Past Events from February 15 – May 22 – Nebraska State Capitol

Capitol Events

COVID Vaccination Poster Contest Display

First Floor Display

The University of Nebraska and the University Libraries in cooperation with the National Institutes of Health will display COVID vaccination promotion poster contest winners in the first floor rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol from Monday April 18 to Friday April 29, 2022.

Stuff the Truck

Capitol Grounds

The Department of Administrative Services will hold a Food Bank event on the north side of the Capitol on Thursday April 21. Donations to the Food Bank can be made to "stuff the truck" between 11:00 a.m. to noon.

DHHS Awards Ceremony

2nd Floor Rotunda

Thursday April 21, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services will hold their annual teammates awards program in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Capitol at 2:00 p.m.

Earth Day Strike

Capitol Grounds

Embrace Nebraska will hold an Earth Day Strike on the North Plaza of the Capitol on April 22 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Project Animal Freedom will join their Vegan Climate March with the day's events.

UNL Out of Darkness Walk

Capitol Grounds

The UNL Out of Darkness Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Nebraska will hold a UNL Out of Darkness Campus Walk on April 24 from 10:00 a.m. - Noon. The group will begin on campus, walk to the Capitol for a rally and return to campus.

Worker’s Memorial Day Vigil

Capitol Grounds

Nebraska's annual Workers' Memorial Day Vigil honoring those men and women who have been killed or fatally injured at work will be held on the north plaza of the Capitol from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Mayor’s Run

Capitol Grounds

The Lincoln Track Club will host the annual Lincoln Mayor's Run for grade school age children on the closed streets around the Capitol on Saturday April 30 with heats beginning at 8:00 a.m.

Drug Take Back

Capitol Grounds

The Nebraska Attorney General and the Drug Enforcement Agency will host an event for the disposal of unused and unneeded drugs on April 30 from Noon - 2:00 p.m. on the north side of the Capitol along K Street.

State Holocaust Commemoration

2nd Floor Rotunda

The Jewish Federation of Lincoln and the Institute for Holocaust Education will hold the State Holocaust Commemoration in the second floor rotunda on Sunday May 1, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.