107 Days of Summer
B107.3 is celebrating 107 Days of Summer with the ultimate summer fun activity checklist!
Our staff will be checking items off the list, and we’d love for you to do the same! Share photos of your summer adventures to our photo gallery, and explore the list below for more great ideas for fun all summer long!
Activity List
- Pick up a sweet treat for a friend
- Take a Nebraska State Capitol tour
- Enjoy outdoor music at Jazz In June — TUESDAYS IN JUNE ONLY
- Check out a book at the library
- Ride the zipline at Go Ape in Mahoney State Park
- Explore the history of Wyuka Cemetery with a tour
- Enjoy artwork at Lincoln Arts Festival (JUNE 17 & 18)
- Play a round of mini-golf
- Attend a street dance
- Splash at a splash pad
- Kiss someone underneath the “Embracing Peace” sculpture in Memorial Park
- Build a blanket fort
- Visit any of Lincoln’s great museums
- Party at the Testicle Festival — JUNE 17
- Try a new restaurant
- Find 3 “Lightbulb” sculptures around town
- Take a walk on a trail at Pioneers Park
- Stroll through Lauritzen Gardens
- Go bowling
- Visit Homestead National Monument in Beatrice
- Drive through Wildlife Safari Park
- Go stargazing
- Grill out with friends and family
- Watch a demo derby or racing event
- Visit a Farmer’s Market
- Play a card or board game
- Enjoy ice cream
28. Attend the Lincoln Guardians of Freedom Air Show -- (AUG 26 & 27)
- Ride a bike
- Visit Monowi, NE (population 1)
- Run or walk a 5k/10k like Cornfield Cornfield or Harvest Moon Hustle
- Cook a new recipe
- Find 3 “Hand” sculptures around town
- Watch an outdoor movie
- Stop for a drink at Glurs Tavern, the “oldest tavern West of the Mississippi”
- Have a water balloon fight
- Go dancing
- Watch fireworks
- Try not to get scared at the Museum of Shadows, the “most haunted museum in the world”
- Climb a tower at Platte River State Park
- Play ultimate frisbee
- Ride a horse
- Take a photo in front of the rocket at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum
- Visit the World’s Largest Stamp Ball
- Explore the Archway in Kearney
- Paint a picture
- Explore Tree Adventure at Arbor Day Farm
- Watch a sunrise/sunset
- Do the mural walk at the LUX Center for the Arts
- Enjoy a meal on an outdoor patio
- Go to a car show
52. Visit your favorite DJs at B107.3
- Listen for the clanging at the “Big Head of Bricks”
- Roadtrip to the Nebraska State Fair — AUG 25 THROUGH SEPT 4
- Camp outdoors
- Go swimming
- Write a message with chalk
- Sit in the big rocking chair at Lincoln Children’s Museum
- Find an art sculpture on UNL Campus near the Sheldon Museum of Art
- Watch a parade
- Take a picture with the Kool-Aid Man
- See an indoor movie
- Visit the Holy Family Shrine
- Shop at a local brick and mortar store
- Volunteer with a local non-profit
- Do yoga at a park
- Find 3 “Heart” sculptures around town
- Cheer on the Lincoln Saltdogs at Haymarket Park
- Take a tour of Joslyn Castle
- Plant a garden
- Try a new cocktail
- Visit the Bakers Chocolate factory, Nebraska’s largest candy store
- Stop by the largest Kool-Aid Stand at Kool-Aid Days — AUG 18-20
- Ride a carnival ride at a county fair
- Smell the flowers at the Sunken Gardens
- Give Bigfoot a high five at the Bigfoot Crossroads of America Museum
- Enjoy Catch Me If You Can by Pinewood Performing Arts (JULY 13-16 & JULY 20-23)
78. Attend the Lancaster County Super Fair -- AUG 3-12
- Play catch
- Give “Archie” a high five at Morrill Hall
- Find a “Welcome to Nebraska” state sign
- Visit a fire station
- Step back in time at Stuhr Museum’s Railroad Town
- Read outside
- Walk around Holmes Lake
- Spy your favorite lunch box at the Durham Museum’s special exhibit
- Have a picnic in a park
- Stop at a lemonade stand
- Eat at a food truck
- Attend the PINK concert at Charles Schwab Field — AUG 21 — or any other fun concert this summer!
- Catch a lightning bug
- Feed a giraffe at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo
- Blow bubbles
- Learn a new hobby
- Stand in Nebraska & Iowa at the same time on the Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge (and don’t forget to say hi to OMAR the Bridge Troll underneath!)
- Walk a dog
- Take a pic with the Johnny Carson mural while visiting his birthplace, Norfolk
- Go geo-caching
- Walk across the LINCOLN pedestrian bridge
- Attend the Nebraska Balloon & Wine Festival — AUG 18-19
- Exercise
- Make your own candle
- Go through a car wash
- Visit the Henry Doorly Zoo
- Stop by a Nebraska winery or brewery
- Plant a tree
- Go fishing