Star City Buzz: Events happening May 8-10

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Here are some events happening around Lincoln for the weekend of May 8-10.

Multi-day

  • Puzzling Adventures Scavenger Hunt — Puzzling Adventures — Every day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Lincoln Libraries — Various locations — Various events throughout the weekend
  • YMCA of Lincoln’s 6th Annual Swimsuit Drive – Cooper YMCA, Copple Family YMCA, Fallbrook YMCA, and Northeast YMCA – until May 20
  • Sandhills Global Event Center
  • Region 8 & Ranch Horse Championships — Wed. through Sun., times vary
  • ARRL Nebraska State Convention — Sat. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • LARHS Annual Train Show — Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Littlest Angels Project — Historic Stables at Wyuka Cemetery — Thurs. from 12 to 6 p.m., Fri. from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sat. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • John Breslow Ice Hockey Center
  • Public Skate — Fri. 3 to 4:45 p.m.; Sat. 12:15 to 2:15 p.m.
  • Stick & Puck — Fri. 6:15 to 7:15 p.m.
  • Cosmic Skate — Fri. 7:30 to 9:30 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 7th Annual Mother’s Day Grand Slam 6GG NIT — Times and venues vary Fri. through Sun.
  • Nebraska Select 7even presents 2026 Mid America Regional Championship — Memorial Stadium — Times vary Fri. through Sun.
  • Nebraska Baseball vs. Iowa — Haymarket Park — Fri. 6 p.m.; Sat. 2 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m.
  • Suffs — Lied Center for Performing Arts — Tues. through Fri. 7:30 p.m.; Sat. 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 1:30 p.m.
  • Lincoln Clay Tour 2026 — Various locations — Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sun. 12 to 4 p.m.

Friday, May 8

  • Nebraska Spring Tune-Up — Nebraska Outdoor Track — 1 p.m.
  • Art Talk Live Lunch and Listen — Clements Noyes Art Gallery — 11 a.m. to 1 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.
  • Lateralus, Jason Blake, Pyramid Skeme — Bourbon Theatre — Doors 6 p.m., Show 7 p.m.
  • Live Music — The Bay LNK — 7 p.m.
  • Movie Night on the Lawn: Back to the Future — SouthPointe Pavilions — 8 p.m.
  • Banda vs Norteñas – The Royal Grove — 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Saturday, May 9

  • Griddle Grind — Fleet Feet — 7 a.m.
  • Farmers’ Market — Haymarket — 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • Wake up the Beds — Sunken Gardens — 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • 4th Annual Charity Poker Run — Huskerville Pub & Pizza — 9 a.m.
  • Super Bird Saturday — Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center — 9 a.m.
  • Community Free Market — Seng Park — 10 to 11:30 a.m.
  • Mother’s Day Potted Plant Workshop – Hy-Vee on North 84th — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • 2026 Lincoln Tour for Rewilding Urban Environments — 20th Street between B and C — 12 to 4 p.m.
  • Sip, Shop, & Celebrate Mom — KT Designs in Gateway Mall — 12 to 4 p.m.
  • Jigsaw Puzzle Competition — Boiler Brewing Company — 1 to 5 p.m.
  • Strike Out Stigma Bowlathon — Sun Valley Lanes & Games — 3 to 7 p.m.
  • Mother’s Day Market — White Elm Brewing Company — 3 to 8 p.m.
  • Live Music Saturdays — Art & Soul — 6 to 8 p.m.
  • Summer Music Series: Orion Walsh — James Arthur Vineyards — 6 to 9 p.m.
  • George Michael Reborn: Tribute to WHAM! & George Michael — Bourbon Theatre — Doors 7 p.m., Show 8 p.m.
  • Mortal Kombat 2 Fan Event — Marcus South Pointe Cinema — 7 to 8 p.m.
  • Deorro: Cinco de Mayo Celebration — The Royal Grove — 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
  • Saturdays at Hyde Observatory — Sundown to 11 p.m.

Sunday, May 10

  • Sunday Farmers’ Market — College View — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Mother’s Day Weekend Brunch — Well & Good — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Mother’s Day Brunch — Miller Time Pub & Grill, The Cornhusker Marriott — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • James Arthur Vineyards
  • Gospel Brunch Series: The Waymaker Trio (Jana, Dan & Doug) — 12 to 2 p.m.
  • Mother’s Day — James Arthur Vineyards — 12 to 6 p.m.
  • Summer Music Sunday — Kinkaider Taproom — 4 to 7 p.m.
  • Country Night featuring HoneyTown & Bordertown — Pla-Mor Ballroom — Dance lessons 7 p.m., Show 8 to 11 p.m.
  • The Spine Stealers, Bloodroots, Steady Wells — Duffy’s Tavern — Doors 8 p.m., Show 9 p.m.

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