How To Watch Trump Kick Off The Great American State Fair
on Jun 23, 2026 • Updated Jun 23, 2026
As the 250th anniversary of America declaring its independence nears, with July 4 less than two weeks away, President Donald Trump is preparing for a series of celebratory events to mark the occasion.
Fifty years ago, in 1976, the nation celebrated the bicentennial, ringing bells across the nation.
Now, five decades later, the semiquincentennial is being marked with immense displays of patriotic fervor.
On Wednesday, June 24, after weeks of controversy, Trump will be kicking off the Great American State Fair, a 16-day event held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
While thousands are expected to attend Trump’s opening remarks, which he has described as the “rally to end all rallies,” there are also ways to watch the speech and other festivities live on television and streaming online.
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“We need somebody that can take the brand of the United States and make it great again,” said Trump in 2015 as he announced he was running for president, adding that the nation needs “a cheerleader” instead of a “negative force.”
Now, 11 years later, Trump is serving his second term as commander-in-chief, with his non-consecutive presidential terms conveniently lining up to allow for him to preside over celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Among those celebrations is the Great American State Fair, which begins on June 25 and runs through July 10 in Washington, D.C.
On the evening before the fair begins, Trump will be kicking off the Great American State Fair, even as artists have backed out of performing.
Starting at 7 p.m. on June 24, Trump announced on Truth Social that he will be putting on “the Greatest Rally, EVER,” adding that it “will be special at every level — A Rally to end all Rallies!”
Admission to attend the rally in-person is free, with tickets available on the Freedom 250 website.
However, how to watch the rally live online or on TV has not been made as clear.
To watch it live on television, C-SPAN 2 will be broadcasting the event, starting at 7 p.m.
Further, for those hoping to watch the Great American State Fair kick off rally online, it will be available to stream on the C-SPAN website, here.
Live streams are expected on YouTube from the White House and the fair’s organizer, Freedom 250, but the live videos are not yet listed online. Similarly, a livestream is expected on Freedom 250’s Facebook page.
Watch Trump speak about his upcoming rally on June 24, here:
Present to perform his 1984 hit “God Bless The USA” will be Lee Greenwood, whose song has been a Trump rally mainstay for the past decade.
Additionally, Christopher Macchio, a celebrated American tenor who Trump has frequently had perform at his events, will be there to sing Puccini’s “Nessun dorma,” Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” Franz Schubert’s “Ave Maria,” and “God Bless America.”
Trump also listed the military bands that will be performing, writing:
“The Rally will also be featuring the wonderful U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” and Armed Forces Choir, and “The President’s Own” Unites States Marine Band, with the Joint Armed Forces Chorus, all of your favorite Hits.”
There will also be a patriotic flyover conducted by the F-16 Viper Demo Team, as well as America’s B-2 Spirit stealth bomber and the F-35A Lightning II.
This comes just 10 days after the UFC Freedom 250 fight at the White House, which saw a patriotic flyover, a powerful performance of the National Anthem by Zac Brown, and UFC fighters entering the octagon from the Oval Office.
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