Top 5 Outdoor Activities to Celebrate the Last of Summer in Lincoln, Nebraska

While you may only know Lincoln as the home of the Cornhuskers or notice a quick view of the capital tower out of your back window on the way to Omaha, Lincoln is full of festivals and outdoor (pandemic safe) city fun wrapped in a hometown welcome. Enjoy these top 5 outdoor activities in the last days of summer at these great locations.

What to Do During the Last Days of Summer in Lincoln

Lincoln’s Historic Haymarket

Now filled with quaint shops, high-end hotels, and great restaurants, the market was developed in downtown Lincoln in 1867 as a place to gather and sell produce and livestock. It’s still a gathering place for tourists and locals alike with the Saturday Farmers Market (May 16-Oct 10), Sunday Concerts (Sep 6-27), tailgating parties, art studios, and boutique shopping. Just need a place to chill? Sit on the covered patios and grab a beer or a coffee and watch the locals cruise around in their supped up cars. Want a moving bar party with your friends, try the Group Therapy Bike Tours. Also, don’t miss a night of cabaret, at Screamer’s restaurant, featuring live show tunes and a great menu.

Check out the official website for Lincoln’s Historic Haymarket.

Sunken Gardens & Lincoln Children’s Zoo

Want to escape from the stress and find some beauty in the middle of the city? Lincoln’s Sunken Gardens is free and open anytime. This multi-leveled garden is filled with beautiful flowers, sculptures, and ponds. Amazing flowers not enough? Why not add some art at Art in the Garden on Sep 12.

The Sunken Gardens is also located just across the street from the Lincoln Children’s Zoo. This small zoo takes only a couple of hours to wander the wilderness path, but it’s filled with some great animals. Feed the giraffes and camels, hang out with the cheetahs and giant aardvark, go on a pony ride, and ride the little red train. Currently, admission is limited to keep things safe, so book your ticket ahead.

Adventure Golf Center in Lincoln

Want some great family fun combined with a garden feel? Don’t miss the fantastic miniature golf center in the south suburbs of Lincoln. Adventure golf features two miniature golf courses that wind around fountains and streams and are surrounded by peaceful greenery. There’s also batting cages and a shaved ice food truck.

Fermented Friday in Lincoln

The cider and wine are flowing at Glacial Till with this fabulous vineyard concert series, just 15 miles southeast of Lincoln, spend the evening out on the patio or on your own picnic blanket while listening to great music and eating food from local food trucks. Great for a date night or a family outing.

Roca Berry Farm

Maybe you just can’t wait for the summer to be over and you’re ready for fall. Roca Berry Farm (located 20 miles south of Lincoln) opens September 19th. This is the best fall playground for the whole family with every fall activity: hayrides, corn maze, giant slides, pumpkin patch, freshly made cider donuts (along with a variety of other great food), a zip line, a tiny village with tricycles, farm animals, bouncy pillows, and so much more. Want a scary time for the bigger kids and adults, Roca Berry turns haunted after 5:30 pm with a haunted hayride, psychopath, and haunted houses.

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