Capitol Concert Series
2025-03-31 12:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Music Education Association will host a Wesleyan University vocal group in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Capitol on March 31, at 12:00.

Navy Band Northwest Concert
2025-04-04 12:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The United States Navy Band Northwest quintet will perform an hour long concert in the 2nd floor rotunda of he Nebraska State Capitol on Friday April 4, 2025.

Capitol Concert Series
2025-04-09 12:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Music Education Association will sponsor Nebraska school vocal and instrumental group concerts in the second floor rotunda on April 9.

Walk for Freedom
2025-04-12 10:30 - 12:00 | Capitol Grounds
I’ve Got A Name will walk to the Capitol from the Nebraska Student Union University on April 12 and hold a rally with speakers on the north plaza from 10:30 a.m. to noon to draw awareness to sex trafficking in Nebraska and across the nation and then walk back to the Nebraska Union.

Arbor Day Holiday
2025-04-25 08:00 - 17:00
The Nebraska State Capitol will be open normal public hours as the Unicameral Legislature will be in session. Public tours will be given on the holiday schedule, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The Arbor Day tree planting ceremony will be at 9:30 a.m. on the southwest lawn.

Out of Darkness Walk
2025-04-27 12:00 - 14:00 | Capitol Grounds
The University of Nebraska Lincoln’s Out of the Darkness group and the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention Nebraska will gather at the University City Campus Union at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday April 27, 2025 and then walk to the Capitol’s North Plaza for a program. When the speaker presentations are over the group will march back to the University.

State Holocaust Commemoration
2025-04-27 14:00 - 16:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Jewish Federation of Lincoln and the Institute for Holocaust Education will hold the annual State Holocaust Commemoration in the 2nd floor rotunda on Sunday April 27 at 2:00 p.m. The ceremony will include poetry, readings, choral music, and a keynote speaker.

Nebraska Worker's Memorial Day Vigil
2025-04-28 18:30 - 21:00 | Capitol Grounds
The United States Department of Labor’s Office of Occupational Safety and Health Administration recognizes a day to remember fallen and injured workers in Nebraska nd across the United States. Nebraska’s remembrance will occur on the north plaza of the Capitol on April 28 from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Operation Lifesaver Library Poster Display
2025-04-29 08:00 - 2025-05-09 17:00 | First Floor Display
Nebraska Operation Lifesaver will display posters created by Nebraska students following a railroad safety “Train on Track” story time at libraries across Nebraska in the first floor rotunda from April 29 – May 9.

Mayor's Run
2025-05-03 08:00 - 12:00 | Capitol Grounds
The Lincoln Track Club will host thousands of students in a 1 mile Fun Run around the Capitol on May 3. Students from different age groups will run at different times beginning at 8:00 a.m. Roads around the Capitol will be closed for this event.

80 Years of Victory Celebration
2025-05-08 13:00 - 14:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
Governor Jim Pillen and the Nebraska Department of Veterans Affairs will present medals to Nebraska’s living WWII veterans on VE Day, 2025, May 8th in the second floor rotunda at 1:00 p.m.

Peace Officers Memorial Display
2025-05-09 08:00 - 2025-05-18 17:00 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska State Patrol will commemorate Peace Officers Memorial Day May 15, 2025 with a first floor rotunda display of Nebraska Troopers who were killed in the line of duty.

Pony Express Ride for Mental Health Awareness
2025-05-17 12:30 - 15:00 | Capitol Grounds
Families Inspiring Families will hold a rally on the north plaza of the Nebraska State Capitol on Saturday May 17 from 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.. A motorcycle ‘Pony Express’ will bring letters supporting children’s mental health to be delivered to government leaders during the event.

UNL ROTC Commissioning Ceremony
2025-05-17 13:00 - 14:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The University of Nebraska Naval ROTC program will commission six new officers in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Capitol on Saturday May 17 at 12:00 p.m.

Cornhusker Girls State
2025-06-05 14:00 - 15:30 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold the Girls State Inauguration Ceremony in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Capitol at 2:00 p.m. on June 5.

Capitol Open 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2025-06-07, 2025-06-14, 2025-06-21

NSP Camp 71 Graduation
2025-06-13 10:00 - 12:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska State Patrol will hold a graduation ceremony for recruits in Camp 71 in the 2nd floor rotunda at 10:00 a.m. on Friday June 13, 2025.

DHHS Annual Awards
2025-06-17 10:00 - 15:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services will have their annual employee awards program in the Capitol 2nd floor rotunda on Tuesday June 17, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. and at 1:30 p.m.

Celebrate Religious Freedom on July 4th
2025-06-28 14:00 - 2025-07-05 14:00 | First Floor Display
There will be a first amendment display in the first floor rotunda from June 28 to July 5, 2025, sponsored by the Lincoln Atheists.

Independence Day
2025-07-04 10:00 - 17:00
The Nebraska State Capitol will be open for tours on Friday July 4 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Rural America Support USPS Rally
2025-08-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Capitol Grounds
The Nebraska Rural Letter Carriers Association will hold a Rural America Relies on the USPS rally on the north plaza of the Capitol on August 10, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

Labor Day
2025-09-01 10:00 - 17:00
The Capitol will be open for pubic tours from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Labor Day September 1, 2025.

State of the University Address
2025-09-04 12:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold will present his state of the University address in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Capitol at noon on September 4, 2025. The event will be live-streamed by the University.

Constitution Week Display
2025-09-17 08:00 - 2025-09-23 17:00 | First Floor Display
The St. Leger Cowley Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will have a display in the first floor rotunda to remember the ratification of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787.

Native People Prayer Rally
2025-09-20 09:30 - 10:30 | Capitol Grounds
The “Wailing to Warring” Ministries will hold a reconciliation prayer rally, “Awaking the Sleeping Giants–Redeeming the Tribes”, on the West Plaza of the Nebraska State Capitol on Saturday September 20, 2025 from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. This is part of a national event taking place at 49 other state Capitols.

New Attorney Swearing-In Ceremony
2025-09-25 14:00 - 15:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Supreme Court will swear-in new attorneys in a 2nd floor rotunda ceremony on September 25, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

Nebraska Recovery Month Event
2025-09-28 12:00 - 16:00 | Capitol Grounds
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services will hold an event to bring awareness to recovery from mental health or substance abuse challenges from Noon to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday September 28, 2025 on the north plaza of the Capitol.

Every Child Matters Event
2025-09-30 11:00 - 13:00 | Capitol Grounds
The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska will hold an Every Child Matters awareness walk around the Capitol on Tuesday September 30, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. with stops on the north and west plazas of the Capitol.
