Day of the Dead Exhibit
2022-10-24 - 2022-11-04 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Latino-American Commission is sponsoring a Day of the Dead exhibit in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol from October 24 – November 4. The Day of the Dead exhibit will focus on the culture, art history and significance of traditional Latin American holiday.

Governor's Excellence in State Service Awards
2022-10-24 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | 2nd Floor Rotunda
Administrative Services-Personnel Division will host the Governor’s Excellence of Leadership awards in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Capitol at 1:00 p.m. on October 24, 2022.

Licensing Ceremony
2022-11-04 15:00 - 17:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects will hold a ceremony to license new engineers and architects in a 2nd floor rotunda ceremony on November 2, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.

Veterans Are Atheists Too Display
2022-11-06 08:00 - 2022-11-13 17:00
The Lincoln Atheists will have a display in the first floor rotunda from Sunday November 6 – November 13, 2022.

Veterans Day Holiday and Tower Lighting
2022-11-11 10:00 - 17:00
The Capitol will be open for public tours on Friday November 11, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the Veterans Day holiday. The Nebraska Department of Veterans Affairs will have the tower of the Capitol lit green from dusk until 10:30 p.m. to honor veterans. State offices will be closed.

Capitol Cornerstone 100th Anniversary
2022-11-11 11:00 - 12:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda

2022 Lincoln Veterans Parade
2022-11-13 11:00 - 15:00 | Capitol Grounds
The Lincoln Veterans Parade Group is holding the 2022 Veterans Parade along K Street on Sunday November 13. The parade will start at 21st and K Street at 2:00 p.m. Parade participants will walk west on K Street toward a reviewing stand in front of the Capitol where the parade will end. Some of the streets around the Capitol will be closed that day.

GIS Display
2022-11-14 - 2022-11-18 | First Floor Display
Nebraska GIS/LIS will have a first floor rotunda display in the Capitol from November 14 -18 to showcase featuring posters made by Nebraska college students showcasing the ways GIS is used across Nebraska.

Commissioner's Recognition of Student Excellence
2022-11-21 14:30 - 15:30 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Department of Education Center for Student Leadership and Expanded Learning will honor students who have excelled in vocational education in a 2nd floor rotunda ceremony on Monday November 21, 2022 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Capitol Closed Thanksgiving and Friday After
2022-11-24 08:00 - 2022-11-25 17:00
The Capitol will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on November 24 and 25, 2022. The Capitol will reopen for regularly scheduled guided tours on Saturday November 26 at 10:00 p.m.

World AIDS Day / Call to Action
2022-12-01 11:00 - 13:00 | Capitol Grounds
The Nebraska AIDS Project will hold a rally on the West Plaza of the Nebraska State Capitol from 11:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Times of Wonderous Joy
2022-12-04 14:00 - 15:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The EPIC Vocal Ensemble will perform a winter Christmas concert in the 2nd floor rotunda on Sunday December 4, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.

Remember the Fallen
2022-12-06 08:00 - 2022-12-09 17:00 | First Floor Display
A display to remember fallen Nebraskans will be up in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol until December 9. The display features a half size replica of the Tomb of the Unknowns and is sponsored by Patriotic Productions.

Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting
2022-12-11 14:00 - 15:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Official State Christmas Tree will be lit at a carol sing in the 2nd floor rotunda on Sunday December 11, 2022. The ceremony will begin at 2:00 pm and include music from local groups and the Governor’s Christmas message. Following the flipping of the switch and the lighting of the tree, those assembled will sing traditional carols. the program will conclude at 3:00 p.m.

Wreaths Across Nebraska
2022-12-12 11:00 - 12:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
Wreaths Across Nebraska — Nebraska Chapter will present Nebraska with a Christmas Wreath in an 11:00 a.m. in a ceremony on December 12, 2022. The wreath is one of 50 that will be presented to the citizens of the United States of America for display in the 50 State Capitols during the holiday season. The WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA project mission is to remember; honor and teach about the sacrifices made by our country’s veterans and their families. Following the program in the Capitol, on December 17, the group will travel across Nebraska to place wreaths on the graves of veterans in Nebraska’s veterans cemeteries.

National Guard Birthday Celebration
2022-12-13 10:00 - 11:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska National Guard will have a birthday celebration in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol on Tuesday December 13 at 10:00 am.

Husker Horn Choir-Holiday Horns
2022-12-14 12:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The University of Nebraska School of Music will hold a concert in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Capitol on Wednesday December 14, 2022 at noon featuring French Horns playing holiday music. The public is encouraged to attend this festive holiday concert.

NSP Camp 66 Graduation
2022-12-16 10:00 - 12:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska State Patrol will hold the graduation ceremony for Camp 66 on Friday December 16, 2022. The new troopers will be sworn in at a 10:00 a.m. ceremony in the second floor rotunda.

Coro di Flauti Concert
2022-12-17 15:00 - 16:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Coro di Flauti Flute Choir will perform in the Capitol 2nd floor rotunda on Saturday December 17 at 3:00 p.m.

Capitol Closed Christmas Day
2022-12-25
The Capitol will be closed to the public on Sunday December 25, 2022.

Hemp History Educational Display
2023-01-03 08:00 - 2023-01-15 17:00 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Hemp Company will sponsor an educational display on the uses of hemp from ancient times to present in the first floor rotunda from January 3 – 15, 2023.

National CRNA Week Display
2023-01-23 08:00 - 2023-01-27 17:00 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Association of Nurse Anesthetists will have an display in the first floor rotunda from January 23 – 27, 2023. Wednesday the 25th the nurses will provide blood pressure checks throughout the day.

Nebraska Walk for Life
2023-01-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Capitol Grounds
Nebraska Right to Life will begin their annual Walk for Life on the north side of the Nebraska Capitol at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday January 28, 2023 and then walk from 14th and K Street to 14th and R Street.

Rail Safety Education = Driver's Education
2023-02-10 08:00 - 2023-02-17 17:00 | First Floor Display
Nebraska Operation Lifesaver will share information on the importance of driver’s education and focus on rail safety education in Nebraska in a first floor rotunda display from February 10 – 17, 2023.

Abraham Lincoln Birthday Vigil
2023-02-12 08:00 - 12:00 | Capitol Grounds
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will stand vigil at the Lincoln Monument on the West Plaza of the Nebraska State Capitol on Sunday February 12, 2023 from 8:00 am to noon to honor the nation’s 16th president.

Glow Big Red
2023-02-14 18:30 - 2023-02-15 22:30 | Capitol Grounds
The Nebraska State Capitol will be lit red February 14 and 15 to draw attention to the work of the University of Nebraska Foundation’s support of the University of Nebraska.

Presidents' Day
2023-02-20 10:00 - 17:00
The Capitol will be open for tours on February 20, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. State offices will be closed.

Problem Gambling Awareness Month
2023-02-27 08:00 - 2023-03-03 17:00 | First Floor Display
The Department of Health and Human Services and Creating Family Choices will display information regarding problem gambling and treatment from February 27 – March 3 in recognition of March as Problem Gambling Awareness Month.

Suicide Prevention Awareness Display
2023-02-27 08:00 - 2023-03-03 17:00 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will have a display in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol from February 27 – March 3, 2023 to educate the public about suicide prevention activities.

Statehood Day
2023-03-01 08:00 - 17:00
On March 1, 1867 Nebraska became the 37th state in the United States.
