When is the Nebraska State Fair in 2027?

The State Fair's homepage lists August 27 to September 6, 2027, in Grand Island. The 2026 fair ran Aug. 28 to Sept. 7 and drew more than 300,000 guests, by the fair's own count.

When are the Huskers' 2027 home games?

The athletics department's Sept. 22, 2026 release names two home games, Northern Illinois on Sept. 4 and Northern Iowa on Sept. 18, and an expected Big Ten game on Sept. 11 with no opponent named. The opener on Aug. 27 is at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. The Big Ten's 2027 dates are not out, so check huskers.com for the rest.

Is Memorial Stadium smaller in 2027?

The university says renovations may impact seating capacity for the 2027 season and has described Memorial Stadium as at a reduced capacity while keeping seven games in Lincoln. Neither release gives a capacity number.

What is Nebraska's sales tax rate?

The Department of Revenue lists the state rate as 5.5 percent. Cities and villages can add local rates, which the Department posts quarterly, so use the rate finder for the shopper's address. This is not tax advice; confirm with the Nebraska Department of Revenue.

Do I have to collect Nebraska tax from another state?

The Department's FAQ says a seller without physical presence must register and collect if it made more than 100,000 dollars in Nebraska retail sales, or 200 or more Nebraska sales transactions, in the prior or current calendar year. This is not tax advice; confirm with the Nebraska Department of Revenue.

Nebraska's fall calendar: a State Fair that opens on a game day, and a smaller stadium

Nebraska's late summer and fall run on two calendars that now start on the same day. The Nebraska State Fair's site lists the 2027 fair for Aug. 27 to Sept. 6 in Grand Island, and the university's athletics department has announced that the Huskers open the 2027 football season on Friday, Aug. 27, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, then play home games on Sept. 4 and Sept. 18. The same announcements carry the number that matters for planning: Memorial Stadium will have a reduced capacity in 2027 because of renovations, and the season-ticket package is seven games. For a Shopify store that sells game-day add-ons or fair-week gifts, that is a short, dated run of demand with two kinds of spillover. This page lays out the dates exactly as the organizers state them, adds what the Department of Revenue publishes about the state rate, local rate changes and out-of-state sellers, and ends with a product-page add-on plan that does not depend on stadium crowds. This is not tax advice; confirm with the Nebraska Department of Revenue.

Updated October 10, 2026 · 12 sourced facts

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Dates to plan around

Aug 27, 2027Huskers open the 2027 season vs Miami (Ohio) at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas CityNebraska Athletics (huskers.com): 2027 Season Opener Moved to Arrowhead Stadium (Sept. 22, 2026)
Aug 27, 2027 to Sep 6, 2027Nebraska State Fair, Grand IslandNebraska State Fair (statefair.org)
Sep 4, 2027Huskers home game vs Northern IllinoisNebraska Athletics (huskers.com): 2027 Season Opener Moved to Arrowhead Stadium (Sept. 22, 2026)
Sep 18, 2027Huskers home game vs Northern IowaNebraska Athletics (huskers.com): 2027 Season Opener Moved to Arrowhead Stadium (Sept. 22, 2026)

A game-day add-on plan for the product page

By the end of July 2027
Pick the pairs: one anchor product and one add-on that belongs with it, such as a folding chair and a cup holder or a cooler and a cover. Build them as frequently bought together on the product page, so the add-on does not have to be discounted.
Friday, Aug. 27, 2027
Plan for two events on one day. The State Fair opens in Grand Island and the Huskers open in Kansas City, so a banner that says the date and the cutoff for fair-week orders is more useful than a generic game-day message.
Source: Nebraska State Fair (statefair.org)
Saturday, Sept. 4 and Saturday, Sept. 18, 2027
Schedule the add-on offer for the two announced home games. The release gives no kickoff dates beyond those two and an expected Big Ten date on Sept. 11 with no opponent named, so do not build an offer around a game that has no opponent yet.
Source: Nebraska Athletics (huskers.com): 2027 Season Opener Moved to Arrowhead Stadium (Sept. 22, 2026)
When you write the copy
Use plain game-day wording and your own product names. A university's name and marks belong to the university, so do not imply a license you do not hold. The announcements give no attendance forecast for the smaller stadium, so size inventory from your own order history, not from seats.
Source: Nebraska Athletics (huskers.com): Huskers announce changes to future non-conference football schedules (Feb. 21, 2025)
Before Jan. 1, 2027 and each quarter after
Recheck local rates for Nebraska addresses. The Department's notice for the quarter beginning Jan. 1, 2027 lists Winside, Eagle and Hay Springs, and it posts changes every quarter.
Source: Nebraska Department of Revenue: Nebraska Sales and Use Tax

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Questions merchants ask

When is the Nebraska State Fair in 2027?: The State Fair's homepage lists August 27 to September 6, 2027, in Grand Island. The 2026 fair ran Aug. 28 to Sept. 7 and drew more than 300,000 guests, by the fair's own count.
When are the Huskers' 2027 home games?: The athletics department's Sept. 22, 2026 release names two home games, Northern Illinois on Sept. 4 and Northern Iowa on Sept. 18, and an expected Big Ten game on Sept. 11 with no opponent named. The opener on Aug. 27 is at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. The Big Ten's 2027 dates are not out, so check huskers.com for the rest.
Is Memorial Stadium smaller in 2027?: The university says renovations may impact seating capacity for the 2027 season and has described Memorial Stadium as at a reduced capacity while keeping seven games in Lincoln. Neither release gives a capacity number.
What is Nebraska's sales tax rate?: The Department of Revenue lists the state rate as 5.5 percent. Cities and villages can add local rates, which the Department posts quarterly, so use the rate finder for the shopper's address. This is not tax advice; confirm with the Nebraska Department of Revenue.
Do I have to collect Nebraska tax from another state?: The Department's FAQ says a seller without physical presence must register and collect if it made more than 100,000 dollars in Nebraska retail sales, or 200 or more Nebraska sales transactions, in the prior or current calendar year. This is not tax advice; confirm with the Nebraska Department of Revenue.

The year at a glance

Shipping into the state

Nebraska has 76,824 square miles of land and 2,018,006 residents, about 26 people per square mile by our division, so most of the state is a long way between delivery addresses. For a store the practical Nebraska detail is the tax address: the Department publishes local rate changes quarter by quarter, and the notice for Jan. 1, 2027 names three places whose rates change, so check the shopper's address against the current rate finder, not a statewide figure.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau: State Area Measurements (2010)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 state population estimates

Source: Nebraska Department of Revenue: Nebraska Sales and Use Tax

Facts and sources

Nebraska Athletics announced on Sept. 22, 2026 that the Huskers will open the 2027 season against Miami (Ohio) at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Friday, Aug. 27, and that the game is not part of the seven-game season ticket package for 2027.
Nebraska Athletics (huskers.com): 2027 Season Opener Moved to Arrowhead Stadium (Sept. 22, 2026) (accessed October 10, 2026)
The same release says Nebraska will complete its non-conference season with home games against Northern Illinois on Sept. 4 and Northern Iowa on Sept. 18, and that the Huskers are expected to have a Big Ten Conference game on Sept. 11, with no opponent named.
Nebraska Athletics (huskers.com): 2027 Season Opener Moved to Arrowhead Stadium (Sept. 22, 2026) (accessed October 10, 2026)
In the Feb. 21, 2025 release the director of athletics says the university is making plans for major renovations of Memorial Stadium that may impact its seating capacity for the 2027 season, and that the best scenario would be eight home games in 2027 to offset any potential revenue loss from a reduced capacity.
Nebraska Athletics (huskers.com): Huskers announce changes to future non-conference football schedules (Feb. 21, 2025) (accessed October 10, 2026)
The Sept. 22, 2026 release quotes the deputy athletic director saying the 2027 schedule lets the team play another venue with Memorial Stadium at a reduced capacity while maintaining seven games in Lincoln for its fans.
Nebraska Athletics (huskers.com): 2027 Season Opener Moved to Arrowhead Stadium (Sept. 22, 2026) (accessed October 10, 2026)
The university's Feb. 21, 2025 release says Nebraska enters the 2025 season with 403 consecutive sellouts at Memorial Stadium, which is the university's own count as of that date.
Nebraska Athletics (huskers.com): Huskers announce changes to future non-conference football schedules (Feb. 21, 2025) (accessed October 10, 2026)
The Nebraska State Fair's homepage lists the next fair as August 27 to September 6, 2027, after the 2026 fair ran Aug. 28 to Sept. 7 in Grand Island.
Nebraska State Fair (statefair.org) (accessed October 10, 2026)
The State Fair's news item says more than 300,000 guests came together during the 11 days of the 2026 Nebraska State Fair.
Nebraska State Fair (statefair.org), news item on the 2026 fair (accessed October 10, 2026)
The Department of Revenue's sales and use tax page says the Nebraska state sales and use tax rate is 5.5 percent.
Nebraska Department of Revenue: Nebraska Sales and Use Tax (accessed October 10, 2026)
The Department's notice for the quarter beginning Jan. 1, 2027 says the village of Winside will start a 1 percent local sales and use tax, Eagle and Hay Springs will each raise theirs from 1 percent to 1.5 percent, and there are no county lodging tax changes.
Nebraska Department of Revenue: Nebraska Sales and Use Tax (accessed October 10, 2026)
The Department's FAQ says that under LB 284, effective April 1, 2019, a seller without physical presence in Nebraska who made more than 100,000 dollars in Nebraska retail sales in the prior or current calendar year, or 200 or more Nebraska sales transactions in either year, must register and collect Nebraska and local sales taxes on sales delivered or sourced to a Nebraska address.
Nebraska Department of Revenue: Remote Seller and Marketplace Facilitator FAQs (accessed October 10, 2026)
The Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 estimate puts Nebraska at 2,018,006 residents on July 1, 2025, up from 2,005,591 a year earlier.
U.S. Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 state population estimates (accessed October 10, 2026)
Nebraska has 76,824 square miles of land area.
U.S. Census Bureau: State Area Measurements (2010) (accessed October 10, 2026)

Cities in Nebraska

OmahaOmaha hosts the 2027 Men's College World Series in June and Women's Volleyball World Cup matches in August. Dates, the 7 percent city rate and an offer plan.

Not tax advice. Confirm current rules with the state revenue department before you rely on a date or an exemption.

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