The president-elect is set to arrive in the Washington area on Saturday and begin a series of events that includes a party at Trump National Golf Club and a rally at Capital One Arena.
President-elect Donald J. Trump will kick off a series of inaugural events with a party for roughly 500 donors, friends and other supporters at his golf club in Sterling, Va., on Saturday, according to officials with the inaugural committee.
It is the initial setting for days of ceremony that typically honor an incoming U.S. president. The club, about an hour’s drive from Washington, will be Mr. Trump’s first stop after he lands at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on his private plane, the last time he will fly aboard the aircraft emblazoned with his name in gold letters for the next four years. He will be joined by his wife, Melania Trump, and some of his family members.
The next day, Mr. Trump is scheduled to hold a rally at Capital One Arena in Washington with his supporters. He is expected to visit Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia before the rally, and then to attend a candlelight dinner with supporters. And on Monday, Jan. 20, Mr. Trump, the only person besides Grover Cleveland to be elected to nonconsecutive terms, will be sworn in as the 47th president.
At Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., which overlooks the Potomac River, the inaugural committee plans to use the entire sprawling clubhouse, officials said. Mr. Trump’s aides are preparing for hours of music videos to be shown on dozens of televisions placed throughout the three floors of the club.
The event will feature what Mr. Trump likes to see and hear at public events and will include some Trump hallmarks, like a five-hour music playlist. There will be a well-known Elvis impersonator and tribute performer named Leo Days, as well as Christopher Macchio, a tenor whom Mr. Trump has featured at his last two Republican National Conventions and at an October rally in Butler, Pa. Pop-up performances will take place throughout the night, officials said.
The evening will include an extensive fireworks display and, most likely, tents set up outside to accommodate guests in freezing weather. The following day, Mr. Trump will attend a victory rally at Capital One Arena.