Celebrate Religious Freedom on July 4th
2020-06-27 - 2020-07-05 | First Floor Display
The Lincoln Atheists and the Offutt Humanists will have an educational display celebrating the First Amendment to the United States Constitution in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol from June 27 to July 5, 2020.

Student Achievement Awards
2020-06-30 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | 2nd Floor Rotunda
Governor Pete Ricketts will recognize Nebraska’s top scorers on the ACT and SAT college entrance exams in a second floor rotunda program with limited seating due to the pandemic.

Independence Day Holiday Observed
2020-07-03 10:00 - 17:00 | Nebraska Capitol, 1445 K Street, Lincoln, NE, 68509, United States
The Capitol will be open on July 3 and July 4 for tours from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. State offices will be closed in observance of the holiday on July 3.

Independence Day
2020-07-04 10:00 - 17:00
The Capitol will be open for tours on the Saturday schedule.

Lights of Hope
2020-08-31 20:00 - 22:30 | Nebraska Capitol, 1445 K Street, Lincoln, NE, 68509, United States
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services will celebrate hope and life at dusk with the Capitol illuminated with purple light as a symbol of the importance of life and hope those facing substance abuse and its tragic consequences.

Labor Day Holiday
2020-09-07 10:00 - 17:00 | Nebraska Capitol, 1445 K Street, Lincoln, NE, 68509, United States
The Capitol will be open for tours from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. State Offices will be closed.

Flags Lowered to Honor the Fallen
2020-09-08 - 2020-09-11
The flags at the Capitol will fly at half-staff from September 8 – September 11 to honor fallen Lincoln Police Officer Mario Herrera. Flags flying at half-staff on Friday September 11, Patriot Day, will also honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.

Four Winds Working in Harmony Ceremony
2020-09-12 13:00 - 18:00 | Capitol Grounds
The Cante Tenza Okolakiciye (Strong Heart Warrior Society) will meet on the north plaza Saturday September 12, 2020 from 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. to walk around the Capitol to the four directions to show solidarity and gather on the steps for a program.

CAPITOL CLOSED
2020-09-19
The Capitol will be closed on Saturday September 19, 2020 for building-wide equipment maintenance. The Capitol will reopen for tours on Sunday September 20 at 1:00 p.m.

Economics in Action
2020-09-26 14:00 - 18:00 | Capitol Grounds
There will be educational discussions by UNL and Union College professors and students on the economic achievements of Labor Day and economic development on the north plaza Saturday September 26, 2020 from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Gold Star Families Day
2020-09-27 18:00 - 22:30 | Nebraska Capitol, 1445 K Street, Lincoln, NE, 68509, United States
The Capitol will be lit gold to honor those who have had family members killed in action while serving in the Armed Forces.

Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibit 2020
2020-09-30 - 2020-10-08 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Latino-American Commission is hosting an exhibit in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol with educational materials and a photo exhibit to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

Virtual Hispanic Heritage Month Commemoration
2020-10-02 15:00 - 16:30 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Latino-American Commission will hold their 14th annual Hispanic Heritage Month commemoration ceremony as a virtual event this year. The ceremony in the 2nd floor rotunda from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. will be shown live on the Latino-American Commission’s facebook page, facebook.com/NebraskaLatinoAmericanCommission. Because of the pandemic, those interested in the celebration are encouraged to tune in via facebook.

Don't Punish Pain
2020-10-07 12:00 - 14:00 | Capitol Grounds
The Don’t Punish Pain Network will sponsor a rally on the north plaza of the Capitol on Wednesday October 7, 2020 from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Columbus Day Holiday
2020-10-12 10:00 - 17:00

Day of the Dead Exhibit
2020-10-27 08:00 - 2020-11-03 17:00 | First Floor Display
The Nebraska Latino America Commission is having an educational display about the history and celebration of the Day of the Dead celebrations going on at this time of year. The display will be in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol from October 27 – November 3.

Nebraska Probation Officer Virtual Swearing In Ceremony
2020-10-27 13:30 - 15:30 | Nebraska Capitol, 1445 K Street, Lincoln, NE, 68509, United States
The Administrative Office of Probation will swear in new Nebraska State Probation Officers in a virtual ceremony. New probation officers and their communities will participate via live video streaming.

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness
2020-11-01 17:00 - 22:30 | Nebraska Capitol, 1445 K Street, Lincoln, NE, 68509, United States
The Capitol tower will be lit purple to draw attention to Pancreatic Cancer.

Architects and Engineers Licensing Ceremony
2020-11-06 15:00 - 16:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects will hold a ceremony for first time licensed engineers and architects in the second floor rotunda of the Capitol at 3:00 p.m. The ceremony will be for the architects and engineers and their invited guests.

2020 Lincoln Veterans Parade
2020-11-08 14:00 - 16:30 | Nebraska Capitol, 1445 K Street, Lincoln, NE, 68509, United States
The Lincoln Veterans Parade Group will close K Street from 14th at the Capitol to 21st Street on Sunday November 8 for the Veterans Parade. The parade will begin at 2:00 p.m. at 21st and K Street and move west on K Street to the Capitol. There will be a stage in front of the Capitol for speakers before and during the parade.

Veterans Day Holiday
2020-11-11 10:00 - 17:00

Veterans Day Lighting
2020-11-11 17:30 - 22:30 | Nebraska Capitol, 1445 K Street, Lincoln, NE, 68509, United States
The Capitol will be illuminated with green light in honor of Nebraska’s veterans.

Governor's Excellence Awards Program
2020-11-18 09:30 - 11:30 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Department of Administrative Services State Personnel Office will host the Governor’s Excellence in Leadership Awards Program in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol on November 18, 2020.

Gettysburg Address Commemoration
2020-11-21 10:00 - 11:00 | Nebraska Capitol, 1445 K Street, Lincoln, NE, 68509, United States
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will commemorate Abraham Lincoln dedication of a battlefield cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on the West Plaza Lincoln Monument at 10:00 a.m. Saturday November 21, 2020. They will be dressed in Civil War uniforms and conduct a historic period ceremony.

Public Health Worker Appreciation Day
2020-11-23 17:30 - 22:30 | Nebraska Capitol, 1445 K Street, Lincoln, NE, 68509, United States
The tower of the Nebraska State Capitol will be lit blue the evening of November 23, 2020 in appreciation of all the dedicated public health workers who have served and sacrificed to keep Nebraskans healthy during the coronavirus pandemic.

Thanksgiving and Friday Capitol Closed
2020-11-26 08:00 - 2020-11-27 17:00 | Nebraska Capitol, 1445 K Street, Lincoln, NE, 68509, United States
The Capitol will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after. The Capitol will open again for tours on Saturday November 28 at 10:00 a.m.

Wreaths across America Proclamation
2020-12-14 11:00 - 12:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
Each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, partners across America Remember and Honor service members by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as at more than 2,100 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea and abroad. The public program in the Nebraska State Capitol has been cancelled due to the pandemic. To maintain public health, volunteer involvement in wreath laying this year will be limited. Members of the public wishing to volunteer for 2021 activities to honor Nebraska’s veterans on Memorial Day and Wreath Across America Day should contact Greg Olson at (402)432-8121.
The Governor will sign a proclamation in the Capitol rotunda to declare Wreaths Across American Day in Nebraska for invited media. Due to the pandemic, members of the public are encouraged to watch the signing on their local news channel.

Thomas More Society Nativity Display
2020-12-15 - 2020-12-29 | First Floor Display
The Thomas More Society will have a display featuring a representation of the scene of Jesus Christ’s birth in the first floor rotunda from December 15th through 29th. There will be a small gathering to set up the display at 10:00 a.m. on December 15th.

NSP Camp 63 Graduation
2020-12-18 10:00 - 12:00 | 2nd Floor Rotunda
The Nebraska State Patrol will hold their Camp 63 Graduation Ceremony in the 2nd floor rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol on Friday December 18, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

Capitol Closed Christmas Eve
2020-12-24
Because President Trump declared Christmas Eve December 24th a federal holiday, the Nebraska State Capitol will be closed.
