Star City Buzz: Events happening June 5-7

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Here are some events happening around Lincoln for the weekend of June 5-7.

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 Events — Various locations — Events happening throughout the weekend
2026 Summer Music Series — Zipline Tap & Grill — Thurs. 6 p.m.; Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m. through Sept. 25
The Penguin Project: Frozen JR. — Lincoln Community Playhouse — Thurs. and Fri. 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 2 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.
East Nebraska Sports presents USSSA A State Championships 8U-18U — Times and venues vary
Supreme Basketball presents 2026 Star City Classic — Kinetic Sports Complex or Speedway Village — Times vary
John Breslow Ice Hockey Center
Public Skate — John Breslow Ice Hockey Center — Fri. 3 to 4:45 p.m.; Sat. 12:15 to 2:15 p.m.
Stick & Puck — John Breslow Ice Hockey Center — Fri. 6:15 to 7:15 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m. to noon
Cosmic Skate — John Breslow Ice Hockey Center — Fri. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

2026 Flatland Juggling Festival — Lux Middle School — Fri. 5 to 10 p.m.; Sat. and Sun. starting at 9 a.m.
Lincoln Saltdogs vs. Sioux Falls Canaries — Haymarket Park — Fri. 7:05 p.m.; Sat. 6:05 p.m.; Sun. 1:05 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.
Hart Dance Academy presents “FAME” 2026 — Lied Center for Performing Arts — Sat. 6 p.m.; Sun. 1 p.m.

Friday, June 5

Classic Cars & Cornhole for Cancer – April Sampson Cancer Center – 5 to 9 p.m.
Founder & Friends Happy Hour — Boiler Brewing — 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Hop, SCIP, Jump and Run — Antelope Park — 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Friday Nights Live Summer Concert Series featuring Hardwood Dash — SouthPointe Pavilions — 6:30 p.m.
Karaoke Night with DJ Doug — James Arthur Vineyards — 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Shordie Shordie: Schools Out Tour — Bourbon Theatre — Doors 7 p.m.; show 8 p.m.
Art + Thrift — The Bay LNK — 7 to 9 p.m.
Movies in the Park presents “A Goofy Movie” — Antelope Park Bandshell — Movie begins around 8:45 to 9 p.m., depending on sunset
Benda — The Royal Grove — 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Trent Brown Acoustic — Tank’s Country — 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Saturday, June 6

Farmers’ Market — Haymarket — 8 a.m. to noon
Community Breakfast & Stuff the Truck Pantry — Northeast United Church of Christ — 9 to 11 a.m.
Archie’s Party — Morrill Hall — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Summer Container Seminar — Canoyer Garden Center — 10 a.m.
Strength Saturdays hosted by Pure Barre — SouthPointe Pavilions — 10 to 11 a.m.
Henna at Handspoken — Handspoken Fair Trade — 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Sing Along Bingo Brunch — Show Stoppers Family Dining & Entertainment — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Cars & Community — Near Moore Middle School — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
‘Roxie in Color’ Book signing with local author Stacy Cervenka and former Parents Magazine Deputy Editor Diane Debrovner — Sower Books — 2 p.m.
’Queer Joy’ Open Mic – Pepe’s Bistro – 2 to 4 p.m.
Whiskey Carnivale — Sideshow Spirits — VIP 2 to 3 p.m.; general admission 3 to 6 p.m.
Rock Painting Ministry — Piedmont Park Seventh-day Adventist Church — 2:30 to 4 p.m.
Citizen Soldier: Secret Songs Tour II — Bourbon Theatre — Doors 6 p.m.; show 7 p.m.
Live Music Saturdays — Art & Soul — 6 to 8 p.m.
Summer Music Series: Hardwood Dash — James Arthur Vineyards — 6 to 9 p.m.
Oasis Bluegrass — Deer Springs Winery — 7 to 9 p.m.
Saturday Starrs — DAME — 7 to 9 p.m.
Contra Dance — New Visions United Methodist Church — 7:30 to 10 p.m.
YDG — The Royal Grove — 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Saturdays at Hyde Observatory — Hyde Observatory — Sundown to 11 p.m.

Sunday, June 7

Treat Trot Lincoln — Holmes Lake — 7 to 10 a.m.
Body Works Series at the Body Shop 2026: Self Defence with Longoria’s BBA — Morrow Collision Center on N. 83rd Street — 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Sunday Farmers’ Market — College View — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sundaes on Sunday: Jerry Renaud — James Arthur Vineyards — 2 to 4 p.m.
Concrete Soul — Union Plaza — 2 to 6 p.m.
Rumble on the Rocks — Zipline Tap & Grill — 3 p.m.
Roots Music Jam — Zoo Bar — 4 to 7 p.m.
Summer Music Sunday with Nathan Wade — Kinkaider Taproom — 4 to 7 p.m.
Devon Allman’s Blues Summit — Bourbon Theatre — Doors 6 p.m.; show 7 p.m.
Comedy in the Prairie Pines — Prairie Pines Nature Reserve — 6 p.m.
Country Night featuring Off the Record & Bordertown — Pla-Mor Ballroom — Dance lessons 7 p.m.; show 8 to 11 p.m.

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