LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Here are some events happening around Lincoln for the weekend of February 27-March 1.
Multi-day
- Lincoln Coffee Month – participating coffee shops – until Feb. 28
- Puzzling Adventures Scavenger Hunt — Puzzling Adventures — Every day from 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
- 2026 State Swimming and Diving Championship — Devaney Natatorium — Times vary (Thurs.–Sat.)
- 2026 Supreme Shootout — Kinetic Sports Complex or Speedway Village — Times vary
- Meshuggah-nuns — TADA Theatre
- Thurs. 7:30 p.m.
- Fri. 7:30 p.m.
- Sat. 7:30 p.m.
- Sun. 2 p.m.
- Alice by Heart — NWU’s McDonald Theatre
- Thurs. 7:30 p.m.
- Fri. 7:30 p.m.
- Sat. 7:30 p.m.
- Sun. 2 p.m.
- Explore Prairie Pines — Prairie Pines Nature Preserve
- Fri. and Sat. 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Sun. 1–5 p.m.
- Nebraska Bowling’s Big Red Invitational — Hollywood Bowl — Fri. and Sat. 9 a.m.; Sun. 8 a.m.
- Starlight Dome — Deer Springs Winery
- Fri. 1–3, 3–5, 5–7, 7–9 p.m.
- Sat. 1–3, 3–5, 5–7, 7–9 p.m.
- Sun. 1–3, 4–6 p.m.
- John Breslow Ice Hockey Center
- Public Skate — Fri. 3–4:45 p.m.; Sat. 12:15–2:15 p.m.
- Cosmic Skate — Sat. 7–9 p.m.
- Dueling Pianos: Doug Marshall & Evan Willis — BrewsKeys — Fri. & Sat. 8–10 p.m.
- Sandhills Global Event Center
- Sat. 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Sun. 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
- Show Me Reptile & Exotics Show — Sat. 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
- Sat., Weigh-ins start 11 a.m.; wrestling starts 12:30 p.m.
- Hawks Wrestling Club — Sun. 8 a.m. start
- Sat. 1–3, 3–5, 5–7, 7–9 p.m.
- Sun. 1–3, 4–6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 27
- Nebraska Beach Volleyball vs. Wayne State — Alloy Strength Complex — 8 a.m.
- vs. Trinidad State — ~2 p.m.
- Make & Take Storytime: Bear Snores On — Elleinad Books — 10 a.m.
- Pokémon Open Play Night – Millennial Toybox – 4 to 7 p.m.
- Zoo Bar
- Matt Cox Band — 5 p.m.
- All Knowing McGill — 9 p.m.
- Founder & Friends Happy Hour — Boiler Brewing — 5:30–6:30 p.m.
- February Joy of Painting: Happy Little Brook — Urban Legends Art Studio — 6 p.m.
- Nebraska Men’s Tennis vs. Oklahoma State — Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center — 6 p.m.
- Live Music by Bobby Gadoury — Art & Soul — 6–8 p.m.
- Josh Hoyer — Capitol View Winery & Vineyards — 6:30–8:30 p.m.
- Arts for the Soul presents RUNA — First Presbyterian Church — 7 p.m.
- BINGO LOCO — Bourbon Theatre — Doors 5:30 p.m., Show 7 p.m.
- Silas Creek Band — Tank’s Country — 9 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28
- Nebraska Statehood Day Celebration 2026 — Nebraska History Museum — 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
- Free Black History Art Lessons: Kimmy Cantrell Cardboard Art — 2005 Y St — 10–11:30 a.m.
- Beginning Quilting: 4-Patch Quilt — Sew Creative — 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
- Black History Month Celebration: NAACP Lincoln Youth Council – LUX Center – 10–4 p.m.
- Second Annual Corn Hole Tournament — IBEW Local 265 — 12 p.m.
- The Lincoln Barstool Open — Participating Bars & Restaurants — 12 p.m.
- 100 Mile Indoor Bike Ride — Barrel Room at White Elm Brewing — 12–10 p.m.
- Nebraska Women’s Basketball vs. Rutgers (Senior Day) — Pinnacle Bank Arena — 1 p.m.
- Junk Food Junket — James Arthur Vineyards — 1–2:30 p.m.
- Learn to Play: Cookie Run Open Play – Millennial Toybox – 3–5 p.m.
- The One-Act Play Disaster — Nebraska Communities Playhouse — 4 p.m.
- Sky Cirque and Parkour: Early and Late Show — Bourbon Theatre — Doors 4:30 p.m., Show 5 p.m.
- Zoo Bar
- Blue House w/ Rent to Own Horns— 5 p.m.
- Ro Hempel Band — 9 p.m.
- Piedmont Park Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Jaime Jorge: The Healing Music Concert Tour – 6 p.m.
- The Upper Room Vespers – 6 p.m.
- Lincoln Stars vs. Tri-City Storm — Ice Box — 6:05 p.m.
- Dynasty Combat Sports Ring Rivals III — The Royal Grove — 6 p.m.–12 a.m.
- Jaime Jorge Concert — Piedmont Park SDA Church — 6 p.m.
- Adult Puzzle Competition — Elleinad Books — 6–9 p.m.
- Saturdays at Hyde Observatory — Hyde Observatory — Sundown–11 p.m.
- Steven-Michael Quezada — Howler Comedy Club — 7 p.m.
- Boston Pops — Lied Center for Performing Arts — 7:30 p.m.
- Used Cars — Big 10 Sports Bar — 8 p.m.–12 a.m.
- Mason Michaels — Tank’s Country — 9 p.m.
Sunday, March 1
- Roots Music Jam — Zoo Bar — 4–7 p.m.
- Monthly Music Bingo Sundays — Wax Buffalo — 5:30–7:30 p.m.
- Country Night featuring The SilverMoon Band & Think Twice — Pla-Mor Ballroom — Dance lessons 7 p.m.; Show 8–11 p.m.
- Ricky Chilton w/ Steady Wells — Duffy’s Tavern — 8 p.m.
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