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Special Events

St Patrick's Day Parade, huge parades down Constitution Avenue, NW, 17 Mar
National Cherry Blossom Parade and Festival, parade (on 31 Mar) with carnival floats and marching bands, 25 Mar-8 Apr
White House Easter Egg Roll, egg rolling, 16 Apr, White House lawn
Memorial Day Ceremonies, wreath-laying at the Kennedy gravesite and at Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, 28 May
Independence Day, day-long concerts and activities including fireworks over the Washington Monument, 4 Jul, National Mall
Veterans' Day Ceremonies, presidential wreath-laying and memorial service honouring the nation's war dead, 11 Nov, Arlington National Cemetery
Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony, wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec, US Navy Memorial
National Christmas Tree Lighting Pageant of Peace, 7 Dec-1 Jan, the President lights the giant National Christmas Tree, the Ellipse



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