• Humanities Nebraska Grants – Online Office Hour

    Virtual Program

    Thursday, June 11 12:00 p.m. CDT/11:00 a.m. MDT Hosted by Katie Bradshaw, grants management and outreach specialist, with Kristi Hayek Carley, HN Program Manager. After a brief presentation, we’ll open […]

  • 28th Annual Buffalo Commons Storytelling and Music Festival

    McCook NE McCook, NE, United States

    The 29th Annual Buffalo Commons Storytelling and Music Festival is packed with opportunities to laugh, have fun, learn and remember. Journey through the dusty trails, starlit nights, and campfire tales of the American cowboy with nationally-renowned cowboy storytellers and musicians. Their gripping tales and raw, authentic songs from the trail is the ultimate tribute to […]

    Free – $45
  • Photography Workshop for 4-H Students (pre-registered students only)

    Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art 312 N 5th Street, David City, NE

    Bone Creek Museum is partnering with the 4-H Extension Offices of Butler and Colfax counties to offer a photography workshop for students led by RJ Kern of Minnesota. Participants will […]

  • 2026 Bright Lights summer camp (registered students only)

    Lincoln - multiple locations Lincoln, United States

    Bright Lights provides unique, motivating, hands-on summer learning camps for K-8th grade students, including in humanities subjects like literature and writing, history, and world cultures and languages. The camp application deadline is at least one week before each week’s camps begin (subject to availability). For details about camps, visit the Bright Lights camps list.

    $10 – $300
  • Sorting Out Race exhibit

    Every day thrift stores across America receive donations of objects that display racial imagery— antique advertising cards, collectible salt-and-pepper shakers, vintage children’s books, and mugs with sports team mascots. Are these objects harmless reminders of historical attitudes or do they continue to perpetuate negative stereotypes about race? Should thrift stores sell these objects? Or should […]

  • 22nd Annual Sidney Gold Rush Days

    22nd Annual Sidney Gold Rush Days
    Legion Park 2301 Legion Park Rd., Sidney, NE, United States

    Sidney Gold Rush Days is a family-oriented outdoor festival. It is held in Legion Park, Sidney, Nebraska, during the second weekend of June. The festival emphasizes the history of the […]

  • Opening Day: Spark! Places of Innovation

    Custer County Historical Museum 445 South 9th Ave., Broken Bow, NE, United States

    Spark! Places of Innovation will be on display at Custer County Museum in Broken Bow June 12-July 25, 2026. Spark! Places of Innovation is part of Museum on Main Street, […]

  • 22nd Annual Sidney Gold Rush Days

    22nd Annual Sidney Gold Rush Days
    Legion Park 2301 Legion Park Rd., Sidney, NE, United States

    Sidney Gold Rush Days is a family-oriented outdoor festival. It is held in Legion Park, Sidney, Nebraska, during the second weekend of June. The festival emphasizes the history of the […]

  • 28th Annual Buffalo Commons Storytelling and Music Festival

    McCook NE McCook, NE, United States

    The 29th Annual Buffalo Commons Storytelling and Music Festival is packed with opportunities to laugh, have fun, learn and remember. Journey through the dusty trails, starlit nights, and campfire tales of the American cowboy with nationally-renowned cowboy storytellers and musicians. Their gripping tales and raw, authentic songs from the trail is the ultimate tribute to […]

    Free – $45
  • Gage County Historical Society and Museum 250th Event

    Gage County Museum North 2nd Street, Beatrice, NE, United States

    A full day of history, community, and celebration. Please RSVP your attendance to the afternoon 2pm- 4pm sessions and evening programs at 402-228-1679. 9:00 AM “How We Celebrate: Honoring the 250th Anniversary of the US” Exhibit open exclusively for neurodivergent guests 10:00 AM Community Welcome on the Lawn “How We Celebrate: Honoring the 250th Anniversary […]

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