Star City Buzz: Events happening May 29-31

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Here are some events happening around Lincoln for the weekend of May 29-31.

Multi-day

  • Puzzling Adventures Scavenger Hunt — Puzzling Adventures — Every day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Wheelie Good Ride Academy Learn to Ride Class ages 4+ — Irvingdale Park — Mon. through Thurs. 6 to 7 p.m.; Sun. 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
  • Lincoln Libraries — Various locations — Various events throughout the weekend
  • 2026 Summer Music Series: Live Music on the Patio — Zipline Tap & Grill — Thurs. 6 p.m.; Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m.
  • Explore Prairie Pines — Prairie Pines Nature Preserve — Fri. and Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sun. 1 to 5 p.m.
  • Sandhills Global Event Center
  • Red Cross Blood Drive — Fri. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Twin-State Extravaganza — Sat. and Sun., 8 a.m. start
  • Salt Creek Wranglers Horse Show — Sun. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Lincoln Regional: Nebraska Baseball vs. South Dakota State — Haymarket Park — Fri. 3 p.m.; Sat. 2 or 7 p.m.; Sun. 2 or 7 p.m.
  • East Nebraska Sports presents 6th Annual Hawaiian Hitfest — Times and venues vary — Fri. through Sun.
  • Dustin West Band (Jimmy Buffett Tribute) — Fri. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
  • Cornhole Tournament — Sat. 1 p.m.
  • Sips & Succulents — Sat. 1 p.m.
  • Summer Music Series: Tom & Wes — Sat. 6 to 9 p.m.
  • Music Bingo — Sun. 2 to 4:30 p.m.
  • Math Happens — Lincoln Children’s Museum — Sat. 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Sun. 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Live Horse Racing — Legacy Downs — Sat. and Sun., Post time 1:30 p.m.

Friday, May 29

  • CBMC Lincoln Coffee Connection — Amigos/Kings Classic on A Street — 7 to 8 a.m.
  • UBT Pop-Up: Vital Vines — Union Bank Place Pop-Up Shop — 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Make & Take Storytime: Have You Filled a Bucket Today? — Elleinad Books — 10 a.m.
  • 4th Annual Fallbrook Festival — Fallbrook Town Center — 5 to 10 p.m.
  • Founder & Friends Happy Hour — Boiler Brewing — 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
  • Live Music by Bobby Gadoury — Art & Soul — 6 to 8 p.m.
  • Ivory Daze, Iced Wrist, Joyrager — Duffy’s Tavern — Doors 7 p.m.; Show 7:30 p.m.
  • Garage Band — Capitol View Winery — 7 to 9 p.m.
  • Movie Night on the Lawn — SouthPointe Pavilions — 8 p.m.
  • Ladies of the 80’s Music Bingo — Boiler Brewing Company South — 8 to 10 p.m.
  • Karaoke — Bourbon Theatre — Doors 9 p.m.; Show 9 p.m.
  • 4 on the Floor — Tank’s Country — 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Saturday, May 30

  • Wetland Bioblitz — Pioneers Park Nature Center — 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
  • Farmers’ Market — Haymarket — 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • 2026 USA Archery Nebraska Field Championship — Turpin Outdoor Education Center — 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • Henna — Handspoken Fair Trade — 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • Smokin’ for the Bronze – Bartlett, NE – 1 to 6 p.m.
  • All School Graduation — Antelope Park Band Shell — 2 to 5 p.m.
  • Art Sale: The Strand Sisters Lifelong Collection — LUX Center for the Arts — 3 to 5 p.m.
  • Deer Springs Winery
  • Bridal Fair Experience — 3 to 6 p.m.
  • Neil Diamond Tribute with Dan Reynolds — 7 to 9 p.m.
  • Cooper Park Party — Cooper Park — 4 to 7 p.m.
  • Savannah Dexter: DAMAGE CONTROL TOUR — Bourbon Theatre — Doors 6 p.m.; Show 7 p.m.
  • Pas de Deux Spring Recital — Lied Center for Performing Arts — 6 p.m.
  • Live Music Saturdays — Art & Soul — 6 to 8 p.m.
  • Sweats Album Release Show w/ Bogusman, The Ulcer Twins — Duffy’s Tavern — Doors 7 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.
  • Drink and Draw — Zipline Brewing Co. — 7 p.m.
  • Comedy For A Cure featuring Oh! Occasionally Hilarious — Holy Trinity Episcopal — 7 to 9 p.m.
  • Speakeasy Murder Mystery Night: Chicago 1924 — Capitol View Winery & Vineyards — 7 to 9:30 p.m.
  • Saturdays at Hyde Observatory — Hyde Observatory — Sundown to 11 p.m.
  • Glaser Band — Tank’s Country — 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
  • La Energia Nortena, La Alianza Nortena, La Cultura Nortena, Banda Nueva Tradicion — The Royal Grove — 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Sunday, May 31

  • Carrying the Torch: NeighborWorks Week 2026 Bike Tour — Upco Park — 9 to 10:30 a.m.
  • Sunday Farmers’ Market — College View — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Cycles and Coffee: NeighborWorks Week 2026 — Jane Snyder Trails Center — 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • Backstage Brunch — Barrymore’s — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Music Bingo — James Arthur Vineyards — 2 to 4:30 p.m.
  • Summer Music Sunday with Nathan Wade — Kinkaider Taproom — 4 to 7 p.m.
  • From the Cook’s Table — Aragon Tasting Events — Times vary
  • 2026 Free Concerts — Piedmont Park Seventh-day Adventist Church — 6 p.m.
  • Between the Buried and Me: The Blue Nowhere U.S. Tour — Bourbon Theatre — Doors 6 p.m.; Show 7 p.m.
  • Country Night featuring Colten Wyatt & The Mystery Band — Pla-Mor Ballroom — Dance lessons 7 p.m.; Show 8 to 11 p.m.

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