Problem Gambling Awareness Month Display
2024-03-25 08:00 - 2024-03-29 17:00 (America/Chicago) | First Floor Display
Creating Family Choices under contract with the State of Nebraska will display information regarding problem gambling and problem gambling treatment in the 1st floor rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol from March 25 – 29, 2024. 1% of the Nebraska Lottery proceeds go to the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Program.

Nebraska Voter ID Education Display
2024-03-25 08:00 - 2024-04-05 17:00 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office will have a display of educational materials regarding Nebraska’s new Voter ID law in the first floor rotunda from March 25 through April 4, 2024.

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Display
2024-04-01 08:00 - 2024-04-07 17:00 | First Floor Display
Civic Nebraska and the Nebraska Writers Collective will sponsor a display featuring student artwork and poetry drawing attention to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in the first floor rotunda from April 1 – 7, 2024.

Camp Catch-Up Display
2024-04-08 08:00 - 2024-04-12 17:00 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Children and Families Foundation will display materials and artwork in the 1st floor rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol from Monday April 8 – Friday April 12. The display is to educate the public about the work being done to bring together siblings who have been separated through foster care or adoption for a weekend camp where they can “catch up” in a safe and fun environment.

Capitol Concert Series
2024-04-10 12:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Music Education Association will host a concert in the second floor rotunda of the Capitol on April 10, 2024 during the noon hour.

Capitol Concert Series
2024-04-10 12:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Music Education Association will have a noontime concert in the 2nd floor rotunda on April 10.

Walk for Freedom
2024-04-13 10:00 - 12:30 | Capitol Grounds
The annual Walk for Freedom sponsored by I’ve Got A Name to draw attention to the issue of sex trafficking will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday April 13, 2024. The walk will begin at the University of Nebraska and conclude at the Nebraska State Capitol .

Soundsational Singers Concert
2024-04-15 12:00 - 12:30 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The O’Neill Public School Soundsational Singers will perform in the second floor rotunda of the Capitol on Monday April 15, 2024. The O’Neill 5th and 6th grade chorus will perform a 30 minute concert beginning at noon.

Bar Induction
2024-04-24 10:00 - 11:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Supreme Court will swear in new attorneys in the Warner Chamber at 10:00 a.m. on April 24, 2024.

Arbor Day
2024-04-27 10:00 - 17:00
The Nebraska State Capitol will be open for holiday schedule tours. State offices will be closed.

Nebraska Annual Workers' Memorial Day Vigil
2024-04-28 18:00 - 21:00 | Capitol Grounds
The United Support Memorial for Workplace Fatalities is sponsoring the annual vigil to honor men and women who have bee killed or fatally injured at work on the north plaza of the Capitol the evening of Sunday April 28, 2024 from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Kloefkorn Chorus Concert
2024-04-29 12:00 - 12:30 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Kloefkorn Elementary Chorus will perform in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol from 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. on Monday April 29, 2024 under the direction of Melissa Moates.

Mayor's Run
2024-05-04 08:00 - 10:30 | Capitol Grounds
The Lincoln Track Club will host thousands of students in a fun run in the streets around the exterior of the Nebraska State Capitol on Saturday May 4, 2024. Races will begin at 8:00 a.m. and conclude at 10:30 a.m.

State Holocaust Commemoration
2024-05-05 14:00 - 16:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Jewish Federation of Lincoln and the Institute for Holocaust Education will hold the annual State Holocaust Commemoration in the second floor rotunda of the Capitol on Sunday May 5, 2024 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The program will include readings, poetry, a choir, keynote speaker and symbolic candle lighting ceremony.

DHHS Service Awards Ceremony
2024-05-06 09:00 - 16:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services will present staff awards for Department Values and Core Competencies in the second floor rotunda on Monday May 6, 2024 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Law Enforcement Memorial Display
2024-05-10 08:00 - 2024-05-17 17:00 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska State Patrol will honor fallen Peace Officers in a first floor rotunda display during Law Enforcement Week, May 13 – 17, 2024.

Malcolm X Display
2024-05-19 08:00 - 2024-05-31 17:00 | First Floor Display
The Malcolm X Foundation will host an exhibit on Malcolm X in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol in the weeks following to his induction into the Nebraska Hall of Fame. The exhibit will be up from May 19 – 31, 2024.

Malcolm X Hall of Fame Induction
2024-05-22 13:00 - 14:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission will induct Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, as the 27th member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be held on May 22, 2024 in the Warner Chamber of the Capitol at 1:00 p.m. The ceremony will be live-streamed by Nebraska Public Media. Members of the Hall of Fame Commission, representatives of the Malcolm X Foundation, and the artist will be present for the ceremony to unveil Nathan Murray’s bronze bust of the human rights advocate born in Omaha. A reception will follow at the History Nebraska Museum. The event is open to the public in person or live-streamed.

Memorial Day
2024-05-27 10:00 - 17:00

Cornhusker Girls State Inauguration
2024-06-06 14:00 - 15:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska American Legion Auxiliary will hold the annual Girls State Inauguration Ceremony in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol on Thursday June 6, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.

World Elder Abuse Awareness
2024-06-14 08:00 - 2024-06-16 17:00 | Capitol Grounds
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Adult Protection Services offices has requested the tower of the Nebraska State Capitol be lit purple the weekend of June 14, 2024 to draw awareness to World Elder Abuse Day.

Juneteenth
2024-06-17 10:00 - 17:00

Independence Day
2024-07-04 10:00 - 17:00

Purple Heart Day
2024-08-07 19:00 - 22:30 | Capitol Grounds
The Nebraska Department of Veterans Affairs will light the Capitol tower purple to recognize Nebraskans awarded the Purple Heart on Purple Heart Day August 7, 2024.

50 Mile March Gathering
2024-08-24 15:00 - 17:00 | Capitol Grounds
Participants in the 50 Mile March Foundation’s walk from Lincoln to Omaha to draw attention to the plight of homeless veterans will gather on the North Plaza of the Capitol at 3:00 pm on Saturday August 24, 2024 before they begin their walk at 5:00 pm.

Youth Mentoring Display
2024-08-30 08:00 - 2024-09-09 17:00 | First Floor Display
Big Brothers Big Sisters Lincoln will host organizations in Nebraska who provide mentoring opportunities in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol from August 30 – September 9, 2024. Tables will have handouts and give-a-ways to help visitors learn more about mentoring in Nebraska.

Labor Day
2024-09-02 10:00 - 17:00

Wildfire Prevention Awareness Display
2024-09-10 08:00 - 2024-09-23 17:00 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Forest Service will educate the public about the importance of wildfire prevention in Nebraska where 90% of wildfire are human caused. The September 10-23, 2024 display will have handouts and a life Smokey Bear in the first floor rotunda for taking selfies and promotion wildfire awareness.

Partnership for Your Success Signing Ceremony
2024-09-12 10:00 - 11:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
Representatives from the Nebraska National Guard, the United States National Guard Command, the Department of Administrative Services and Governor Jim Pillen will sign a Memorandum of Understanding emphasizing and encouraging the hiring of military veterans as they transition to civilian life. The ceremony will be in the second floor rotunda at 10:00 a.m. on September 12, 2024.

Hunger Action Month
2024-09-13 20:00 - 22:30 | Capitol Grounds
The tower of the Nebraska State Capitol will be lit orange on Friday September 13, 2024 at the request of the Food Banks of Lincoln and the Food Bank for the Heartland in recognition of Hunger Action Month.
