LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Here are some events happening around Lincoln for the weekend of July 31-Aug. 2.
Multi-day
- Puzzling Adventures Scavenger Hunt — Puzzling Adventures — Daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Lincoln Libraries Events — Various locations — Events happening throughout the week/weekend
- Wheelie Good Ride Academy Learn to Ride Class — Irvingdale Park — Mon. through Thurs. 6 to 7 p.m.; Sun. 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
- Lancaster County Super Fair & Carnival — Sandhills Global Event Center — July 30 through Aug. 8
- World Famous Budweiser Clydesdales — Lincoln locations — Thurs. through Sat., times vary
- 2026 Summer Music Series — Zipline Tap & Grill — Thurs. 6 p.m.; Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m. through Sept. 25
- Thursday
- Lincoln Showcase at Stransky Park is Thursday, July 30 at 7 p.m.
- Friday
- “Mountain View” Chamber Concert — 7 p.m. — UNL Westbrook Performance Hall
- Party and Late-Night Concert with the Algorhythms — 9 p.m. — The Railyard
- Saturday
- Acoustic Jam Session — 3 p.m. — UNL Glenn Korff School of Music
- “Luminous Wings” Orchestra Finale — 7:30 p.m. — Kimball Hall
- Explore Prairie Pines — Prairie Pines Nature Preserve — Fri. and Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sun. 1 to 5 p.m.
- John Breslow Ice Hockey Center
- Public Skate — John Breslow Ice Hockey Center — Fri. 3 to 4:45 p.m.;
- Stick & Puck — John Breslow Ice Hockey Center — Fri. 5 to 7 p.m.
- Cosmic Skate — John Breslow Ice Hockey Center — Fri. 7:30 to 9:30 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.
Friday, July 31
- Lincoln CBMC Coffee Connection — Amigos/Kings Classic on A Street — 7 to 8 a.m.
- UBT Pop-Up: Vital Vines — Union Bank Place Pop-Up Shop — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- SouthPointe Pavilions
- Chalk The Walk — 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
- Taxi Driver | Friday Nights Live Concert Series — 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Super Fair Nebraska Bush Pullers Truck & Tractor Pull — Sandhills Global Event Center — Doors 5:30 p.m.; show 7 p.m.
- Founder & Friends Happy Hour — Boiler Brewing — 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
- All Ages Wheel Workshop — LUX Center for the Arts — 6 to 8 p.m.
- Mindrott, Infuriate, River City Rejects and Criminal Neglect — Bourbon Theatre — Doors 6:30 p.m.; show 7:30 p.m.
- TJIF Music Series: The King of Diamonds — James Arthur Vineyards — 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Free Outdoor Movie Night: “Finding Nemo” — Trinity Lutheran Church — 8 to 11 p.m.
- Movies in the Park presents “Dolphin Tale” — F Street Community Center Gym — Around 8:45 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 1
- Heatwave Half Marathon — Holmes Lake — 7 to 10 a.m.
- Farmers’ Market — Haymarket — 8 a.m. to noon
- Railyard Rims — Railyard — 9 a.m.
- Community Breakfast & Stuff the Truck Pantry — Northeast United Church of Christ — 9 to 11 a.m.
- Strength Saturdays powered by lululemon with OrangeTheory — SouthPointe Pavilions — 10 a.m.
- Henna — Handspoken Fair Trade — 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Grand Opening Celebration: Bach to Rock Music School — Edgewood Shopping Center — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Family Film Fest: “KPop Demon Hunters” — The Ross — 11:30 a.m.
- Rock Painting Ministry — Piedmont Park Seventh-day Adventist Church — 2:30 to 4 p.m.
- Rock the Vote — Bourbon Theatre — Doors 4 p.m.; show 4 p.m.
- Live Music Saturdays — Art & Soul — 6 to 8 p.m.
- Summer Music Series: Ruminator — James Arthur Vineyards — 6 to 9 p.m.
- The Garage Band — Deer Springs Winery — 7 to 9 p.m.
- Contra Dance — New Visions United Methodist Church — 7:30 to 10 p.m.
- Rey Tony y Helabusador — The Royal Grove — 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- The Galentines — Zoo Bar — 9 p.m.
- Saturdays at Hyde Observatory — Hyde Observatory — Sundown to 11 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 2
- Sunday Farmers’ Market — College View — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- 14th Annual Back 2 School Haircut & Backpack Event — College of Hair Design — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Brunch on the Square: Great Plains Culinary Institute — Tavern on the Square — Noon to 3 p.m.
- Roots Music Jam — Zoo Bar — 4 to 7 p.m.
- Summer Music Sunday with Mark Irvin — Kinkaider Taproom — 4 to 7 p.m.
- Duffy’s Tavern
- All Roads Lead To Here, Green House and Safe Haven — Doors 5 p.m.; show 5:30 p.m.
- Altura, Body Corrosion and Million Dollar Veins — Doors 8 p.m.; show 9 p.m.
- Super Fair Figure 8 Races— Sandhills Global Event Center — Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; show begins at 7 p.m.
- Summer Courtyard Series with Orion Walsh — First Plymouth Church — 6 to 7:30 p.m.
- Lincoln Municipal Band presents Summer Concert Series: Music from the Silver Screen, Bandstand Blockbusters — Antelope Park — 7 p.m.
- Country Night featuring HoneyTown & Rosalee — Pla-Mor Ballroom — Dance lessons 7 p.m.; show 8 to 11 p.m.
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