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Veterans Day Holiday and Tower Lighting
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
2nd Floor Rotunda2022 Lincoln Veterans Parade
Capitol GroundsThe 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 … Continued
GIS Display
First Floor DisplayNebraska 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
2nd Floor RotundaThe 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 … Continued
Capitol Closed Thanksgiving and Friday After
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 … Continued
World AIDS Day / Call to Action
Capitol GroundsThe 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
2nd Floor RotundaThe 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
First Floor DisplayA 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
2nd Floor RotundaThe 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 … Continued