What to do this weekend - October 8, 2026

Thursday, October 8
Film: Paranormal Activity (2007)

+ When: 6 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic but is certainly the most active in the middle of the night."

Thursday, October 8
Film: The Blair Witch Project (1999)

+ When: 8 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found."

Thursday, October 8
Film: On a String

+ When: 5:10 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 matinee | Half price for UNL students!

More details about the film: "Isabel (Isabel Hagen) is a young, Juilliard-trained violist still living at home with her parents in the heart of New York City. She’s trying to make a living playing gigs with her friends but when her toxic ex- boyfriend reappears, who also happens to be the Philharmonic’s 'newest, hottest cellist,' he informs her of a viola opening in the prestigious orchestra. Nothing can go wrong, right?"

Last chance to see this at the Ross!

Thursday, October 8
Film: The Incomer

+ When: 7:20 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $12 evening show | Half price for UNL students!

More details about the film: "On a remote Scottish isle, siblings Isla and Sandy spend their days hunting seabirds and retelling the stories of their ancestors. They follow the strict rules inherited from their late father — protect the island, allow no incomer, survive — until one day, Daniel, an awkward and socially inept council official, arrives to evacuate them. Bringing with him the strange mainland ways of laws, paperwork, veganism and internet wizardry, he turns their world upside down. As long-held beliefs begin to crumble, each of them must confront the truth, embrace change, and dare to imagine a life beyond the island while fighting to preserve the heritage they have sworn to defend."

More showings through October 15!

Thursday, October 8
Music: College Night: Car Bar + Doctor's Orders

+ When: 9 pm (doors) | 9:30 pm (show)
+ Where: Duffy's Tavern, 1412 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free! | $10 minor charge

More details: Featuring local rockers Car Bar and 90s/00s alt rock band Doctor's Orders.

18+ show!

Thursday, October 8
Music: John Prine Tribute with The McGovern String Band

+ When: 6 pm
+ Where: The Zoo Bar, 136 N 14th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 advance | $15 day of show | Buy tickets here

More details: The Zoo Bar's annual John Prine Music Night!

Thursday, October 8
Music: Shithook Live Band Karaoke!

+ When: 9:30 to 10:55 pm
+ Where: The Zoo Bar, 136 N 14th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Not sure about a cover

More details: You pick the song. Shithook plays it live! "They’re not just a band… they’re YOUR band."

21+ show!

Thursday, October 8
Teach-In: Political Prisoners

+ When: 4:30 to 7 pm
+ Where: Nebraska Union - Unity Room 212, 1400 R St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!

More details: "Joining us is human rights activist, Nida Abu Baker, who is the daughter of Shukri Abu Baker, a Palestinian political prisoner, where she will discuss her and her father’s experiences and the experiences of Palestinian political prisoners in the U.S. and abroad. Additionally, we will provide supplies and directions for writing letters to political prisoners for those who choose to."

Organized by Students for Justice in Palestine-UNL.

Thursday, October 8
Theater: The Wolves

+ When: 7:30 pm
+ Where: Studio Theatre - Temple Building, 1209 R St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $25 adult tickets | $15 student tickets | Buy tickets here

More details: "This tightly staged, high-energy 90-minute play (no intermission) drops us into the world of a high school girls’ soccer team as they navigate the rhythms of competition, identity, and connection. With sharp, overlapping dialogue and a keen ear for the complexity of young women’s lives, the play captures both the intimacy and isolation of adolescence. The Wolves was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama."

More showings through October 11!

Friday, October 9
Film: The Fog (1980)

+ When: 7:15 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town’s founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die."

Friday, October 9
Film: The Blob (1988)

+ When: 9:15 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches."

Friday, October 9
Film: Rocky Horror Picture Show

+ When: 10 pm
+ Where: Joyo Theater, 6102 Havelock Ave. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 cash only

More details: Come out and dance the Time Warp again. Rocky Horror will play every Friday at the Joyo until the end of November!

Friday, October 9
Market: Bugeaters Vintage Market

+ When: 2 to 7 pm
+ Where: Tower Square, 1300 P St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free but there will be items for sale!

More details: "Fall is here, and we’re bringing the best vintage with us. Join us Friday, October 9th for an incredible lineup of vintage vendors and 1,000s of handpicked pieces waiting to be taken home with you."

Friday, October 9
Music: AFROBADDIE Presents: 2010s Night

+ When: 10 pm
+ Where: Duffy's Tavern, 1412 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!

More details: Come out for a night of afrobeats, hip-hop and pop with Afrobaddie.

21+ show!

Friday, October 9
Music: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

+ When: 7:30 pm
+ Where: Lied Center, 301 N 12th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Tickets start at $34 for adults | $16.50 for students and under 18

More details: Known for their performances of the works of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and original compositions, Lincoln Center Orchestra is widely recognized as one of the world’s premier big bands.

Friday, October 9
Plants: PlantNebraska Fall Plant Sale

+ When: 12:30 to 4:30 pm
+ Where: Nebraska Statewide Arboretum Greenhouse, 2150 N 38th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free! But there will be plants for sale

More details: There will be natives and plants suited to Nebraska’s climate and growing conditions. Trees, shrubs, perennial flowers, grasses and herbs.

Friday, October 9
Poetry: Poetry Might Answer Our Storm

+ When: 9 pm
+ Where: The Ellery, 1247 S 11th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!

More details: Lincoln is welcoming KCMO's Brandon Kirk back for a poetry night including an open mic.

Friday, October 9
Theater: Coriolanus

+ When: 7 to 10 pm
+ Where: Eastmont, 6315 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free! | Get tickets here

More details: "Rome: now. The landscape of leadership is shifting like sand. The people are starving and rioting in the streets. Who can keep the peace when the status quo is collapsing? Coriolanus --a celebrated war hero is returning to the city in triumph. When he refuses to “play the game” and appeal to the ‘lower” classes he disdains to secure their vote for office, he is branded a traitor and banished from the city. Now… he’s returning with a vengeance. Coriolanus—anger is my meat."

A Flatwater Shakespeare production. One more chance to see this on Saturday!

Friday, October 9
Theater: The Great Gatsby (opening night!)

+ When: 7:30 pm
+ Where: Lincoln Community Playhouse, 2500 S 56th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $29.15 tickets for adults | Buy tickets here

More details: "Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of obsession, greed and danger. The breathtaking glamour and decadent excess of the Jazz Age come to the stage in this adaptation approved by the Fitzgerald estate."

More showings October 10-11 and 16-18!

Saturday, October 10
Music: The Doll Domination

+ When: 8 pm
+ Where: 1867 Bar, 101 N 14th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Not sure

More details: "Come join the dolls for a night you wont soon forget! Special start time of 8pm with Babygirl, Coco, Lola, and special guest Dahlia from Kansas City!"

Saturday, October 10
Outdoors: Public Hike

+ When: 10 am
+ Where: Wilderness Park, 14th Street entrance (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!

More details: "Join Friends of Wilderness Park for a cozy saunter in the autumn Wilderness. Please meet us at the 14th Street entrance between Yankee Hill and Rokeby Road on 14th Street. Dress accordingly for the weather. Hike led by FWP Adventure Guide Mark Mayer. This hike will be about an hour long, at an easy pace. Invite your friends!"

Saturday, October 10
Plants: PlantNebraska Fall Plant Sale

+ When: 9 am to noon
+ Where: Nebraska Statewide Arboretum Greenhouse, 2150 N 38th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free! But there will be plants for sale

More details: There will be natives and plants suited to Nebraska’s climate and growing conditions. Trees, shrubs, perennial flowers, grasses and herbs.

Sunday, October 11
Crafting: Creative Collage Club

+ When: 1 to 3 pm
+ Where: STUFF creative reuse store, 733 Hill St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $5

More details: The store will have supplies ready for you to cut, paste, and create but you should bring your own favorite scraps, clippings, or bits and pieces as well! No experience necessary.

Sunday, October 11
Film: Nope (2022)

+ When: 6:30 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery." Directed by Jordan Peele.

Sunday, October 11
Improv: Open Improv

+ When: 1:30 to 3:30 pm
+ Where: F Street Community Center, 1225 F St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free! | No need to register — just show up!

More details: "Special Halloween-themed open improv! Take your Halloween costume on a test run because October's Open Improv has a theme! Callbacks from Beyond will have the same supportive, silly spirit of regular Open Improv -- and some other spirits will show up, too. Costumes encouraged!"

Please note: All youth must be accompanied by an adult.

Sunday, October 11
Music: Idle Freaks + Everybody's Friend + TOBY

+ When: 8 pm (doors) | 9 pm (show)
+ Where: Duffy's Tavern, 1412 O St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $3 minor charge

More details: Idle Freaks is a two-piece trash can from Denver. They'll be joined by Nebraska post-hardcore Everybody's Friend and the dreamy alt-metal band TOBY.

18+ show!

Sunday, October 11
Music: Sputnik Kaputnik + Romantic Hardware + Mental Disturbance

+ When: 5 to 8 pm
+ Where: The Zoo Bar, 136 N 14th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $5 cover (and it gets you a free tumbler!)

More details: Sputnik Kaputnik is celebrating the release of their new album, Synthfluencers. They'll be joined by Lincoln's electronic synth duo Romantic Hardware and the unclassifiable and unpredictable Mental Disturbance.

Monday, October 12
Film: Little Shop of Horrors (1960)

+ When: 5:30 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "Seymour works in a skid row florist shop and is in love with his beautiful co-worker, Audrey. He creates a new plant that not only talks but cannot survive without human flesh and blood."

Monday, October 12
Film: House of Wax (1953)

+ When: 7:30 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "A sculptor opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures, but quickly runs into trouble when his business partner demands the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits."

Tuesday, October 13
Film: The Haunting (1963)

+ When: 6:30 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "Dr. John Markway recruits three strangers for a sleep-disorder study at the eerie and isolated Hill House. It soon becomes clear his real interest lies in the mansion itself and its sinister history, as they are forced to confront the nature of its horror…"

Tuesday, October 13
Music: Coco Montoya

+ When: 6 pm
+ Where: The Zoo Bar, 136 N 14th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $20 advance tickets | $25 day of the show

More details: The blues guitarist comes to town!

Wednesday, October 14
Film: Eyes Without a Face (1960)

+ When: 5:30 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the Génessier mansion. After rendering his victims unconscious, Dr. Génessier removes their faces and attempts to graft them on to Christiane’s."

Wednesday, October 14
Film: Psycho (1960)

+ When: 7:30 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother."

Thursday, October 15
Film: The Shining (1980)

+ When: 6:30 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren’t prepared for the madness that lurks within."

Friday, October 16
Community: Roll To The Polls for Clinton's 60th Anniversary

+ When: 5 to 8 pm | Skating starts at 6:30
+ Where: The Bay, 2005 Y St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!

More details: A celebration of the first neighborhood association established in Lincoln, the Clinton Neighborhood Association. Come celebrate their 60th anniversary with Nebraska Table! Activities include:

+ Create a voting plan
+ Skateboarding and roller skating courtesy of Belmont Community Center and featuring No Coast Roller Derby
+ A DJ set
+ Free food
+ Cool swag honoring the history of strong neighborhoods in Lincoln

Friday, October 16
Film: Ringu (1998)

+ When: 7 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger."

Friday, October 16
Film: Pulse (2001)

+ When: 9:15 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lures some of its inhabitants desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world."

Friday, October 16
Music: Car Bar + The Breakroom + Foxpelt

+ When: 7 pm
+ Where: 1867 Bar, 101 N 14th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10

More details: A cool rock show featuring Lincoln's Car Bar, The Breakroom, and emo group Foxpelt of Sioux City.

Saturday, October 17
Film: Hereditary (2018)

+ When: 6:30 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness."

Saturday, October 17
Film: Cemetery Man (1994)

+ When: 9:15 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "Francesco Dellamorte is the groundskeeper at a cemetery where the dead just won’t stay dead—and it’s up to him to deal with those who come back to life with a hunger for human flesh. But Dellamorte’s job soon becomes much more complicated when he falls for an enigmatic young woman whose husband has recently died."

Sunday, October 18
Film: Train to Busan (2016)

+ When: 7:15 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival."

Tuesday, October 20
Improv: Long Form Improv Comedy JAM

+ When: 6:15 to 8 pm
+ Where: MBX, 1330 N St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: Free!

More details: "What is a Long Form Improv Jam? A long form Jam is a lightly structured session where you can practice improvising scenes with other members of our community. No preparation is required. We are building a supportive space to experiment, have fun, and build long-form improv skills by jumping in and playing with all types or differently skilled improvisers."

18+ event!

Wednesday, October 21
Film: Leviticus (2026)

+ When: 6 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "Two teenage boys must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most — each other."

Wednesday, October 21
Film: It Follows (2014)

+ When: 8 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $1 for UNL students

More details: "A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter."

Friday, October 23
Film: Let the Right One In (2008)

+ When: 6:45 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl."

Friday, October 23
Film: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)

+ When: 9:15 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire."

Friday, October 23
Halloween: Horror at Highball

+ When: 9:30 pm
+ Where: The Highball Bar, 122 N 11th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 Cover

More details: "Drawn Together presents Horror at Highball! Join us for scary and sickening drag performances AND the costume contest. Before you ask, yes, there’s a prize. Drinks will flow and heads will roll."

19+ event!

Saturday, October 24
Film: Weapons (2025)

+ When: 6:30 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance."

Saturday, October 24
Film: The Wolf House (2018)

+ When: 9:15 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "After escaping from a religious colony in Chile, Maria seeks shelter in a mansion where she’s taken in by two pigs, its only inhabitants. Like in a stop-motion dream, the universe of the house reacts to her feelings. The animals slowly morph into humans and the house into a dark, menacing world."

Sunday, October 25
Film: A Ghost Story (2017)

+ When: 5:15 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away."

Sunday, October 25
Film: Clue (1985)

+ When: 7:15 pm
+ Where: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N 13th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $10 | $5 for members | $5 for UNL students

More details: "Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy – who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy’s chatty butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises."

Friday, October 30
Music: The Haunting of 1867

+ When: 9 pm to late
+ Where: 1867 Bar, 101 N 14th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $12 advance | $15 at the door | Buy tickets here

More details: Three bands are playing: Boy Seeking Band, The Breakroom and P.O.E. Show up in costume! There will be a contest with a $50 cash prize.

All ages!

Saturday, October 31
Music: Emo Night Halloween

+ When: 8 pm
+ Where: 1867 Bar, 101 N 14th St. (Google Maps)
+ Cost: $15 | Buy tickets here

More details: 1867 will be spinning Emo hits and deep cuts all night. Come prepared for a costume contest, themed drinks and more!

All ages!

Friday, November 6
Music: Your Own Knife + Price of Humility + Black Strat + Empty Suits

+ When: 6 pm (doors)
+ Where: The Mudhole | DM them for the address
+ Cost: PWYC

More details: A big DIY punk show featuring Nebraska screamo Your Own Knife, screamocore Price of Humility, hardcore punk band from Lincoln Black Strat and local post-hardcore post-punk rockers Empty Suits.

All ages!