Capitol Events
Day of the Dead Exhibit
First Floor DisplayThe Commission on Latino-Americans will have an educational exhibit in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol in celebration of the November 1 Day of the Dead. The exhibit will … Continued
Red Ribbon Week Rally
Capitol GroundsMcPhee Elementary School students will march around the Capitol on October 27 at 2:30 p.m. with a stop on the north steps to recite a drug free pledge before they … Continued
NBEA Capitol Ceremony
2nd Floor RotundaThe Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects will hold a licensing ceremony in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Capitol on Friday November 3 at 3:00 p.m.
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Lighting
Capitol GroundsThe Pancreatic Cancer Association is sponsoring the Capitol's tower to be lit purple during the evenings of November 3 - 5, 2023 to draw awareness to Pancreatic Cancer.
Veterans Are Atheists Too Display
First Floor DisplayThe Lincoln Atheists and Omaha Humanists will have an educational display about the First Amendment freedoms that Veterans have fought and died to protect in the first floor rotunda November … Continued
Veterans Day
The State of Nebraska will be open at 10:00 a.m. for Veterans Day holiday hours on November 10. The Capitol's tower will be lit green on Saturday November 11 to … Continued
2023 Lincoln Veterans Parade
Capitol GroundsThe Lincoln Veterans Parade will begin at 21st and K Streets at 2:00 p.m. and follow a route west on K Street to the Nebraska State Capitol. The parade announcers … Continued
Gettysburg Address Commemoration
Capitol GroundsThe Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Department of Nebraska and the Dakotas will gather at the Lincoln Monument on the West Plaza of the Capitol at 10:00 … Continued
Commissioner’s Recognition of Student Excellence
2nd Floor RotundaThe Center for Student Leadership and Expanded Learning of the Nebraska Department of Education will honor students from across Nebraska in a 2nd floor rotunda ceremony on Monday November 20 … Continued
Thanksgiving and Friday Capitol Closed
The Nebraska State Capitol will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on November 23 and 24. The Capitol will be open for tours at 10:00 a.m. Saturday November 25.