Mark your calendar for the next neighborhood block cleanup on April 18th.

Also, the Benson Neighborhood Clean-Up is on Saturday. May 2nd, 9 am-2 pm.

THIS IS A MUST SEE —FRIDAY.

A FANTASTIC ART SHOW

Benson High School Senior Art Show + The Carrot Release

Join Benson High School for the Senior Art Show and the release of the 3rd Annual Publication of The Carrot!

First Friday, May 1

3:15 (After School) – 6 PM

Benson High School Art Room 006 + hallway

May 1st: Benson First Friday with Giant Joy Collective - 6pm to 9pm

[backlot of PETSHOP GALLERY]

We’re bringing back the magic of May Day!

● basket making

● neighborhood gifting

● maypole dancing

● puppet performance (Cheeky Rabbit!) ◇6:30◇

● a soft, people-powered procession through Benson

We’re hosting a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Youth Gaming Tournament at the BCC

May 1 for BFF Omaha Sign-ups

start at 5:30, at The Bay

then we’re hitting the track at 6. The tournament is free to join for ages 18 + under, and we'll have prizes for 1st - 3rd place. Come thru!

HALF PIPES & HAND RAILS -

Friday, May 1, 2026 - 8 PM–12 AM

A Skate Deck Art Show

Presented by Love Thy Neighbor Art Collective

Roll into First Friday with a full lineup of skate deck artwork from local artists, presented by Liquid Courage Tattoo, Sailors Grave Tattoo, and Love Thy Neighbor Art Collective.

Warlock Art Gallery (inside Sailors Grave)

6208 Maple Street, Omaha

underbelly

Works by Amelia Rosenberg

Friday, May 1, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Petshop Gallery

2727 N. 62nd St.

Petshop Gallery presents underbelly, a new body of ceramic work by Amelia Rosenberg. Her practice explores storytelling, lineage, and the natural world through detailed sculptural forms.

What’s coming up in Benson

  • Benson Business Improvement District

    The Benson Business Improvement District, established by the City of Omaha in 1977 is responsible for raising funds to maintain and improve the Benson business district.

  • Benson Neighborhood Association

    The Benson Neighborhood Association (BNA) was originally comprised of five neighborhood associations that were formed within the Benson boundaries between 1910 and 1920.

  • Creative District

    Benson is now an official Creative District!

    In June 2022, Benson was designated as Omaha’s first Creative District!

  • BFF Omaha

    We believe that everyone has the right ​to create, experience, and cultivate the arts in our communities. goes here

Welcome to Benson!

Our story starts way back in 1887 with Erastus Benson, a land speculator, investor, and philanthropist. He purchased 900 or so acres of land from Edward Creighton, an Omaha businessman. On March 4, 1887, Erastus platted the land and called it Benson Place, later changing it to Benson. We were annexed into the City of Omaha in 1917.

‘Ole Erastus was quite the entrepreneur and renaissance man. He helped found the first of the regional phonograph companies and invested in a young man named Thomas Edison and his Kinetoscope. In his spare time, our founder wrote songs – more than 20 of ’em are included in the Edison Sheet Music Collection of the U.S. Library of Congress.

His spirit must have somehow settled into our dirt, because the entrepreneur is alive and well in today’s Benson, helping our neighborhood become the place you want to live, hang out, or open a business.

Stop by for a visit – you’ll be back for the experience.