Homestead NHP

The 2026 Tallgrass Prairie Fiddle Festival is almost here. Join us on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The festival will include a free fiddle workshop at 10am, a jam session at 11am, and the competition at noon. A dueling performance will take place during the Junior Division judging.

Join us for a ranger program with Amber Kirkendall, where she will explain how Minecraft is used to teach homesteading and where you will get to experience it and try it out for yourself. Sunday, May 10 at 2:00 p.m. at #HomesteadNHP's Education Center.

Attention kids of all ages! Come to the Education Center at #HomesteadNPS on Saturday, May 9 at 10 a.m. and join a ranger as we discover the plants on the prairie. We’ll take a short hike and decorate a flowerpot that will grow into a plant. The event is FREE! 📸:NPS/HOME

Caroline Henderson upended her life to homestead 160 acres as a single woman in "No Man's Land." Her recollections of life in Texas County, Oklahoma, give readers a first-hand account of the Dust Bowl's devastation. 📸: Library of Congress #HomesteadNHP #DustBowl

Join #HometeadNHP on Friday May 1, and Saturday May 2, at 8 a.m. for a bird walk. The walks will start at our Education Center and go through our prairie as we try to spot birds on the homestead. We encourage you to bring binoculars, however the park does have a few.

Happy WanderNebraska Day! Homestead National Historical Park is a stop on the WanderNebraska program. Learn about Homesteading, explore Nebraska through WanderNebraska, and complete our Homestead Challenge. Image: NPS/Amber Kirkendall

Volunteers are an important part of #HomesteadNHP. Each year, the park hosts the Winter Festival of Prairie Cultures. These displays are set up by volunteers, along with partners such as Nebraska Czechs of Lincoln and Beatrice High School. Image: NPS #NationalVolunteerMonth

Volunteers are an important part of Homestead National Historical Park. Volunteers at #HomesteadNHP helped create visual schedules and social stories to improve accessibility and visitor comfort. Find them here: go.nps.gov/home/planvisit #NationalVolunteerMonth #NPSVolunteer

Volunteers are an important part of Homestead National Historical Park. Our volunteers help bring history to life by sharing their time and talents through historic farm demonstrations. Images: NPS/Rob Hartwig #NationalVolunteerMonth #VolunteerAppreciation #NPSVolunteer

Volunteers are an important part of Homestead National Historical Park. Volunteers help keep things running smoothly, like handing out cookies at a Naturalization Ceremony. Thank you volunteers for the heart you give to the park. Image: NPS/Rob Hartwig #NationalVolunteerMonth

Join #HometeadNHP on Friday May 1, and Saturday May 2, at 8 a.m. for a bird walk. The walks will start at our Education Center and go through our prairie as we try to spot birds on the homestead. We encourage you to bring binoculars, however the park does have a few.

April is National Volunteer Month, and volunteers are an important part of Homestead National Historical Park. Homesteaders often depended on candles for light. Our volunteers demonstrate this through candle dipping. 📸: NPS Volunteer/Nickie McGee #NationalVolunteerMonth

🌎🌱 Happy Earth Day from Homestead NHP! 🌿🏡 🌻 Imagine the land before the first homesteaders staked their claims. Nature reminds us to care for our planet. 💚 Join us in protecting and preserving the earth! Visit today! 🌳 📷: NPS/Robert Hartwig #EarthDay #ProtectOurPlanet

Join us at #HomesteadNHP's Education Center tomorrow, April 19 at 2:00 p.m. for a Czech Folk Costume Program. Thanks to the Nebraska Czechs of Lincoln and Humanities Nebraska, Janet Jeffries will present the significance of Czech clothing traditions. Image: Janet Jeffries

Homestead Challenge starts today, April 17, at 3 p.m. at Education Center! Explore, selfie, earn bandana! 📷NPS/Jessica Korgie #HomesteadChallenge #HomesteadNationalPark #NebraskaHistory #OutdoorNebraska #NebraskaTrails #HistoricSites #250

Come visit our newest traveling exhibit on display at the Education Center through the end of May! Photographs and maps tell the story of community survival during the Dust Bowl. Bring your mobile device to scan and listen to the oral histories of Dust Bowl survivors. #DustBowl

Read with a ranger every 3rd Saturday of the month in 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Children of all ages are welcome. Listen to a ranger read a book and participate in an activity. April 18, 10 AM - Who Took the Farmers Hat by Joan L. Nodset May 16, 10 AM – TBA June 20, 10 AM – TBA

Join us at #HomesteadNHP's Education Center on Sunday, April 19 at 2:00 p.m. for a Czech Folk Costume Program. Thanks to the Nebraska Czechs of Lincoln and Humanities Nebraska, Janet Jeffries will present the significance of Czech clothing traditions. Image: Janet Jeffries

Homestead Challenge starts April 17, 3 p.m. at Education Center! Explore, selfie, earn bandana! 📷NPS/Jessica Korgie #HomesteadChallenge #HomesteadNationalPark #NebraskaHistory #OutdoorNebraska #NebraskaTrails #HistoricSites #250

All ages are welcome to join Ranger Jess for a Sunday stroll at the Education Center on April 12th at 2:00 p.m. Enjoy the trails at the nation’s oldest restored tallgrass prairie. Let’s talk prairie facts and about homesteading. Take part in a prairie terrarium craft, too!