Nebraska 250

10/01/2026

Deadline for applications is October 8th! Get you ideas in!!!

09/28/2026

09/24/2026

HAVE YOU VOTEDS YET? Taste of America 250 is hosting a nationwide contest to see what dish should represent each state and we need your help! Vote now! https://www.statedish.org/ Voting is free and going on now thru the end of 2026. Vote for a dish currently listed or nominate your own! Will it be Nebraska Beef, Runzas, the Ruben Sandwich, Kolaches or ???

08/24/2026

Join The Durham Museum's Dr. Kyle Chattleton, public historian and former Monticello guide as he presents three inspiring stories about the pursuit of happiness from the Monticello mountaintop on August 27th from 5-8 pm.

Registration is required. Regular admission rates apply; free for museum members!

08/17/2026

People all across Nebraska have been sending us your events for the calendar and now we want to see what you have been doing in your own hometowns to celebrate! Please send us your photos and a short description of your event to [email protected].

You can check out our brand new web page with the photos from events we already had at https://america250.nebraska.gov and look for your own there too. Thank you!

Also we are still taking calendar events until December 31, 2026!

08/09/2026

Join Homestead National Historical Park for a ranger-led talk about the founding of the United States. Sunday, August 9, 2026, at 2 pm, at the Education Center. Learn about what sparked the American Revolution, How the Louisiana Purchase and Thomas Jefferson connect to the Homestead Act, and how 250 years of history led to the America of today.

08/07/2026

A threshing show is planned for August 8 at 10 a.m. west of Arcadia. Rolen and Betty Jo Sell will host an old-fashioned threshing bee on their farm one mile west of Arcadia on 800th Road. It is a free event that will start at 10 a.m. and go until the field is completed. Concessions [...]