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MARCH Be sure to check out VisitNorthPlatte. com/Events for many additional events this month such as the St. Pat- rick’s Day Celebrations, Kidstock, and more! Prairie Arts Center Galleries: TBD 11am-4pm Tues-Sat | Prairie Arts Center The Prairie Arts Center is ever changing but it will always strive to let creativity and self-expression thrive! The PAC offers many galleries for viewing, classes for creativity, and a gift shop. Sandhill Crane Tours Dates and times to be determined. Every year, hundreds of thousands of Sandhill Cranes migrate into the Platte River Valley in Lincoln Coun- ty. They will spend about six weeks here, roosting in the river bottoms at night and spending their days in the corn fields. You can experience this amazing event with a sunrise or sunset bind tour by the river, or with a daytime driving tour through the cornfields. Check DustyTrails.biz/ Sandhill-Crane-Tours for available dates. Prairie Chicken Tours Dates and times to be determined. In the spring the hearts of the Nebraska Greater Prairie Chickens gather in large numbers on dancing grounds known as leks. They will cackle, jump, and stomp their feet, sometimes scuffling with a rival. You can experience this amazing event with a tour through Dusty Trails. Check DustyTrails.biz/Sandhill- Crane-Tours for available dates.
thrive! The PAC offers many galleries for viewing, classes for creativity, and a gift shop. January 1st Buffalo Bill First Day Hike Time and location to be determined. Start 2024 with a First Day Hike! FEBRUARY Be sure to check out VisitNorthPlatte. com/Events for many additional events this month such as Ice Cream for Breakfast at Double Dips Ice Creamery, the Buffalo Bill Birthday Bash and more! Prairie Arts Center Galleries: TBD 11am-4pm Tues-Sat | Prairie Arts Center The Prairie Arts Center is ever changing but it will always strive to let creativity and self-expression thrive! The PAC offers many galleries for viewing, classes for creativity, and a gift shop. Crowns & Gowns Dates & times TBD | Hirschfeld’s Prom Shoppe
The Miss Nebraska Scholarship Organization and Hirschfeld’s Prom Shoppe invite you to their annual Crowns & Gowns event. This fun- packed weekend includes a local preliminary competition for Miss Nebraska, shopping opportunities at Hirschfeld’s Prom Shoppe, headshot appointments, candidate workshops in hair, makeup, media branding, fitness, and much more! Vendor booths will also provide some fun retail therapy! February 14th-16th & 21st-23rd The North Platte Community Playhouse Presents: Murder on the Orient Express 7:30pm Feb 14,15, 21 & 22 | 2 pm Feb 16 & 23 North Platte Community Playhouse All aboard! The exotic Orient Ex- press is hurtling down the tracks… to a murder! Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express hits the stage with a train full of suspects and an alibi for each one. It’s the perfect mystery for detective Hercule Poirot, n’est-ce pas? Wax your mustache and hold on to your passport!
Prairie Arts Center Galleries: TBD 11am-4pm Tues-Sat | Prairie Arts Center The Prairie Arts Center is ever changing but it will always strive to let creativity and self-expression thrive! The PAC offers many galleries for viewing, classes for creativity, and a gift shop. Sandhill Crane Tours Dates and times to be determined. Every year, hundreds of thousands of Sandhill Cranes migrate into the Platte River Valley in Lincoln Coun- ty. They will spend about six weeks here, roosting in the river bottoms at night and spending their days in the corn fields. You can experience this amazing event with a sunrise or sunset bind tour by the river, or with a daytime driving tour through the cornfields. Check DustyTrails.biz/ Sandhill-Crane-Tours for available dates. Prairie Chicken Tours Dates and times to be determined. In the spring the hearts of the Nebraska Greater Prairie Chickens gather in large numbers on dancing grounds known as leks. They will cackle, jump, and stomp their feet, sometimes scuffling with a rival. You can experience this amazing event with a tour through Dusty Trails. Check DustyTrails.biz/Sandhill- Crane-Tours for available dates. April 4th-6th, 11th-13th The North Platte Community Playhouse Presents: Footloose the Musical 7:30pm April 5th, 6th, 11th & 12th 2 p.m. April 6th & 13th North Platte Community Playhouse Footloose is the story of Ren McCor- mack, a teenage boy from Chicago. He and his mother move to the small town of Bomont after his father abandons them. Upon arriving, Ren finds himself at odds with most of the town, including the Reverend Bomont. The Reverend has con- vinced the town to outlaw dancing, which Ren finds unbelievable.
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March 17th St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Canteen District | Celebrate the holiday at a fun, St. Patrick’s Day themed parade! APRIL Be sure to check out VisitNorthPlatte. com/Events for many additional events this month such as the Pokercy- cle, Easter Egg Hunts, and more!
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