Nebraska State Capitol

Nebraska Recovery Month Event
2025-09-28 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Capitol Grounds
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services will hold an event to bring awareness to recovery from mental health or substance abuse challenges from Noon to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday September 28, 2025 on the north plaza of the Capitol.

Every Child Matters Event
2025-09-30 11:00 - 13:00 | Capitol Grounds
The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska will hold an Every Child Matters awareness walk around the Capitol on Tuesday September 30, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. with stops on the north and west plazas of the Capitol.

2025 Teammates Recognition Programs
2025-10-02 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Department of Administrative Services will recognize state teammates’ years of service in programs help on Thursday October 2, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Capitol.

Hispanic Heritage Month Photo Exhibit
2025-10-03 - 2025-10-15 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Latino American Commission will host a photo exhibit in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol from October 3 – 15, 2025. The event will focus on the culture, art and history of Mexico during Hispanic Heritage Month September 15 – October 15.

Breast Cancer Awareness Rally
2025-10-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Capitol Grounds
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 breast cancer screening.

Indigenous People's Day/Columbus Day
2025-10-13 10:00 - 17:00 | Capitol Grounds
The Nebraska State Capitol will be open for tours from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on October 13, 2025.

Nebraska Reptile Month Display
2025-10-16 - 2025-10-31 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will showcase Nebraska’s reptile population in an exhibit in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol from October 16 – 31, 2025. The exhibit will focus on the 4 different habitat zones in the state and will showcase student art. No live animals will be on display.

Nebraska Missing Persons Day
2025-10-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Capitol Grounds
There will be a vigil and walk around the Capitol at 10:00 a.m. on Friday October 17, 2025 to draw attention to missing persons in Nebraska. There will be speakers on the north plaza, and families of he missing will carry posters of their loved ones.

Legacy of Light
2025-10-20 12:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
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 music and dancing, poetry and a narration of the cultural significance of Diwali.

Probation Officer Swearing-In Ceremony
2025-10-23 13:30 - 15:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
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.

Drug Prevention Month
2025-10-24 19:00 - 23:30 | Capitol Grounds
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.

Courts and Probation Awards
2025-10-28 10:00 - 16:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Supreme Court will present the Administrative Office of Courts and Probation Judicial Branch Recognition Years of Service Awards in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Capitol at 10:00 and at 2:00 p.m.

NBEA Capitol Ceremony
2025-11-07 15:00 - 17:00
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.

Veterans Day
2025-11-11 10:00 - 17:00
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.

Gettysburg Address Remembrance
2025-11-15 10:00 - 11:00 | Capitol Grounds
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will commemorate the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s November 19 Gettysburg Address on the West Plaza on Saturday November 15 from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

2025 Lincoln Veterans Parade
2025-11-16 12:00 - 16:00 | Capitol Grounds
On Sunday November 16, 2025 from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. the Lincoln Veterans Parade Group’s annual parade will begin at 21st and K Street and will conclude at the Capitol’s north plaza.

Commissioner's Student Recognition
2025-11-24 08:00 - 17:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Center for Student Leadership and Expanded Learning will host the Commissioner of Education in the presentation of awards to students who have achieved success in vocational and career education at 2:30 p.m. in the 2nd floor rotunda.

Thanksgiving and Friday After Capitol Closed
2025-11-27 - 2025-11-28
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.

Christmas Concert
2025-12-06 15:00 - 16:30 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
Union Adventist University will hold a concert in the 2nd floor rotunda on Saturday December 6 from 3:00 – 4:45 p.m.

Wreaths Across America
2025-12-08 11:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
Wyuka Historic Cemetery will present a wreath to Governor Pillen in honor of Nebraska Veterans as part of the nationwide Wreaths Across America program to place holiday wreaths on veteran’s graves. The ceremony will take place in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Capitol at 11:00 a.m. on December 8, 2025.

Nebraska National Guard Birthday Celebration
2025-12-12 10:30 - 11:30 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska National Guard will hold its annual Birthday Celebration in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Capitol on Friday December 12, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.

Capitol Closes Early
2025-12-13 10:00 - 15:00
The Nebraska State Capitol will close at 3:00 p.m.

Tinsel and Tubas Concert
2025-12-16 12:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
Tuba musicians from the University of Nebraska and southeast Nebraska will perform traditional holiday music arranged for tubas and euphoniums in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol on Tuesday December 16, 2025 at noon.

Holiday Horns
2025-12-17 12:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The University of Nebraska School of Music Husker Horn Choir will hold their annual Holiday Horns concert in the 2nd floor rotunda on December 17, 2025 at noon. The French Horns will play holiday music to celebrate the season.

Patrol Camp 72 Graduation
2025-12-19 10:00 - 12:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska State Patrol will hold their Camp 72 Graduation Ceremony in the 2nd floor Rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol on Friday December 19, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

Christmas Day Capitol Closed
2025-12-25
The Capitol will be closed on December 25, 2025.

New Year's Day Capitol Closed
2026-01-01
The Capitol will be closed on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2026.

Hemp Education Display
2026-01-05 - 2026-01-18 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Hemp Company will have and educational display on the many uses of hemp in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol from January 5 to 18, 2026.

Human Trafficking Awareness Weekend
2026-01-09 - 2026-01-11 | Capitol Grounds
There will be a series of events on the exterior of the Nebraska Capitol and the Capitol tower will be lit with blue light to draw attention to the crime of human trafficking the weekend of January 9 – 11, 2026. On Friday January 9, the Set Me Free Project will have speakers and a presentation from 5)) – 6:00 p.m. On Saturday January 10, I’ve Got a Name will have speakers and a presentation on the West Plaza from5:30 – 6:30 p.m. and on Sunday January 11, the Set Me Free Project will gather at the Capitol from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. The public is welcome to attend the events.

Nebraska's Kid Governor Inauguration
2026-01-13 12:00 - 13:30 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
Civic Nebraska will hold a civic education event in the 2nd floor Rotunda of the Nebraska Capitol recognizing the seven 5th grade finalists and officially hold the state’s first Nebraska’s Kid Governor’s Inauguration at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday January 13, 2026.
