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Upcoming Events in Wahoo Nebraska


January

31 Annual Pedal Pull - Second Sunday - For youngsters ages 4-9.

Address: Fairgrounds, 635 E. 1st , Wahoo, Nebraska
Ph: 402-443-4530 (Always call and confirm events)
Web: www.wahoo.ne.us

April

29 - 31 Spring Polka Fest - Enjoy 3 days of polka dancing presented by a variety of bands from the Midwest.

Address: Starlite Ballroom, 2045 County Rd K , Wahoo, Nebraska
Ph: 402-443-3533 (Always call and confirm events)
Web: www.starliteballroom.org

May

27 Memorial Day Services - Starts at 11 am.

Address: Sunrise Cemetery , Wahoo, Nebraska
Ph: 402-443-3050 (Always call and confirm events)
Web: www.wahoo.ne.us

June

13 - 16 Annual Wahoo Country Music Show - The Annual Wahoo Country Music Show features some of the greatest traditional country entertainers anywhere! Plus two nights of dancing, great food, nice facilities, camping,jamming, and a whole lot of family fun!

• Three air-conditioned buildings host stage shows!
• Music by more than 250 talented National and Regional Performers!
• Thursday Night's Main Stage Show starts at 6:30 pm! Open stages Friday, Saturday & Sunday! Music and Activities all Day Every Day!!
• Lots of areas for Jamming and Camping!
• The Danciest Dance of the West is Friday and Saturday nights!! Music by The Green River Band, The Midnight Riders, & many other artists.

Camping: $12.00 Daily Camping with Electricity, $8.00 Rough Camping

Address: Saunders County Fairgrounds, Wahoo, Nebraska , Wahoo, Nebraska
Ph: 402-936-0638 (Always call and confirm events)
Email: Sharon@WahooCountryMusicShow.com
Web: www.WahooCountryMusicShow.com
Fee: Daily Adult Admission $15.00; Week Long Pass $50.00; 16 and under free. Camping With Electricity $12.00 per day; Rough Camping $8.00 per day

July

4 Old Fashion 4th of July - Kiddie parade at noon; 1870s baseball game at 3pm. Food concessions, street dance, old fashion games and fireworks display. 11am-11pm.

Address: City-wide , Wahoo, Nebraska
Ph: 402-443-4001 (Always call and confirm events)

11 - 13 Wahoo Saddle Club PRCA Rodeo - Address: Saunders County Fairgrounds , Wahoo, Nebraska
Ph: 402-443-4001 (Always call and confirm events)
Email: woita@wahoo.ne.us
Web: www.saunderscountyfair.com

14 - 21 Saunders County Fair & Rodeo - Rodeo, Tractor Pull, Demolition Derby, Amusements, Carnival rides.

Schedule of events::::
www.saunderscountyfair.com/copy-of-schedule

Address: Fairgrounds , Wahoo, Nebraska
Ph: 402-443-4001 (Always call and confirm events)
Web: www.saunderscountyfair.com
www.saunderscountyfair.com/copy-of-schedule

August

18 - 21 Saunders County Fair & Rodeo - Rodeo, Tractor Pull, Demolition Derby, Amusements, Carnival rides.

Address: Fairgrounds , Wahoo, Nebraska
Ph: 402-647-4135 (Always call and confirm events)
Web: www.saunderscountyfair.com

9 - 11 Czechlander's Polka Fest - Three full days of polka dancing. Enjoy a variety of bands from the midwest.

Address: Starlite Ballroom, 2045 County Rd K , Wahoo, Nebraska
Ph: 402-443-3533 (Always call and confirm events)
Web: www.starliteballroom.org
Fee: $8.00

October

29 Submarine Veterans Memorial Day - Second Sunday -

Address: East side of Saunders County Courthouse , Wahoo, Nebraska
Ph: 402-624-2755 (Always call and confirm events)
Web: www.wahoo.ne.us

November

10 Holiday Lighting Ceremony and Parade - Christmas carolers, tree lighting ceremony, and lighted vehicle and machinery parade fills the streets with holiday cheer. 6pm.

Address: Downtown , Wahoo, Nebraska
Ph: 402-443-4001 (Always call and confirm events)

December

23 - 24 Annual Christmas on the Prairie - Address: Saunders County Historical Museum, 240 N. Walnut , Wahoo, Nebraska
Ph: 402-443-3090 (Always call and confirm events)
Email: saunderscountymuseum@hotmail.com
Web: www.saunderscountymuseum.org
Fee: Donation

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Bethlehem Lutheran Church

The first Lutheran services ever conducted in Wahoo were in 1880. They were conducted by Rev. Nels Nordling, pastor of Edensburg church of Malmo and were held in the N.J. Anderson photography gallery. On December 25, 1883 the Swedes organized the present congregation. Lots 4, 5, and 6

Wahoo, NE Historic Churches

First United Methodist Church

The religious work done by the circuit riders in the 1860s and early 1870s which included Rev. C.W. Comstock and Rev. M.M. Smith laid the foundation for Methodism in the South Platte Mission, which included all of Saunders County except Ashland. In the spring of 1872

Wahoo, NE Historic Churches

Saunders County Historical Society Museum

Experience Saunders County history through its complex of seven buildings and caboose on 5 acres of land.

The Main Building completed in 1994 and the newer Anderson-Nelson addition house displays and exhibits about Wahoo'

Wahoo, NE Museums

Mormon-Ox Bow Trail Marker

The Saunders County Historical Society was the recipient of one of two rocks making up the Twin Rocks marker on the Ox-Bow Trail through the generosity of Don Johnson of Ceresco and Christine Nygren of Ashland.

Wahoo, NE Historic Trails

Saunders County Courthouse

In the early1900s the old courthouse building became inadequate which led to the construction of a new building. In 1903 a vote was held for the issuing of bonds and the construction of a proper kind of building for county purposes. It passed by a vote of 1,967 to 524

Wahoo, NE Historic Courthouses

Things to do near Wahoo, NE

Historic HMMJ Radio Station

Headlines in the Clay County Sun of December 3, 1925, proclaimed "Local Station KMMJ Is On The Air!" flat...

Family Fun

Nebraska State Genealogical Center/Public Library

The Beatrice Public Library houses the 3000-volume Nebraska State Genealogical Society Collection, the D.A.R. Lineage Book...

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church - NHR

Homestead National Monument of America