Weekly and Monthly Community Events:
These events are free and open to the public. Socializing is encouraged before, during, and/or after the event. This list of events is especially intended for individuals seeking a sense of connectedness to the community: after a mental health crisis, after returning from prison, after going through rehab, and for anyone who is saddled with debt. Also, the social offerings in a community are one of the main drivers that endear people to that place.
- The Hope Sharing Circle at the Telegraph Mill. Sundays from 1-3pm
- Lincoln Improv Collective at the F Street Community Center. 2nd Sundays from 1:30-3:30pm
- Silent Book Club at Sower Books. Monthly-ish on a Sunday from 2:30-4pm
- Strong Towns Lincoln on 2nd Mondays from 5:30-6:30pm
- Sketch Club at Parrish Studios. Mondays 7-10pm
- Duffy’s Comedy Workshop, Monday’s 10pm-late
- 1 Million Cups, Wednesday’s 8:30am
- Faith Coalition of Lancaster County at Eastridge Presbyterian Church, 2nd Wednesdays 12-1pm
- Artist Support Group at Metro Gallery – Wednesday’s 5-7pm
- Who What Wednesdays alternating between Turbine Flats and the LUX, 3rd Wednesdays 6-7:30pm
- The Crescent Moon Writers’ Night at the Crescent Moon, Wednesdays 7-9pm
- Open Coffee, Thursdays 8:00-9:30am
- Silent Book Club at the Telegraph Mill. 3rd Thursdays from 5:30-7pm
- Lincoln Poetry Slam at Larksong. 2nd Thursdays 6:30-9pm
- Writers in Conversation at Larksong. 3rd Thursdays 6-7:30pm
- Songwriters’ Night Open Mic at Crescent Moon, Thursdays 7-9pm
- Lincoln West Coast Swing at Constellation Studios, 4th Thursdays 7-9:30pm (3rd Thursdays in November and December of 2025)
- Founders and Friends, Fridays 4-6pm
- Poetry at the Lion at St. Marks on the Campus. 2nd Fridays from 5:30-7:30pm
- Lincoln Neighborhood Alliance (and your local neighborhood association) at Bennett Martin Library generally on 3rd Saturdays 10:30-11:30am
- Stitch & Bitch LNK – varies
Free Lecture Series at UNL (click here for daily events):
- The E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at the Lied Center for Performing Arts
- Humanities on the Edge at the Sheldon Museum of Art
- IGNITE Colloquium at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts. Many Fridays during the school year from 12:30-2:00pm.