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Accessing the 60th Presidential Inauguration

Updated January 20 7:48 a.m.: 

Those planning to attend the Presidential Inaugural Parade at Capital One Arena on Monday, January 20 will need to access the event via an entry point at 4th and H Street, Northwest. This entry point will be the only way to access the event.

All attendees will enter that location and be directed to the main security checkpoint at 9th and G Street, Northwest. Security screening will begin at 7 a.m.

For DC residents who live or work within the Chinatown and Judiciary Square neighborhoods there will be community access points located at 9th and H Street, Northwest and 3rd and G Street, Northwest. Residents and employees will be subject to security screening and should be prepared to present a valid ID when entering. Individuals without a valid ID will be escorted by personnel to their destination.

 

 

Prohibited Items List - US Secret Service (Updated 11:00 a.m. January 20) 

Backpacks and bags exceeding size restrictions (18” by 13” by 7”). Those entering the perimeter to attend the Inauguration event at Capital One Arena must follow the venue’s bag policy, found here: https://www.capitalonearena.com/plan-your-visit/arena-faqs

The US Secret Service has released the prohibited items list for all other inaugural events. 

  • Aerosols 
  • Ammunition 
  • Animals other than service/guide animals 
  • Backpacks and bags exceeding size restrictions (18” by 13” by 7”). Those entering the perimeter to attend the Inauguration event at Capital One Arena must follow the venue’s bag policy. 
  • Bicycles
  • Chairs (except those for mobility needs)
  • Coolers 
  • Drones and other unmanned aircraft systems 
  • Explosives 
  • Firearms 
  • Flammable liquids 
  • Glass, thermal, or metal containers 
  • Laser pointers 
  • Mace / Pepper spray 
  • Packages 
  • Range Finders
  • Recreational motorized mobility devices 
  • Selfie Sticks 
  • Signs exceeding the size restrictions (20’ x 3’ x 1/4”) 
  • Structures 
  • Supports for signs and placards 
  • Toy guns 
  • Weapons of any kind 
  • Any other items determined to be potential safety hazards

 

Updates to public access for National Park Service sites on Monday, January 20 include:

  • Closures scheduled for the National Mall between 3rd Street to 14th Street have been lifted and the area will be publicly accessible as normal, though there may be temporary closures in some areas as crews remove fencing and other infrastructure from the area. There will be no viewing opportunities of any inauguration activities from the Mall.
  • With the exception of the Washington Monument, all monuments and memorials on the National Mall will be open (Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and World War II Memorial).
  • The World War I Memorial will be open, but as Pennsylvania Avenue will remain a secure area visitors will need to pass through a checkpoint to access it. Screening areas will be located on the north and south sides of Pennsylvania Avenue at 4th Street, 7th Street, 12th Street and 14th Street.
  • Madison Drive and Jefferson Drive will be closed to vehicular traffic.
  • Lafayette Park will be closed to the public, with the exception of the previously established First Amendment area, which will be accessible.