Ralston Independence Eve Celebration Storm Chasers Freedom Weekend, Night 1 + Fireworks Mayor’s Summer Concert Series: The Jimmy Weber Band Ralston Independence Day + Parade Storm Chasers Freedom Weekend, Night 2 + Fireworks Storm Chasers American Family Day <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Friday, July 3 Ralston Independence Eve Celebration 4:00 \u2013 6:30 pm \u2014 Archives Museum open house (5515 Woodlawn Ave) 5:30 \u2013 7:30 pm \u2014 Picnic on the Green & pie bake-off, live music (Granary Green, 7401 Main St) 7:00 \u2013 9:30 pm \u2014 Family street dance (77th & Main St) 8:30 \u2013 11:30 pm \u2014 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[309],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-papillion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/papillionbusinesses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/papillionbusinesses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/papillionbusinesses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/papillionbusinesses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/papillionbusinesses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7705"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/papillionbusinesses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7710,"href":"https:\/\/papillionbusinesses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7705\/revisions\/7710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/papillionbusinesses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/papillionbusinesses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/papillionbusinesses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>4:00 \u2013 6:30 pm \u2014 Archives Museum open house (5515 Woodlawn Ave)
\n5:30 \u2013 7:30 pm \u2014 Picnic on the Green & pie bake-off, live music (Granary Green, 7401 Main St)
\n7:00 \u2013 9:30 pm \u2014 Family street dance (77th & Main St)
\n8:30 \u2013 11:30 pm \u2014 Lemon Fresh Days concert, 21+ (Granary Green)
\n10:00 pm \u2014 Fireworks (Liberty First Credit Union Arena, 73rd & Q St)
\nRalston, NE 68127
\nEvening-long kickoff to Ralston’s celebration of America’s 250th birthday; fireworks broadcast live on News Channel Nebraska.
\nhttps:\/\/www.cityofralston.com\/1334\/Ralstons-Independence-Day-Celebration-Ju<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>7:05 pm first pitch
\nWerner Park, 12356 Ballpark Way
\nPapillion, NE 68046
\nPatriotic night vs. the Indianapolis Indians with military tributes; after the game, fans can watch the fireworks from the outfield grass. Tickets at omahastormchasers.com or (402) 738-5100.
\nhttps:\/\/www.milb.com\/omaha\/news\/storm-chasers-reveal-2026-promotional-schedule<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Evening (check site for exact time)
\nSumTur Amphitheater, 11691 S 108th St
\nPapillion, NE 68046
\nLaunch of Papillion’s new Mayor’s Summer Concert Series \u2014 Sarpy County’s own Jimmy Weber with professional musicians from across the country. Tickets: $12 online at sumtur.org or $10 in person at Papillion Landing or the SumTur box office (taxes and fees included). Active duty, veterans, and retired military can reserve up to 4 free tickets at sumtur.org.
\nhttps:\/\/www.sumtur.org<\/a><\/p>\nSaturday, July 4<\/h1>\n
\n<\/strong>7:30 \u2013 9:00 am \u2014 Optimist fun run\/walk
\n9:15 \u2013 9:45 am \u2014 America 250 kickoff ceremony (Independence Square)
\n10:00 am \u2014 Children\u2019s parade (line up 9:30 at 77th & Main)
\n1:00 pm \u2014 Main parade (80th & Highland St, east on Oakwood\/Miller Ave, ending at Main & 73rd St)
\n3:30 \u2013 4:30 pm \u2014 After-parade cool down party (Granary Green)
\nRalston, NE 68127
\nOne of Nebraska\u2019s largest Independence Day celebrations, running since 1960.
\nhttps:\/\/www.cityofralston.com\/1334\/Ralstons-Independence-Day-Celebration-Ju<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>7:05 pm first pitch
\nWerner Park, 12356 Ballpark Way
\nPapillion, NE 68046
\nIndependence Day at the ballpark \u2014 Betsy Ross flag giveaway, patriotic stilt walker, national anthem by Jimmy Weber, and postgame fireworks watched from the outfield grass.
\nhttps:\/\/www.milb.com\/omaha\/news\/storm-chasers-reveal-2026-promotional-schedule<\/a><\/p>\nSunday, July 5<\/h1>\n
\n<\/strong>2:05 PM
\nWerner Park, 12356 Ballpark Way
\nPapillion, NE 68046
\nFreedom Weekend finale vs. Indianapolis \u2014 pregame DJ, patriotic jerseys, and postgame Catch on the Field. No fireworks this night.
\nhttps:\/\/www.milb.com\/omaha\/news\/storm-chasers-reveal-2026-promotional-schedule<\/a><\/p>\n