Lincoln's Birthday Celebration at the Memorial
Sun, Feb 12
|Lincoln Memorial
Come Celebrate President Lincoln's 214th Birthday with some of his most dedicated friends on the National Mall.
Time
Feb 12, 2023, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EST
Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Guests
About the Event
The Lincoln Group of DC is one of the lead organizations helping to produce the National Lincoln Birthday Celebration. Every year on February 12, Lincoln themed organizations join with the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS) and the National Park Service for a ceremony to honor or 16th president. The wreath from the President of the United States will the first placed by the commander of the Military District of Washington. The other represented groups will then will present commemorative wreaths which will decorate the statue chamber for the day. There will music, tributes, and stirring speech recitations. The trooping of the National and armed services colors will be presented by the color guard of Military District of Washington.
The annual wreath-laying Ceremony, this year commemorating the 214th anniversary of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln, is scheduled at 11:00 a.m., Sunday, February 12, 2023…