Joslyn Castle & Gardens

Public Tour
2026-02-20 12:30 - 14:00, 2026-02-18 12:30 - 14:00, 2026-02-16 12:30 - 14:00, 2026-02-13 12:30 - 14:00, 2026-02-12 12:30 - 14:00, 2026-02-11 12:30 - 14:00, 2026-02-09 12:30 - 14:00, 2026-02-08 12:30 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) and 11 more dates | Joslyn Castle & Gardens, 3902 Davenport Street, Omaha, NE, 68131, United States
Be our guest as we swing the Joslyn Castle doors open for public historical tours. No reservations required, just show up!

Step back in time to the stunning estate of Omaha’s first millionaires, George and Sarah Joslyn. Learn about their fascinating story and impact on Omaha while you stroll through their Scottish Baronial mansion and 5.5 acre grounds.

Tour Details

The tour includes a 14 minute video, and an hour long walking tour of the three levels of the Castle.

An elevator is available for guests with mobility issues.

Tours are held at 12:30pm with no advance ticket purchases or reservations required.

Tickets are $20.00 for adults, and $17.00 for students, seniors, or military with ID. Children 5 and under are free.

The front door of the Castle opens 15 minutes before tour start time.

Contact Information

402-595-2199

Tour CANCELED
2026-02-19 12:30 - 14:00 | Joslyn Castle & Gardens, 3902 Davenport Street, Omaha, NE, 68131, United States
Our public tour today is CANCELED due to the storm warning. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to see you at the Castle in the future!

Contact Information

402-595-2199

Queens for the Castle!
2026-02-15 10:00 - 13:00
Queens For the Castle invites you to be our guest as we celebrate of the art of drag while raising funds for OUR queen, the Joslyn Castle!

In addition to performances by some of Omaha’s most celebrated drag artists, guests will enjoy an art installation from LALA Local Artists Local Art, featuring the Joslyns living spaces transformed into galleries. These galleries will showcase some of Omaha’s finest local creators, and the art will be available for purchase!

We will be serving an elevated brunch menu, and if you choose to imbibe, we’ll be slanging Bloody Mary’s and mimosas.

Guests will be invited to participate in a “Tiara Toss” wine toss, a 50/50 raffle, audience vote Queen Pageant, and a silent auction brimming with amazing excursions and handpicked items from local businesses.

The Castle will be filled with music, art, and food – what more could we ask for as we continue our mission to preserve and share our historic treasure?

Public Tour
2026-02-08 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-02-01 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-01-25 10:30 - 12:00

Kory Reeder
2026-02-07 19:00 - 22:00
Join us for an evening of contemporary experimental music! On Saturday, February 7, Joslyn Castle’s Carriage House will showcase Nebraska-raised composer Kory Reeder on his national tour, with the support of local experimental legends Stacey Barelos and Phil Smith. Whether you’re well-acquainted with Omaha’s experimental scene or eager to discover something fresh and exciting, this is a show you won’t want to miss.

When: Saturday, February 7

Doors at 6:30p, Music at 7p

Where: Joslyn Castle Carriage House

3902 Davenport St. Omaha, NE 681310

Tickets: $10 advance, $15 day of

All ages welcome

Described as “one of the most captivating composers in modern classical music” (Dallas Observer), Kory Reeder’s introspective and atmospheric music is performed frequently around the world in concert halls, festivals, basements, bars, and galleries with pieces ranging from symphonic and chamber works to field recording, text scores, and computer-assisted improvisations.

A dedicated collaborator with over 150 performed works, he has frequently worked with opera, theater, and dance programs, as well as noise, free-improv, and new media artists on projects ranging from video collaborations to 24-hour live performance art works. His music has been released on Edition Wandelweiser, where one may also find scores of his work, as well as Another Timbre, Full Spectrum Records, Sawyer Editions, Thanatosis, Harmonic Ooze, and others. Kory is from Nebraska and lives in Texas where he is an active performer and completed his PhD at the University of North Texas. For more, please visit www.koryreeder.com

If The Thought Evaporates by Kory Reeder

Two Meditations from the Underground by Reeder/Seward/Weathers

Dr. Stacey Barelos is a sound artist, composer, performer, and educator whose work has reached audiences across five continents. As a performer, she specializes in 20th- and 21st-century music, with a focus on living composers. She co-founded Ludus Duo with Italian pianist Arianna Granieri to explore adventurous repertoire for multiple keyboards and toy instruments. In 2025, the duo will share their recent work at various venues in Athens, Greece. In 2023, she released her third solo album, Toy, Toy, Toy, featuring solo and collaborative works for toy piano. She regularly performs and leads workshops locally, regionally, and internationally—most recently at the Ex Nihilo Festival in Guanajuato, Mexico, and the University of Nebraska–Kearney New Music Festival.

Phill Smith is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and software engineer based in Omaha, NE. His solo performances and work with Screaming Plastic explore interactions between improvising performers and software systems. He has appeared as a drummer on albums by Pink Neighbor, Katie Sin, Justin Carter, Erik Jarvis, among others. His music has been described by KLANG as “high velocity, quasi-grindcore feedback music.”

Opera in Conversation | After the Curtain Call
2026-02-03 18:00 - 19:00
An open response conversation with Omaha artists reflecting on their experience of Susannah

Opera in Conversation is a series of three sessions surrounding Opera Omaha mainstage productions that features creatives, scholars, and other public figures. These FREE events exist to foster cross-disciplinary exploration of art, big questions, and community connections.
Join Opera Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 3 inside the Joslyn Castle for our final Susannah Opera in Conversation.
This Opera in Conversation, After the Curtain Call, will open an artist response conversation with Omaha artists and creatives reflecting on their experience of the production and connections to their own artistic practice, while encouraging the audience to share their reflections from the opera.
SPEAKERS:
Gina Tranisi, Moderator
This Opera in Conversation also marks the closing of Home, Community, and Sense of Place, which will be on display for viewing from 5:30-7:30PM.
Admission is FREE, advance registration is requested

Media Notification: Photography and Video will be captured at this event. By attending, you agree to allow Opera Omaha to use your image in social, archival, and promotional materials.
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Nearly Wed Night
2026-01-30 18:00 - 21:00
**POSTPONED FROM JANUARY 23RD TO FRIDAY JANUARY 30TH**
You are invited to Joslyn Castle’s alternative wedding fair!

Join us at Joslyn Castle & Gardens on Friday, January 23rd from 6pm-9pm for the return of our beloved Nearly Wed Night!
We have teamed up with our friends at Noa Brides, and several other absolutely choice guest stars! Do you find yourself recently engaged or planning a swanky soiree? We are here to help!
This is a casual event for anybody in any stage of wedding planning, don’t be intimidated. Meet our Castle team to dream about how we can make your wedding one for the history books! Sip a cocktail, shop for a special look, and meet your new best friends! This isn’t quite your typical wedding fair; we have curated a group of fantastic wedding-adjacent businesses to help you plan a party your guests will remember for years to come! Each local vendor is unique and delivers intentional work that stands out above the rest.
The Castle bar will be offering $5 glasses of champagne and other refreshments, so please bring a valid ID to partake!
Our Vendors Include:
Joslyn Castle & Gardens
Noa Brides
Ali Champion Photography
Spearmint Vintage
Sister Midnight Vintage
Officiant Aimee Pereit
The Gemini
District 2 Floral
Catering Creations…and More!
*This is a FREE event*

Closed for Private Event
2026-01-23 12:30 - 14:00 | Joslyn Castle & Gardens, 3902 Davenport Street, Omaha, NE, 68131, United States
No public tour today, please check our schedule for future tours.

This Old Castle: Behind the Scenes at the State Historical Society
2026-01-22 18:00 - 20:30 | Nebraska State Historical Society, 1500 R Street, Lincoln, NE, 68508, United States
Let’s go behind the scenes and explore the records that tell the story of Nebraska’s historic homes and buildings.

What to expect:Meet archivists, curators, and preservation professionals and get rare behind-the-scenes access to historic materials in storage. You’ll explore historic photographs, maps, architectural drawings, deeds, newspapers, and more—while learning how to use these resources to research and care for your own historic property.
Evening highlights include:

A short presentation from State Historic Preservation Office staff on preservation resources
Small-group tours of archival stacks
Hands-on time in the Reference Room with guided access to photographs, newspapers, maps, architectural firm records, and other research materials
Behind-the-scenes visit to the Nebraska History Museum

This is a very limited engagement and registration is required! This is an excursion to Lincoln, and guests are expected to provide their own transportation.

Local Author Series: Robert Wood Anderson
2026-01-22 18:00 - 19:00
Join us as we celebrate local Omaha author, Robert Wood Anderson, and his book In the Year of Our Lord 2433.

Please join us in the Joslyn Castle Music Room for a free, all ages, event celebrating local author, Robert Wood Anderson!
Best-selling, malty-book contest winner author Robert Wood Anderson’s thrillers include his Popoford’s Run trilogy: Resurrection Runner, The Reluctant Runner, and The Revenant Runner.
His Max Augustine Thriller, a an international award winner, Crush His Heart, has earned multiple five-star reviews. The first draft of the second Max Augustine book, Shattered Ice, is underway.
With his newest gold-metal Global Book Award-winning manuscript, In the Year of Our Lord 2433, The Man From Dust, a sci-fi romance, Anderson digs deep into his growing concern about A.I. and the criminalization of America’s founders’ Judeo-Christion morality and the faith of our fathers.
With hints of Orwell, Huxley, Solzhenitsyn, and following in the illuminating footsteps of A.I. specialist Joe Allen, Anderson weaves a tale of a conquered earth where truth is fluidly altered and every errant thought punished. Ruled by MOET, the Ministry of Evolving Truth, the People of the Crust have no concern for the Children of The Dust banished to the tunnels beneath the Earth. But the day soon comes when MOET lusts for the fealty of the God-Fearing masses below.
