Below is a list of the organizations that have accepted an invitation to march in the 57th Inaugural Parade. Invitations are being made and accepted as part of an ongoing process, so please check back for rolling additions to this list.
Organizations wishing to participate in the parade submitted online applications to the Joint Task Force – National Capital Region (JTF-NCR). The deadline for submissions was November 30, 2012. The JTF-NCR then compiled all of the eligible applicants to be reviewed by the Presidential Inaugural Committee. A final list of applicants was selected to receive invitations. All told, more than 2,807 applications were submitted to the JTF-NCR website.
Groups invited to participate in the parade are listed alphabetically below.
54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts
54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment Company B
Silver Spring, Maryland
A Therapeutic Equine Assisted Self-Confidence Experience (ATEASE)
Cottage Grove, Wisconsin
Ambulance 255 Project
North Franklin, Connecticut
Asheville High School Marching Band
Asheville, North Carolina
Ballet Folklóico de la Raza
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Ballou Senior High School “Majestic” Marching Knights
Washington, D.C.
Boston College Screaming Eagles Marching Band
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps
Boston, Massachusetts
Boy Scout Troop 358
Grace Baptist Church of Germantown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Calera Eagle Marching Band
Calera High School
Calera, Alabama
Canine Companions for Independence
Fauquier County, Virginia
Central Valley High School Marching Band
Spokane Valley, Washington
Chinese American Community Center Folk Dance Troupe
Hockessin, Delaware
Comparsa Morelense
Nevada
Culver Academies
Culver, Indiana
Dobyns-Bennett High School Marching Band
Kingsport, Tennessee
Fergus Falls High School Marching Band
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Frankfort High School Marching Band
Ridgeley, West Virginia
Georgia State University Marching Band
Atlanta, Georgia
Grambling State University Marching Band
Grambling, Louisiana
Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission
Charleston, South Carolina
Isiserettes Drill & Drum Corps
Des Moines, Iowa
Jackson Memorial Jaguar Band
Jackson Memorial High School
Jackson, New Jersey
Kamehameha Schools Warrior Marching Band
Honolulu, Hawaii
Lesbian and Gay Band Association
St. Louis, Missouri
Letcher County Central Marching Band
Letcher County Central High School
Whitesburg, Kentucky
Liberty North High School Band
Liberty, Missouri
Little Rock Central High School Marching Band
Little Rock, Arkansas
Londonderry High School Marching Band and Color Guard
Londonderry, New Hampshire
Miami University Marching Band
Oxford, Ohio
Michigan’s Multi-jurisdictional Mounted Police Drill Team and Color Guard
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Military Spouses of Michigan
Michigan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington, D.C.
Native American Women Warriors
Pueblo West, Colorado
Navajo Nation Band
Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah
Norwich University Regimental Band
Northfield, Vermont
Palm Springs “Spirit of the Sands” Marching Band and Visual Corps
Palm Spring High School
Palm Springs, California
Palmview High School Mariachi and Folkloric Group
La Joya, Texas
Pearl River Community College Marching Band
Poplarville, Mississippi
Portsmouth High School Marching Band
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Punahou Band
Punahou School
Honolulu, Hawaii
Seguro Que Si
Orlando, Florida
South Shore Drill Team
Chicago, Illinois
The 81st Regional Support Command Wildcats
Fort Jackson, South Carolina
The Gym Dandies Children’s Circus
Scarborough Maine Schools
Scarborough, Maine
The Northern State University Wolves’ Marching Band
Aberdeen, South Dakota
The Tribes of North Dakota
North Dakota
The Utuqqagmiut Dancers
Wainwright, Alaska
Union High School Air Force Junior ROTC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
United War Veterans Council
New York, New York
University of Maryland Marching Band
College Park, Maryland
Utah Hispanic Dance Alliance
Sandy, Utah
Virginia Military Institute Marching Unit
Lexington, Virginia