2026 Columbus Days


 

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Columbus Days, the area's Biggest Block Party, offers attendees four fun-filled days of food, music and fun! The event takes place during the second weekend in August annually, with a different theme every year.

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Columbus Days Schedule

Thursday, August 6
6:00 pm Pies in the Park, Frankfort Sq
7:00 pm Columbus Community Band, Frankfort Square Stage
8:45 pm Platte Valley Playhouse Summer Youth Production, Frankfort Square Stage
"13 Signs You Should Stop Being a Pirate"
Friday, August 7
9 am - 4:30 pm Quilt Show, Community Room in the Columbus Community Building
11:00 am United Way Lazy River Duck Run, Pawnee Plunge
5 pm - 12 am Food Trucks and Beer Garden, Frankfort Square - $
6 pm - 9 pm Inflatables, Frankfort Square - $
6:00 pm Lynette's Dance Studio, Frankfort Square Stage
7:00 pm Pet Show, Frankfort Square Stage - $
7:30 - 9:30 pm Street Dance: Freedom Road, 13th Street Stage
9:00 pm Movie in the Square: TBD, Frankfort Square Stage
There will be an intermission for the parade.
9:30 pm Night Parade (Maps)
10:20 - 11:45 pm Street Dance: Unfinished Business, 13th Street Stage
Saturday, August 8
All Day Food Trucks, Frankfort Square - $
8 am - 5 pm Vendor Booths in the Park, Frankfort Square
8:30 am "I'm a Little Cutie" Baby Show, Frankfort Square Stage - $ (Details & Registration)
9 am - 4:30 pm Quilt Show, Community Room in the Columbus Community Building
9 am - 11:30 am Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest, Columbus Community Building (Details)
10 am - 8 pm Inflatables, Frankfort Square - $
10:00 am Celebrating America's 250th: The History of Platte County
Drawing for the Platte County Historical Society Raffle
11:00 am Barb's School of Dance & Desiree's Dancers, Frankfort Square Stage
11 am - 1 pm Music Bingo, Under the Tent
11 am - 12 am Beer Garden, Frankfort Square - $
12:00 pm Awards & Recognition, Frankfort Square Stage
2:30 pm The Cutie Crawl, Frankfort Sq Stage - $ (Registration Form)
12:30 pm All-City High School Drumline, Frankfort Square Stage
1:00 pm Ice Cream Eating Contest, First United Methodist Church Booth - $
1:00 pm Columbus Jazz Orchestra, Frankfort Square Stage
2:00 - 4:00 pm The Midland Band, 13th St. Stage
2:30 pm The Cutie Crawl, Frankfort Sq Stage - $ (Registration Form)
3:00 pm Frequency, Frankfort Square Stage
4:00 pm Twin Rivers Taekwondo Demonstration, Frankfort Square Stage
5:00 pm Heartland Gymnastics, Frankfort Square Stage
6:30 - 9:00 pm Kids Foam Dance Party, 13th Street
7:00 - 8:00 pm Sheltered Reality, Frankfort Square Stage (Details)
7:30 - 11:30 pm Street Dance: Happy Endings, 13th Street Stage
8:00 - 10:00 pm Teen Karaoke & Dance, Frankfort Sq Stage
9:00 - 10:30 pm Teen & Adult Glow Foam Dance Party, 13th Street
Sunday, August 9
9:15 am Connection Christian Church Prayer Service, Frankfort Square Stage
11 am - 1 pm "Celebrate Ag" Lunch, South Tent - $
11 am - 2 pm Vendor Booths in the Park, Frankfort Square
11 am - 2 pm Food Trucks and Beer Garden, Frankfort Square
11 am - 2 pm Inflatables, Frankfort Square - $
11:00 am Lonnie Piitz Polka Band, North Tent
11:30 am iDance Project, Frankfort Square Stage
12:00 am "Running of the Frankfurters" Wiener Dog Races, Frankfort Square Stage - $ (Registration Form)
2:00 pm Columbus Days Parade (Maps)
Note: Schedule is subject to change. Events may be added, changed, or removed as plans are finalized. Please check back for the most up-to-date schedule.

 

2026 Columbus Days
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Event Sponsors

Platinum Sponsor
OneNebraska Federal Credit Union
Gold Sponsor
ADM - Columbus Corn Processing
ALLO Fiber
Cargill Protein
Columbus Bank and Trust Company
Columbus Community Hospital
Union Bank & Trust
Pinnacle Bank
Silver Sponsor
BD Medical Systems
BlueGems ABA
Columbus Pediatric Dentistry
Lynette's Dance Studio
Vishay Dale
Harrah's Columbus NE Racing & Casino
B-D Construction, Inc.
Bronze Sponsor
Electrical Contracting Solutions, LLC
First Nebraska Bank
Paige Electric
Waste Connections of Nebraska
Gene Steffy Ford
Mead Lumber
Copper Sponsor
A Blessing of Hope Family Services
Air Comfort Heating & Cooling
Barb's School of Dance
Central Community College-Columbus Campus
Cornerstone Bank
Fairfield - Towneplace Suites by Marriott
Tessendorf Chiropractic
The Flats at 5th
Visit Columbus Platte County Nebraska
Behlen Mfg. Co.
Columbus Children's Healthcare CCH Pediatric Clinic, P.C.
Jackson Services, Inc.
Mike Greiner's National Mattress & Furniture Warehouse
RVW, Inc.
Taco Bell
Date and Time

Thursday Aug 6, 2026 Sunday Aug 9, 2026

Columbus Days will be held from August 6 through August 9.

Contact Information

Haley Behlen (531)230-1234
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