✨ BENSON FIRST FRIDAY ✨
🗓️ July 3 | 📍 Benson Creative District
First Friday is back for a hot, sweaty holiday weekend in Benson! Come out for artist markets, gallery openings, live music, cold treats, local biz, and all the creative independent spirit that makes Benson an American Beauty. ✨
Plan your night and learn more at bensoncreativedistrict.org/firstfriday
Check back Thursday before First Friday for the FINAL event lineup!
✨ Benson First Friday is brought to you by BFF Omaha ✨
The mission of BFF Omaha is to build community through arts engagement in the Benson Creative District and beyond! Become a Friend of BFF today and get exclusive PERKS every First Friday! Support BFF Omaha and become a Friend at the Artist Market or the BFF Happy Hour!
🎨 BFF SUMMER ARTIST MARKETS
📍 Military & Maple | 62nd & Maple
⏰ 6:00 - 10:00
Shop local and support Omaha artists at the BFF Artist Market. Discover handmade goods, original artwork, prints, and one-of-a-kind finds from a rotating lineup of makers and creatives.
PETFEST SUMMER: JULY
📍 Petshop Gallery, 2725 N 62nd St
⏰ 6:00–10:00 PM FREE
PETFEST takes over the Petshop backlot all summer long. From May through September, we’re bringing your favorite PETFEST bands to every First Friday.
7:00 Dirty Talker
8:00 Little Rooms
9:00 Problems
Huge shoutout to our PETFEST sponsors:
Fiber First, Benson Brewery, Ted and Wally’s, Ming Toy Gallery and Central Skate Shop
🍦 First Friday @ Ted & Wally’s 🍦
Come out Friday, July 3 from 6–9 PM for a sweet TILT23 Showcase, featuring:
Ogi Kidd
Dis
Ronda Civic
Plus Clothing Swap Omaha Maggie Pop’Nz at the Wonder Station, Okami Amore gifts and BFF All Ages Art Club with youth art activities and chalk.
✨ Openings in the BCD Galleries ✨
PETSHOP | 2725 - 2729 N. 62nd St. | July 3rd | 6:00 - 10:00 | @petshopgallery
Come revel in the menagerie. The rodeo clown returns for a limited time with Rickrack or Champion, an exhibition and book release by Quentin Patrick Fortney.
Also on display:
BFF Gallery | 5901 Maple St. | July 3rd | 6:00 - 10:00 | @thebffgallery
Cynthia Smith is a native Nebraskan, self-taught artist, and physician whose work explores themes of identity, duality, and change.
MaMO | 2725 N. 62nd St. | June 5th | 6:00 - 10:00 | @bffmamo
MiNMG is a participatory art project that aims to strengthen Omaha’s economy and our bonds as a community by turning hundreds of one dollar bills into unspendable art pieces together!
Ming Toy | 6066 Maple St. | June 5th | 6:00 - 10:00 | @mingtoygallery
Webb’s work examines the emotional complexities of rural life through themes of spiritual fear, memory, nostalgia, and environmental unease.
and so much more!
Check back Thursday night for the final event listings! Not seeing your event? Email jp@bffomaha.org to get on the list!
💛 FRIEND OF BFF PERKS
Become a Friend of BFF and enjoy PERKS every First Friday!
Alley Cat Vintage: 20% off purchase
Benson Brewery: Half off draft beer
Beercade: $1 off all drinks
Burke’s Pub: Buy one apple pie shot, get another for a penny (3-6 PM)
Burrito Envy: Free cinnamon crisp with purchase
Central Skate Shop: 10% Off Purchase
Edge of the Universe: Free cookie with drink purchase
Jake's Cigars: Half off sangria on tap
Kai Tei: Buy one get one sake
Snowy Sundaes: $1 off any drink
St. Andrew’s: $1 off tap beers until 7. $1 off Sangria all night
Star Deli: 10% off purchase
Ted & Wally's: Free scoop of ice cream
The Sydney: $1 off all drinks
Become a Friend of BFF HERE!
✨ THANK YOU TO OUR JULY FIRST FRIDAY SPONSORS ✨
❤️ Mutual of Omaha
🧡 Ted & Wally’s Ultra-Premium Ice Cream
💛 FiberFirst Internet
💚 Thermal King Windows
Friend of BFF Business Members:
11Eleven • Access Period • Alley Cat Vintage • ASL Interpreting Services • Benson Brewery • Blue Line Coffee • Central Skate Shop • Dahlia House • Edge of the Universe • Gregg Grossman, Inc. • Heather Tedesco, Realtor • Jake’s Cigars • Legend Comics & Coffee • Maple St. Construct • Maven Social • Metropolitan Community College • Ming Toy Gallery • Nebraska AIDS Project • Omaha Roller Derby • Removery • SET the Bar • Shipment Vintage / Floors, Floors, Floors • Shop Five Nine + Ceremony • Slowdown • Snowy Sundaes • Star Deli • Taco Co. • The Bay • The Sydney
💚 Made possible with support from the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment
Proudly produced by BFF Omaha and rooted in the Benson Creative District