Santa Lucia Festival
Thursday, June 4 in Omaha
About
Celebrate 102 years of Italian heritage at Omaha’s beloved Santa Lucia Festival in Little Italy. Feast on homemade Italian favorites, catch live music, cheer on the bocce tournament and don’t miss the nightly arch lighting ceremony and lively street festival atmosphere.
What to expect
Expect a classic Omaha festival setting in Little Italy, with Italian food, music, bocce tournament activity and the glow of the Santa Lucia arch lighting ceremony. Public festival details also point to trattoria and dessert offerings, a bocce bar, a kid’s zone and a cannoli eating contest as part of the broader celebration.
Why go
Go for a long-running Omaha tradition that blends food, music, family-friendly festival energy and Italian-American heritage in the neighborhood where the celebration is rooted. The Santa Lucia Festival is as much about community as entertainment, with its street-festival setting giving visitors a chance to linger, eat, listen and take in a century-plus local tradition.