September Events

Norfolk Area Minute

Take a minute and see what is happening in the Norfolk Area in September -  Click Here -

01 - Oct 31- Poppy’s Pumpkin Patch open -  402.379.0455
        3 miles south of Norfolk on Hwy 81 to 837th Rd, 2 1/2 miles west,

01 -  Riviera Raceway Championship Race, hot laps at 7, racing at 7:30 pm, www.rivieraraceway.net

01 - 03- DC Lynch Carnival, Sunset Plaza Mall

02 - Divots Concert Series - www.divotsconcertseries.com - gates open at 5 pm, 
        opening bands: Survivor, Starship, Boston (8:30 pm), The Innocence (10 pm)

06 - The Dave Merkel Show, Bailey’s, 6 pm until close

08 - 09- Whitetails Classis 3D shoot at the Norfolk Archery Club
        South of Norfolk on Airport Road

09 - Sacred Heart Parish Festival - www.ParishFestival.com - dinner begins at 10:30 am, 
        talent show, polka music, chalk art, bake sale, kids carnival, bingo, ‘Holy smoke’ rib cook off 5-7 pm,

09 - Annual St. Leonard Parish Bazaar, Madison, dinner from 10:30 to 1:30, baked goods, inflatable midway & games, crafts, Madison County Fairgrounds

09 - Norfolk Beef Expo, NECC Ag Complex, 9 am, selection of championship at 5 pm

11 - ‘The Allied Invasion of Japan’ by Jack Campbell, Norfolk Public Library, 6:30 pm, Library Lecture Series

13 - Opening Reception for New Paintings by James Bockelman, 6-8 pm , Norfolk Arts Center

13 - November 1- New Paintings by James Bockelman, and Two- & Three- Dimensional Works, Norfolk Arts Center

14 - 15- PATCH Health Fair, Cox Activity Center at NECC, doors open at 7 am

15 - Tilden’s Legion’s 11th Annual Rib Fest, judging is at 4 pm, serve until 5 pm. Watch the game outside on a big TV.

16 - 2nd Annual Folk & Forks presents UNL’s premier a cappella group ‘The Bathtub Dogs’, 3 pm at St. John’s Lutheran Church, followed by a silent auction with pie & ice cream. 402.371.1985.

21 - 23- Fall Craft Show, Sunset Plaza Mall

21 - Oktoberfest, 5:30 pm is tapping of keg, music & fun, street dance www.NorfolkOktoberfest.com

22 - Norfolk Lion’s Club Parade at 10:00 am;

22 - Riverpoint Arts Festival 11:00 - 4:00 pm at Johnson Park with food vendors, local artist sales, kid zone, music with live performances;

22 - Oktoberfest 2 pm with tapping of the keg, music & fun, street dance

22 - Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Norfolk, 5K race, 7:30 am at Trail Head of Cowboy Trail, 402.371.1612

26 - 9th Annual American Heart Association’s ‘Go Red for Women’, DeVent Center 27-28- Michael Walker, Baileys, 6 pm until close

     - Jim Casey, every Wednesday night at J’s Steakhouse, 6:30 pm to 10 pm
     - Glenn Henkel, solo acoustic every Thursday night at SandBar at Divots 8-11pm

Poppy’s Pumpkin Patch, Activities for all ages: tower, jungle, rides, mazes, and much more, 402.379.0455
Elkhorn Valley Museum & Research Center, 515 Queen City Blvd, 402.371.3886
Madison County Museum & Carnegie Family Learning Center, 210 W. 3rd Street, Madison, 402.992.1221
Norfolk Arts Center, 305 N. 5th Street, 402.371.7199

High School Sports Schedules:
 - Battle Creek: www.bcps.esu8.org
 - Elkhorn Valley: www.elkhornvalleyschools.org 
 - Lutheran High Northeast: www.lhne.org
 - Madison High: www.madison.esu8.org
 - Newman Grove: www.newman.esu8.org
 - Norfolk Catholic School: www.norfolkcatholic.org
 - Norfolk Public School: www.norfolkpublicschools.org