Editing Wausa, Nebraska (section)

===Annual events===

====Pork Chop Barbecue====
The annual Pork Chop Barbecue, a fundraising event for the Wausa Community Club, is held on a Saturday night in late July or early August. Weather permitting, this event is usually held in the spacious Gladstone Park. Originally started in 1984 as a fundraiser for the town's 1990 Centennial, it is now used to raise funds for worthwhile projects within the community. The "all you can eat" menu for the evening consists of grilled pork chops, baked potatoes, coleslaw, lemonade, pop, coffee and beer. A band plays for your listening and dancing enjoyment with intermissions filled with the auctioning of donated items. Auction items often include hand-crafted items, Husker football tickets, guided tours on Lewis and Clark Lake, labor and agricultural products, to name a few

====Labor Day Weekend Celebration====
A tradition at Wausa has been a [[Labor Day]] Weekend Celebration. The activities and duration of the celebration (1–3 days) vary each year. In recent years the celebration has been a one-day (Sunday) affair packed with events for all ages. Activities include a beef barbecue, car show, community worship service, kiddie carnival, food court, ice cream social, petting zoo, model airplane show, [[skydiving]] exhibition, horseshoe pitching contest, sand volleyball tournament and a 3-on-3 basketball tournament. The evening finale typically is a local talent contest, a play production, a magic show or a musical performance.

====Swedish Smorgasbord====
The Wausa Community Swedish [[Smörgåsbord]] is held the fourth Saturday of each October. For over 50 years the annual event has been a community project complete with colorful Swedish costumes and decorations. The Smörgåsbord serves a variety of tasty foods including potato sausage, meatballs, ham, herring, cold meats, salads, rye bread, sweet breads, brown beans, deviled eggs, fruit soup, [[ostkaka]], rice [[pudding]] and [[lingonberries]]. Several recipes used have been passed down from generation to generation and are still favorites today.