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Missouri River Outdoor Expo 2026 Activity Schedule

All-day attractions

Eric Weibe Shooting Complex

  • .22 rifle range
  • 3D archery range
  • Aerial archery
  • Atlatl
  • Crossbow
  • Glass blowing demos
  • Hunters camp
  • Pellet gun range
  • Shotgun range
  • Tomahawk throw


Outside the Resource and Education Center

  • Bowfishing on the pond
  • Campers and RV displays
  • Fish cleaning and samples
  • Fishing
  • Hawg trough
  • Honey bees
  • Kayaking
  • Live raptors on display
  • Monarch butterfly tagging
  • Nebraska Army National Guard helicopters on display (Saturday only)
  • Rock climbing wall
  • Ropes obstacle course
  • Touch tanks

Outside the Eric Weibe Shooting Complex

  • Mountain biking – THOR (no experience required)
  • Pony rides
  • Portable sawmill
  • Teddy Roosevelt camp


Inside the Resource and Education Center

  • Silent auction
  • Turtles & snakes of Nebraska
  • Wood carving


Riverfront

  • Action Trackchair demos
  • Aquatic Invasive Species booth
  • Boat tours
  • Bush plane
  • Camp Life and s’mores
  • Chuckwagon Cooking
  • Crystals and jewelry
  • Fly-fishing lure making
  • Heritage encampment
  • Kids’ Discovery Zone Camp
  • Outdoor cooking demos
  • Prescribed burn demos
  • Yard games


Throughout the park

  • Apparel vendors
  • Food vendors
  • NGPC Youth Lifetime Permit Drawing

Saturday, Sept. 19

TimeActivityLocation
8 a.m.Dock Dogs on-site registrationOutside the Resource and Education Center
9 a.m.Silent auction startsIn the Resource and Education Center
Dock Dogs Big Air WAVE #1Outside the Resource and Education Center
Cannon firing demoRiverfront
9:30 a.m.Wanted and Unwanted: Nebraska Fur HarvestersRiverfront
10 a.m.Voices of Nebraska: Adam Lindquist – “Theodore Roosevelt, Wilderness Warrior”250th Speaker Tent at the Riverfront
Duck calling demoRiverfront
Go Dogs Omaha: agility demoMeadow across from Resource and Education Center
Skinning a skunkRiverfront
Tree stand safetyEric Weibe Shooting Complex
Regalia International: RaptorsOutside the Resource and Education Center
10-11:30 a.m.Apple Dutch oven dessert: pia and cider pressRiverfront
10:30 a.m.SawmillEric Weibe Shooting Complex
Wildlife encountersOutside the Resource and Education Center by pond
11 a.m.Woman Loggers of MaineRiverfront
Skinning an otterRiverfront
Duck Dogs Big Air WAVE #2Outside the Resource and Education Center
Go Dogs Omaha: Flyball demoMeadow across from Resource and Education Center
11:15 a.m.Voices of Nebraska: David Wells – “Nebraska and the Civil War”250th Speaker Tent at the Riverfront
11:30 a.m.Elkhorn Valley Hunting Retriever ClubRiverfront
Snakes of Nebraska with Dennis FerraroOutside the Resource and Education Center by pond
Regalia International: RaptorsOutside the Resource and Education Center
Go Dogs Omaha: agility demoMeadow across from Resource and Education Center
NoonBison processingOutside the Eric Weibe Shooting Complex
Cannon firing demoRiverfront
Paralympian Matt Stutzman: precision archeryEric Weibe Shooting Complex
12:30 p.m.Voices of Nebraska: Sam Matson – “Ashfall Fossil Beds: A Vivid Snapshot of the Evolution of North American Grasslands250th Speaker Tent at the Riverfront
12:30-2 p.m.Pheasant appetizers and moreRiverfront
1-4 p.m.Live local musicRiverfront
1 p.m.Axe Woman Loggers of MaineRiverfront
Skinning beaverRiverfront
Dock Dogs Big Air WAVE #3Outside the Resource and Education Center
1:30 p.m.SawmillEric Weibe Shooting Complex
Tree stand safetyEric Weibe Shooting Complex
Wildlife encountersOutside the Resource and Education Center by pond
2 p.m.Voices of Nebraska: Rayma Volkmer – “She Claimed the Wilderness: Women, Children, and the Promise of the Homestead Act”250th Speaker Tent at the Riverfront
Duck calling contestRiverfront
2:30 p.m.Go Dogs Omaha: flyball demoMeadow across from Resource and Education Center
Tree stand safetyEric Weibe Shooting Complex
Elkhorn Valley Hunting Retriever ClubRiverfront
Snakes of Nebraska with Dennis FerraroOutside the Resource and Education Center by pond
2-4 p.m.Smoke on the River BBQ ChallengeMeadow across from the Resource and Education Center
3 p.m.Dock Dogs Extreme Vertical CompetitionOutside the Resource and Education Center
Pheasant scallopiniRiverfront
Axe Woman Loggers of MaineRiverfront
3:15Voices of Nebraska: Marci Broyhill – “Nebraska’s Outlaw Trail: HWY 12”250th Speaker Tent at the Riverfront
3:30 p.m.Regalia International: RaptorsOutside the Resource and Education Center
Go Dogs Omaha: agility demoMeadow across from Resource and Education Center
4 p.m.Wildlife EncountersOutside the Resource and Education Center by pond
4:30 p.m.Cannon firing demoRiverfront
Awards ceremony for BBQ ChallengeMeadow across from Resource and Education Center
Silent auction endsResource and Education Center

Sunday, Sept. 20

TimeActivityLocation
8 a.m.Dock Dogs on-site registration/practiceOutside Resource and Education Center
9 a.m.Silent auction startsInside Resource and Education Center
Cannon firing demoRiverfront
Dock Dogs Big Air WAVE #4Outside Resource and Education Center
10-11:30 a.m.Apple Dutch oven dessert pia and cider pressRiverfront
10 a.m.Voices of Nebraska: Joan Wells – “History of Trick Roping and Wild West Shows”250th Speaker Tent at the Riverfront
Skinning a muskratRiverfront
Duck calling demoRiverfront
Go Dogs Omaha: flyball demoMeadow across from Resource and Education Center
Tree stand safetyEric Weibe Shooting Complex
Regalia International: raptorsOutside Resource and Education Center
10:30 a.m.SawmillEric Weibe Shooting Complex
Wildlife encountersOutside Resource and Education Center
11 a.m.Axe Woman Loggers of MaineRiverfront
Elkhorn Valley Hunting Retriever ClubRiverfront
Go Dogs Omaha: agility demoMeadow across from Resource and Education Center
Dock Dogs Big Air WAVE #5Outside Resource and Education Center
11:15 a.m.Voices of Nebraska: Adam Lindquist – “Theodore Roosevelt, Wilderness Warrior”250th Speaker Tent at the Riverfront
11:30 a.m.Snakes of Nebraska with Dennis FerraroOutside Resource and Education Center
Regalia International: raptorsOutside Resource and Education Center
NoonCannon firing demoRiverfront
Paralympian Matt Stutzman: precision archeryEric Weibe Shooting Complex
Go Dogs Omaha: flyball demoMeadow across from Resource and Education Center
Skinning a minkRiverfront
12:30 p.m.Voices of Nebraska: Jeff Barnes – “Forts of the Missouri River Valley”250th Speaker Tent at the Riverfront
12:30-2 p.m.Pheasant appetizers and moreRiverfront
1-4 p.m.Local live musicRiverfront
1 p.m.Dock Dogs Speed Retrieve (All in one Finals)Riverfront
Axe Woman Loggers of MaineRiverfront
Dock Dogs Big Air WAVE # 3Outside Resource and Education Center
1:30 p.m.Skinning a raccoonRiverfront
Wildlife encountersOutside Resource and Education Center by pond
Tree stand safetyEric Weibe Shooting Complex
Sawmill
2 p.m.Voices of Nebraska: Joe Starita – “I am a Man: Chief Standing Bear’s Journey for Justice”250th Speaker Tent at the Riverfront
Duck Calling ContestRiverfront
Elkhorn Valley Hunting Retriever ClubRiverfront
2:30 p.m.Bob’s Burger Eating ContestMeadow across from Resource and Education Center
Go Dogs Omaha: agility demoMeadow across from Resource and Education Center
Tree stand safetyEric Weibe Shooting Complex
Snakes of Nebraska with Dennis FerraroOutside Resource and Education Center by pond
3 p.m.Silent auction endsInside Resource and Education Center
Dock Dogs Extreme Vertical CompetitionOutside Resource and Education Center
Pheasant scallopiniRiverfront
Axe Woman Loggers of MaineRiverfront
3:15 p.m.Voices of Nebraska: Sam Matson – “Ashfall Fossil Beds: A Vivid Snapshot of the Evolution of North American Grasslands”250th Speaker Tent at the Riverfront
3:30 p.m. Dock Dogs Big Air Finals (Pro, Semi-Pro, Contender & Amateur)Outside Resource and Education Center
Go Dogs Omaha: flyball demoMeadow across from Resource and Education Center
Regalia International: raptorsOutside Resource and Education Center
4 p.m.Wildlife encountersOutside Resource and Education Center by pond
4:30 p.m.Cannon firing demoRiverfront

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