Marian Anderson’s ‘seminal’ Easter concert at Lincoln Memorial commemorated in DC

Published April 20, 2025 6:00am ET



As the National Park Service holds its annual week to draw attention to its properties around the country to encourage tourism, the process is a bit different this year, as it comes at a time when the Department of Government Efficiency has reduced budgets. The Washington Examiner is taking a closer look at those effects and how you can celebrate at a park near you in the coming days and weeks. In Part 3 of our series, National Park Week: The state of America’s outdoors, we examine how the NPS is celebrating Easter.

The National Mall and Memorial Parks is conducting its annual tradition of commemorating Marian Anderson’s “seminal” concert at the Lincoln Memorial this Easter, with this year’s holiday falling within National Park Week.

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