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KRAMPUS “BAD KID” SCAVENGER HUNT 6 - 9pm

Help Krampus gather up all the “Bad Kids of Benson” as you stroll the

streets during First Friday! “Bad Kid” dolls will be hidden all throughout

the neighborhood - and allz you have to do is snatch one up and return it

to Petshop (2727 N. 62nd St) before 9pm to win a prize!

first friday openings and Events  6-10pm

1. Petshop Opening Reception: C418 ALPHA by Reagan D. Pufall

On Display:Help! I’m Trapped in a TV!: An immersive video exhibition by Jordan Halloran | Soundarte.net - Sound Art Session 8PM

Krampus Holiday Lair 6 - 9

2. Giant Joy Collective  Letters to Santa Mailbox!

Pop-Up for a Cause Hot cocoa + Italian donuts for donation! - All proceeds to Restoring Dignity’s food assistance for refugee families.

3. MaMO Snoozin’ for winter! Apply for 2026 at bffomaha.org/mamo

4. Five Nine  Meet Make Mail! 5 - 7

5. Eleven Eleven Featured Artist: 

6. Ted & Wally’s  Youth Exhibition + To Go Kits 6 - 8

7. SuperGroovy’s: Sweet Side  Feat. Artist: Mad Darling
8. Trudy’s  Open Artist Studios + BFF Education Space

Undercurrents at the Dock - Live Art by Duke & Duchess, Live Poetry by Nathan B. Wise, Live Comedy by Lost & Profound 7 - 9

Artists on Display: Claire McClannan, Spencer Long, and Pamela Martinez Oquendo

Open Studios w/ Scavenger Studio, Work in Progress, Ben Nollette, Fatima Parra, Shiloh King + Emma Geiger, Authento Creative

9. Radial Arts Center  Holiday Maker Market! 6 - 9

10. BFF Gallery  BFF Made a Maze!

11. Central Skate Shop  Organic Omaha Human Pop-Up

12. Maple St. Construct

13. The Sydney  Friend of BFF Happy Hour 6 - 7

Performance from Lisa Bautista & Jason Domonkos

14. Benson Community Center  Live at The Bay at BCC!

Omaha Girls Rock! Showcase feat: The Cruel Idiots, Midusa, & The Agents of Apollo 6 - 8PM

15. Benson Theatre  BFF Artist Market! Over 30 vendors! 6 - 9

16. Ming Toy Gallery  Opening Reception:

Year of the Snake Invitational

17. Star Deli   Featured Artist: Ashley McCullough 

18. Jake’s Cigars MESHSTALLIONS

19. Alley Cat Vintage  

20. Sailor’s Grave  Featured Artist: Erica Bailey

21. Dungeon Crate  (6404 Maple St)

22. Floors! Floors! Floors!  Small Biz Saturday Market Re-Do 

WINDOW DISPLAYS

23. Burke’s Pub  Featured Artist: Hailey Welch

24. Benson Brewery  Featured Artist: Brandon Price

Late night AFTER 9PM 

25. Shakedown St. Big Gay Christmas 9PM 21+ $5

62TH CLUB: feat Milo Nova, Lola Valentino, Vinyl the Clown, Fudgy! and Purris Stilton as Suzie Tooth 10PM

CTRL+ALT+DEL a BFF Dance Party feat $pencelove w/ DJs Crabrangucci and Grazy

26. The Sydney Sinners Club: Live Music Burlesque 9PM    21+ $25

Feat: Ziggy Quinn, Nova Auron, Iona Fortune, Laz the Impaler, Ace Allure, Synnabunni, Mae Golightly, Cherie Jubilee, Dolly O’Hara, CC Pebbles

Music from Midwest Depressed 

27. The Waiting Room Taylor Fest
28. Reverb Madball with LIE, Pull The Plug