When will Trump take office? Everything you need to know about the 2025 inauguration

President Donald J. Trump will be sworn in at noon on January 20, 2025, capping a spectacular political comeback that was two years, two months and five days in the making.

Thousands will gather in the nation’s capital to watch him take the oath of office as 82-year-old President Joe Biden leaves the White House after four years.

The historic day will culminate with the glitzy Inaugural Balls, where the 47th President will dance with incoming First Lady Melania Trump.

DailyMail.com answers some of the top questions on the day Trump returns as commander in chief.

When is Trump’s inauguration date in 2024?

The Twentieth Amendment requires a new president’s term to begin at noon on January 20 in the year following the presidential election.

The inauguration takes place on January 21 if the 20th falls on a Sunday. It requires them to take the oath of office.

In addition, the opening festivities are guided by tradition – with a luncheon, parade and balls usually all part of that special day.

Is the Presidential Inauguration a Federal Holiday?

Inauguration Day is a federal holiday, but this year it falls on the same day as another federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the annual celebration of the civil rights icon.

Federal employees don’t get an extra day off, even if it’s a double holiday.

What happens on the morning of the inauguration?

Eight years ago, when Trump was sworn in, he and first lady Melania Trump started their day in church — at the historic yellow St. John’s Episcopal just outside the White House.

They were then greeted on the North Portico of the White House by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.

From there, they headed to the U.S. Capitol before the noon swearing-in ceremony.

It is tradition for the outgoing president to leave a letter for the new president on the Resolute Desk.

Although Trump broke tradition by becoming one of four presidents to skip the inauguration of a successor – the others were John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson – he did leave a “shockingly gracious” letter for the Democrat, according to Biden biographer Chris Whipple.

Four years ago, the Trumps departed the White House South Lawn ahead of Biden’s swearing-in ceremony and the outgoing president delivered remarks at Joint Base Andrews before heading to Mar-a-Lago.

Typically, the former president and first lady fly away in a Marine One helicopter from the east side of the U.S. Capitol after the swearing-in takes place.

Can you get tickets to Trump’s inauguration?

The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies – the bipartisan group charged with organizing the swearing-in ceremony and the inaugural luncheon – is making inauguration tickets available to the public.

Trump supporters must request their tickets through their congressman.

Convention agencies are already predicting that demand will exceed supply.

How many people are expected to attend Trump’s inauguration in 2025?

Eight years ago, Trump made a big fuss about the size of his inaugural crowd, despite it being visibly smaller than President Barack Obama’s when the Democrat was sworn in in 2009.

Obama was the country’s first black and biracial president in history.

Memorably, Trump had his new press secretary, Sean Spicer, chastise the press a day after being sworn in for pointing out Trump’s smaller crowd.

Spicer claimed that “this was the largest audience ever to witness the Inauguration – period – both in person and around the world.”

It’s likely that Trump’s crowd will be bigger this year than it was eight years ago, simply because his support has grown.

This time, the Republican won the popular vote — the first GOP nominee to do so in two decades.

A day earlier, he also organizes an indoor rally for the MAGA faithful.

It will take place on Sunday, January 19 at the Capital One Arena in DC’s Chinatown district.

Who will attend Trump’s presidential inauguration balls?

There are already a number of balls planned around Washington during Inauguration weekend, but the president and first lady typically only attend the official balls on Monday evenings.

Eight years ago, the Trumps stopped by the Liberty and Freedom Balls at the Washington Convention Center before heading to the ornate National Building Museum for A Salute To Our Armed Services Inaugural Ball, which was dedicated to the troops.

It is unclear what Trump’s team still plans to do with the balls.

In the past, different balls had varying degrees of exclusivity.

Top donors and supporters are generally invited to the smaller, more lavish affairs, while at the same time the sheer size of the Washington Convention Center has allowed thousands to attend balls in the past.

Beyonce famously sang Etta James’ “At Last” at the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball in 2009.

For example, during the 2013 inauguration, thousands of Obama supporters were invited to attend “The Inaugural Ball” at the convention center — but the space was undecorated, served Cheez-Its and pretzels, and had a cash bar.

Still, the audience heard Alicia Keys, the band Fun and saw the Obamas dance to, among other things, ‘Let’s Stay Together’ sung by Jennifer Hudson.

Mainstream music acts have generally stayed out of the MAGA movement, aside from mainstays like Kid Rock and country musicians.

No inaugural balls to mark President Joe Biden’s swearing-in took place in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Instead, the Bidens and Vice President Kamala Harris and her family took part in the traditional inaugural parade from the Capitol to the White House and Press Secretary Jen Psaki held her first news conference.