White House Easter Egg Roll 2025

April 21, 2025

2025 Easter Egg Roll

Are you ready for some egg-cellent fun? Look no further than the White House Easter Egg Roll! This annual event is a time-honored tradition that takes place on the South Lawn of the White House.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Follow the White House Easter Egg Roll

The best posts and photos from attendees, special guests, entertainers, volunteers, media and more. For the latest updates, follow @EasterEggRoll on X.

White House Easter Egg Roll Program and Schedule of Events

 



Here is the complete list of activities



Easter Egg Roll Performers on the Bunny Hop Stage


  • The United States Marine Band

  • The United States Army Band

  • The United States Army Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps

  • The United States Navy Band

  • The United States Air Force Band

  • Go with YoYo
  • Easter Egg Roll Videos



     

     

    Easter Egg Roll Photos

    White House Easter Egg Roll photogallery

    2025 White House Easter Eggs


    Official wooden White House Easter Eggs for 2025


    Each year, souvenir wooden eggs are given to children attending the Easter Egg Roll at the White House. These commemorative eggs are also made available for purchase online as a 5-piece set.

    You can purchase the wooden eggs here.

     

    Easter Egg Roll Lottery 2025

    White House Easter Egg Roll tickets are free and were made available via an online lottery in early March.

    How to enter the White House Easter Egg Roll lottery

    To enter the lottery, participants are prompted to create an account on the Recreation.gov website.

    Entrants must specify the number of adults/children on the ticket request screen along with their time preference. Choose multiple time slots if you are flexible.

    There must be at least one child (age 13 and under) and one adult to apply with a maximum of two adults per application. Each household will be limited to one lottery application for a maximum of six tickets.

    Tips for Attending the White House Easter Egg Roll

    The easiest way to get to the White House is by taking the Metro or using a rideshare app. The closest Metrorail stations to the White House are Farragut West and Federal Triangle which are both on the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines

    If you do decide to drive, you can find publicly available parking lots and garages at Colonial Parking, LAZ Parking, SpotHero, to name a few.

    Be prepared to wait in long lines when you get there. Your ticket will say what time the line opens up for your group. You may want to get there earlier to get a better place in line. Past Easter Egg Roll attendees have written about their experience and have posted tips and advice for attending the big event. Here are some of the most helpful postings:

    Easter Egg Roll on Whitehouse.Gov - Through the Years

    Take a hop back in time and view the Easter Egg Roll pages from whitehouse.gov from the Clinton, Bush and Obama years (1993-2016) by clicking on the screenshots below:



    Easter 1993

    1993 - 100 Years of Peter Rabbit

    Easter 1994

    The 1994 Easter at the White House souvenir program featured original art by P. Buckley Moss

    Easter 1995

    The 1995 Egg Roll souvenir program contained original art from Catherine Grunewald

    Easter 1996

    The original art in the Easter at the White House 1996 program was by Bill Bell.

    Easter 1997

    The 1997 theme of the WH egg roll was Learning is Delightful and Delicious

    Easter 1998

    Dressed in period costume, actors portraying historical figures such as Abraham Lincoln, Betsy Ross, and George Washington strolled around the South Lawn.

    Easter 1999

    1999 Easter Egg Roll was for children ages three through six

    Easter 2000

    The 2000 Easter Egg Roll was held from 10AM - 2PM and featured a live webcast from the South Lawn

    Easter 2001

    The 2001 Easter Egg Roll

    Easter 2002

    The 2002 White House Egg Roll featured authors such as Norman Bridwell, author of the Clifford series and Marc Brown, author of the Arthur series

    Easter 2003

    The 2003 Egg Roll honored active duty and reserve members of the military and their families

    Easter 2004

    The 2004 Easter event had to close early at noon due to rain

    Easter 2005

    The 2005 Easter Egg Roll continued the tradition that began in 1994 where each state sends a decorated egg to the White House for display

    Easter 2006

    President and Mrs. Bush invited hundreds of outstanding youth volunteers as their special guests at the 2006 Easter Egg Roll

    Easter 2007

    The 2007 Easter event featured live entertainment from Sesame Street, Miley Cyrus who stars in the hit series Hannah Montana, and several other stage performances

    Easter 2008

    The 2008 Easter Egg roll had an educational theme, Ocean Conservation, and included marine life painting with the artist Wyland

    Easter 2009

    The 2009 Easter Egg roll was the first one of the Obama Administration. It's theme was Let's Go Play.

    Easter 2010

    The theme of the 2010 White House Egg Roll was Ready, Set, Go!

    Easter 2011

    The theme of the 2011 White House Egg Roll was Get Up and Go!

    Easter 2012

    The theme of the 2012 White House Egg Roll was Let's Go, Let's Play, Let's Move

    Easter 2013

    The theme of the 2013 White House Egg Roll was Be Healthy, Be Active, Be You!

    Easter 2014

    The theme of the 2014 White House Egg Roll was Hop into Healthy, Swing into Shape

    Easter 2015

    The theme of the 2015 White House Egg Roll was #GimmeFive

    Easter 2016

    The theme of the 2016 White House Egg Roll was Let's Celebrate!

    Interesting Facts about the White House Easter Egg Roll

    Ticketing

    Eggs

    Past Easter Egg Roll Performers, Special guests, and Entertainment

    Sustainability

    Easter Egg Roll Volunteers

    History of the White House Easter Egg Roll