Events

Saturday, April 27

NE SciFest Social Media Scavenger Hunt

Science is all around us. So, in celebration of this year’s Nebraska Science Festival, we’re bringing back our NE SciFest Social Media Scavenger Hunt for all...

Nebraska Science Festival

The Nebraska Science Festival began in 2013 as an initiative of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, which continues to administer the festival with...

So You Think You Can STEAM

Is your kid a math whiz, the next Van Gogh, an inventor or just a genius in all subjects? Then this new program is for them! So You Think You Can STEAM is a...

eCreamery Flavor of the Month: Robotic Reese's

You'll be sure to love this one, bit by bit.... or is it bite by bite? Back again this April at eCreamery is our flavor of the month: "Robotic Reese's," made...

Bader Memorial Park Bird Hike

Join Bader Memorial Park for a Bird Hike during NE SciFest. Hikes are free and all ages are welcome. The hike is leisurely and last approximately 90...

2019 Nebraska Science Olympiad

The Nebraska Science Olympiad is a national science program with high school and middle school students competing in such areas as anatomy, ecology,...

Fontenelle Forest BioBlitz

Fontenelle Forest is excited to announce its eighth annual BioBlitz in conjunction with the City Nature Challenge on Saturday, April 27. Participants are...

Art Exhibit: 'Flora & Feathers' by Pam Harp and Judy Thompson

The delicate beauty of birds and blooms are portrayed in the expressive watercolors of artists Pam Harp and Judy Thompson. Each artist, in their own unique...

Dinosaur UpROAR

Don't miss this life-sized adventure through the fauna and fearsome flora of Lauritzen Gardens that's fun for the whole family. Dinosaur UpROAR offers a...

Edgerton Explorit Center

The Edgerton Explorit Center exists to instill and nurture in all people the joy of scientific discovery and exploration through hands-on learning...

Free Public Science Expo

Join us at the Nebraska Science Festival Expo and participate in fun and engaging hands-on learning opportunities. There will be a wide variety of booths to...

Hornady Family Arbor

Ten-foot wide paths wind through the picturesque environment you’ll find in the Hornady Family Arbor, Stuhr Museum’s own Park located just east of the Fonner...

Railroad Exhibit

One of the first exhibits visitors see upon entering the museum is also one of the most striking exhibits in the area. Led by the Augustine Family, Union...

Cherish Nebraska

After being closed to the public for more than 50 years, the fourth level of the historic 1920s-era Morrill Hall has been transformed into state-of-the-art...

Littles Lab: Let’s Make!

Children are natural creators and tinkerers. In Littles Lab at Do Space this month, we’ll make space for simple projects that engage fine motor skills and...

After Promontory: 150 Years of Transcontinental Railroading

On May 10, 1869, two railroads—built with haste, hope and aspiration—joined in a lonely, dry desert of northern Utah, at a place called Promontory. On that...

City Nature Challenge at OPPD Arboretum

For four days in April, cities around the world will be competing to see who can make the most observations of nature during the 2019 City Nature Challenge. ...

Hastings Museum: Nature Nook

Explore Nebraska’s environments up close: prairies, wetlands, rivers, agricultural habitats and more through an interactive journey! Albie the Squirrel will...

Healthy Kids Day

On April 27, 2019 the Y will celebrate Healthy Kids Day, our national initiative to improve the health and well-being of kids. This event is free and open...

Healthy Kids Day - Beatrice

School's out and it's time to relax, decompress and have fun with friends. Summer is the time for kids to get up, get out and grow. But for some kids,...

Kregel Windmill Factory Museum

Step inside the modest, one-story structure on Central Avenue in Nebraska City and you will enter a world that few have experienced; the manufacture of...

Lincoln Earth Day

Mark your calendars for our Lincoln Earth Day 2019 event happening on Saturday, April 27 from 10 AM-3 PM at the Jane Snyder Trails Center at Union...

Power of Wind and Water Art Show

The Power of Wind and Water Art Show will be held April 22 – 27, 2019. This annual art contest features original art work that illustrates wind and water...

City Nature Challenge Storytime

Today's storytime will celebrate NE SciFest by participating in the City Nature Challenge - Omaha. We will hear stories about nature. You can learn how to...

City Nature Challenge Storytime Saddlebrook Branch

Today's storytime will celebrate Nebraska Science Fest by participating in the City Nature Challenge - Omaha. Weather permitting we will have storytime...

Art Exhibitions - Alison ODaniel: Heavy Air and Lui Shtini: Tempos

Alison O'Daniel: Heavy Air Through collaborations with composers and musicians as well as the experiences of deaf and hard of hearing friends regarding...

Hastings Museum Solar Observing

From our earliest childhood, we are told that looking at the sun is dangerous – and it is if done incorrectly. At the Hastings Museum, however, you are able...

Storybook Walk: A View at the Zoo

Join the Kearney Public Library for the annual Storybook Walk with Kearney Park & Rec! As you walk through the park, you'll enjoy "A View at the Zoo"...

Birds and Worms

As part of the Nebraska Science Festival (April 5-28), explore birds and worms in Verges Park! Observe backyard birds, learn about worms, build your own worm...

Art Time! Photography

This month we’ll take on the 2019 City Nature Challenge where “Cities around the world will be competing to see who can make the most observations of nature,...

NE SciFest Star Party

In celebration of NE SciFest, Branched Oak Observatory (just outside of Lincoln, Nebraska), will be hosting a star party for all lovers of space science and...

Downtown "Do The Brew"

This is a craft beer tasting event featuring over 100 craft beers from more than 60 different state, regional and national breweries. The purpose of the...

NE SciFest Star Party

In celebration of NE SciFest, Branched Oak Observatory (just outside of Lincoln, Nebraska), will be hosting a star party for all lovers of space science and...

Hyde Memorial Observatory

Come gaze at the stars every Saturday night during NE SciFest at Hyde Memorial Observatory. Hyde Memorial Observatory is devoted exclusively to public...

Saturday, April 27