Capitol Events

  • Day of the Dead Exhibit

    First Floor Display

    The 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 Grounds

    McPhee 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 Rotunda

    The 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 Grounds

    The 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 Display

    The 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 Grounds

    The 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 Grounds

    The 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 Rotunda

    The 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.