Community Calendar
2026 Wayne Chicken Show Vendor Registration
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Calling All Food and Craft/Handmade Goods Vendors! We cannot wait to see you at the 2026 Wayne Chicken Show - July 10th, 11th, & 12th! The Wayne Chicken Show draws thousands of visitors from all of the US and believe it or not, some from overseas! We ...
Downtown Food Drive: Driving Away Hunger!
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Help us drive away hunger with a healthy business to business competition! Drop off non-perishable items at the participating businesses from October 15 - October 30, 2025. Proceeds go to the Wayne Food Pantry. Refind & Refresh Bloom & Grace Davis ...
Family Pumpkin Painting at the Wayne Public Library
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
October 20th @ 3:30pm-5:30pm Join the Library for a family pumpkin painting event! All supplies will be provided, including pumpkins for everyone to enjoy! After you are done painting your masterpiece, you can enter it in our Annual Pumpkin Painting ...
Hang & Learn | Patti Pate Knobbe Hosted by LOVA at Collective Flow
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
LOVA invites you to a free informational night with Patti Pate Knobbe (The Good Earth Company) at Collective Flow! October 21 at 6:00-7:00pm Collective Flow Studio + Events: 316 Main Street, Wayne Must RSVP - spots are limited
Life Line Screening: Stroke Prevention
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wayne City Auditorium // Monday June 30 // Pre-registration is required: 800-772-8243
Senior Line Dance Lessons/Bowling at Wildcat Lanes
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Every Wednesday, Starting Sept 10th 10:00am - Free Senior Line Dance Lessons 10:00am-12:00pm - Senior Bowling ($2/game)
Informational Session: Harvesting Security | Your Long-Term Care Plan
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
October 22 @ 7:00pm-8:00pm Hosted by Kinship Pointe 1500 Vintage Hill Dr. Wayne NE
Evening of Choirs: Spirits Soaring
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Wed October 22 @ 7:30pm in Ley Theatre/Wayne State College Lyrica & Fortis - 7:30pm Intermission - 8:00pm Chamber Choir & Concert Choir - 8:15pm
Plains Writer Series: Legendary Poet David Lee
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Thursday, October 23 @ 2:00pm Humanities Lounge, Wayne State College
Pink Flamigo Nite- Breast Cancer Awareness Event
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
See flyer for details and where to get tickets!
Roofman [R]
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
A charismatic criminal, while on the run from the police, hides on the roof of a toy store. There, he adopts a new identity and becomes involved with an employee, beginning a relationship as unlikely as it is risky.
Vienna Boys Choir: WSC Black & Gold Series
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Thursday, Oct 23rd @ 7:30pm in Ramsey Theatre Tickets Required: www.wsc.edu/performing-arts
Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting @ The Wild Nettle
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
October 24 - 10:00am Chamber Coffee & Ribbon Cutting October 25 - 4:00pm-9:00pm Wild Nettle Sessions ft. Live Music by Steady Wells from 5:30-7:30pm Street Vendors, Retro Roast coffee, and fun!
Chamber Coffee/Ribbon Cutting - The Wild Nettle
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
10:00am Chamber Coffee with a Ribbon Cutting to Follow!
NSIC Cross Country Championship
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Men and Women compete in the NSIC Cross Country Championship @ Wayne Country Club
2nd Annual Little Dreamer's Rodeo
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Opens @ 9am // Rodeo @ 10am October 25 $10 entry fee Register at dreamersplaceranch.org
Kids Fall Festival hosted by Refind & Refresh with Amy Schweers
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
210 Main Street Alley, Wayne NE from 11:00am-1:00pmThere will be pumpkin decorating with WSC Art students, Face Painting, games, prizes, a photo booth and hotdogs! Costumes are welcome.
Pumpkin Centerpiece Workshop
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
The Wayne Greenhouse | October 27 @ 7:00pm Pre-register for $25
Faculty Recital: Dr. Josh Calkin & Shelly Armstrong
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday, Oct 28 @ 7:30pm in Ley Theatre Livestream: www.wsc.edu/watch-live
Senior Line Dance Lessons/Bowling at Wildcat Lanes
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Every Wednesday, Starting Sept 10th 10:00am - Free Senior Line Dance Lessons 10:00am-12:00pm - Senior Bowling ($2/game)
Face Painting & Trick or Treaters
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Blondies Beauty Salon | 611 Valley Drive #611C, Wayne October 30 @ 2:00pm-6:00pm October 31 @ 2:00pm-7:00pm
Howl-oween Pet Parade & Costume Contest
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Bring your best dressed paw-ty animals to parade around the sidewalks of downtown Wayne! Tricks are optional, but treats are promised! Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 costumes. ROUTE: Start at 1st and Main, go north to 4th Street. Turn around and ...
Soul On Fire [PG]
7:00 PM - 4:00 PM
After suffering a accident, a young boy ends up relying on his family, his faith, and his community in his fight for survival.
Woodwind Chamber Ensembles
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Thurs Oct 30 @ 7:30pm in Ley Theatre Featuring WSC Flute Choir, Clarinet Ensemble & Saxophone Quartet Livestream: www.wsc.edu/watch-live
Chamber Coffee - Wayne Rotary at Freedom Park Shelter
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Weekly Chamber Coffee, every Friday at 10:00 am! Enjoy some coffee and check in with the community.
Face Painting & Trick or Treaters
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Blondies Beauty Salon | 611 Valley Drive #611C, Wayne October 30 @ 2:00pm-6:00pm October 31 @ 2:00pm-7:00pm
Halloween (1978)
10:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Prices are the same as it was in 1978! $2.50 at the door. Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, to kill again.
A Sweet Taste of Wayne
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
A delicious fundraising event for the Friends of the Wayne Public Library! Sunday, November 2nd – City Auditorium 1:00pm - 2:30pm $10 entry fee $50 cash prize for 1st place in each category! Interested in being a baker? Register here: ...
Low Back Pain & Sciatica Workshop
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Learn to resolve Low Back and Sciatica NATURALLY without medication, injection, surgery. Trouble running, walking, bending, sitting or getting in/out of car. Attend KEL Low Back Pain and Sciatica Workshop in Wayne, Nebraska on Thursday, November 6th at ...
Tron: Aries [PG13]
7:00 PM - 4:00 PM
A highly sophisticated Program, Ares, is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission.
Chamber Coffee - Wayne Auto Parts
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Join us at the NEW Wayne Auto Parts location at 110 S. Logan Street Weekly Chamber Coffee, every Friday at 10:00 am! Enjoy some coffee and check in with the community.
Chamber Coffee/Ribbon Cutting - Wayne Auto Parts (Carquest)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
10:00am Chamber Coffee with a Ribbon Cutting to Follow!
Ducks Unlimited Annual Banquet & Auction
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Beaumont Event & Concert Hall Friday, November 7 | Doors Open at 5:30pm, Dinner at 7:00pm Auction to Follow Kent Bearnes | 402-360-5005
Veteran's Harvest Breakfast
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Wayne Eagles Club | Sunday, November 9 @ 8:00am-12:00pm
Business & Industry Committee
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The monthly meeting of the Business & Industry (B&I) Committee.
Good Forturne [R]
7:00 PM - 4:00 PM
A well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy venture capitalist.
Chamber Coffee - Heritage Homes
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Weekly Chamber Coffee, every Friday at 10:00 am! Enjoy some coffee and check in with the community.
2nd Annual Quilt Retreat
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
November 14-16, 2025 Stitch, Share & Celebrate the Art of Quilting Space is Limited! RSVP by calling Karissa Hayes (402) 375-1500 by November 1st. Pack your machine, gather your favorite fabrics, and join us for a weekend designed just for quilters! ...
Wayne America, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
The monthly meeting of the Board of Directors for Wayne America, Inc.
Christmas In Wayne - Festival of Trees Participation
For registration details click the registration link and follow the prompts. There is no cost for Chamber members to participate. For non-members, it is $100 and you will be invoiced upon completing registration.
Christmas In Wayne - Holiday Punch Card Promo!
For registration details click the registration link and follow the prompts. There is no cost for Chamber members to participate. For non-members, it is $100 and you will be invoiced upon completing registration.
Wicked: For Good [PG] *A two-week hold-over
7:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. The second of a two-part feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical.
Harvey by Mary Chase
7:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Thursday/Friday/Saturday @ 7pm | Nov 20 - Nov 22, 2025 Sunday @ 2pm | Nov 23, 2025 in Black Box Theatre | Peterson Fine Arts Hall
Chamber Coffee - Festival of Trees
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Weekly Chamber Coffee, every Friday at 10:00 am! Enjoy some coffee and check in with the community.
Aloha Nights: Concert & Fundraiser for the WSC Baseball Team
5:30 PM - 11:00 PM
November 22, 2025 in the WSC Wildcat Dome Social Hour ft. Brandon McDaniel '07 LA Dodgers VP of Player Performance | 5:30pm-7:00pm Tegan Nissen Concert | 7:00pm-9:00pm Food/Drinks/Giveaways/Silent Auction/Games/Concert Tickets: $75 in advance, $100 at ...
Cheersgiving: Wayne America's Hometown Pub Crawl
7:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Start your Thanksgiving festivities early with Cheersgiving, our hometown pub crawl! Join your fellow turkeys and gobble 'til you wobble throughout Wayne America. DATE: Wednesday, November 26 TIME: 7:00pm - ? THEME: Sweater Weather, aka wear your ...
Special Events Committee
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Special Events assists in planning the community events. If you like event planning and design this would be a great creative outlet.
Business & Industry Committee
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The monthly meeting of the Business & Industry (B&I) Committee.
Wayne America, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
The monthly meeting of the Board of Directors for Wayne America, Inc.