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 (America/Chicago) | 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.

National CRNA Week
2026-01-19 - 2026-01-23 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Association of Nurse Anesthetists will have a display in first floor rotunda of the Nebraska Capitol January 19 – 23, 2026. Nurse Anesthetists will be available on Tuesday January 20 for blood pressure screening.

Dominion Institute Display
2026-01-20 - 2026-01-23 | First Floor Display
The Dominion Institute will sponsor a display in the first floor rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol to educate visitors on a Biblically based life from January 20 – 23, 2026. They will hold a Solemn Assembly in the second floor rotunda on January 22nd at noon.

Harvest Harmony Program
2026-01-23 12:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
Her Finance is sponsoring a Harvest Harmony celebration of the Indian festival of Pongal in the second floor rotunda of the Nebraska Capitol on Friday January 23, 2026 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. The event will include a soulful classical performance, captivation folk dancing, powerful vocal music and dynamic percussion that echo the spirit of the fields and the warmth of community. The public is invited to attend.

Nebraska Walk for Life
2026-01-31 10:00 - 11:00 | Capitol Grounds
Nebraska Right to Life will hold a public gathering on the north side of the Nebraska Capitol on Saturday January 31, 2026. the walk will begin with speeches and a 45 minute program at the Capitol at 10:00 a.m. and then the group will walk around the Capitol and proceed to the Cornhusker Hotel for pro-life educational activities.

Arts and Culture Day 2026
2026-02-04 | First Floor Display
Nebraskans for the Arts will host a day in the Nebraska Capitol for artists, arts leaders and arts educators on Wednesday February 4, 2026. Activities will include a poster display from 9:00 – 1:00 in first floor rotunda of the Capitol.

Capitol Concert Series
2026-02-04 12:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Music Education Association will host a noontime concert in the second floor rotunda of the Nebraska Capitol on February 4 to celebrate Arts and Culture Day in the Capitol. Two groups will perform, the first at 12:00 p.m. and the second at 12:30 p.m.

International Year of Rangelands Display
2026-02-09 - 2026-02-20 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Section Society for Range Management will have a display in the first floor rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol from February 9 – 20, 2026, to engage and educate Nebraskans of the value of rangelands as an economic and natural resource base for Nebraska and the world.

Abraham Lincoln Honor Guard
2026-02-12 08:00 - 12:00 | Capitol Grounds
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Department of Nebraska and the Dakotas, will hold a vigil at the Nebraska Capitol’s Lincoln Monument on Thursday February 12, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to honor the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth.

Expanded Learning Week
2026-02-16 - 2026-02-20 | First Floor Display
Beyond School bells will sponsor an Expanded Learning Opportunities Week display in the first floor rotunda of the Nebraska Capitol from February 16 – 20, 2026.

Omaha Youth Food Access Display
2026-02-16 - 2026-02-20 | First Floor Display
Voices for Children in Nebraska will display photos in the Nebraska Capitol first floor rotunda from February 16 – 20, 2026. The posters are part of a project on what food access looks like in parts of he Omaha community.

Suicide Prevention Advocacy Display
2026-02-23 - 2026-02-27 | First Floor Display
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Nebraska Chapter will have a week-long display educating visitors on the services provided by the AFSP Nebraska Chapter. The display will include a memorial quilt.

Community College Week
2026-02-23 08:00 - 2026-02-27 17:00 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Community College Association will display banners in the first floor rotunda recognizing Nebraska’s Community Colleges from February 23 – 27, 2026.

State Fair Art Awards
2026-02-27 13:30 - 15:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraskland Foundation will host State Fair Art Competition entries and present awards recognizing student achievement at a 1:30 p.m. ceremony in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol.

Capitol Closed
2026-02-28
The Capitol will be closed on Saturday February 28, 2026 for special Statehood Day activities.

Statehood Day
2026-03-01
Nebraska was admitted to the United States of America as the 37th state on March 1, 1867. The Capitol will be open for guided tours from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Brain Injury Awareness Month Display
2026-03-02 - 2026-03-06 | First Floor Display
The Brain Injury Association of Nebraska will host a “Faces of Brain Injury” portrait display in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol from March 2 – 6, 2026.

Capitol Studies Showcase
2026-03-02 - 2026-03-06 | First Floor Display
Capitol Studies with Ratio Christi will have a Torah scroll display in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol from March 2 – 6, 2026.

Immersive Education on Solitary Confinement
2026-03-02 - 2026-03-09 | First Floor Display
The ACLU Nebraska will sponsor an immersive experience of a replica solitary confinement cell used in prison and jails. The replica cell will be in the first floor rotunda from March 2 – 9, 2026.

Naturalization Ceremony
2026-03-02 10:00 - 11:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska State Capitol will welcome the Department of Homeland Security United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to the Capitol in celebration of Nebraska’s March 1st Statehood Day by holding a Naturalization Ceremony on March 2 at 10:00 a.m. in the 2nd floor rotunda.

AmeriCorps Week
2026-03-09 - 2026-03-13 | First Floor Display
ServeNebraska will have a first floor rotunda tabletop display with general information about service opportunities, volunteer nomination forms from Monday March 9 – Friday March 13, 2026.

Problem Gambling Awareness Month
2026-03-09 - 2026-03-13 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Council on Problem Gambling will display information regarding problem gambling and treatment available in Nebraska in the first floor rotunda from March 9 – 13, 2026.

Deaf Awareness /Deaf Rights Day
2026-03-11 09:00 - 12:00 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing will have displays with their partners from 9:00 a.m. – noon in the first floor rotunda and then have a discussion in #1524 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Nebraska State College Display
2026-03-13 - 2026-03-20 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska State College Board will have a display in the first floor rotunda from March 13 – 29, 2026.

Youth Art Month Display
2026-03-14 - 2026-03-28 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Art Teacher’s Association will display Nebraska student art in the first floor rotunda from March 14 – 28, 2026.

Capitol Concert Series
2026-03-17 - 2026-03-20 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Music Education Association will host a series of noon time concerts in the second floor rotunda of the Capitol on March 17, 18, 19 and 20, 2026. Each day there will be performances by an instrumental group and a vocal group.

Nebraska Czech Festivals Display
2026-03-23 - 2026-03-26 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Czechs, Inc. will have a display in the first floor rotunda to promote Czech and Slovak heritage from March 24 – 27, 2026. The display will also have information about the Miss Czech-Slovak US organization.

Youth Art Month Celebration
2026-03-28 14:00 - 16:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Art Teacher’s Association will hold their Youth Art Month Awards Celebration in the second floor rotunda of the Capitol on March 28, 2028 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
