Reservations are not required to attend Tuesday Sunset Parades at the Marine Corps War Memorial.
Please review the information on the associated tabs for information about scheduling, directions and attendance.
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Marine Corps War Memorial
Address
U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial
Arlington, VA 22209
Parking
There is limited visitor parking available at the memorial grounds on parade evenings on a first come, first serve basis.
Bus parking is available on the south side of the Marine Corps War Memorial.
Handicapped parking is available on site.
Public Transportation
Public Transportation is the best option for reaching the Marine Corps War Memorial easily and conveniently. There are many options to reach us via Washington, DC's Subway system known as Metro, or bicycle via Capital Bikeshare. The National Mall Circulator Loop bus will provide easy access around the National Mall and convenient connections to other Circulator buses for visits to uptown sites. Trains including Amtrak, MARC, and VRE service Union Station and/or L'Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Memorial
Address
2 Lincoln Memorial Circle, NW
Washington, D.C.
Parking
There is limited visitor parking available surrounding the memorial grounds. General visitor parking is available along Ohio Drive, SW between the Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson Memorials.
Bus parking is available primarily along Ohio Drive, SW near the Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson Memorials and along Ohio Drive, SW in East Potomac Park.
Handicapped parking is located on the south side of the Lincoln Memorial.
Public Transportation
Public Transportation is the best option for reaching National Mall and Memorial Park sites easily and conveniently. There are many options to reach us via Washington, DC's Subway system known as Metro, or bicycle via Capital Bikeshare. The National Mall Circulator Loop bus will provide easy access around the National Mall and convenient connections to other Circulator buses for visits to uptown sites. Trains including Amtrak, MARC, and VRE service Union Station and/or L'Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C.
Marine Corps War Memorial
Be sure to bring your lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the parade from the lawns surrounding the Memorial.
Seating in the reviewing area may be open to the general public after the official party is seated but is not guaranteed.
Please wait for a Hosting Marine to invite the general public into the reviewing area.
Lincoln Memorial
Be sure to bring your lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the parade from the lawns surrounding the Memorial.
Seating in the reviewing area may be open to the general public after the official party is seated but is not guaranteed.
Please wait for a Hosting Marine to invite the general public into the reviewing area.
On November 10, 1954, the 179th birthday of the United States Marine Corps, a bronze monument modeled after the famous photo of the flag raising on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, was unveiled at the Arlington National Cemetery. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicated the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial to all Marines who had died to keep their country free.
Since September 1956, marching and musical units from Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., have been paying tribute to those whose "Uncommon valor was a common virtue" by presenting Sunset Parades in the shadow of the 32-foot-high figures of the United States Marine Corps War Memorial.