Public Tour
2025-10-05 12:30 - 14:00, 2025-10-06 12:30 - 14:00, 2025-10-08 12:30 - 14:00, 2025-10-09 12:30 - 14:00, 2025-10-10 12:30 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | 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

mmccarthy@joslyncastle.com

402-595-2199

Opera in Conversation | Inspiration, Process & Insights
2025-10-07 18:00 - 19:00
Is Barber of Seville the most recognizable score in all opera? Explore this hilarious opera with the conductor and director themselves.

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, October 7 at the Joslyn Castle for our first The Barber of Seville Opera in Conversation.
The first Opera in Conversation features director Stephen Lawless and conductor Gary Thor Wedow as they preview what to expect and what’s going on in the rehearsal room.
Admission is FREE, advance registration is requested.

Gary Thor Wedow returns to Opera Omaha after last conducting Don Pasquale. Mr. Wedow has established an enviable reputation for dramatically exciting and historically informed performances with opera companies, orchestras, festivals, and choral organizations throughout North America. During his 24/25 season Mr. Wedow lead Mozart’s masterpiece Le nozze di Figaro with Palm Beach Opera, joined Cincinnati Conservatory of Music for the same composer’s La finta giardiniera, and returned to the Santa Fe Symphony for Handel’s Messiah. In the fall of 2023 he collaborated with Opera Southwest for Carmen, and returned to Des Moines Metro Opera for Il barbiere di Siviglia. The 22/23 season found Maestro Wedow at The Juilliard School to lead their production of Atalanta. A favorite with Seattle Opera audiences, Mr. Wedow has also been a frequent guest of Florida Grand Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Canadian Opera Company, Arizona Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Portland Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, Utah Opera, Chautauqua Opera, among others.

Stephen Lawless makes his Opera Omaha debut with The Barber of Seville. Born in Warrington Cheshire, UK, Mr. Lawless was Director of Production for Glyndebourne touring opera from 1986-1992 where he directed a production of Britten’s Death in Venice. Subsequently he has worked for most of the world’s leading opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera (Don Giovanni, 2000), the Royal Opera Covent Garden (La Clemenza di Tito, 2002), Glyndebourne Festival (Die Fledermaus, 2003 and 2006), the Bolshoi (Der Rosenkavalier, 2013), and San Francisco (Capriccio, 1992 and Roberto Devereux, 2018). In North America he has also worked for the opera companies in Los Angeles, Dallas, San Diego, Houston, Toronto, Kansas City, San Jose, Cincinnati, Minneapolis, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York City, Seattle, and Portland, as well as the Santa Fe, St. Louis, and Glimmerglass festivals. His work has been seen at opera houses in Beijing, Seoul, Glasgow, Strasburg, Graz, Vienna, Berlin, Nuremberg, Magdeburg, Oldenburg, Lubeck, Erfurt, Genoa, Turin, Amsterdam, Ghent, Venice, Madrid, Barcelona, and St. Petersburg, as well as festivals in Innsbruck, Potsdam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Grange Park, and Buxton.

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Highly Spirited in the Midwest
2025-10-09 21:00 - 23:59 | Joslyn Castle & Gardens, 3902 Davenport Street, Omaha, NE, 68131, United States
Join us at Joslyn Castle for a night of dark history, libations and paranormal investigations!Join us at Joslyn Castle and Gardens for a night of dark history, libations and after hours paranormal investigation. We are offering two unique opportunities to explore the macrabre at the Castle this Halloween season featuring presentations by local historians followed by an hour long investigation in the Castle. Will you encounter the spirits of Omaha’s first philanthropists? Jamie Nestroyl – Omaha’s Gilded Age Midwest Paranormal History Tours Take a journey with us into the opulent—and often ominous—chapters of Omaha’s past. From the glittering wealth of the Gilded Age to the social upheavals of the Progressive Era, we’ll uncover the untold stories that shaped the city’s rise—and haunted its foundations. With a blend of dark history, intriguing local legends, and maybe even a ghost or two, we’ll explore the powerful families, the hidden crimes, and the strange happenings that echo through time… and perhaps still linger in the shadows of Omaha itself John Paul – The Many Deaths of George Joslyn Castle & Cathedral District Community Liaison John Paul digs into the dark depths of the Joslyn Castle archives for incredible tales of George Joslyn’s own brushes with death, including a legal battle with serial killer, H.H. Holmes! Brian J. Corey – Hauntings: What are they? Who are they? Necronomicast Brian joined Necronomicast in 2014 and has been hosting the podcast since 2020, guiding you through topics better left mentioned after sundown and under a full moon. In addition to hosting the “Historic Haunted Heartland” of live events, Brian has emceed the “Omaha Haunticon” paranormal convention and the Nebraska Bigfoot Conference. Doors open at 8:30pm, presentations begin at 9pm in the Carriage House. A bar will be open throughout the evening, accepting both cash and cards. As always, creative dress is encouraged!

Cindy Chinn: Not Your Typical Artist
2025-10-10 17:00 - 21:00
Join us for the opening reception of Cindy Chinn’s solo show in the Joslyn Castle Carriage House

Watie White and bARBER: Two Person Art Show
When: Friday, Oct 10 from 5 to 9pm
Where: Joslyn Castle Carriage House
Cindy Chinn is fascinated by the poetic potential of overlooked and discarded materials — the tip of a pencil, a rusted saw blade, an old bicycle tire — and how they can be reimagined into vibrant narratives. Whether she is coaxing intricate detail from a lead-thin pencil or welding together scrap metal into sweeping sculptural forms, her work is rooted in transformation: in re-seeing what we take for granted and in revealing hidden possibilities. In her “Re-Tired” series, for example, Cindy reclaims bicycle tires to create lively, textured compositions; in her metal and saw art she elevates industrial detritus into expressive, heartfelt forms; and in her murals and paintings Cindy weave stories across scale and surface. Cindy’s background as an animator and entertainment-industry designer continues to inform her sense of visual storytelling, composition, and attention to detail.
Cindy’s goal is to spark wonder and connection — to invite viewers to pause and imagine new life in the familiar, to see beauty in the discarded, and to feel that art can emerge from unexpected places. She wants her pieces to be both bold and intimate — capable of drawing you in with details you may only discover after lingering, and powerful enough to transform a space. Across mediums, Cindy aims to bridge craft and concept, sustainability and surprise, whimsy and weight, in ways that resonate beyond the object itself.
Other opportunities to see the exhibit include attending public event at the Carriage House.
