McCook, Nebraska

10/15/2026

📍 THIS WEEK IN MCCOOK!

Saturday, October 17 is packed with reasons to get out and explore! ✈️🛍️🎸

✈️ G2G Aviation Grand Opening Fly-In
8 AM–2 PM | McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport
Free admission, a free pancake breakfast at 8 AM, food trucks, $50 discovery flights, and more!

🛍️ 7th Annual What the Junk Market
9 AM–4 PM | Red Willow County Fairgrounds
Shop vintage finds, handmade goods, antiques, and collectibles! Admission is $2.

🎸 Hairball | Concert for Healthcare
Wrap up your Saturday with a night of rock ’n’ roll!

Check out the flyers for details, grab your crew, and make a day of it HERE in McCook! ❤️

Have another event happening this week? Drop the details or flyer in the comments! 👇

10/13/2026

🎃 We’ve got a busy October ahead of us, McCook!

Hosting an event or heard of one happening in McCook or Red Willow County? Drop the details, flyers, or graphics in the comments below! 👇 Whether it’s your event or one you want to spread the word about, I’ll make sure to share it on our page.

Let’s help everyone see what’s happening HERE! ❤️

10/07/2026

What’s HERE in Red Willow County? 👀📍

Visit McCook is excited to launch WHAT’S HERE, a new feature series celebrating the locally owned restaurants, shops, attractions, hidden gems, and experiences that make Red Willow County worth the trip!

Businesses, attractions, and experiences can apply to be featured in EAT HERE, EXPLORE HERE, or HIDDEN HERE. And the best part? It’s completely FREE! ✨

Selected features will receive complimentary photography, promotion across Visit McCook’s social media, a feature on the Visit McCook website, additional exposure on the Visit Nebraska page for McCook, and the photos from your feature to use for your own marketing and promotion. 📸

There are no sponsorship fees, no voting, and no awards, this series is simply about giving our local businesses and attractions more exposure and showing visitors all the amazing things that are HERE in Red Willow County.

📲 Want to be featured? Apply through the Explore McCook app! You can find the application under the Calendar & Job Board section of the app.

Questions? Contact [email protected] or 308-345-1203.

We can’t wait to show everyone WHAT’S HERE! 💙

10/02/2026

🎶 Live music is HERE in McCook! The McCook Concert Association kicks off its 2026–2027 season this Sunday with Nu-Blu, bringing country favorites with a bluegrass twist to the Historic Fox Theatre! 💙

📅 Sunday, October 4 | 7 p.m.
📍 Historic Fox Theatre, McCook
🎟️ Adult tickets: $40 at the door; admission included with a current season membership.
🎓 MCC students get in FREE with a valid student ID!

Grab your friends, enjoy dinner in town, and make an evening of it! ✨

09/30/2026

Grab your girls and head downtown! 🛍️✨ McCook’s first-ever Ladies Night on Norris is happening tomorrow, October 1, from 4–7 p.m.!

Shop local and explore these participating businesses:
🌟 1516 Candle Co.
🌟 Ace Rent to Own
🌟 ArtBank
🌟 Breakaway
🌟 Brown’s Shoe Fit Co.
🌟 El puerto Mexican restaurant
🌟 Knowlen & Yates
🌟 Lucy's Bakery & Cafe
🌟 McCook Community Art Center & Guild
🌟 Mint 217
🌟 New Life - McCook
🌟 Poppin’ on the Bricks
🌟 Sunnsheen Scents
🌟 Sweet Bites
🌟 The Axe House McCook, Nebraska
🌟 The Rustic Market
🌟 The Sports Shoppe & Big Red Etc.
🌟 The Style Exchange
🌟 Wild Ass Soap

Make it a girls’ night HERE in McCook! 💖

09/18/2026

Heritage Days 2026 is officially underway, and the fun definitely doesn’t stop here! 🍂🤎

We kicked things off Wednesday night at the MNB Heritage Days Mixer, celebrating this year’s Heritage Days Royalty, Honor Family, Parade Marshal and Grand Marshal. Then Thursday brought even more energy downtown with Third Thursday and the Coyote Country Showdown! 🎤🎶

And we’re only getting started…

🎉 TODAY — Friday, Sept. 18
Celebrate McCook Community College’s 100th Anniversary, visit the Museum of the High Plains and ArtBank, stop by the Norris Institute Lunch, and keep working your way through the McCook Mural Scavenger Hunt!

🍁 TOMORROW — Saturday, Sept. 19
Heritage Days goes BIG with the 5K, 10 AM parade, vendors, car show, games, live music, contests, MCC Centennial events and more — then wrap up the weekend with Oktoberfest from 5–9 PM in Norris Alley! 🍻🥨🎶

There’s still so much Heritage Days fun ahead. Come out, explore McCook and celebrate with us! 🤎🍂

📲 Check the Explore McCook app for schedules, maps, events and updates.

09/16/2026

🍂 HERITAGE DAYS STARTS TODAY! 🤎🎉

McCook, it’s officially Heritage Days week! Kick off the celebration TONIGHT at 5:00 PM with the MNB Mixer, and get ready for a packed few days of events, traditions, food, activities and plenty of reasons to get out and enjoy McCook! 🦬🍁

📲 Your Heritage Days weekend is all in one place on the Explore McCook App! Download the app to find:
✨ Daily schedules
🗺️ Parade & vendor maps
🎪 Event information
📣 Notifications & important updates
🐶 Contest + race registrations
🥨 Oktoberfest information
🎨 Mural Mania
🎓 MCC 100th Anniversary
…and more!

Plans change, things get added, and you don’t want to miss anything — turn on your notifications and let the Explore McCook App be your Heritage Days guide!

📅 September 16–19, 2026
📍 McCook, Nebraska

Download Explore McCook, make your weekend plans, and we’ll see you HERE! 🤎🦬

09/11/2026

🏡✨ Heritage Days is coming HOME to McCook! ✨🏡

Join us September 16–19 for Heritage Days 2026! 🎉

Get ready for four days packed with McCook traditions, Homecoming festivities, the parade, vendors, live entertainment, family fun, Oktoberfest and so much more! 🎺🍂🍻🎡

Whether McCook is home or you’re coming back for the weekend, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. ❤️

📍 McCook, Nebraska
📅 September 16–19

📲 Scan the QR code or download the Explore McCook app for the full schedule and all the Heritage Days details!

Come home. Celebrate tradition. Make some memories in McCook! 🎉🏡

09/01/2026

Mural Mania is officially LIVE! 🎨📍
Explore downtown McCook, find the murals, solve the clues & enter for a chance to win!
Download the Explore McCook app and start hunting 👀✨

Mural Mania Scavenger Hunt on the Explore McCook App

Explore the murals, solve the clues & submit your answers! One random winner will receive a free class of their choice at the McCook Art Guild

Scan the QR code below to get started.

A BIG Thank you to the McCook Arts Council, McCook Chamber of Commerce, McCook/Red Willow County Visitors Bureau, MNB Bank, McCook Ace Hardware, and all of the amazing wall owners making all this possible.

08/20/2026

PLAY BALL, McCOOK! ⚾️🎉

Yesterday marked an exciting new chapter for our community as we officially celebrated the ribbon cutting of the PFC Gerald L. Walters Youth Sports Complex.

From the moment the gates opened, the complex was filled with families, young athletes, community leaders, and supporters from across Nebraska, who came out to see firsthand what this incredible new space has to offer. Guests toured the facility, gathered together for the ribbon cutting, and then watched the fields come to life with a full day of baseball and softball.

But this complex is about so much more than the games played on these fields.

It’s about the memories that will be made here. The kids who will grow up playing ball under these lights. The families who will spend countless evenings cheering from the stands. The tournaments that will bring new faces into McCook. And the lasting impact this facility will have on our community for generations to come.

Projects like this are a reminder of what can happen when a community invests in its future.

Thank you to everyone who came out, showed your support, and helped make yesterday such a special celebration. We can’t wait to see all the moments still to come at the PFC Gerald L. Walters Youth Sports Complex. ❤️⚾️

The fields are ready. The future is bright. Let’s play ball!

📸:Elizabeth Aguirre