Old Market Holiday Weekend

Presented by ConAgra Foods & CenturyLink

 

ConAgra Foods Ice Rink - Opening

 

Friday, December 9, 6pm– Saturday, December 31 http://www.conagrafoods.com


Hours:
Sunday – Thursday: 1 – 10 pm
Friday & Saturday: 1 pm – Midnight
Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve: 1 – 5 pm
Closed Christmas

A significant component of the Holiday Lights Festival is the campaign to “Shine the Light on Hunger.” The ConAgra Foods Ice Rink provides a family friendly attraction to the Holiday Lights Festival while mobilizing the community in an effort to give back to those in need.

 

As presenting sponsor of the Holiday Lights Festival, ConAgra Foods will construct a temporary ice-skating rink on its campus. Admission is $5 and includes skate rental as needed. All proceeds from the ConAgra Foods skating rink will be donated to Food Bank for the Heartland. The ConAgra Foods Foundation will match ice rink donations dollar-for-dollar up to $100,000.

 

The public is encouraged to bring donations of non-perishable food and household goods to drop into collection bins, which will be distributed to families in need by Food Bank for the Heartland.

Please note: All skaters must sign a liability waiver in the admission tent before ice skating at the ConAgra Foods Ice Rink. For skaters under the age of 19, a parent or guardian must sign this waiver on their behalf. Waivers can be downloaded here.

For more information on the ConAgra Foods skating rink and other ways you can help Shine the Light on Hunger, please visit www.shinethelightonhunger.org.

 

 

Dickens in the Market

Saturday, December 10, 10 am – 4 pm

Set in Omaha’s beautiful Old Market, Dickens in the Market will make a triumphant return - despite last year’s blizzard conditions - on Saturday, December 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dickens enthusiasts and novices alike will be transfixed by the Old Market’s transformation into a Victorian era-inspired village. The event will open on Howard Street between 11th and 12th streets with a regal horse-drawn carriage procession featuring Magical Journey Carriages.

 

Performers in period costume provided by Ibsen Costumes will stroll the Market along with classic Dickens characters including Scrooge, Marley and Father Christmas.

 

Musical performances will take place throughout the day, featuring local favorites such as; the Omaha Tuba Quartet and Jingle Brass Bells. Vignettes from Dicken’s classic novels will also be performed, creating a wonderful festive atmosphere for shoppers and visitors.

 

Magical Journey Carriage Service provides horse drawn carriage rides year round. Carriage Rides are located on the Northeast corner of 11th & Howard Street in Omaha’s Historic Old Market.

 

Pricing is as follows (All prices are listed per couple, children 12 and under are free when accompanied by an adult):

$20 ~ Old Market, 10 minutes
$30 ~ Gene Leahy Mall, 20 minutes
$30 ~ Heartland Park, 20 minutes
$55 ~ Deluxe Tour, includes the above areas, 30 minutes
$55 ~ Riverfront Tour, 30 minutes
$55 ~ Skyscraper Ride, 30 minutes
$100 ~ Grand Finale, which includes the above areas, plus a ride into the Warehouse Area and the newer Downtown area, 1 hour

Old Market Holiday Gallery Walk

Sunday, December 11, 1– 4 pm

Various Old Market Art Galleries

The Old Market Holiday Gallery Walk returns on Sunday, December 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. The public will have the perfect opportunity to shop for holiday gifts while touring some of the Old Market’s premier art galleries.

 

Anderson O’Brien Fine Art
Artists’ Cooperative Gallery
Cibola of Omaha
Gallery 616
Goldsmith Silversmith
Images of Nature
The New Black (NewBLK)

Nebraska Women's Caucus for Art
Old Market Artists Gallery
Omaha ClayWorks
The Passageway Gallery
Perspective Jewelry Design
White Crane Gallery

Old Market Holiday Home Tour

The Old Market Home Tour is only held every other holiday season. If you have a property you would like to showcase for the 2012 Holiday Lights Festival, please contact Festival Manager, Ashley McNabney at amcnabney@vgagroup.com or (402) 345-5401.