Rather than kicking off Thanksgiving night, the Omaha Lights Festival is scheduled to begin Saturday, Nov. 25 with a lighting ceremony in the downtown Gene Leahy Mall.
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For the final few hours of a year full of darkness, light filled the sky above downtown Omaha.
Thousands gathered Thursday night near the CHI Health Center for the New Yearâs Eve Fireworks Spectacular.
Some stayed in their parked cars and turned their radios to a local radio station to listen to music choreographed to the show.
Others, including Ahmad Shebli, watched from the sidewalk with their families.
The Holiday Lights Festival s New Year s Eve Fireworks Spectacular fireworks show. LILY SMITH, THE WORLD-HERALD
Shebli stood with his wife, his 2- and 7-year-old daughters and 10-year-old son. His son smiled and jumped up and down in excitement as he watched the fireworks.