Canned Creations Competition

July 24, 2026 - July 30, 2026

Please join us for the first-ever Canned Creations Competition, where six local businesses will build and display Nebraska-themed structures entirely out of non-perishable food in Lincoln’s Gateway Mall! Vote for your favorite structure to help them win our Best Structure award.

Friday, July 24 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Gateway Mall – Join us to watch our six teams build their structures!

Friday, July 24-Thursday, July 30 at Gateway Mall – Structures will be on display during mall hours throughout this time period. Vote for your favorite structure to win our Best Structure award!

Thank you to our participating teams:

• Black Hills Energy
• BVH Architecture
• Engineering Technologies, Inc.
• REGA Engineering Group, Inc.
• RentVision
• Shive-Hattery Architecture & Engineering

All food will be donated to help alleviate hunger for neighbors in Southeast Nebraska.