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Events on the National Mall


The National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
December 4, 2025

The lighting of the National Christmas Tree will take place on the Ellipse at The White House and President’s Park. The ceremony will include performances by Alana Springsteen, Brett Young, Gabby Barrett, Jillian Cardarelli, Jon Pardi, Matthew West and The Beach Boys. The evening’s performances will also include The United States Navy Band Commodores. Learn more HERE.

The National Menorah Lighting and celebration of Chanukah
December 14, 2025

The celebration will take place on the Ellipse at the White House and President's Park. Join this celebration on the first night of Chanukah for perhaps the most prominent public Chanukah program in the world. Learn more HERE.

Christmas Tree at The Wall 
Sunday, December 6, 1 to 2:30 PM 

Join the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund for this free ceremony at The Wall. Visitors are invited to bring an ornament to help decorate the tree after the ceremony. Learn more HERE.

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at the WWII Memorial 
Sunday, December 7, 12:53 PM 
Learn more HERE.

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Wreath Laying Ceremony at the US Navy Memorial 
Sunday, December 7, 1 to 2 PM 

The U.S. Navy Memorial will host a Wreath Laying Ceremony to honor the heroes of Pearl Harbor and remember the lives lost during the attack of December 7, 1941. Featuring the United States Navy Band and the United States Ceremonial Guard, this ceremony pays tribute to the bravery, sacrifice, and resilience of the Sailors, Marines, and all service members who stood in defense of our nation that day—and those who carried the fight forward in World War II. Learn more HERE.

1914 Christmas Truce 
Friday, December 12, 5 to 6 PM 

Join the Doughboy Foundation and the French Embassy at the National WWI Memorial to honor the Christmas Truce of 1914 with a concert of Christmas carols by the Chorale de l' Ambassade de France. Learn more HERE. 

Wreaths Across America 2025 
Saturday, December 13, 12 to 1 PM 

National Wreaths Across America Day will be held this year on Saturday, December 13. Join the more than two million volunteers and supporters who will gather to Remember, Honor, and Teach at more than 4,600 participating locations in all 50 states, at sea, and abroad. The Doughboy Foundation will hold a ceremony at noon at the National WWI Memorial. Learn more HERE.

Past Events

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Teach 250: Commemorating American Military Service and Sacrifice | Designing Virtual and In-Person Classroom Tours of the National Mall
Nov 25
Teach 250: Commemorating American Military Service and Sacrifice | Designing Virtual and In-Person Classroom Tours of the National Mall

This month’s Teach 250 invites educators to reflect on the origins of Veterans Day, first commemorated as Armistice Day at the end of World War I. Using the National Mall Gateway, participants will discover creative ways to bring themes of service, sacrifice and citizenship into their classrooms.

Teach 250: Bringing History to Life | Civics Education Resources from the National Archives
Oct 28
Teach 250: Bringing History to Life | Civics Education Resources from the National Archives

In the second session of Teach 250: Inspiring a More Perfect Union, join the National Archives Foundation to support civics education in your classroom. Discover how to bring history to life using primary sources, interactive tools, and classroom-ready resources from the National Archives.

Teach 250: Introducing the National Mall Gateway from the Lockkeeper's House
Oct 7
Teach 250: Introducing the National Mall Gateway from the Lockkeeper's House

Educators are invited to join the Trust for the National Mall, National Park Service and Destination DC to kick off this year's series of Teach 250: Inspiring a More Perfect Union. In this session, we will show you how to use the Gateway to explore the Lockkeeper’s House, as an example of ways teachers can use the platform in their classroom and to prepare for on-site visits.

Monumental Conversation With Governors Wes Moore and Glenn Youngkin
Sep 18
Monumental Conversation With Governors Wes Moore and Glenn Youngkin

The Trust for the National Mall invites you to join us for a special conversation with the governors and first ladies of Maryland and Virginia.

Eisenhower Under the Stars 2025
Sep 5
Eisenhower Under the Stars 2025

Celebrating the anniversary of President Eisenhower submitting the proposal to create what would become NASA, local astronomical organizations will take visitors on tours of the cosmos through guided telescope observations and information on space exploration today. 

D-Day Commemoration: Concert at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Jun 6
D-Day Commemoration: Concert at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial

Friday, June 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Commemorate the 81st anniversary of the decisive World War II D-Day Operation with a U.S. Army Band performance at the Eisenhower Memorial. Free and open to the public.

Notes of Remembrance: Taps Across the National Mall
May 26
Notes of Remembrance: Taps Across the National Mall

At 5 p.m. on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, Taps will be played in unison at eleven memorials and sites of future memorials that honor those who have made the supreme sacrifice in the service of their country.

Monumental Conversations: Rick Atkinson
May 19
Monumental Conversations: Rick Atkinson

The Trust for the National Mall invites you to join us for a conversation with Pulitzer Prize winning writer and author of The Revolution Trilogy Rick Atkinson, the first event in our series of “On the Road to America’s 250th on the National Nall” Monumental Conversations in 2025.

Under the Stars at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Sep 13
Under the Stars at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial

Friday, September 13, 2024

Join us for telescope viewings and hands-on activities for all ages as we celebrate President Eisenhower’s contributions to space exploration.

Open House: U.S. Park Police Horse Stables and Wells Fargo Education Center
Jun 14
Open House: U.S. Park Police Horse Stables and Wells Fargo Education Center

June 14th, 2024

The Trust for the National Mall, the National Park Service and the U.S. Park Police welcomed the public to help mark the anniversary of the ribbon-cutting of the restored U.S. Park Police Horse Stables and brand-new Wells Fargo Education Center.

 
Featured Projects
BloomCam
BloomCam

The Trust for the National Mall, The National Cherry Blossom Festival and the National Park Service are thrilled to announce the introduction of the #BloomCam, to allow people to virtually monitor DC’s famous budding cherry blossom trees along the Tidal Basin in real time as they bloom.

Save the Tidal Basin
Save the Tidal Basin

The first phase of our three-year National Treasure initiative with the National Trust for Historic Preservation will be to design, host, and share results from an Ideas Lab presented by American Express—a forum for generating a bold, ambitious, and integrated vision for the Tidal Basin.