The Lancaster County Super Fair gets underway Thursday at the Lancaster Event Center. The fair runs through Aug. 10.
Carnival wristbands for unlimited rides are available for $20 in advance and $25 at the fair.
Buy your wristbands at the Lancaster Event Center Office, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Wristbands are good for a single session at the fair. Sessions run from 1 to 5 p.m. and from 6 to 11 p.m.
Free Super Fair gate admission tickets are available at all Russ’s Market, Super Saver and Casey’s General Store locations in Lincoln. Admission at the gate is $2 per person. Parking is $3 per vehicle.
This year’s attractions include the Swampmaster Gator Show, Scott’s Crazy Comedy Magic Show, Daryl's Racing Pigs, A to Z Exotic Animal Petting Zoo and Pony Rides, Heart of America Shows Midway Carnival and the Procrastinators, a group of drummers who turn five-gallon water bottles, barstools and pots and pans into musical instruments while jumping, sliding, twisting and stomping their way through fast and furious rhythmic fun.
Also coming up:
* Marcus Theatre’s Kid’s Dream summer film series continues with “The Croods,” at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at SouthPointe and Grand cinemas. Tickets are $2.50 each.
* Cooper YMCA will host a Family Luau at the outdoor pool from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Activities include limbo contest, pineapple bowling, musical beach towels, hula hoop contests, prizes giveaways, raft races and free snow cones. Families can enjoy dinner for $3 per person. Cost is $20 per family ($10 for members) or $8 per person ($4 per person for members). All children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult at least 16 years old.
Space is limited. Advance registration is required. Sign up by visiting the front desk at any Lincoln YMCA. The luau is a fundraiser for the Y Strong Kids Campaign, which provides programs for low-income families at reduced rates.
* Wild Wednesdays continue through August at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo, 1222 S. 27th St. Wild Wednesdays run from 5 to 8 p.m. with special activities and animal demonstrations. Regular admission applies.
Friday
Children's storytime -- 10:30 a.m., SouthPointe Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 27th Street and Pine Lake Road. Theme: "Emeraldalicious Storytime." Free.
Saturday
Hickman Hay Day Celebration -- begins at 7:30 a.m. with pancake feed, Hickman. Highlights: 9 a.m. cat/dog show; 11 a.m. Main Street Parade; 12:30 p.m. Rubber Duck Race and children's games and bounce houses.
Haymarket Farmers Market -- 8 a.m.-noon, through Oct. 12, Seventh and P streets.
Kids in Parks Nature Detective Program -- "Insect Investigators," 10 a.m. to noon, Homestead National Monument of America, Beatrice. For all ages. Free.
Bilingual storytime (Spanish and English) -- 10 a.m., Indigo Bridge Books, 701 P St. Free.
Tools for Education -- 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Center for People in Need, 3901 N. 27th St. Back-to-school event for kindergarten through high school. Free backpacks and school supplies. For low-income families. Bring your Center card with you. 402-476-4357 ext. 159.
Lincoln City Libraries storytimes -- all ages, 10:30 a.m., Walt Branch.
Party in the Parks -- 4-6 p.m. kids activities (make your own button and guitar pic with Lux, make your own video with Hear Nebraska, bugs from University of Nebraska-Lincoln entomologists); 6-6:30 p.m. Pioneers Park Nature Center Nature Puppets; 6:30-7 p.m. Lincoln Community Playhouse and live music from 7-9 p.m., 21st and P streets. Free.
Sunday
Old Cheney Road Farmers Market -- 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 55th Street and Old Cheney Road.
Sunday Family Movie Night -- 6-7:30 p.m, South Branch Library. Bring your own snacks. Free.
Monday
Lincoln City Libraries storytime -- Toddlers: 10:30 a.m., Anderson Branch.
Children's storytime -- 10:30 a.m., SouthPointe Barnes & Noble Booksellers. Theme: The Day the Crayons Quit.
Tools for Education -- 1-7 p.m., Center for People in Need, 3901 N. 27th St. Back-to-school event for kindergarten through high school. Free backpacks and school supplies. For low-income families. Bring your Center card with you. 402-476-4357 ext. 159.
Family storytime -- 4-4:45 p.m., Williams Branch; 6:30-7:30 p.m., South Branch Library. Stories and crafts for the family with a different theme each week.
Tuesday
Indigo storytimes -- 10-11 a.m., Indigo Bridge Books, 701 P St. Music or games and crafts. Free.
Kids Dream Summer Film Series -- "Croods 2D" (PG), 10 a.m., SouthPointe Cinema, 2920 Pine Lake Road, Lincoln Grand Cinema, 1101 P St. $2/person.
Hour at the Museum -- 10 a.m., Nebraska History Museum, 15th and P streets. Book reading: "House Held Up by Trees." Free.
Lincoln City Libraries storytimes -- Preschool: 10:30 a.m., Anderson, Gere and Walt branches; 7 p.m., Eiseley. Toddlers: 10 a.m., Gere; 10:30 a.m., Walt, Bethany (through July 30); 10:35 a.m., Gere.
Read to a Dog drop-in sessions -- 10:30-noon (20-minute sessions) Tuesdays through July, Gere Branch Library. For ages 6-12.
Wednesday
Kids Dream Summer Film Series -- "Croods 2D" (PG), 10 a.m., SouthPointe Cinema, 2920 Pine Lake Road, Lincoln Grand Cinema, 1101 P St. $2/person.
Lincoln City Libraries storytimes -- Preschool: 10:30 a.m., Anderson, Eiseley, South, Walt branches; 2 p.m., South. Toddlers: 10:30 a.m., Gere, Walt; 10:35 a.m., Eiseley.
Family Movie Day -- escape to a distant resort where an overprotective dad tries to shelter his only daughter from the dangers of the world, 1-2:30 p.m., Eiseley Branch.
Wild Wednesday -- 5-8 p.m. Wednesdays through August, Lincoln Children's Zoo. Each week features a special animal demonstration at 6:30 p.m., plus fun activities around the zoo.
Thursday
Lancaster County Super Fair -- opening day, 8 a.m.-midnight, Lancaster Event Center, 84th Street and Havelock Avenue. For complete schedule, visit lancastereventcenter.com/superfair.
Kids Dream Summer Film Series -- "Croods 2D" (PG), 10 a.m., SouthPointe Cinema, 2920 Pine Lake Road, Lincoln Grand Cinema, 1101 P St. $2/person.
Lincoln City Libraries storytimes -- Baby: 10:30 a.m., Walt. Preschool: 10:15 a.m., Bennett Martin; 10:30 a.m., Bethany, Eiseley, Gere. Toddlers: 10 a.m., Gere; 10:35 a.m., Eiseley, Gere.
Morrill Hall free Thursday night admission -- 4:30-8 p.m Thursdays, July and August, University of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History, south of 14th and Vine streets. Tickets required for Mueller Planetarium fulldome shows.
For more info - http://journalstar.com/entertainment/misc/fea-family-calendar/article_d514927d-09cf-5387-b38f-f431968d9931.html
Carnival wristbands for unlimited rides are available for $20 in advance and $25 at the fair.
Buy your wristbands at the Lancaster Event Center Office, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Wristbands are good for a single session at the fair. Sessions run from 1 to 5 p.m. and from 6 to 11 p.m.
Free Super Fair gate admission tickets are available at all Russ’s Market, Super Saver and Casey’s General Store locations in Lincoln. Admission at the gate is $2 per person. Parking is $3 per vehicle.
This year’s attractions include the Swampmaster Gator Show, Scott’s Crazy Comedy Magic Show, Daryl's Racing Pigs, A to Z Exotic Animal Petting Zoo and Pony Rides, Heart of America Shows Midway Carnival and the Procrastinators, a group of drummers who turn five-gallon water bottles, barstools and pots and pans into musical instruments while jumping, sliding, twisting and stomping their way through fast and furious rhythmic fun.
Also coming up:
* Marcus Theatre’s Kid’s Dream summer film series continues with “The Croods,” at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at SouthPointe and Grand cinemas. Tickets are $2.50 each.
* Cooper YMCA will host a Family Luau at the outdoor pool from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Activities include limbo contest, pineapple bowling, musical beach towels, hula hoop contests, prizes giveaways, raft races and free snow cones. Families can enjoy dinner for $3 per person. Cost is $20 per family ($10 for members) or $8 per person ($4 per person for members). All children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult at least 16 years old.
Space is limited. Advance registration is required. Sign up by visiting the front desk at any Lincoln YMCA. The luau is a fundraiser for the Y Strong Kids Campaign, which provides programs for low-income families at reduced rates.
* Wild Wednesdays continue through August at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo, 1222 S. 27th St. Wild Wednesdays run from 5 to 8 p.m. with special activities and animal demonstrations. Regular admission applies.
Friday
Children's storytime -- 10:30 a.m., SouthPointe Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 27th Street and Pine Lake Road. Theme: "Emeraldalicious Storytime." Free.
Saturday
Hickman Hay Day Celebration -- begins at 7:30 a.m. with pancake feed, Hickman. Highlights: 9 a.m. cat/dog show; 11 a.m. Main Street Parade; 12:30 p.m. Rubber Duck Race and children's games and bounce houses.
Haymarket Farmers Market -- 8 a.m.-noon, through Oct. 12, Seventh and P streets.
Kids in Parks Nature Detective Program -- "Insect Investigators," 10 a.m. to noon, Homestead National Monument of America, Beatrice. For all ages. Free.
Bilingual storytime (Spanish and English) -- 10 a.m., Indigo Bridge Books, 701 P St. Free.
Tools for Education -- 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Center for People in Need, 3901 N. 27th St. Back-to-school event for kindergarten through high school. Free backpacks and school supplies. For low-income families. Bring your Center card with you. 402-476-4357 ext. 159.
Lincoln City Libraries storytimes -- all ages, 10:30 a.m., Walt Branch.
Party in the Parks -- 4-6 p.m. kids activities (make your own button and guitar pic with Lux, make your own video with Hear Nebraska, bugs from University of Nebraska-Lincoln entomologists); 6-6:30 p.m. Pioneers Park Nature Center Nature Puppets; 6:30-7 p.m. Lincoln Community Playhouse and live music from 7-9 p.m., 21st and P streets. Free.
Sunday
Old Cheney Road Farmers Market -- 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 55th Street and Old Cheney Road.
Sunday Family Movie Night -- 6-7:30 p.m, South Branch Library. Bring your own snacks. Free.
Monday
Lincoln City Libraries storytime -- Toddlers: 10:30 a.m., Anderson Branch.
Children's storytime -- 10:30 a.m., SouthPointe Barnes & Noble Booksellers. Theme: The Day the Crayons Quit.
Tools for Education -- 1-7 p.m., Center for People in Need, 3901 N. 27th St. Back-to-school event for kindergarten through high school. Free backpacks and school supplies. For low-income families. Bring your Center card with you. 402-476-4357 ext. 159.
Family storytime -- 4-4:45 p.m., Williams Branch; 6:30-7:30 p.m., South Branch Library. Stories and crafts for the family with a different theme each week.
Tuesday
Indigo storytimes -- 10-11 a.m., Indigo Bridge Books, 701 P St. Music or games and crafts. Free.
Kids Dream Summer Film Series -- "Croods 2D" (PG), 10 a.m., SouthPointe Cinema, 2920 Pine Lake Road, Lincoln Grand Cinema, 1101 P St. $2/person.
Hour at the Museum -- 10 a.m., Nebraska History Museum, 15th and P streets. Book reading: "House Held Up by Trees." Free.
Lincoln City Libraries storytimes -- Preschool: 10:30 a.m., Anderson, Gere and Walt branches; 7 p.m., Eiseley. Toddlers: 10 a.m., Gere; 10:30 a.m., Walt, Bethany (through July 30); 10:35 a.m., Gere.
Read to a Dog drop-in sessions -- 10:30-noon (20-minute sessions) Tuesdays through July, Gere Branch Library. For ages 6-12.
Wednesday
Kids Dream Summer Film Series -- "Croods 2D" (PG), 10 a.m., SouthPointe Cinema, 2920 Pine Lake Road, Lincoln Grand Cinema, 1101 P St. $2/person.
Lincoln City Libraries storytimes -- Preschool: 10:30 a.m., Anderson, Eiseley, South, Walt branches; 2 p.m., South. Toddlers: 10:30 a.m., Gere, Walt; 10:35 a.m., Eiseley.
Family Movie Day -- escape to a distant resort where an overprotective dad tries to shelter his only daughter from the dangers of the world, 1-2:30 p.m., Eiseley Branch.
Wild Wednesday -- 5-8 p.m. Wednesdays through August, Lincoln Children's Zoo. Each week features a special animal demonstration at 6:30 p.m., plus fun activities around the zoo.
Thursday
Lancaster County Super Fair -- opening day, 8 a.m.-midnight, Lancaster Event Center, 84th Street and Havelock Avenue. For complete schedule, visit lancastereventcenter.com/superfair.
Kids Dream Summer Film Series -- "Croods 2D" (PG), 10 a.m., SouthPointe Cinema, 2920 Pine Lake Road, Lincoln Grand Cinema, 1101 P St. $2/person.
Lincoln City Libraries storytimes -- Baby: 10:30 a.m., Walt. Preschool: 10:15 a.m., Bennett Martin; 10:30 a.m., Bethany, Eiseley, Gere. Toddlers: 10 a.m., Gere; 10:35 a.m., Eiseley, Gere.
Morrill Hall free Thursday night admission -- 4:30-8 p.m Thursdays, July and August, University of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History, south of 14th and Vine streets. Tickets required for Mueller Planetarium fulldome shows.
For more info - http://journalstar.com/entertainment/misc/fea-family-calendar/article_d514927d-09cf-5387-b38f-f431968d9931.html
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