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City Guide - Washington, DC - Special Events | ||
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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 |