Nebraska State Capitol

Thanksgiving and Friday After Capitol Closed
2025-11-27 - 2025-11-28
The Capitol will be closed on Thanksgiving Day November 27 and Friday November 28, 2025. The Capitol will open for regularly scheduled public tours at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday November 29th.

Christmas Concert
2025-12-06 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | 2nd Floor Rotunda
Union Adventist University will hold a concert in the 2nd floor rotunda on Saturday December 6 from 3:00 – 4:45 p.m.

Wreaths Across America
2025-12-08 11:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
Wyuka Historic Cemetery will present a wreath to Governor Pillen in honor of Nebraska Veterans as part of the nationwide Wreaths Across America program to place holiday wreaths on veteran’s graves. The ceremony will take place in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Capitol at 11:00 a.m. on December 8, 2025.

Nebraska National Guard Birthday Celebration
2025-12-12 10:30 - 11:30 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska National Guard will hold its annual Birthday Celebration in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Capitol on Friday December 12, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.

Capitol Closes Early
2025-12-13 10:00 - 15:00
The Nebraska State Capitol will close at 3:00 p.m.

Tinsel and Tubas Concert
2025-12-16 12:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
Tuba musicians from the University of Nebraska and southeast Nebraska will perform traditional holiday music arranged for tubas and euphoniums in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol on Tuesday December 16, 2025 at noon.

Holiday Horns
2025-12-17 12:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The University of Nebraska School of Music Husker Horn Choir will hold their annual Holiday Horns concert in the 2nd floor rotunda on December 17, 2025 at noon. The French Horns will play holiday music to celebrate the season.

Patrol Camp 72 Graduation
2025-12-19 10:00 - 12:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska State Patrol will hold their Camp 72 Graduation Ceremony in the 2nd floor Rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol on Friday December 19, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

Christmas Day Capitol Closed
2025-12-25
The Capitol will be closed on December 25, 2025.

New Year's Day Capitol Closed
2026-01-01
The Capitol will be closed on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2026.

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 | 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.
