Capitol Events

  • Gettysburg Address Commemoration

    The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Nebraska Chapter will honor Abraham Lincoln with a program at the Lincoln Monument on the West Plaza of the Capitol on Saturday November 20, 2021 at 10:30…

  • Governor’s Excellence in State Service Ceremony

    Governor Pete Ricketts will honor Nebraska state employees who have been chosen their agencies employee, supervisor and manager of the year in the Capitol 2nd floor Rotunda on Monday November 15, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.

  • Veterans Day Holiday

    State Offices will be closed but the Capitol will be open for free guided tours from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

  • 2021 Veterans Parade

    The Lincoln Veterans Parade Group will hold the annual parade to honor Nebraska's veterans on Sunday November 7, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.  The parade will begin at 21st and and K Street and will move westward…

  • Licensing Ceremony

    The Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects will hold a ceremony for first-time licensed architects and engineers in the Capitol 2nd floor Rotunda on Friday November 5, 2021 at 3:00 p.m.

  • Governor’s Excellence in State Service Ceremony

    Governor Pete Ricketts will honor Nebraska State employees for their years of service in the afternoon on October 27, 2021 in the Capitol 2nd floor Rotunda at 1:00 p.m.

  • Virtual Probation Officer Swearing-in Ceremony

    The Administrative Offices of the Court and Probation will be swearing in new Probation Officers in a virtual ceremony on Friday October 22, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.

  • World Day Against the Death Penalty

    Nebraskans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty will gather on the North Plaza of the Capitol on Sunday October 10, 2021 from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

  • Nebraska Freedom Rally

    Nebraskans Against Government Overreach will hold a rally on the North Plaza of the Capitol from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. on Saturday October 9, 2021.

  • Day of the Dead Exhibit

    The Nebraska Latino-American Commission will have an exhibit in the Capitol 1st floor rotunda to educate the public about the Day of the Dead holiday tradition.