Capitol Closed Thanksgivng and Friday After
2024-11-28 08:00 - 2024-11-29 17:00 (America/Chicago)
The Capitol will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after. The Capitol will open for tours on Saturday.

Tree Lighting Ceremony 1:30 p.m.
2024-12-08 13:00 - 14:30 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Governor’s Office is hosting the official state Christmas tree lighting ceremony in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol. Prelude music will begin at 1:00 p.m. when the Capitol opens to the public and the ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. Following the lighting ceremony, the Governor and Mrs. Pillen will host a Hometown Christmas at the Governor’s Residence.

Wreaths Across America
2024-12-09 11:00 - 12:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
Wreaths Across America is an annual event to honor veterans by laying Wreaths on graves. Prior to laying 2500 wreaths on the graves of veterans in the 3 Veterans Circles at Wyuka Historic Cemetery Lt. Governor Joe Kelly will accept a wreath for Nebraska at a 11:00 a.m. ceremony in the 2nd Floor Rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol. The wreath will be on display in the Capitol through the holiday season.

National Guard Birthday Celebration
2024-12-13 10:00 - 11:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska National Guard will celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the National Guard on December 13, 2024, with a 10:00 a.m. ceremony in the second floor rotunda and birthday cake to follow in the Capitol Dining Room on first floor.

EPIC Concert
2024-12-15 14:00 - 15:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The EPIC Vocal Ensemble will perform in the Capitol 2nd floor rotunda on December 15, 2024, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Tuba Tuesday Concert
2024-12-17 12:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The University of Nebraska Lincoln Tuba Euphonium Studio will perform holiday music in the 2nd Floor Rotunda of the Capitol on December 17 at noon.

Holiday Horns
2024-12-18 12:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Husker Horn Choir will present the Holiday Horns concert is the 2nd Floor Rotunda of the Capitol on Wednesday December 18, 2024, at noon. During the French Horn concert the audience will be invited to sing carols as the horns play.

NSP Camp 70 Graduation
2024-12-20 10:00 - 12:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska State Patrol will hold the Camp 70 graduation ceremony in the second floor rotunda of the Capitol on December 20 at 10:00 a.m. The ceremony is held to swear-in new State Patrol and Carrier Enforcement Officers.

Capitol Closed Christmas Day
2024-12-25 08:00 - 17:00
The Capitol will be closed for Christmas on December 25.

New Year's Day Capitol Closed
2025-01-01 08:00 - 17:00

Cannabis Education Display
2025-01-07 08:00 - 2025-01-18 17:00 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Hemp Company will display information about the uses of cannabis in the first floor rotunda from January 7 – 18, 2025.

109th Legislature First Session Convenes
2025-01-08 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The First Session of the 109th Legislature of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature will convene on January 9, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the George W. Norris Legislative Chamber.

Capitol Experience Creative Showcase
2025-01-11 08:00 - 2025-01-18 17:00 | First Floor Display
Civic Nebraska will showcase some of the creative projects students and other Capitol Experience participants have undertaken in a first floor rotunda display from January 11 – 18, 2025.

Convention of States Program
2025-01-13 12:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Convention of States Action group will hold a noontime program in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Capitol on Monday January 13, 2025.

NMEA Capitol Concert Series
2025-01-15 12:00 - 13:00
The Nebraska Music Education Association will begin the 2025 Capitol Concert Series in the 2nd floor rotunda on Wednesday January 15, 2025 at noon. The concert series will feature Nebraska student musicians performing for the public and Capitol staff over a series of noon hours from January through April.

Remembering Our Fallen
2025-01-22 08:00 - 2025-01-30 14:00 | First Floor Display
Patriotic Productions will display photos of Nebraskans of fell in Iraq and Afghanistan. The display in the Capitol’s first floor rotunda will be available for public viewing from January 22 – 30, 2025.

Nebraska Walk for Life
2025-02-01 10:00 - 11:00 | First Floor Display
Nebraska Right to Life will gather for their annual Walk for Life on the north side of the Capitol at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday February 1, 2025. The rally will begin with speeches and then the marchers will circle the Capitol and move on their way to march along 13th Street. Numerous streets around the Capitol will be closed the morning of February 1st.

Ministries in Nebraska Display
2025-02-03 08:00 - 2025-02-07 17:00 | First Floor Display
Capitol Studies, Convincing Proof, Ratio Christi, and Child Evangelism Fellowship ministries will have displays in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol from February 3 – 7, 2025.

AmeriCorps Nebraska Display
2025-02-10 08:00 - 2025-02-14 17:00 | First Floor Display
ServeNebraska will have a display highlighting AmeriCorps information in the first floor rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol from February 10 – 14, 2025.

Lincoln Birthday Vigil
2025-02-12 05:00 - 12:00 | Capitol Grounds
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will stand vigil at the Lincoln Monument on the West Plaza of the Nebraska State Capitol from 5:00 a.m. to Noon on February 12, 2025 to honor the 16th president’s birthday.

Capitol Concert Series
2025-02-19 12:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Music Education Association will hold another concert in the second floor rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol at noon on Wednesday February 19, 2025. the Kearney Clarinet and String Ensembles and the Norfolk Jazz Band will perform.

Day of Remembrance: Genoa Indian Industrial Boarding School
2025-02-20 18:00 - 22:30 | Capitol Grounds
The tower of the Nebraska State Capitol will be illuminated with orange light to honor the survivors of the Genoa Indian Industrial Boarding School. LB 280 passed in the 107th Nebraska Legislature designates February 20 as annual day of remembrance.

AFSP Suicide Prevention Display
2025-02-24 08:00 - 2025-02-28 17:00 | First Floor Display
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Nebraska chapter will have a display in the first floor rotunda from February 24 – 28, 2025.

NCCA Day Display
2025-02-26 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Community College Association will display banners in the first floor rotunda to education visitors and Capitol staff about the importance of Nebraska’s community colleges to the state’s economy on Wednesday February 26, 2025.

Naturalization Ceremony
2025-02-28 10:00 - 11:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Department of Homeland Security United States Citizenship and Immigration Service will hold a naturalization ceremony in the second floor rotund of he Nebraska State Capitol at 10:00 a.m. on February 28, 2025 in celebration of Nebraska’s Statehood March 1, 1867.

NebraskaLand Poster Contest Awards
2025-02-28 13:00 - 16:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The NebraskaLand Foundation will honor students for their winning posters at the 2024 Nebraska State Fair in the second floor rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol on Friday February 28, 2025 at a 1:00 p.m. ceremony.

Capitol Closed
2025-03-01 08:00 - 17:00
The Nebraska State Capitol will be closed on Statehood Day March 1 to allow for special statehood day activities.

Youth Art Month Display
2025-03-03 08:00 - 2025-03-15 17:00 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Art Teacher’s Association will display student art in the first floor rotunda of Capitol from March 3 – 15, 2025.

Celebrate Theatre in Schools
2025-03-04 12:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Thespians will sponsor a student theatrical performance in the 2nd floor rotunda at noon on Tuesday March 4, followed by a news conference.

Colorectal Cancer Awareness
2025-03-07 19:00 - 22:30 | Capitol Grounds
The Nebraska Cancer Coalition has requested the Capitol be lit blue to promote colorectal cancer awareness on March 7. they will host an event on the West Plaza at 7:00 p.m. that evening, weather permitting.
