Exhibit: A Willamette Farmer's Legacy - Thomas Dove Keizur
2026-08-03 - 2026-08-28 | West Galleria
Thomas Dove (T.D.) Keizur was an involved resident of the Oregon Territory. Participating in the first Oregon election more than 180 years ago, serving as a pre-provisional legislator in 1844 and serving as the founding Captain of the Oregon Rangers, Keizur embodied “an Oregonian that got involved” in Oregon’s democratic process, which is the one of the core narrative goals of the Capitol History Gateway exhibit program.
This exhibit was sponsored by the Oregon State Capitol Foundation and is brought to us by the Keizer Heritage Museum.

Digital Exhibit - Maxville: Multicultural Timber History Through an Archaeological Lens
2026-08-12 - 2026-09-18 | Online
Maxville was a company logging town in Wallowa County, Oregon established by the Bowman-Hicks Lumber Company of St. Louis, Missouri. It was a component of the rapidly expanding industrial logging industry in the early 20th century, and despite exclusion laws that made it illegal to be Black in Oregon, Bowman Hicks moved dozens of African American families to northeast Oregon, families whose members were skilled lumbermen in the American South. Until disbanded by the company in 1933, some 400 residents of Maxville harvested trees and lived their daily lives in a community that included white and black neighborhoods and schools, an integrated baseball team, a hotel, a post office, a jail, an administrative center, and a narrow-gauge railway.
Many residents, including African Americans, remained living at Maxville through the 1940s, and their descendants still live in Wallowa County today. This archaeology exhibit explores the PNW timber industry, diaspora and dislocation using geolocation methodologies and archaeological protocols to uncover two dwellings that reveal insights over 100 years later of family, daily life, work, and recreation activities of Maxville residents.
This online exhibit runs August 12 through September 18, and is brought to us by Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center. The exhibit is sponsored, in part, by the Oregon State Capitol Foundation.

Multicultural Day at the Capitol
2026-08-22 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Rotunda
Join us from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 22 as we celebrate the many cultures that co-exist in our state. This event is for everyone that loves music, dance, celebration and learning more about the people that are your neighbors, coworkers, and fellow Oregonians.
Please check back for more information at the beginning of August for the program.

Hispanic Heritage Day
2026-09-12 10:00 - 14:00 | Rotunda
Celebrate the diverse cultures of the Hispanic and Latino communities in Oregon. This event will have musical celebration as well as dancing and free activities provided by our Capitol History Gateway partners. This year’s celebration will take place on Saturday, September 12, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The presenting sponsor for this event is the Oregon State Capitol Foundation.
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Celebre la diversidad cultural de las comunidades hispana y latina en Oregón. Este evento contará con música, baile y actividades gratuitas a cargo de nuestros socios de Capitol History Gateway.
El patrocinador principal de este evento es la Fundación del Capitolio del Estado de Oregón.

Oregon's Bounty: A Virtual Celebration of Agriculture
2026-10-03 10:00 - 14:00 | Rotunda
Join us at the Capitol on October 3, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a celebration of all things agriculture. A number of our Capitol History Gateway partners will be providing activities, exhibits and education free for the entire family.

Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony
2026-12-01 17:00 - 19:00 | Rotunda
Kick off Holidays at the Capitol season with the annual tree lighting ceremony. This is a tradition for many families. Choral performance starts at 5 p.m. Program with dignitaries starts at 5:30 p.m. Free photo station with Santa follows directly after tree is lit. Please bring your camera or cell phone for this experience as physical photos are no longer provided. Free cookies and punch while supplies last.
To watch a livestream of the event starting at 5 p.m. click on the streaming link available a couple of hours before the event starts.

Holidays at the Capitol
2026-12-02 - 2026-12-23 | Rotunda
Holidays at the Capitol is a time-honored tradition that fills the Rotunda with the sounds of school choirs from around the state. Performances take place from Monday through Saturday. Holiday décor on display during building hours. The choir schedule will be available the last week of November and performances run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
There will be a streaming link provided the first day of performances.
If you are coming to the Capitol to watch the performances, please know parking is metered at $1.50 per hour. You will also go through security – no personal protections devices or sprays, knives, multi-tools or guns are allowed in the Capitol.
