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Music

Perception Zero, Lazarus Go Home, Everybody's Friend

Bourbon Theatre · 8:00 PM

From $13.86
Theater & dance

Nebraska Rep\: Arcadia

Temple Building Room Howell Theatre · 7:30 PM

5 more dates through Nov 22
Music

Perception Zero, Lazarus Go Home, Everybody's Friend

Bourbon Theatre · 8:00 PM

From $13.86
Music

Pachanga and Purp (AFRO-FUSION) w/ DJ Relic - $10

The Zoo Bar · 9:00 PM

Art & museums

Math Happens

Lincoln Children's Museum · 11:30 AM

4 more dates through Nov 29
Art & museums

Fatherland

Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 1:10 PM

9 more dates through Nov 25
Festivals & markets

Family Day at Sheldon Museum of Art

Sheldon Museum of Art · 2:00 PM

Art & museums

Fjord

Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 3:30 PM

9 more dates through Nov 25
Music

Flyover New Music II

Westbrook Music Building Room 130 · 7:30 PM

Art & museums

Coffee Break Tuesday

Great Plains Art Museum · 10:00 AM

4 more dates through Dec 15
Art & museums

Lunchbox Lecture: Death, Poverty, and Bread: How German Russians found success in Nebraska

Nebraska History Museum · 12:00 PM

Event

HLCFPA Study Abroad Party

Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts Room 1st Floor · 4:00 PM

Music

Wind Ensemble

Kimball Recital Hall Room · 7:30 PM

Music

Shake a Tail Feather Tuesday

The Zoo Bar · 9:00 PM

12 more dates through Feb 9
Art & museums

Free Wednesday Mornings at the Museum

Lincoln Children's Museum · 8:00 AM

Free
Art & museums

Student Night

Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 10:00 AM

6 more dates through May 5
Art & museums

'Imagining the Indian' Film Screening and Panel Discussion

Sheldon Museum of Art · 4:00 PM

Music

Kris Lager Band $15 adv/$18 day of show

The Zoo Bar · 6:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 26
Music

A Killer's Confession, Dizasterpiece, Dead Things, Sister Scarlet, Bleeding Horizon

Bourbon Theatre · 7:00 PM

From $28.27
Art & museums

Open House at the Student Observatory Fall 2026

Stadium Drive Parking Garage Room Roof (4th floor) · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 2
Event

Shop The Blocks at LCM

Lincoln Children's Museum · 4:30 PM

Music

Midwest Dead Coalition, Antelope Valley Boys

Bourbon Theatre · 7:00 PM

From $16.42
Music

Church of Blues $10

The Zoo Bar · 5:00 PM

Music

Hotel Desperado: A Tribute to The Eagles

Bourbon Theatre · 8:00 PM

From $27.24
Music

John Voyage / Oddits / Ella Dibbern - $10

The Zoo Bar · 9:00 PM

Art & museums

Scavenger Hunt: Sports & Games in Nebraska

Nebraska History Museum · 9:00 AM

Event

Game Day Play Date: Nebraska vs Ohio State

Lincoln Children's Museum · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Grand Theft After Dark – Season 1: The Vault Heist

Bourbon Theatre · 9:00 PM

From $27.24
Music

Midland Band - $5

The Zoo Bar · 9:00 PM

Theater & dance

Magic School Bus

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 4:00 PM

Art & museums

The Skin I Live In

Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 7:15 PM

Music

Chamberfest 1

Kimball Recital Hall Room · 7:30 PM

Music

Fall Percussion Ensemble Concert

Westbrook Performance Hall Room · 7:30 PM

Comedy

Hardly Working Comedy Tour

Bourbon Theatre · 8:00 PM

From $22.09
Art & museums

All About My Mother

Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 7:15 PM

Music

Horn and Trumpet Ensembles

Westbrook Music Building Room 130 · 7:30 PM

Music

Sicksense, Trackside, Neo Sol

Bourbon Theatre · 7:00 PM

From $23.12
Art & museums

Volver

Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 7:15 PM

Event

Macy's Parade Makers Day Camp

Lincoln Children's Museum · 8:00 AM

Art & museums

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 7:15 PM

Music

Amorphis, Insomnium, Hinayana

Bourbon Theatre · 7:30 PM

From $38.05
Art & museums

Bitter Christmas

Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 10:00 AM

9 more dates through Dec 6
Music

Plack Blague, Melo Vi8e5, Vempire

Bourbon Theatre · 8:00 PM

From $17.45
Art & museums

November Highlights Tour

Nebraska History Museum · 9:00 AM

Music

Josh Hoyer's Colossal 4 - $10

The Zoo Bar · 5:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 18
Event

Silver Ticket Karaoke

Bourbon Theatre · 9:00 PM

From $8.21
Event

Alien Invasion Day Camp

Lincoln Children's Museum · 8:00 AM

Music

Chamberfest 2

Westbrook Music Building Room 130 · 7:30 PM

Music

CornHusker Marching Band Highlight Show

Lied Center Room · 7:30 PM

Music

GWAR: Gor Gor Must Die

Bourbon Theatre · 7:00 PM

From $52.47
Art & museums

Scanners

Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 7:15 PM

Art & museums

Friends of the Ross 45th Anniversary

Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 7:15 PM

1 more date through Dec 6
Music

Jazz Orchestra

Kimball Recital Hall Room · 7:30 PM

Art & museums

Artist Talk with Kendall Ross

Sheldon Museum of Art · 5:30 PM

Theater & dance

Student Dance Project

Kimball Recital Hall Room · 7:30 PM

Comedy

A Magical Cirque Christmas

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

Music

Blue Violin's Retro Rock & Roll Christmas

Rococo Theatre · 8:00 PM

From $35
Art & museums

First Friday at Sheldon Museum of Art

Sheldon Museum of Art · 5:00 PM

Event

BINGO LOCO: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

Bourbon Theatre · 7:00 PM

From $52.47
Music

The Swingles\: Together for the Holidays

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

Music

Front Porch - $15

The Zoo Bar · 9:00 PM

Art & museums

Hands-On History: Winter Traditions (Christmas and Kwanzaa)

Nebraska History Museum · 9:00 AM

Music

The Wildwoods, The Building

Bourbon Theatre · 7:00 PM

From $33.93
Art & museums

Blow Out

Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 1:30 PM

Music

Deck the Halls

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 2:00 PM

Music

Silent Civilian "Rebirth of the Temple" 20th Anniversary

Bourbon Theatre · 7:00 PM

From $27.24
Comedy

Improv Comedy w/ The Disassociates ft. Fake Beef

Bourbon Theatre · 7:30 PM

From $22.09
Art & museums

Hands-On History: Winter Traditions (Hanukkah and Las Posadas)

Nebraska History Museum · 9:00 AM

Art & museums

Sheldon Drop-In Tour\: More Than Words

Sheldon Museum of Art · 2:00 PM

Music

Big Daddy Caleb and the Chargers $10

The Zoo Bar · 5:00 PM

Music

Vempire Album Release w/ Birthday Girl, Carrier and Hair Person - $10

The Zoo Bar · 9:00 PM

Music

El Desmadre Party

Bourbon Theatre · 9:00 PM

From $27.24
Art & museums

Lunchbox Lecture - Recovering Lost Stories: Digitizing the History of the Malone Community Center

Nebraska History Museum · 12:00 PM

Theater & dance

Mamma Mia!

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

5 more dates through Dec 20
Event

Downtown Lincoln Business Benefit

Bourbon Theatre · 6:00 PM

Free
Music

Santa Rave

Bourbon Theatre · 9:00 PM

From $23.12
Art & museums

December Highlights Tour

Nebraska History Museum · 9:00 AM

Event

Power and Progress Winter Party

Bourbon Theatre · 6:00 PM

From $22.09
Music

Candlelight: Tribute to Michael Jackson

Rococo Theatre · 6:30 PM

Music

Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings

Rococo Theatre · 8:45 PM

Music

Post Service Collective w/ TBD - $10

The Zoo Bar · 9:00 PM

Theater & dance

Clue

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

2 more dates through Jan 16
Music

Metro Jazz Quintet\: Hot Latin Nights

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

3 more dates through Mar 27
Music

Tchaikovsky's Fourth

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

Theater & dance

CARMEN.maquia Ballet Hispanico

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

Music

The Magic of Motown

Rococo Theatre · 7:30 PM

From $59
Music

The Music of Billy Joel and Elton John starring Michael Cavanaugh

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

Music

Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

Music

Kodo

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

Music

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

Music

Jurassic Park

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 6:00 PM

Theater & dance

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom\: The Musical

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 4:00 PM

Theater & dance

Shucked

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

3 more dates through Feb 28
Theater & dance

The Story of the Nutcracker

MusicBox · 6:00 PM

2 more dates through Feb 28
Music

Twilight in Concert

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

Music

Rachmaninoff's Triumph

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

Music

Emmet Cohen

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

Theater & dance

Water for Elephants

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

3 more dates through Mar 14
Theater & dance

Riverdance

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

1 more date through Mar 17
Music

Piano Battle

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

Music

Daniil Trifonov

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

Comedy

Magic Rocks! Illusionist Leon Etienne

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

Theater & dance

Mark Twain Tonight!

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

Theater & dance

NoGravity Theatre

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

Music

Beethoven's Ninth

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

Theater & dance

Hamilton

Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM

4 more dates through Apr 18
Music

Organ Celebration

First-Plymouth Church · 7:30 PM

1 more date through May 1

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