https://go.unl.edu/bigredfinale
Friday is Fri-YAY: Free BBQ, ice cream, music, games, and prizes
Take a study break and unwind with a midday free farmers market and party on the plaza outside the Nebraska Union.
FriYAY Fest
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 1, 2026
@ Nebraska Union's Memorial Plaza
FREE for UNL Students only with their NCard.
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Enjoy a farmers market, games, and great food:
~ FREE reusable tote for the first 400 students
~ FREE Pulled Pork Sandwich with cabbage slaw from Harper Smokehouse Food Truck (while supplies last)
~ FREE Dairy Store Ice Cream provided by UNL Alumni Association
~ FREE Cornhole, Ladder Golf, Sidewalk Chalking
~ and music, prizes, and more
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"Check In" for a chance to win a $500 Grand Prize Package
Locate the Check-in Table & scan the huge QR Code to be automatically entered into the drawing for this prize package:
~ Nebraska Reversible Tote Bag
~ Pickleball Paddles (2)
~ Pickleball Balls
~ JBL Portable Speaker
~ Nebraska Water Bottle
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Discover all Big Red Finale events April 21 – May 2: https://go.unl.edu/bigredfinale
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Saturday: 3 hours of outside fun at End of Year Bash
The perennial campus tradition is back! Cap off the school year at a FREE carnival with your Husker friends.
End of Year Bash
3 to 6 p.m. May 2, 2026
@ Nebraska Union's Memorial Plaza + Meier Common
FREE for UNL Students only with Event Pass.
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Free fun games, food, and entertainment:
~ Inflatable Games: X-Treme Radical Run; Warped Wall Obstacle Course
~ Mechanical Bull
~ Cornhole, Spikeball, and Ladder Golf.
~ Cotton Candy and Popcorn
~ Caricature Artist
~ Therapy Dogs from Domesti-PUPS
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In the event of rain or severe inclement weather, End of Year Bash is canceled and will not be rescheduled.
Originally published April 30, 2026 -
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