Lincoln, Nebraska hosts various cultural events throughout the year. This list is broken into seasons on a calendar year.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.Mid to late winter
- Mid February: Abraham Lincoln Birthday Celebration
- Late February or early March: Nebraska State High School Swimming & Diving Championships; Lincoln Polar Plunge
- March: Nebraska State High School Basketball Championships
Spring
- April: Lincoln Earth Day
- Mid April: ConStellation Science Fiction Convention
- First Saturday in May: Mayor's Run
- First Sunday in May: Lincoln National Guard Marathon and Half-Marathon
- Third Saturday in May: James Arthur Vineyards Renaissance Festival
- May 13 to July 17: Horse racing at Lincoln Race Course
- Mid May: Wake Up the Beds
- Mid May through Fall: Party in the Parks
- Early May to late October: The Haymarket Farmers' Market in the Historic Haymarket
Summer
- Early June: Cornhusker Boys' and Girls' State; Havelock Charity Run; Celebrate Lincoln
- Mid June: Formula SAE Lincoln
- Tuesday evenings in June: Jazz in June
- Third Friday in June, July and August: Dock Stock
- Late June: International Thespian Festival; Trail Trek
- July 3: Uncle Sam Jam
- Second half of July: Cornhusker State Games (multi-location event)
- Early August: Lancaster County Fair
- Second weekend in August: Capital City Ribfest
- Late August: Lincoln ZombieFest; Nebraska Mud Run
- Late August to late November: University of Nebraska Cornhusker Football
Fall/autumn
- Early September: Sports Car Club of America Solo National Championship Autocross
- Mid September: Streets Alive!
- Late September/Early October: Lincoln Calling
- Second Saturday in October: Pumpkin Run; Market to Market Relay Nebraska
- Late October: Boo at the Zoo
- November: Nebraska State High School Football Championships; Nebraska State High School Volleyball Championships
- Early November: The Good Life Halfsy
- First Saturday in November: Put the Beds to Bed
- Mid November: Shop the Blocks
- November 11: Veterans Day Walk of Recognition, program at Auld Recreation Center
Early winter
- Second Sunday in December: Nebraska State Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Carol Sing
Notes
- Some events extend beyond the season the event is listed under.
References
- "Abraham Lincoln Birthday Celebration Features "Lincoln" Movie and Lecture". City of Lincoln, Nebraska. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- "Nebraska Schools Activities Association - Swimming/Diving". Nebraska School Activities Association. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- "Special Olympics Nebraska - Events - Polar Plunge - Overview". Special Olympics - Nebraska. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- "Nebraska state basketball sites get shake up". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- "Lincoln Earth Day". Lincoln Earth Day. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- "Constellation 6 - ConStellation". ConStellation. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- "Lincoln Track Club - Mayor's Run". Lincoln Track Club. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- "Lincoln Marathon and Half-Marathon - The Course". Lincoln Track Club. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- "James Arthur Vineyards - Calendar of Events". www.jamesarthurvineyards.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- "Lincoln Race Course – Lincoln, Nebraska". Lincolnracing.com. May 13, 2011. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ "Lincoln Parks and Recreation - Volunteers - Public Gardens". City of Lincoln, NE. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- "Lincoln Parks and Recreation - About Lincoln Parks and Recreation". City of Lincoln, NE. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- "Historic Haymarket - Events - Haymarket Events". Historic Haymarket. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- "Official Website of Cornhusker Boys' State". Cornhusker Boys State. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- "American Legion Auxiliary Cornhusker Girls State". Cornhusker Girls State. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- "Lincoln Track Club - Havelock Run". Lincoln Track Club. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- "Pinnacle bank Arena - Celebrate Lincoln". Pinnacle bank Arena. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- "Formula SAE West – Formula Series – Collegiate Design Series – SAE Student Central". Students.sae.org. 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
- "Home - Jazz in June - Great Jazz - Great Food - Great Outdoors". Jazz In June. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- "Historic Haymarket". Historichaymarket.info. Archived from the original on January 8, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- "Thespian Festival - EdTA - Educational Theatre Association". Educational Theatre Association. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- "trail trek home page". Great Plains Trail Network. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- "lincoln.ne.gov - Mayor - Citizen Information Center - Uncle Sam Jam". The City of Lincoln, Nebraska. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- "Overview - Cornhusker State Games". Nebraska Sports Council. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- "Lancaster County SuperFair". Lancaster County Ag Society. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- "Lincoln Events and Tickets". Pinnacle Bank Arena. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- "Lincoln ZombieFest 2014". Lincoln Zombie Walk. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- "Race Details - NSC Events". Nebraska Sports Council. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- "Football - Schedule/Results - Huskers.com - Nebraska Athletics Official Web Site". Nebraska Huskers. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- Sports Car Club of America Website Archived 2011-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, Sports Car Club of America, Inc.
- "Lincoln Streets Alive 2014". Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- "This is Lincoln Calling". Lincoln Calling. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- "Pumpkin Run - NSC Events". Nebraska Sports Council. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- "Market to Market Relay Nebraska - Team Running Relay from Omaha to Lincoln". Market to Market Relay. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- "Boo at the Zoo". Lincoln Children's Zoo. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- "Nebraska School Activities Association Volleyball". Nebraska School Activities Association. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- "The Race". The Good Life Halfsy. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "Shop the Blocks". Downtown Lincoln Association. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- "Pinewood Bowl - Carol Sing!". Pinewood Bowl, Inc. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2013.