Homestead Days 2025

June 21-22, 2025

Each day from 10 am to 4 pm: Traditional Craft Demonstrations and Antique Farming Demonstration on the Prairie

 

Performance Schedule

Saturday, June 21, 2025

 
Placeholder photo shows a trail cutting through dry fall prairie grass heading toward trees.
Noon on June 21, 2025, Red Wolfe Creek Singers, Indigenous Choir: The Red Wolfe Creek Singers are an Indigenous choir from Niobrara, Nebraska. They feature 12 performers who showcase Indigenous vocal customs and traditions.

NPS/Robert Hartwig

About 20 men with gray shirts and black pants stand on stage facing an audience. Several are making faces and appear to be either singing or preparing to do so.
1 pm on June 21, 2025, Homestead Harmonizers, A-Capella Choir: The Homestead Harmonizers is a chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. They are a group of men from southeast Nebraska and northeast Kansas who enjoy singing barbershop harmony.

NPS/Wendy Rhine

Around 30 men, women, and children are dressed traditional Germen outfits of green, red, white, and gray.
2 pm on June 21, 2025, Heimat Tänzer, German Folk Dancers: The German-American Society is a culture club dedicated to preserving and sharing German heritage and traditions with the Omaha community. Since 1884, they have offered several unique opportunities to learn, connect and celebrate German culture! Their dance troupe, Heimat Tänzer, preserves German Folk Dance and Tracht (traditional dress).

© Heimat Tanzer

Man in blue shirt and jeans sits on stage playing the guitar. State flags fly behind him and a sign in front reads,
3 pm on June 21, 2025, C.A. Waller, Blues: CA Waller’s musical program introduces eight different types of blues music. The blues is a truly American art form that was cultivated in many of the 30 homesteading states.

© C.A. Waller

 

Sunday, June 22, 2025

 
Three ladies play stringed instruments on stage. The one on the left plays the guitar; the two on the right play dulcimers.
Noon on June 22, 2025, Cortland Opry House Dulcimers, Dulcimer Music: The Cortland Opry House Dulcimer Players will play a variety of traditional songs on the dulcimer. With certain styles being relatively easy to learn, dulcimers were an outlet for music and entertainment on the homestead.

NPS/Wendy Rhine

Three young men look directly into the camera. The two on the left have stands and microphones. The one on the right has a stringed instrument.
1 pm on June 22, 2025, Golden Studio, Yazidi Music: Hasan Khalil was born near Sinjar Mountains in Northern Iraq. Khalil’s love for music started at home listening to his dad and other elder folks who played the “Saz instrument’ and sang stories about Yazidi culture. Khalil’s band, Golden Studio, blends traditional Middle Eastern melodies with contemporary rhythms and heartfelt lyrics.

© Golden Studio

A smiling, seated, bearded young man in black with arm tattoos looks into the camera from behind a piano.
2 pm on June 22, 2025, Josh Hoyer, Soul Music: Josh Hoyer is a Nebraskan artist that has a global following. He has ventured out on several European and national tours. Hoyer's unique soulful voice was featured as a member of Blake Shelton’s team on NBC’s 12th season of The Voice.

© Jameson Hooton

Four smiling men stand on a stage looking out. The three on the left hold diverse stringed instruments. The one on the right holds a woodwind.
3 pm on June 22, 2025, Jarana, South American Music: Jarana is a band built on energetic, danceable music blending South American music styles, Mexican folk music and Latin dance styles.

© Jarana

 

Last updated: April 2, 2025

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