Almost a decade after he first proposed it, Donald Trump will see a military parade in the streets of Washington, D.C. on Saturday.
While there’s plenty of controversy about this year’s parade, there’s also curiosity about it. Here’s all you need to know about the parade and how to watch it.
While the celebration of the Army’s birthday begins at 9:30 a.m. ET in Washington, the parade itself is scheduled to being at 6:30 p.m. ET.
The parade is scheduled to last about one hour and will be followed by a concert, then a fireworks display at 9:45 p.m. ET.
C-SPAN will also air the parade, with commercial free coverage beginning at 6:00 p.m. ET. CNN has scheduled coverage as well. And NewsNation will cover the events all day, with a four-hour block of parade coverage starting at 6 p.m. ET.
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The parade will take place in Washington, D.C. along Constitution Avenue NW. It starts on Constitution Avenue NW and 23rd Street and ends at 15th Street near the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The parade will cross in front of Trump’s viewing stand on Constitution Avenue south of the White House.
The last time the U.S. had a military parade was 1991, following the end of the Gulf War. That celebration, which saw armored vehicles and missile systems in the streets of Washington, D.C. and stealth fighters overhead, was the biggest military celebration since the end of World War II.
The 2025 processional will feature 50 aircraft, 34 horses, two mules, one dog, and 6,600 soldiers from every Army division, as well as 28 M1 Abrams battle tanks.
