List of annual cultural events in Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska hosts various cultural events throughout the year. This list is broken into seasons on a calendar year.[a]
Mid to late winter
[edit]- Mid February: Abraham Lincoln Birthday Celebration[1]
- Late February or early March: Nebraska State High School Swimming & Diving Championships;[2] Lincoln Polar Plunge[3]
- March: Nebraska State High School Basketball Championships[4]
Spring
[edit]- April: Lincoln Earth Day[5]
- Mid April: ConStellation Science Fiction Convention[6]
- First Saturday in May: Mayor's Run[7]
- First Sunday in May: Lincoln National Guard Marathon and Half-Marathon[8]
- Third Saturday in May: James Arthur Vineyards Renaissance Festival[9]
- May 13 to July 17: Horse racing at Lincoln Race Course[10]
- Mid May: Wake Up the Beds[11]
- Mid May through Fall: Party in the Parks[12]
- Early May to late October: The Haymarket Farmers' Market in the Historic Haymarket[13]
Summer
[edit]- Early June: Cornhusker Boys'[14] and Girls' State;[15] Havelock Charity Run;[16] Celebrate Lincoln[17]
- Mid June: Formula SAE Lincoln[18]
- Tuesday evenings in June: Jazz in June[19]
- Third Friday in June, July and August: Dock Stock[20]
- Late June: International Thespian Festival;[21] Trail Trek[22]
- July 3: Uncle Sam Jam[23]
- Second half of July: Cornhusker State Games (multi-location event)[24]
- Early August: Lancaster County Fair[25]
- Second weekend in August: Capital City Ribfest[26]
- Late August: Lincoln ZombieFest;[27] Nebraska Mud Run[28]
- Late August to late November: University of Nebraska Cornhusker Football[29]
Fall/autumn
[edit]- Early September: Sports Car Club of America Solo National Championship[30] Autocross
- Mid September: Streets Alive![31]
- Late September/Early October: Lincoln Calling[32]
- Second Saturday in October: Pumpkin Run;[33] Market to Market Relay Nebraska[34]
- Late October: Boo at the Zoo[35]
- November: Nebraska State High School Football Championships; Nebraska State High School Volleyball Championships[36]
- Early November: The Good Life Halfsy[37]
- First Saturday in November: Put the Beds to Bed[11]
- Mid November: Shop the Blocks[38]
- November 11: Veterans Day Walk of Recognition, program at Auld Recreation Center
Early winter
[edit]- Second Sunday in December: Nebraska State Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Carol Sing[39]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Some events extend beyond the season the event is listed under.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.