Nebraska Outdoor Calendar

Continental Drift Music Festival at Fremont Lakes SRA

Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area 4349 W. State Lakes Rd, Fremont, NE

Join us for a full day of FREE live local music at the Continental Drift Music Festival, September 23rd at Fremont Lakes SRA! Lineup -Ten O'Clock Scholars -Third Frate -John Forrest & the Model Citizens -All Young Girls are Machine Guns -Frederick Julius -Square Wave Jerks -Brothers Tandem -The Farewell Season -Bazile Mills -Echoes at […]

Event Series Beginner Birding at E.T. Mahoney State Park

Beginner Birding at E.T. Mahoney State Park

E.T. Mahoney State Park 28500 W Pwy Hwy, Ashland, Nebraska, Online

Join us at E.T. Mahoney State Park every Tuesday for Beginner Birding! Explore the world of birding and hike the park looking for birds with a Naturalist. Meet at the Owen Marina.   *** Programs are subject to cancellation due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances. Youth must be accompanied by an adult. Please […]

Nature Printing Workshop

Schramm Education Center 21502 West Highway 31, Gretna, NE

Have you ever wanted to create prints using the natural items found right outside your door? Join Nebraska Game and Parks educators as we walk you through several different printing methods for capturing the beauty of Nebraska’s plant species. In this workshop we’ll use the power of the sun to capture plant silhouettes through cyanotype […]

Free

Woodland Habitat Convention

Ohiya Casino and Resort 53142 Highway 12, Niobrara, Nebraska

Join Nebraska Game and Parks and partners at the Ohiya Casino and Resort for the Deer and Turkey Woodland Habitat Convention. The convention will focus on speakers and field trips highlighting deer habitat needs, wild turkey updates, as well as management advice for healthy woodlands and productive hunting properties. Keynote speakers include Will Gulsby, of […]

Beginner Birding at E.T. Mahoney State Park

E.T. Mahoney State Park 28500 W Pwy Hwy, Ashland, Nebraska, Online

Join us at E.T. Mahoney State Park every Tuesday for Beginner Birding! Explore the world of birding and hike the park looking for birds with a Naturalist. Meet at the Owen Marina.   *** Programs are subject to cancellation due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances. Youth must be accompanied by an adult. Please […]

Reptile Family Fun Night

Charles H. Gere Branch Library 2400 S 56th St, Lincoln, NE 68506, Lincoln, NE

Join Lincoln City Libraries & the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission for a Family Fun Night geared towards Reptile Awareness. Stop by the Gere Library to meet some live reptiles (snakes, turtles & lizards) and learn about Nebraska's native reptile species from Nebraska Game & Parks staff. There will be crafts and activities for the […]

FREE

Sensory Safari 2023

Lincoln Children's Zoo 1222 S 27th St, Lincoln, NE 68502

Sensory Safari is a special event hosted by the Lincoln Children's Zoo & the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Here, visually and sensory impaired guests will have the opportunity to touch, feel, hear, and smell at interpretative stations located throughout the Zoo. Nature experts from organizations across Nebraska will engage visitors at each station. Pre-registration […]

Beginner Birding at E.T. Mahoney State Park

E.T. Mahoney State Park 28500 W Pwy Hwy, Ashland, Nebraska, Online

Join us at E.T. Mahoney State Park every Tuesday for Beginner Birding! Explore the world of birding and hike the park looking for birds with a Naturalist. Meet at the Owen Marina.   *** Programs are subject to cancellation due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances. Youth must be accompanied by an adult. Please […]

Nebraska Nature Nerd Trivia for Kids

Backlot Taphouse, Omaha 2110 S 67th St Suite 108, Omaha, Nebraska

Do you have a young nature enthusiast at home who loves a challenge? Join the Nebraska Game and Parks education team for a fun trivia event designed just for kids. Create a family team or bring together a group of young nature lovers to work together to answer trivia questions all about nature. Especially species […]

Free

Turpin Outdoor Education Center Dedication

Turpin Outdoor Education Center - Lincoln 4703 N 44th St, Lincoln, NE

Please join us to celebrate the memory and legacy of Dick Turpin, longtime Nebraska Game and Parks Commission employee, outdoor educator, conservation officer, hunter education coordinator and beloved friend and family member as we add his name to the Nebraska Outdoor Education Center. Dick connected tens of thousands of Nebraskans to outdoor pursuits and inspired […]

Beginner Birding at E.T. Mahoney State Park

E.T. Mahoney State Park 28500 W Pwy Hwy, Ashland, Nebraska, Online

Join us at E.T. Mahoney State Park every Tuesday for Beginner Birding! Explore the world of birding and hike the park looking for birds with a Naturalist. Meet at the Owen Marina.   *** Programs are subject to cancellation due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances. Youth must be accompanied by an adult. Please […]

Reptile Art Day

Charles H. Gere Branch Library 2400 S 56th St, Lincoln, NE 68506, Lincoln, NE

Join the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and Lincoln City Libraries for an afternoon of reptile art! October is Nebraska Reptile Month and the annual K-12 art contest is going on now until October 18. Join educators at Gere Branch Library on October 17th from 1-3pm to draw, paint, or sculpt an entry for the […]

FREE