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Maha Festival 2025 – A Perfect Day of Indie Magic

August 3, 2025 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

DEAN BIRKHEIMER | Go Venue Magazine “Life is the biggest festival, don’t ever miss celebrating it.” ~ Mohit Gaur On Saturday, August 2, 2025, under a flawless summer sky, Maha Festival 2025 delivered a day […]

MAHA FESTIVAL Returning in 2025, Combining Forces With OUTLANDIA

December 4, 2024 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

Festival to return to its roots at Omaha’s The RiverFront, with assist from original founders Omaha, Nebr., Dec. 3, 2024 — Omaha’s premier nonprofit music festival, Maha, is coming back in 2025 with a return […]

MATTHEW SWEET at The Waiting Room

February 18, 2024 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

DEAN BIRKHEIMER | Go Venue Magazine Last time I saw Matthew Sweet was September 6th, 2019 when I covered the 2nd annual Shadow Ridge Music Festival. I’ve been waiting 5 years for another opportunity and thanks to 1% Productions and The Waiting […]

No MAHA Festival in 2024; Organizers Plan Return in 2025

February 15, 2024 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

Omaha’s premier nonprofit music festival, Maha, will not happen this year. Instead, organizers are taking 2024 to rework the festival’s operating model with plans to return in 2025. The annual event was set to celebrate […]

FESTIVAL REVIEW: Maha Festival 2023 Day Two Live Review

August 2, 2023 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

BY DEAN BIRKHEIMER | Go Venue Magazine I woke up on Saturday, July 29th super excited for day two of the Maha Festival. Even though the outside temperature dropped over 10 degrees from Friday’s day […]

FESTIVAL REVIEW: Maha Festival 2023 Day One Live Review

July 30, 2023 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

DEAN BIRKHEIMER | Go Venue Magazine The Maha Festival at Aksarben Village takes place spanning Friday, July 28 (day one) and Saturday, July 29 (day two). Next July, Maha Festival will be moving to Heartland […]

LIVE REVIEW: 2022 Maha Music Festival [Day One]

July 31, 2022 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

BY DEAN BIRKHEIMER | Go Venue Magazine “The greatness of a culture can be found in its festivals.” ~Siddharth Katragadda If on Friday, July 29th you were in the mood for music, food, comedy, art and […]

MAHA FESTIVAL 2022 Plans for End of July

March 23, 2022 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

Organizers announced that the 2022 event has been set for Friday and Saturday, July 29-30 at Aksarben Village. The 14th annual Maha Festival, featuring 15 artists, including indie rock band Car Seat Headrest and several […]

MAHA FESTIVAL RETURNS TO AKSARBEN VILLIAGE IN 2021 WITH A 1-DAY BUBBLE FRIENDLY EVENT

May 23, 2021 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

As Tom Petty legendarily told us, “The Waiting is the hardest part”. As we all know last year’s festival was scratched due to the pandemic. Maha is proud to announce that the waiting is now […]

MAHA Festival Is Back With a One-Day, Reduced-Capacity Event

May 12, 2021 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

Maha Festival 2021 will take place on one day, Saturday, July 31 from 2 p.m. to midnight. While recent Mahas have included other elements, like pop-ups and conference-style events, this summer will be fully outdoors. […]