crawl on The Bricks👻 - get your tickets https://downtownkearney.com/event/costume-crawl-%f0%9f%91%bb/

10/21/2026

The NSAA STATE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS return to Kearney Country Club this Friday, October 23!

This year marks 55 years of Kearney hosting this Nebraska tradition, bringing generations of high school runners together to compete for state titles. Coming off a record-breaking attendance of 7,764 spectators last year, we're excited to welcome athletes, coaches, families and fans back to Kearney.

A huge thank you to the 150+ volunteers who come together to help make this event possible year after year. ❤️

🏅 RACE TIMES
Girls Class D: 12:00 PM
Girls Class C: 12:30 PM
Boys Class D: 1:00 PM
Boys Class C: 1:30 PM
Class D/C Awards: 2:00 PM
Girls Class B: 2:30 PM
Girls Class A: 3:00 PM
Boys Class B: 3:30 PM
Boys Class A: 4:00 PM
Class B/A Awards: 4:30 PM
*Race starting times are approximate

🎟 Tickets: https://gofan.co/app/school/NSAA

🗺 Course map in the comments!

Good luck to all the runners, and welcome to Kearney!

Nebraska School Activities Association

10/15/2026

Spooky season is here! 👻 From costumes and candy to haunted attractions and Halloween celebrations, Kearney has lots of spooky fun coming up!

🎃 HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS 🎃
CCC's Spooktacular Halloween Night | Oct 15 | 7–9 PM | CCC Kearney Center

From Beyond the Grave | Oct 16–18 | 5:30 PM | Kearney Cemetery with BuffaloCounty HistoricalSociety

Pumpkin Paint & Sip | Oct 16 | 6–7:30 PM | Sip & Swirl W**e Bar

Trick-or-Treat on the Bricks | Oct 22 | 4–6 PM | Downtown Kearney on the Bricks

Costume Crawl on the Bricks | Oct 24 | 5–11:30 PM | Downtown Kearney

7th Annual HalloweenFest | Oct 24 | 5–8 PM, bridge lighting at 8:30 PM | The Archway

Halloween Cookie Decorating & W**e Night | Oct 27 | 6:30–8 PM | Sip & Swirl W**e Bar

CCC Trick-or-Treat & Halloween Fun | Oct 29 | 3:30–5 PM | Central Community College-Kearney,

BOO!-seum | Oct 29 | 4:30–6:30 PM | Kearney Area Children's Museum

🎭 SPOOKY SHOWS & LIVE MUSIC 🎭
Burn the Evidence: Halloween Edition | Oct 23 | Costume contest at 8:30 PM, show at 9 PM | Fake Friends Improv

PondstOcktober V | Oct 23–24 | The Other Side

Lemon Fresh Day Halloween Pre-Party | Oct 30 | 9:30 PM | Joe's Honky-Tonk (21+)

Ghetto Psycho Tour | Oct 31 | Doors at 6 PM, show at 6:30 PM | The Other Side

🍬 TRUNK-OR-TREATS 🍬
Kearney Regional Medical Center | Oct 24 | 4:30–7 PM | Platte Valley Medical Parking Lot

First Lutheran Church - Kearney | Oct 25 | 1–2:30 PM | 3315 G Ave.

NebraskaLand Bank | Oct 29 | 4:30–6:30 PM | 4615 2nd Ave.

Tri-City BMX Halloween Race & Trunk-or-Treat | Oct 31 | Registration begins at 1 PM | Tri-City BMX Track

👻 LOOKING FOR A GOOD SCARE?
KneeKnocker Woods | Oct 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 & 31 | Opens at 6 PM | Gibbon

Farmer Brown's Field Of Screams | Oct 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 & 31 | Ticket booth 7–11 PM | Farmer Brown's Field of Screams

Find more event details at visitkearney.org/events/

Have a Halloween event happening in the Kearney area? Add it to our community events calendar! 👇
https://visitkearney.org/events-community-add/

10/07/2026

Kearney isn’t a sports town because someone said it was. We’re not self-claimed. We’re self-built.

Hosting champions, building traditions, for decades.

Kearney. Built for competition. Built to host. Built for you.

Huge thanks to all the athletes and families who helped bring this video to life and showcase Kearney’s sports side. We’re incredibly grateful for all the participants, supporters, coaches, event planners, officials, maintenance crews and so many others who come to Kearney for the competition or work behind the scenes to make Kearney a sports destination in Nebraska and beyond.

And a big shoutout to our sports facilities — we couldn’t do it without you!

📍 Kearney, NE SportsPlex
📍 Patriot Park
📍 Buffalo County Fairgrounds
📍 Ernest Grundy Tennis Center
📍 Kearney Country Club
📍 University of Nebraska at Kearney
📍 Meadowlark Hills Golf Course
📍 Viaero Center
📍 Memorial Field
📍 Kearney High School
📍Kearney Catholic High School
…and more!

Plus featured spots
📍 Downtown Kearney on the Bricks
📍 Drop Zone
📍 Big Apple Kearney Nebraska
📍 The Knot Shop
📍 Crowne Plaza Kearney, NE
📍 Tri-City Storm

10/02/2026

See you tomorrow at the UNK Homecoming parade! 👋

10/01/2026

Last call for pickleball! 🏓

FINAL CALL!

Today is your last chance to register for Singles & Mixed Doubles Championships. Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. tonight!

Don’t wait — secure your spot for Oct. 16–18 at the Kearney, NE SportsPlex

Register now at https://event.sportreach.com/netfestpickleball/register!

Presented by Visit Kearney
Hosted By Kearney, NE SportsPlex & Kearney Park & Recreation

09/29/2026

What a hunt ❤️ The Great 250 Treasure Hunt has come to an end, and we can’t thank everyone enough for making it such a fun event!

And because we know many of you searched and never found one, or weren’t able to participate, we’re GIVING AWAY 10 Great 250 Treasures! 🎉

To enter, LIKE this post + COMMENT below and tell us which locations you searched and how often you went looking.

We’ll select 10 winners Friday at 10 AM.

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Whether you found a treasure or searched week after week, we loved seeing so many people out exploring the Kearney area! We even had finders from more than 30 cities across 8 states!

A huge thank you to all of our Treasure Hunt locations for helping make the hunt possible! And thank you to everyone who explored Kearney, shared photos and stories, and followed along with us here at Visit Kearney. 🥰

Wanted to share ALL the finders' photos but had to narrow it down a bit - see more at https://visitkearney.org/250-treasure-hunt/

Note: There is one treasure left out there at Rowe Sanctuary. If you want a clue, send us a message. ❗️EDIT❗️ The treasure at Rowe was found on 9/29