A brand-new summer celebration will be lighting up southeast Nebraska this weekend. The inaugural Firefly Festival will take place Saturday in downtown Bennet and will feature food, games, and a headline performance by Jadyn Olesen and AM/FM. Olesen was a recent finalist on NBC’s The Voice.
“We’re thrilled to bring something fresh and fun to the Bennet community,” saysKristin Nelson, a founding member of the Bennet Economic Development Association and event organizer. “It’s been an idea in the works for a while, and the timing finally felt right to bring it to life.”
Nelson says The Firefly Festival aims to celebrate summer, connection, and community pride. “We wanted to create an event that brought families, neighbors, and local businesses together, something whimsical and meaningful,” Nelson tells KLIN News fireflies are such a nostalgic symbol of summer evenings, and the name felt like the perfect way to capture that magic…