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U.S. Army Finalizes Large-Scale Parade in Washington to Mark 250th Anniversary

Officials have installed steel plates on key streets to protect infrastructure ahead of the RSVP-only event.

U.S. military units participate in the National Memorial Day Parade on Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC, May 26, 2025.
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Overview

  • The parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET on June 14 along Constitution Avenue NW between 23rd and 15th Streets in Washington D.C.
  • Organizers say thousands of soldiers will march in past and present uniforms alongside tanks, artillery and aerial flyovers of Blackhawks and vintage warplanes.
  • The daylong Army Birthday Festival will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET with military demonstrations, equipment displays, live music by Scotty Hasting, Noah Hicks and DJ Nyla Symone, and public fitness competitions.
  • President Trump is scheduled to attend the procession and a subsequent enlistment ceremony on his 79th birthday, though officials maintain the timing is coincidental.
  • The event’s budget could reach $45 million with measures such as temporary steel plating to protect city streets and a full livestream on U.S. Army social media platforms.