For
Immediate
Release: Friday, December 28, 2012
PIC Releases Preliminary Public Ticketing
Information for The Inaugural Ball
New Webpage Will Allow
Americans Across the Country to Sign Up for Information About How to
Purchase Public Tickets
WASHINGTON – Today, the Presidential Inaugural Committee
(PIC) announced plans to make a limited number of tickets for The
Inaugural Ball available to the general public with the launch of a
webpage where individuals can sign up for information about how to
purchase tickets. Those who sign up will receive an email notification
when tickets become available with a link where they can request up to
two tickets on a first-come, first-served basis. The email sign-up page
can be found here.
The second Inaugural of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe
Biden will feature two official Inaugural balls on Monday, January
21st. In addition to the Commander-In-Chief’s Ball for members of the
U.S. military, Americans from across the country will be invited to
share in the celebration at The Inaugural Ball, a unified celebration
for all Americans that will span every hall in the Walter E. Washington
Convention Center.
“The President and Vice President’s second Inaugural will continue
their commitment to giving Americans from across the country the chance
to share in this celebration,” said Stephen J. Kerrigan, President and
CEO of the Presidential Inaugural Committee. “Additionally, by holding
a smaller number of Inaugural balls in a centralized location, we are
continuing a more than 200-year-old tradition while reducing the burden
on local law enforcement and security personnel, as well as on DC
residents.”
Public tickets to The Inaugural Ball are limited and will cost $60
each. In keeping with tradition and the President and Vice President’s
commitment to honoring the brave men and women of the nation’s armed
forces, tickets to the Commander-In-Chief’s Ball will be provided free
of charge to invited members of the U.S. military.
Additional details and ticketing information for The Inaugural Ball and
other Inaugural weekend events will be released as soon as they become
available.
More information on the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Committee can be
found at www.2013pic.org and on Twitter at @ObamaInaugural.
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