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What you need to know before the Memorial Park concert featuring Smokey Robinson
OMAHA, Neb. —
Omaha’s annual Memorial Park concert is just about here!
This year’s festivities feature alternative rock band Cake as the opening act, while Motown legend and Grammy Award winner Smokey Robinson headlines the event.
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In preparation for the concert and fireworks show, KETV has put together a guide for anything you may need to know before making your way to the park.
Lineup
Alternative rock band Cake will take the stage at 6:30 p.m. Then, Grammy Award winner Smokey Robinson will headline the festivities at 6:45 p.m.
Local acts will be featured throughout the day, and a fireworks show will conclude the night.
Parking
With one-way street enforcement starting on Friday morning, drivers will have a few options for parking.
There will be free parking on UNO’s campus starting at 4 p.m.
Paid parking at Brownell Talbot will be available, but space is limited.
Guests can take free shuttle rides from Dundee to Memorial Park between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. by hopping on the trolley at six different locations.
- Underwood Avenue and JE George
- Rose Garden Entrance
- Dundee Presbyterian Church
- Dundee Clock Tower – 50th and Underwood
- Film Streams – 50th and Capitol
- Exist Green – 49th and Underwood
- KFAB parking lot
- Dundee Double Shot Coffee
Concertgoers also have the option to park for free at Westroads Mall and take the ORBT bus that passes by the park. The cost is $1.25 each way, but kids ride for free.
Metro Transit is adding extra buses to the line for short waiting times.
ORBT runs up and down Dodge Street, so attendees can also find other places and walk to the nearest bus stop along Dodge.
Dodge Street will be closed during the fireworks show from approximately 9:30 p.m. until 10:45 p.m. This will also affect the 62nd and Dodge and 72nd and Dodge ORBT stations.
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Admission
The concert is free and open to the public.
Prohibited Items
The park opens at 5 a.m. on Friday, and people can come get their spots as early as they please.
Concertgoers are invited to bring blankets and chairs to sit on during the show. There is no video recording permitted during the event.
Additional items that will not be allowed at the concert include:
- Tarps
- Tents
- Canopies
- Umbrellas
- Anything staked to the ground
- Drones
- Glass bottles
- Signs
- Fireworks
- Cameras with removable lens, professional gear, tripods and stands
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