January 16 to 20, 2009

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MORNING
AFTERNOON
EVENING
DAY 1
Friday,
Jan. 16
  • Arrive in
    Washington, D.C.

  • Welcome to the nation's capital!
  • Optional activities available afternoon and evening
     
  • Check-in
    at hotel
    (after 4:00 pm)


  • Overnight in Washington, D.C. area
DAY 2
Saturday,
Jan. 17
  • Optional Breakfast 

  • Presidential Inaugural Heritage Festival begins at George Mason University
  • Adjudicated performances and/or

  • time to explore the historical
    and cultural sites of Washington, D.C.
  • Overnight in Washington, D.C. area
DAY 3
Sunday,
Jan. 18
  • Optional Breakfast

Presidential Inaugural Heritage Festival continues

8am to 6pm

  • Adjudicated performances and/or

  • Free time to explore
  • Overnight in Washington, D.C. area
DAY 4
Monday,
Jan. 19
  • Optional Breakfast

  • Presidential Inaugural Heritage Festival continues

    8am to 6pm

  • Adjudicated performances and/or
  • Free time to explore
  • 7:00 pm to 11:00pm Heritage Inaugural Ball

  • Dinner/Dance and Awards Ceremony 

  • Overnight in Washington, D.C. area
Day 5
Tuesday,
Jan. 20
  • Optional Breakfast
     
  • Checkout of hotel

  • Presidential Inaugural Parade

  • Additional time to see Washington's monuments, museums, and memorial sites
  • Depart for home
Thank you for partnering with Heritage Festivals for your music program in Washington, D.C.

Please note: Activities outside of the Heritage Festivals package do not reflect confirmed reservations or prices. All reservations and times are tentative and must be confirmed after registration.

The 2009 Washington, D.C. Presidential Inaugural Heritage Music Festival Package includes:
  • First-class hotel accommodations
  • Performance in a National Music Festival
  • Grand Inaugural Ball and Awards Ceremony
  • Meaningful awards and trophies
  • Continuous personal service from start to finish
  • Positive, constructive adjudication
  • Onstage mini-clinic with taped comments
  • Commemorative patch for each student
  • Director's gift and group photo for the director
  • Opportunity for director to earn Professional Development Points
  • Opportunity for students to earn one semester of performing arts academic credit

Suggested Optional Activities:
  • Smithsonian Museums
  • George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
  • Tours of monuments and memorials
  • Arlington National Cemetery