Things To Do

Fairfest is the place to be each July. The event boasts concerts by top-notch musicians

The Adams County Fairgrounds feature a permanent rodeo arena, livestock facilities and grandstands. Each year they host the PRCA Oregon Trail Rodeo, the Bobby Gottsch Memorial Rodeo and Nebraska High School Rodeo Finals.

The ten individual monuments that make up the Adams County Veteran's Monument include names of those, both living and deceased, who have served their County.

When History meets Science. Historical, Educational and Scientific.

This fantastic complex includes seven softball fields each equipped with a 300 foot distance from home plate to the outfield fence.

Said to be one of the greatest wildlife spectacles on the continent, each spring more than 80 percent of the world's population of Sandhill Cranes merge within the Platte River Valley. From March to May, over 250 species of water fowl flock to the Hastings…

Hastings is home to two residential areas listed on the National Register of Historical Places. The Central District represents the three periods of major growth that occurred in Hastings from 1880 until 1950.

Built in 1907, this pavilion is considered the largest in Nebraska and has a seating capacity of 3,500. Voices heard echoing in the rafters have included William Jennings Bryan and Robert F. Kennedy.

The Museum stimulates the imagination and promotes collaboration by providing interactive "Hands On", educational environments and exhibits, which explore the themes of growing, living, working and creating.

Located on Eastside Blvd. and titled "Working Together Toward a People's Art" this community mural was painted during the summer of 2013 with the guidance and assistance of over 300 hundred Hastings residents

Enjoy the beauty of Lake Hastings while challenging yourself to a game of Disc Golf! This course consists of 18 "holes" that keep you, your family and friends going for hours of fun in a beautiful outdoor setting.

Shopping and dining in downtown Hastings is a treat with unique local shops and eateries.