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What to expect from Saturday's Army parade in Washington, DC

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9 months ago

June 13, 2025

What to expect from Saturday's Army parade in Washington, DC

On Saturday, Washington, D.C. will host a parade to mark the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary. It also coincides with the Flag Day holiday and with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.

The parade has been a priority for President Trump, who said on Thursday “I don’t think we’ve ever seen the likes of what you’re going to see.”

The 90-minute parade will feature more than 6,000 soldiers, many of them in period uniforms commemorating the Army’s involvement in conflicts from the Revolutionary War, Civil War, and World War II through to the present.

There will be more than 100 Army vehicles, including tanks, artillery and personnel carriers. Dozens of military aircraft, including historical fixed-wing prop fighters and helicopters, will conduct flyovers.

A band from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point will lead a group of enlistees still in training. A group of re-enlisting soldiers will also be sworn in by the president.

The parade has required metal shielding on D.C. streets to protect from the wear and tear of heavy ground vehicles. 18 miles of security fencing and checkpoints will manage an expected crowd of some 200,000 spectators.

There is rain and potential thunderstorms in the forecast for Saturday in D.C., with a 60% chance of precipitation through the afternoon.

The parade is expected to cost as much as $45 million, according to Army estimates and records reviewed by Scripps News. That price tag does not include expenses the city of Washington will likely have to cover itself.

The Army’s figure accounts for the price of transporting 150 vehicles into the city, including 28 tanks and 50 aircraft for multiple military flyovers. The Army is also sending more than 6,000 soldiers from every division to participate in the day’s activities.

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On Wednesday, over three-quarters of the Senate Republican Conference told Scripps News they would not attend the parade.

Scripps News reached out to all 53 Republican senators. 41 said they did not plan to be in town for the event. Nine others have declined to comment, while at least two more say they are still undecided.

So far only one Republican senator, Sen. Roger Marshall from Kansas, has confirmed that he will attend.

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Simultaneously, more than a thousand peaceful protests are expected across the country as the “No Kings” movement organizes marches “to reject authoritarianism—and show the world what democracy really looks like.”

No Kings says it is intentionally eschewing events in D.C. on the same day “to draw a clear contrast between our people-powered movement and the costly, wasteful, and un-American birthday parade in Washington.”

President Trump has warned protesters at the parade “will be met with very big force.”

“I haven’t even heard about a protest, but you know, this is people that hate our country, but they will be met with very heavy force,” the president said.

Tune in to Scripps News starting at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday to watch live coverage and analysis of the parade.

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New AAPI-led Jaemi Theatre Company launches in DC

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March 1, 2026

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New AAPI-led Jaemi Theatre Company launches in DC

Jaemi Theatre Company, a new AAPI-led theater company based in Washington, DC, officially launches this spring with its inaugural project, BAAL, a staged reading at the 2026 Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival on Friday, March 6, at 7:30 PM at the Atlas Performing Arts Center.

Jaemi Theatre Company co-founder and playwright Youri Kim

Founded by Artistic Director Youri Kim and Artistic Associate Juyoung Koh, Jaemi Theatre was born out of a recognition that DC, one of the largest theater markets in the United States, had no company dedicated to centering Asian stories or led by Asian artists. The name “Jaemi” comes from a Korean word meaning “fun,” and in its Sino-Korean form, 在美, means both “to live in America” and “to live in beauty.”

“I kept hearing from companies that it was hard to find Asian actors, and I heard it so often that I started to believe it myself,” said Youri Kim. “But through building community with other AAPI theater artists in the area, I realized the talent was always here. What was missing was the infrastructure to connect us. Jaemi is that infrastructure.”

BAAL, an original work written by Youri Kim (not to be confused with Bertolt Brecht’s 1918 play of the same name), is a body horror drama set in a dystopian city where the air is toxic and birth is outlawed. In the city of Baal, citizens are forced into an impossible choice: terminate or sacrifice a family member. The play uses the language of biological mutation and bodily control to examine how systems of power decide who gets to exist and on what terms, questions that resonate deeply within AAPI and immigrant communities navigating structures that seek to define, contain, and assimilate them. The staged reading features a cast of seven and an original sound design.

BAAL plays as a staged reading Friday, March 6, 2026, at 7:30 PM in Lab Theatre II at the Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H St NE, Washington, DC). Tickets ($29.75) are available online.

Looking ahead, Jaemi Theatre plans to host a founding party and fundraiser this fall, and will launch an Asian Writer Play Submission program in the second half of 2026. The program will pair playwrights from selected Asian countries with Asian playwrights based in DC for a workshop development process, building a pipeline that connects diasporic voices across borders.

For more information, visit yourikimdirector.com or follow @jaemitheatre on Instagram.

About Jaemi Theatre Company
Jaemi Theatre is a newly formed AAPI-led performance initiative based in Washington, DC, co-founded by Artistic Director Youri Kim and Artistic Associate Juyoung Koh. “Jaemi” is Korean for “fun” and, in its Sino-Korean form, means “to live in America” and “to live in beauty.” The company creates interdisciplinary performance rooted in diasporic imagination and radical storytelling. Jaemi is a home for the unfinished and the unassimilated, where performance holds contradiction without needing to resolve it.

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San Francisco Ballet cancels upcoming performances at Kennedy Center

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March 1, 2026

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San Francisco Ballet cancels upcoming performances at Kennedy Center

Sunday, March 1, 2026 6:36AM

SF Ballet cancels upcoming performances at Kennedy Center

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The San Francisco Ballet board has voted to cancel its upcoming performances at the Kennedy Center.

The company is scheduled for a four-day run in Washington D.C. in May.

Petition urges SF Ballet to cancel Kennedy Center tour stop as company opens 2026 season

Last year, Pres. Donald Trump overhauled the Kennedy Center’s board, including naming himself the chairman.

That led several artists to cancel scheduled performances.

A statement from SF Ballet says the group “looks forward to performing for Washington, D.C. audiences in the future.”

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97-year-old World War II veteran honored virtually at home

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February 28, 2026

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97-year-old World War II veteran honored virtually at home

At 97, Veteran Harley Wero wasn’t up for a trip to the nation’s capital, so volunteers from the Western North Dakota honor flight brought the trip to him. Wero, his wife Muriel and their daughter Jennifer got to experience Washington, DC, without ever leaving their home.

Web Editor : Sydney Ross

Posted 2026-02-28T15:57:08-0500 – Updated 2026-02-28T15:59:05-0500

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