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A full schedule of public performances by ensembles of "The President's Own"

 

2025 summer concerts:

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Select a date below for more information.

Events are free and open to the public, tickets not required. Programs subject to change.

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Expand List item 9837Collapse List item 9837  JULY 31 | CANCELED - Marine Band at Sylvan Theater

Canceled due to inclement weather.

Location: Sylvan Theater (on the grounds of the Washington Monument)

Date & Time: Thursday, July 31 at 7 p.m.

Program: View Here

Description: Free outdoor summer concerts featuring patriotic favorites, popular music, and wind band classics perfect for the whole family!

Expand List item 9838Collapse List item 9838  AUGUST 6 | Marine Big Band at U.S. Capitol West Steps

Location: U.S. Capitol West Steps

Date & Time: Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 7 p.m.

Program: View Here

Description: Free outdoor summer concerts featuring the Marine Big Band taking listeners back to yesteryear with the swinging tunes and smooth tones of a bygone era.

Expand List item 11693Collapse List item 11693  AUGUST 7 | Marine Big Band at National Museum of the Marine Corps

Location: National Museum of the Marine Corps

Date & Time: Thursday, Aug. 7 at 7 p.m.

Program: View Here

Description: Free outdoor summer concerts featuring the Marine Big Band taking listeners back to yesteryear with the swinging tunes and smooth tones of a bygone era.

Expand List item 11694Collapse List item 11694  AUGUST 13 | Marine Band at U.S. Capitol West Steps

Location: U.S. Capitol West Steps

Date & Time: Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m.

Program: View Here

Description: The Marine Band’s Summer Concert Series continues on Aug. 13 with exciting music that’s fun for the whole family. Featuring works by John Mackey, Kevin Day, Florence Price and Carolyn Bremer, the Marine Band will perform at the U.S. Capitol West Steps. The concert will also feature Staff Sgt. Hannah Davis, soprano, singing the Modern Songbook Medley, arranged by Gunnery Sgt. Scott Ninmer.  

Expand List item 11695Collapse List item 11695  AUGUST 14 | Marine Band at Sylvan Theater

Location: Sylvan Theater (on the grounds of the Washington Monument)

Date & Time: Thursday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m.

Program: View Here

Description: The Marine Band’s Summer Concert Series continues on Aug. 14 with exciting music that’s fun for the whole family. Featuring works by John Mackey, Kevin Day, Florence Price and Carolyn Bremer, the Marine Band will perform at Sylvan Theater on the grounds of the Washington Monument. The concert will also feature Staff Sgt. Hannah Davis, soprano, singing the Modern Songbook Medley, arranged by Gunnery Sgt. Scott Ninmer.

Expand List item 11698Collapse List item 11698  AUGUST 23 | Marine Chamber Orchestra at Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center

Location: Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, Northern Virginia Community College

Date & Time: Saturday, Aug. 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Program: View Here

Description: Coordinated by Concertmaster Master Sgt. Karen Johnson, hear the Marine Chamber Orchestra’s delightful summer concert featuring Felix Mendelssohn’s String Symphony No. 10 in B minor and Benjamin Britten’s Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge. The concert will also feature Staff Sgt. Taylor Fleshman, harp, on William Grant Still’s beautiful and reflective work Ennanga for Harp, String Orchestra, and Piano.

The concert is free. No tickets required. Free parking.

Expand List item 11696Collapse List item 11696  AUGUST 27 | Marine Band at U.S. Capitol West Steps

Location: U.S. Capitol West Steps

Date & Time: Wednesday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m.

Program: View Here

Description: Free outdoor summer concerts featuring patriotic favorites, popular music, and wind band classics perfect for the whole family! 

Expand List item 11697Collapse List item 11697  AUGUST 28 | Marine Band at National Museum of the Marine Corps

Location: National Museum of the Marine Corps

Date & Time: Thursday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m.

Program: View Here

Description: Free outdoor summer concerts featuring patriotic favorites, popular music, and wind band classics perfect for the whole family! 

 

Friday Evening Parades:

Dates: Fridays, May - August

Location: Marine Barracks Washington, 8th & I Streets SE, Washington, DC 20390

Special Note: Reservations required. Please visit the Marine Barracks Washington website for parade reservations and complete information.

Description: Since 1957, Marine Barracks Washington, the "Oldest Post of the Corps," has held Friday Evening Parades to publicly showcase the pride, professionalism and esprit de corps of Marines worldwide. At these ceremonial dress parades, guests witness the finest display of military precision and excellence, including musical performances by "The President's Own" United States Marine Band and "The Commandant's Own" United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, and impressively choreographed rifle drill executed by the United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon. Following the ceremony, guests have the opportunity to meet Marines involved in the parade, as well as take photos with the Marine Barracks bulldog mascot, Chesty XVI.