Ruby Red Jubilee
2026 ADS Region One Meeting • Lincoln, Nebraska • July 10-12, 2026
Hosted by the Nebraska Daylily Society
Carole Hunter of Prairie's Edge Gardens, Guest Speaker
The Nebraska Daylily Society (NDS) invites you to join us on Friday, July 10 through Sunday, July 12, in Lincoln, Nebraska, for the 2026 ADS Region One Meeting. Click HERE for the registration form with fillable fields—you can use your computer’s keyboard to type your information—no handwriting is necessary!
Your registration includes the bus tour and four meals: Friday evening dinner, Saturday breakfast, Saturday lunch, and Saturday dinner. Guest meals for Friday dinner and/or Saturday dinner and/or Saturday breakfast are also available.
About the Hotel
The host hotel is the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker on 333 South 13th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508.
Our special group rate is $143 per night. This covers the room ($128) plus the daily parking fee ($15). You can get this special rate in one of two ways:
Our special group rate is $143 per night. This covers the room ($128) plus the daily parking fee ($15). You can get this special rate in one of two ways:
- Click HERE to reserve your room online.
- Call 1-888-236-2427 and mention "Nebraska Daylily Society" when you reserve your room. Do not call the local hotel phone number.
The hotel is in the heart of downtown Lincoln, just minutes away from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the Nebraska State Capitol, the Haymarket, the Railyard District, and the Pinnacle Bank Arena. Click HERE to see hotel pictures and amenities.
Area Attractions
Did you know there is much to see and do in Lincoln? It's the capital city of Nebraska and home of the University of Nebraska (and the Cornhuskers aka Huskers). Here are just a few area attractions—there are many more.
- From Nebraska Gift Shop and James Arthur Vineyards Tasting Room 803 Q Street, Lincoln, one mile northwest of the hotel in the historic Haymarket district. It's open seven days a week. The shop has food and wine as well as artwork, candles, soaps, metal work, cards, jewelry, books, and Nebraska Husker t-shirts and items. Click HERE for more information and hours open.
- Morrill Hall (University of Nebraska State Museum) 645 North 14th Street, Lincoln, two miles north of the hotel. It is a treasure, an active research museum of natural history known for its paleontology collections featuring Elephant Hall. Don't miss the onsite Mueller Planetarium. Click HERE for more information and hours open.
- Museum of American Speed 599 Oakcreek Drive, Lincoln, two miles northwest of the hotel. This fascinating museum preserves and displays items significant to automotive and racing history. Click HERE for more information and for hours open.
- Nebraska State Capitol Building 1445 K Street, Lincoln, just one mile southeast of the hotel. Guided tours are free, click HERE for the tour schedule and for more information.
- Pioneers Park Nature Center 3201 South Coddington Avenue, Lincoln, about 5.5 miles southwest of the hotel. Explore over 600 acres of tallgrass prairie, woodlands, a tributary of Salt Creek, and wetlands. There are hiking trails, gardens, pollinator habitat, picnic tables, and restrooms. Click HERE for more information and hours the gated and non-gated areas are open.
- Prairie Pines Nature Preserve 3100 North 112th Street, Lincoln, nine miles northeast of the hotel. The Wachiska Audubon Society and Prairie Pines Partners collaborate to sustain and preserve habitat for all living creatures through conservation, education, and experiences with the natural world. Click HERE for more information and hours open.
For a comprehensive list of other things you can experience during your Lincoln visit, click HERE to engage the interactive Visit Lincoln sitemap. To get your very own copy of Visit Lincoln's Visitor Guide, click HERE.
See You Soon
Questions? Contact our 2026 ADS Region One Meeting Chair Val Hoefer (hoefrv@gmail.com) or Registrar Henri Schiphorst (hschip@frontiernet.net).
Celebrate daylilies with us in Lincoln on July 10-12. Visit with old friends and meet new ones while enjoying beautiful daylilies in the gardens. Don’t let the only thing missing be you!
