Capitol Events

The UNL Out of Darkness Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Nebraska will hold a UNL Out of Darkness Campus Walk on April 24 from 10:00 a.m. - Noon. The group will begin on campus, walk to the Capitol for a rally and return to campus.

Embrace Nebraska will hold an Earth Day Strike on the North Plaza of the Capitol on April 22 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Project Animal Freedom will join their Vegan Climate March with the day's events.

The Department of Administrative Services will hold a Food Bank event on the north side of the Capitol on Thursday April 21. Donations to the Food Bank can be made to "stuff the truck" between 11:00 a.m. to noon.

The tower of the Nebraska State Capitol will be lit blue on Friday March 4 for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Day. The sponsors of the lighting, the Nebraska Cancer Coalition will gather on the West Plaza at 7:00 p.m. for speakers from the medical professions and cancer survivors and conclude with a walk around the Capitol.

The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will stand vigil at the Lincoln Monument on the West Plaza of the Nebraska State Capitol from 8:00 a.m. - noon … Continued

Nebraska Right to Life will begin their annual Walk for Life on the North side of the Capitol at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday January 29, 2022. K Street will be … Continued

The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Nebraska Chapter will honor Abraham Lincoln with a program at the Lincoln Monument on the West Plaza of the Capitol on … Continued

The Lincoln Veterans Parade Group will hold the annual parade to honor Nebraska's veterans on Sunday November 7, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.  The parade will begin at 21st and and K Street and will move westward to the Capitol. There will a announcements and a program on the North Plaza during the parade.

The Drug Enforcement Administration - Omaha Division will raise awareness of the problems of drug use facing Nebraska communities with the Go Red for Red Ribbon drug-free life campaign kick-off with the Capitol tower being illuminated with red light.

The Alzheimer's Association Nebraska Chapter will have the Capitol tower illuminated in purple light to honor those affected and their caregivers the evening prior to the annual walk to end Alzheimer's disease.