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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