Capitol Events

The Governor will honor students who achieved the highest scores on the ACT on Monday May 23 at 10:00 a.m. in a program in the 2nd floor rotunda.

Capitol open for tours at 10:00 a.m. state offices closed.

Following a week of Girls State activities, the American Legion Auxiliary will host the GirIs State Inauguration Program in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Capitol on Thursday June 9 at 2:00 p.m.

Star City Pride will hold a parade on the streets surrounding the Nebraska State Capitol on Saturday June 18 beginning at 9:30 a.m. There will be speakers on the north plaza of the Capitol and the parade will conclude at noon. Streets around the Capitol will be closed during the parade.

The Capitol will be open for holiday hours on Monday June 20 from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. State offices will be closed in observance of the federal Juneteenth holiday.

The Lincoln Atheists will have a first floor rotunda display celebrating religious freedom as outlined in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution from July 1 - 8, 2022.

The Capitol will be open holiday hours from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on July 4 in celebration of Independence Day.

Guitars for Veterans and Moving Veterans Forward are sponsoring an event on the North Plaza of the Capitol at noon on Saturday August 20, 2022. At 5:00 p.m. participants will begin their walk to Omaha to draw attention to homelessness and mental health issues in the veteran's community.

The tower of the Capitol will be illuminated with purple light on Wednesday August 31 in conjunction with a Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services program on the north plaza of the Capitol to acknowledge those who have suffered overdose deaths. The program on the plaza will begin at 5:00 p.m. or at dusk.

The Food Bank of Lincoln and the Food Bank for the Heartland are joining the Feeding America network in drawing attention to food insecurity in Nebraska. They will have a display in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol from September 1 - 23, 2022.