Past Events from October 23, 2023 – November 18, 2023 – Page 8 – Nebraska State Capitol

Capitol Events

Buckle Up Phone Down Week Display

First Floor Display

The Nebraska Department of Transportation is sponsoring an educational display in the first floor rotunda from October 23 - 27 in conjunction with Governor Jim Pillen proclaiming "Buckle Up Phone … Continued

Governor’s Excellence in Service Awards

2nd Floor Rotunda

The Nebraska Department of Administrative Services-State Personnel Division will hold the 2023 Governor's Excellence in State Service Awards in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol on October … Continued

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