Thursday, May 23, 2024

Get Out! FREE Memorial Day Concert at the Capitol, Sunday, The National Memorial Day Parade Is Back on Monday, May 27

by Peggy Robin


Sunday, May 28 at 8 PM: 

West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol | First Street NW/SW
 
The National Memorial Day Concert honors our country’s veterans, service men and women and military families.
 
Video preview with information about celebrity hosts and performers at https://www.pbs.org/national-memorial-day-concert/ or see list at https://www.pbs.org/national-memorial-day-concert/concert/performers/
 
See it in person on the west lawn of Capitol grounds! FREE!
 
A dress rehearsal is open to the public 5/25 at 8PM.

Memorial Day Concert Airs Live on PBS

Airing on PBS or on concert website at 8PM ET. The PBS program is broadcast live at 8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. CT so that television viewers across the nation can enjoy the event together with hundreds of thousands of people on-site at the event. To be certain of the air time in your area, be sure to CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS.
 
Answers to all your questions about attending are at https://www.pbs.org/national-memorial-day-concert/about/faq/
 
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Monday May 27 at 2 PM:
 
National Memorial Day Parade on the Mall starting at 2 PM


The National Memorial Day Parade returns LIVE to Constitution Avenue this Memorial Day, May 27, 2024 at 2:00 PM, with pre-parade musical performances starting at 1:00 PM!

Anthony Anderson and Drew Carey are the hosts; you can see a list of all the celebrity performers here: https://americanveteranscenter.org/avc-events/parade/
 

Attend the parade live in person -- FREE, no tickets required -- or Click here for a list of stations and show times. You can also watch the parade streaming LIVE at the American Veterans Center’s YouTube and Facebook pages. and around the world, as the story of American sacrifice is shared from Washington, DC and beyond. 

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The "Get Out!" event of the week is posted on the Cleveland Park Listserv and on All Life Is Local on Thursdays.

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