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Concerts, games, comedy, theater and more.
This weekend
See everythingPerception Zero, Lazarus Go Home, Everybody's Friend
Bourbon Theatre · 8:00 PM
From $13.86Nebraska Rep\: Arcadia
Temple Building Room Howell Theatre · 7:30 PM
Perception Zero, Lazarus Go Home, Everybody's Friend
Bourbon Theatre · 8:00 PM
Pachanga and Purp (AFRO-FUSION) w/ DJ Relic - $10
The Zoo Bar · 9:00 PM
Math Happens
Lincoln Children's Museum · 11:30 AM
Fatherland
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 1:10 PM
Family Day at Sheldon Museum of Art
Sheldon Museum of Art · 2:00 PM
Fjord
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 3:30 PM
Flyover New Music II
Westbrook Music Building Room 130 · 7:30 PM
Coffee Break Tuesday
Great Plains Art Museum · 10:00 AM
Lunchbox Lecture: Death, Poverty, and Bread: How German Russians found success in Nebraska
Nebraska History Museum · 12:00 PM
HLCFPA Study Abroad Party
Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts Room 1st Floor · 4:00 PM
Wind Ensemble
Kimball Recital Hall Room · 7:30 PM
Shake a Tail Feather Tuesday
The Zoo Bar · 9:00 PM
Free Wednesday Mornings at the Museum
Lincoln Children's Museum · 8:00 AM
Student Night
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 10:00 AM
'Imagining the Indian' Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Sheldon Museum of Art · 4:00 PM
Kris Lager Band $15 adv/$18 day of show
The Zoo Bar · 6:00 PM
A Killer's Confession, Dizasterpiece, Dead Things, Sister Scarlet, Bleeding Horizon
Bourbon Theatre · 7:00 PM
Open House at the Student Observatory Fall 2026
Stadium Drive Parking Garage Room Roof (4th floor) · 7:00 PM
Shop The Blocks at LCM
Lincoln Children's Museum · 4:30 PM
Midwest Dead Coalition, Antelope Valley Boys
Bourbon Theatre · 7:00 PM
Church of Blues $10
The Zoo Bar · 5:00 PM
Hotel Desperado: A Tribute to The Eagles
Bourbon Theatre · 8:00 PM
John Voyage / Oddits / Ella Dibbern - $10
The Zoo Bar · 9:00 PM
Scavenger Hunt: Sports & Games in Nebraska
Nebraska History Museum · 9:00 AM
Game Day Play Date: Nebraska vs Ohio State
Lincoln Children's Museum · 7:00 PM
Grand Theft After Dark – Season 1: The Vault Heist
Bourbon Theatre · 9:00 PM
Midland Band - $5
The Zoo Bar · 9:00 PM
Magic School Bus
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 4:00 PM
The Skin I Live In
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 7:15 PM
Chamberfest 1
Kimball Recital Hall Room · 7:30 PM
Fall Percussion Ensemble Concert
Westbrook Performance Hall Room · 7:30 PM
Hardly Working Comedy Tour
Bourbon Theatre · 8:00 PM
All About My Mother
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 7:15 PM
Horn and Trumpet Ensembles
Westbrook Music Building Room 130 · 7:30 PM
Sicksense, Trackside, Neo Sol
Bourbon Theatre · 7:00 PM
Volver
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 7:15 PM
Macy's Parade Makers Day Camp
Lincoln Children's Museum · 8:00 AM
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 7:15 PM
Amorphis, Insomnium, Hinayana
Bourbon Theatre · 7:30 PM
Bitter Christmas
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 10:00 AM
Plack Blague, Melo Vi8e5, Vempire
Bourbon Theatre · 8:00 PM
November Highlights Tour
Nebraska History Museum · 9:00 AM
Josh Hoyer's Colossal 4 - $10
The Zoo Bar · 5:00 PM
Silver Ticket Karaoke
Bourbon Theatre · 9:00 PM
Alien Invasion Day Camp
Lincoln Children's Museum · 8:00 AM
Chamberfest 2
Westbrook Music Building Room 130 · 7:30 PM
CornHusker Marching Band Highlight Show
Lied Center Room · 7:30 PM
GWAR: Gor Gor Must Die
Bourbon Theatre · 7:00 PM
Scanners
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 7:15 PM
Friends of the Ross 45th Anniversary
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 7:15 PM
Jazz Orchestra
Kimball Recital Hall Room · 7:30 PM
Artist Talk with Kendall Ross
Sheldon Museum of Art · 5:30 PM
Student Dance Project
Kimball Recital Hall Room · 7:30 PM
A Magical Cirque Christmas
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Blue Violin's Retro Rock & Roll Christmas
Rococo Theatre · 8:00 PM
First Friday at Sheldon Museum of Art
Sheldon Museum of Art · 5:00 PM
BINGO LOCO: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
Bourbon Theatre · 7:00 PM
The Swingles\: Together for the Holidays
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Front Porch - $15
The Zoo Bar · 9:00 PM
Hands-On History: Winter Traditions (Christmas and Kwanzaa)
Nebraska History Museum · 9:00 AM
The Wildwoods, The Building
Bourbon Theatre · 7:00 PM
Blow Out
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center · 1:30 PM
Deck the Halls
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 2:00 PM
Silent Civilian "Rebirth of the Temple" 20th Anniversary
Bourbon Theatre · 7:00 PM
Improv Comedy w/ The Disassociates ft. Fake Beef
Bourbon Theatre · 7:30 PM
Hands-On History: Winter Traditions (Hanukkah and Las Posadas)
Nebraska History Museum · 9:00 AM
Sheldon Drop-In Tour\: More Than Words
Sheldon Museum of Art · 2:00 PM
Big Daddy Caleb and the Chargers $10
The Zoo Bar · 5:00 PM
Vempire Album Release w/ Birthday Girl, Carrier and Hair Person - $10
The Zoo Bar · 9:00 PM
El Desmadre Party
Bourbon Theatre · 9:00 PM
Lunchbox Lecture - Recovering Lost Stories: Digitizing the History of the Malone Community Center
Nebraska History Museum · 12:00 PM
Mamma Mia!
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Downtown Lincoln Business Benefit
Bourbon Theatre · 6:00 PM
Santa Rave
Bourbon Theatre · 9:00 PM
December Highlights Tour
Nebraska History Museum · 9:00 AM
Power and Progress Winter Party
Bourbon Theatre · 6:00 PM
Candlelight: Tribute to Michael Jackson
Rococo Theatre · 6:30 PM
Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
Rococo Theatre · 8:45 PM
Post Service Collective w/ TBD - $10
The Zoo Bar · 9:00 PM
Clue
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Metro Jazz Quintet\: Hot Latin Nights
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Tchaikovsky's Fourth
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
CARMEN.maquia Ballet Hispanico
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
The Magic of Motown
Rococo Theatre · 7:30 PM
The Music of Billy Joel and Elton John starring Michael Cavanaugh
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Kodo
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Jurassic Park
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 6:00 PM
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom\: The Musical
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 4:00 PM
Shucked
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
The Story of the Nutcracker
MusicBox · 6:00 PM
Twilight in Concert
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Rachmaninoff's Triumph
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Emmet Cohen
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Water for Elephants
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Riverdance
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Piano Battle
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Daniil Trifonov
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Magic Rocks! Illusionist Leon Etienne
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Mark Twain Tonight!
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
NoGravity Theatre
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Beethoven's Ninth
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Hamilton
Lied Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Organ Celebration
First-Plymouth Church · 7:30 PM
Coming up at Lied Center for Performing Arts
Magic School Bus
A Magical Cirque Christmas
The Swingles\: Together for the Holidays
Deck the Halls
Mamma Mia!
Clue
Metro Jazz Quintet\: Hot Latin Nights
Tchaikovsky's Fourth
CARMEN.maquia Ballet Hispanico
The Music of Billy Joel and Elton John starring Michael Cavanaugh
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue
Kodo
Close by, in Haymarket, Lincoln
Howler Comedy Club Take Over with Bret Ernst
Howler Comedy ClubHot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-Fire
Pinnacle Bank ArenaL Kimii @ The Royal Grove
The Royal GroveNebraska Women's Basketball vs. Mt. St. Mary's
Pinnacle Bank ArenaA Killers Confession @ Bourbon Theatre
Bourbon TheatreNebraska Men's Basketball vs. South Dakota
Pinnacle Bank ArenaZac Brown Band
Pinnacle Bank ArenaJeremy McComb @ Bourbon Theatre
Bourbon TheatreOk Goodnight @ 1867 Bar
1867 BarThird Day, Chris Tomlin, and TobyMac
Pinnacle Bank ArenaDistinto Norte @ Diamond Reception Hall
Diamond Reception HallWaka Flocka Flame @ The Royal Grove
The Royal GrovePlaces in Downtown Lincoln
- Lied Center for Performing ArtsPerforming arts center · 52 coming up
- Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts CenterMovie theater · 45 coming up
- The Zoo BarBar and music venue · 25 coming up
- Bourbon TheatreMusic venue · 19 coming up
- Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts (UNL)University arts college · 16 coming up
- Lincoln's Symphony OrchestraOrchestra · 14 coming up
- Lincoln Children's MuseumChildren's museum · 10 coming up
- Nebraska History MuseumHistory museum · 7 coming up
- Great Plains Art MuseumArt museum · 5 coming up
- Sheldon Museum of ArtArt museum · 5 coming up
- Rococo TheatreHistoric theater · 4 coming up
- UNL Student Observatory open housesObservatory · 2 coming up
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