D.C. Celebrates Ukraine's Independence Day!

About D.C. Celebrates Ukraine's Independence Day!

Join us on August 22 for a rally, march, and concert with Ukrainian music, poetry, and dance celebrating Ukraine’s Independence Day!

On Saturday, August 22, for the fifth year in a row, US Ukrainian Activists (USUA) is bringing together supporters of Ukraine, the Ukrainian diaspora, and local Ukrainian-American groups and organizations to celebrate Ukraine's Independence Day in Washington, D.C. This three-part event tradition was founded in 2022 and has been organized since then by Nadiya Shaporynska, President of US Ukrainian Activists (USUA).

💛💙Join us for a rally and march, followed by a concert featuring Ukrainian music, poetry, and dance, as we come together to honor Ukrainian Independence, Liberty, Heritage, and Culture!

August 24, Ukraine’s Independence Day, will also mark 4.5 years since the start of russia’s full-scale genocidal war against Ukraine, launched by the russian federation on February 24, 2022. During the event, we will honor the countless Ukrainian heroes and victims of russia’s 12-year-long invasion of Ukraine.

This family-friendly event welcomes everyone, Ukrainians and non-Ukrainians alike.

WHEN and WHERE: August 22, 2026 (Saturday):

🇺🇦4:30 p.m.: Assembly on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
🎤 5:00–6:00 p.m.: Official program featuring speakers and a Ukrainian music interlude.
🇺🇦🚶 6:15–7:15 p.m.: Proudly march with a giant Ukrainian flag (33 × 46 ft / 10 × 14 m) from the Lincoln Memorial along the Reflecting Pool, then around the Washington Monument and back to the Lincoln Memorial.
🎶 7:30–9:00 p.m.: Concert at the Lincoln Memorial.

💛💙 Wear your vyshyvanka, Ukrainian T-shirts, and bring your Ukrainian flags, as well as yellow and blue balloons!

💧 🔴Please ensure you bring sufficient water, as the weather may be hot.

📣We greatly appreciate any engagement with USUA’s social media pages and posts about this event before, during, and after it. Reposting the Facebook and Eventbrite pages, marking your attendance, and spreading the word about the event would be greatly appreciated! You can also share the event graphics found on the Facebook and Instagram pages of US Ukrainian Activists (USUA).

📲When posting on your own social media accounts, please make sure to tag US Ukrainian Activists as the event’s founder and organizer:

#USUA #USUkrainianActivists

💛💙Thank you for your support!

Event Founder and Organizer since 2022:

Nadiya Shaporynska, President of US Ukrainian Activists (USUA)

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Last-minute changes may occur due to weather conditions. Please check back here before the event for updates on date, time, and location.

Safety is our top priority. In case of lightning risk, the event will be rescheduled for the following day (Sunday, August 23), or the next weekend. All changes will be announced in this Facebook Event and on the USUA Facebook Page.

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This year, we will celebrate Ukraine’s Independence Day at the Lincoln Memorial because the White House area, where we held the official part of our event during the last four years, as well as the Taras Shevchenko Memorial, are currently fenced off with no announced reopening timeline. In previous years, we marched with a large Ukrainian flag from the White House to the Taras Shevchenko Memorial. This year, we will march from the Lincoln Memorial around the Washington Monument and back to the Lincoln Memorial, where the event will conclude with a concert.



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