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How Do I Get Inauguration Tickets?

November 7, 2008 at 10:00 AM | by BS | 5 Comments

Now that the years-long election extravaganza is finally over, DC is already setting up for the biggest political party of them all: Inauguration Day, set for January 20.

Anyone can attend the parade through Washington, but tickets to the ceremony itself are notoriously hard to come by. The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies spells out your chances:

Tickets to the 56th Inaugural Ceremonies will be provided free of charge and distributed through Members of the 111th Congress. The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies does not provide tickets to the public. Members of the public interested in attending the Inaugural Ceremonies should contact their Member of Congress or US Senators to request tickets.

Call Your Congressman or -woman:
Jaunted just called our Brooklyn congressman and were told we are 600-and-something on the waiting list, and the office expects to get a single-digit number of tickets. We're taking that as a "No."

Scour Craigslist:
Craigslist DC is already filling up with desperate "I've already booked my flight" pleas. Some are offering to pay up to $500 a ticket, although there's no one actually selling yet, since the tickets haven't been distributed.

Just Give Up:
If you haven't done any favors for a senator lately and can't score tickets the old fashioned capitalist way, anyone can go see the parade, as we mentioned above.

Have a tip we've left out? Drop it in the comments!

Related Stories:
· Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies [Official Site]
· Inauguration Tickets [Craigslist DC]
· Barack Obama coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies]

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  1. CourtneyMay

    Jaunted Member

    don't need tickets ....

    I mean, tickets are nice, but you don't need them in order to attend the Inauguration. The first maybe 1 or 2 blocks down the National Mall require them, but then for the remainder of the Mall, they set up huge screens and anyone can go and stand and be a part of it. After that, you can walk over to Penn Ave to watch the parade part, but you can still be on the Mall for the swearing in without tickets. I've attended the last 4 that way, never tried to for the special seats, and still had a great time. These people on craigslist begging need to just stand with the general population on the mall and be happy.
    November 10, 2008 at 4:59 PM
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  1. CourtneyMay

    Jaunted Member

    more info about the mall standing room...

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/17/AR2008111703672.html
    November 18, 2008 at 11:38 AM
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  1. nabeelva

    Jaunted Member

    How to get inauguration tickets

    I discovered this really cool site with resources regarding the 2009 historic inauguration and found it extremely helpful. Maybe you want to look at it and pass it on to others who are looking for help

    http://www.getinaugurationtickets.com

    Good luck

    November 19, 2008 at 12:29 AM
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  1. inauguration

    Jaunted Member

    the ceremony

    If you are going to the ceremony, you may like to bring these with you:
    http://www.zazzle.com/inauguration_2009?rf=238666073029854831
    or
    http://www.zazzle.com/SoCalTeeShirts?rf=238666073029854831
    January 9, 2009 at 6:30 PM
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  1. inauguration

    Jaunted Member

    Going to the ceremony

    the ceremony If you are going to the ceremony, you may like to bring these with you: http://www.zazzle.com/inauguration_2009?rf=238666073029854831 or http://www.zazzle.com/SoCalTeeShirts?rf=238666073029854831
    January 9, 2009 at 6:32 PM
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