List of annual cultural events in Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska, hosts a variety of annual cultural events throughout the year.

Here is a list of some of the annual cultural events that have taken place in Lincoln:

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
• The second half of July: Cornhusker State Games (multi-location event)
• Early August: Lancaster County Fair
• The 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