Legislature in Recess
2022-04-14 - 2022-04-19

COVID Vaccination Poster Contest Display
2022-04-18 - 2022-04-29 | 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
2022-04-21 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | 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
2022-04-21 14:00 - 16:00 | 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
2022-04-22 16:00 - 18:00 | 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
2022-04-24 10:00 - 12:00 | 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
2022-04-28 18:30 - 21:00 | 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.

Arbor Day Holiday
2022-04-29
Capitol open for tours at 10:00 a.m. state offices closed.

Mayor's Run
2022-04-30 08:00 - 22:30 | 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
2022-04-30 12:00 - 14:00 | 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
2022-05-01 14:00 - 16:00 | 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.

National Day of Prayer Observance
2022-05-05 12:00 - 13:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska National Day of Prayer and the Nebraska Family Alliance will hold a National Day of Prayer Observance in the Capitol Rotunda on Thursday May 5 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Peace Officers Memorial Day Display
2022-05-06 - 2022-05-15 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska State Patrol will honor Nebraska’s fallen peace officers with a May 6 – 15 memorial display in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol.

"English" Honors Day Ceremony
2022-05-06 16:00 - 17:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska English Language Arts Council will hold a poetry reading and awards ceremony in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Capitol on Friday May 6 at 4:00 p.m. Teachers and students will be honored for their dedication to language arts.

Children's Mental Health Pony Express Ride
2022-05-21 12:00 - 15:30 | Capitol Grounds
Families Inspiring Families is hosting the Pony Express Ride in support of children’s mental health on the north plaza of the Nebraska State Capitol on Saturday May 21 from noon to 3:30 p.m. The motorcyclists will bring letters of support for children’s mental health to the Governor and have speakers and activities on the north plaza.

Governor's Student Achievement Awards
2022-05-23 10:00 - 11:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Governor will honor students who achieved the highest scores on the ACT on Monday May 23 at 10:00 a.m. in a program in the 2nd floor rotunda.

Memorial Day Holiday
2022-05-30 10:00 - 17:00

Cornhusker Girls State
2022-06-09 14:00 - 15:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
Following a week of Girls State activities, the American Legion Auxiliary will host the GirIs State Inauguration Program in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Capitol on Thursday June 9 at 2:00 p.m.

Star City Pride Parade
2022-06-18 09:30 - 12:00 | Capitol Grounds
Star City Pride will hold a parade on the streets surrounding the Nebraska State Capitol on Saturday June 18 beginning at 9:30 a.m. There will be speakers on the north plaza of the Capitol and the parade will conclude at noon. Streets around the Capitol will be closed during the parade.

Juneteenth Holiday
2022-06-20
The Capitol will be open for holiday hours on Monday June 20 from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. State offices will be closed in observance of the federal Juneteenth holiday.

Celebrating Religious Freedom
2022-07-01 - 2022-07-08
The Lincoln Atheists will have a first floor rotunda display celebrating religious freedom as outlined in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution from July 1 – 8, 2022.

Independence Day
2022-07-04
The Capitol will be open holiday hours from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on July 4 in celebration of Independence Day.

50 Mile March
2022-08-20 12:00 - 17:00 | Capitol Grounds
Guitars for Veterans and Moving Veterans Forward are sponsoring an event on the North Plaza of the Capitol at noon on Saturday August 20, 2022. At 5:00 p.m. participants will begin their walk to Omaha to draw attention to homelessness and mental health issues in the veteran’s community.

Lights of Hope
2022-08-31 17:00 - 22:30 | Capitol Grounds
The tower of the Capitol will be illuminated with purple light on Wednesday August 31 in conjunction with a Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services program on the north plaza of the Capitol to acknowledge those who have suffered overdose deaths. The program on the plaza will begin at 5:00 p.m. or at dusk.

Hunger Action Month Exhibit
2022-09-01 - 2022-09-23 | First Floor Display
The Food Bank of Lincoln and the Food Bank for the Heartland are joining the Feeding America network in drawing attention to food insecurity in Nebraska. They will have a display in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol from September 1 – 23, 2022.

NARD 50th Anniversary Tree Planting
2022-09-02 11:00 - 12:00 | Capitol Grounds
The Nebraska Association of Resource Districts will ceremonially plant a maple tree on the northeast lawn of the Capitol September 2, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. The NARD is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Nebraska Natural Resource Districts and the planting of the 100 millionth tree by the resource districts and their landowner partners.

Labor Day Holiday
2022-09-05 10:00 - 17:00
The Capitol will be open for public tours on Labor Day September 5 from 10:00 – 5:00 p.m., state offices will be closed.

911 Remembrance Ceremony
2022-09-11 08:30 - 10:00 | Capitol Grounds
Lincoln Fire and Rescue will remember the firefighters and first responders who perished in the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center with a solemn ceremony on the north plaza of the Nebraska State Capitol at 8:30 a.m. The public is invited to attend the remembrance.

Bar Induction Ceremony
2022-09-20 10:00 - 12:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Supreme Court will swear in new attorneys in the second floor rotunda on Tuesday September 20, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibit
2022-09-30 - 2022-10-10 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Latino-American Commission is sponsoring a display in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol from September 30 – October 10, 2022 to celebrate Hispanic heritage and contributions to Nebraska.
