Capitol Events

• Arbor Day Holiday

  The Nebraska State Capitol will be open normal public hours as the Unicameral Legislature will be in session. Public tours will be given on the holiday schedule, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The Arbor Day tree planting…

• Thanksgiving and Friday After Capitol Closed

  The Capitol will be closed on Thanksgiving Day November 27 and Friday November 28, 2025. The Capitol will open for regularly scheduled public tours at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday November 29th.

• Veterans Day

  The Capitol will be open for public tours at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday November 11, 2025. The Capitol will be lit green in the evening to honor Nebraska's veterans.

• NBEA Capitol Ceremony

  The Nebraska Board of Architects and Engineers will hold a licensing ceremony for architects and professional engineers in the 2nd floor rotunda on Friday November 7, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

• Drug Prevention Month

  The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services will have the exterior tower of the Capitol lit red  on October 24, 2025 to raise awareness for Drug Prevention Month.

• Probation Officer Swearing-In Ceremony

  The Administrative Offices of the Courts and Probation will swear in new probation officers in the Capitol rotunda on Thursday October 23, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

• Legacy of Light

  The Telugu Samiti of Nebraska will host a Legacy of Light: Diwali Cultural Showcase in the 2nr floor rotunda of he Capitol on Monday October 20, 2025 from 12:15 - 12:45 p.m. The program will include…

• Breast Cancer Awareness Rally

  The Nebraska Oncology Society will host a rally and march around the Capitol at 7:00 p.m. on Friday October 10, 2025. The weather dependent event on the West Plaza will draw attention to the importance of…

• Indigenous People’s Day/Columbus Day

  The Nebraska State Capitol will be open for tours from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on October 13, 2025.

• Independence Day

  The Nebraska State Capitol will be open for tours on Friday July 4 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.