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Inauguration Parade

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Your Photos: President Obama's 2013 Inaugural Parade

See photos from President Obama's 2013 Inaugural Parade here. If you're attending the inaugural parade, upload your photos to this page!

Upload your photos from the Inauguration Day parade and they will be featured in this photo gallery. Just click "Upload Photos & Videos" and add a caption.

Friday, January 18, 2013

Inauguration Day 2013 D.C. Map

Your visual guide to District disruptions on Inauguration Day: blocked streets, including the parade route, and closed metro stations, plus live traffic incidents as they happen. Also find out where to park your bike, and watch the Inaugural Ceremonies.

 Map by Martin Burch. Data from the U.S. Secret Service, WMATA and MapQuest.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

What Not to Bring to the 2013 Presidential Inauguration

Due to unprecedented security levels, a wide range of items are prohibited at the inauguration, balls and some related events.

One Patch local editor attended the 2009 presidential inauguration downtown, and brought a lawn chair with her. She had to leave it outside the security gates. Don't let something like that happen to you! There will be a strong police presence—even police from Alexandria, Fairfax County and other jurisdictions will be in D.C. this weekend.  Here's the official list of what is prohibited from the inauguration ceremony, inauguration parade and elsewhere. This information comes from inauguration.dc.gov:  The US Secret Service, Metropolitan Police Department, US Capitol Police, and other local and federal agencies are providing an unprecedented level of security for the Inauguration. As a security precaution, the following items will be …

On Sale Today: Additional 2013 Presidential Inauguration Parade Tickets

Committee releases more tickets on sale to public Wednesday.

Additional tickets to the 2013 Presidential Inauguration Parade went on sale Wednesday, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced. The tickets are for bleacher seats along the parade route close to the White House, according to a news release from the committee. A limit of six tickets per person are available online here at a cost of $44 each. Tickets are limited, and will be distributed on a first come, first-serve basis. If you go, expect to see thousands of spectators lining the parade route as President Obama and Vice President Biden are escorted from the Capitol to the White House.  Music, cultural and community groups will join representatives from the Armed Forces in the parade, which concludes at the presidential reviewing …

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