The Salute to America event will be hosted by the President of the United States and will take place at the Lincoln Memorial. The Secret Service is working with its federal and local partners on a security plan for this event. The Salute to America event specifically will be secured by the U.S. Secret Service, separate from the rest of the July 4th activities within the District of Columbia. Tickets are required for this event and individuals will be required to undergo an additional level of security screening to include magnetometers. Screening will begin at 3 p.m. and the event starts at 6:30 p.m. The U.S. Secret Service is not the issuing agency for tickets to the event.
The list of prohibited items is as follows:
* Aerosols
* Ammunition
* Animals other than service/guide animals
* Backpacks
* Bags and signs exceeding size restrictions
* Bicycles
* Balloons
* Coolers
* Drones and other unmanned aircraft systems
* Explosives
* Firearms
* Glass, thermal or metal containers
* Laser pointers
* Mace/Pepper spray
* Packages
* Selfie Sticks
* Structures
* Signs exceeding the size restrictions (20x3x1/4)
* Support for signs and placards
* Toy guns
* Explosives
* Recreational motorized mobility devices
* Weapons of any kind
-- United States Secret Service
Source: U.S. Secret Service