Capitol Events

The Lincoln Track Club will host thousands of students in a fun run in the streets around the exterior of the Nebraska State Capitol on Saturday May 4, 2024. Races … Continued

The Jewish Federation of Lincoln and the Institute for Holocaust Education will hold the annual State Holocaust Commemoration in the second floor rotunda of the Capitol on Sunday May 5, 2024 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The program will include readings, poetry, a choir, keynote speaker and symbolic candle lighting ceremony.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services will present staff awards for Department Values and Core Competencies in the second floor rotunda on Monday May 6, 2024 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

The Nebraska State Patrol will honor fallen Peace Officers in a first floor rotunda display during Law Enforcement Week, May 13 - 17, 2024.

The Malcolm X Foundation will host an exhibit on Malcolm X in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol in the weeks following to his induction into the Nebraska Hall of Fame. The exhibit will be up from May 19 - 31, 2024.

The Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission will induct Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, as the 27th member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be held on May 22, 2024 in the Warner Chamber of the Capitol at 1:00 p.m. The ceremony will be live-streamed by Nebraska Public Media. Members of the … Continued

The Nebraska State Capitol will be open for holiday schedule tours.  State offices will be closed.

The Nebraska American Legion Auxiliary will hold the annual Girls State Inauguration Ceremony in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol on Thursday June 6, 2024 at 2:00 … Continued

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Adult Protection Services offices has requested the  tower of the Nebraska State Capitol be lit purple the weekend of June 14, 2024 … Continued

The Nebraska State Capitol will be open for holiday schedule tours.  State offices will be closed.