Past Events from October 27, 2023 – December 3, 2023 – Page 8 – Nebraska State Capitol

Capitol Events

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.

Epic Vocal Ensemble Concert

2nd Floor Rotunda

The Epic Vocal Ensemble will perform a concert in the 2nd floor rotunda on Sunday December 3rd at 2:00 p.m.