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Use this map to find the locations of all the official inaugural balls, and which states are hosting or attending which events.


Sheraton Washington
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama

Omni Shoreham
 New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia

Washington Hilton
Exhibit Center: Texas, Louisiana, Missouri
International Ballroom: Oregon, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota

Washington Convention Center
Hall A: California, Hawaii, Alaska
Hall B: Arkansas, New Hampshire
Hall C: Florida

National Building Museum
Pennsylvania, Ohio

National Postal Museum
21st Century Ball: for young adults

Union Station
Tennessee

D.C. Armory
District of Columbia

Air and Space Museum
Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota, Iowa

Old Post Office Pavillion
Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont

Kennedy Center
New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island

Inaugural Balls Coverage
Examine our comprehensive coverage of the history, fashions and entertainment at the official and unofficial inaugural balls.