Starting today, you can enter the lottery to get free tickets to the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Washington, DC.

The United States Marine Corps Band and several world famous performers will provide entertainment at the event, which takes place on the Ellipse just south of the White House in our nation’s capital.  President Obama will deliver a message of peace as the National Christmas Tree and 56 smaller trees, representing each of the 50 states, five territories, and the District of Columbia, are illuminated for the first time this year.

The ticket lottery will distribute 2800 seated tickets and 7000 standing room tickets.  You can enter the lottery now through 11:59pm EST by visiting www.thenationaltree.org or calling (877) 444-6777.  Ticket winners will be notified by email or by phone and tickets will be mailed by November 15.  The National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony takes place on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 11:47 am and is filed under Attractions, Events. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.