WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris is planning an event in the District just one week before the election, WUSA9 has learned.
According to a permit filed Friday with the National Park Service, the event was originally planned to be on the National Mall on Tuesday. However, a new location was chosen.
WUSA9 learned a new permit was issued Saturday morning, which signals that the event will take place at the Ellipse. With as many as 20,000 attendees expected, the permit also plans for 250 staff, organizers, and volunteers.
The 'First Amendment Political Speech' event will start Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. but will be open to the public at 3:00 p.m.
If you are planning to attend the event, be advised that camping is not allowed in the mentioned perimeter and that parking will not be available along Constitution Avenue.
Here is the official planning schedule for the event:
Saturday, October 26:
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.: Flooring drop off-equipment drop
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.: Setup of flooring/stage/tents/power
6:00 p.m. – 11:59 p.m.: Overnight Security on site
Sunday, October 27:
8:00 a.m. – 10 p.m.: Continue flooring installation
2:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.: Staging Unity and fencing installation
6:00 p.m. – 11:59 p.m.: Overnight security on site
Monday, October 28:
12:01 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.: Overnight Security continued
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.: Continue site buildup
6:00 p.m. – 11:59 p.m.: Overnight security on site
Tuesday, October 29:
12:01 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.: Overnight Security continued
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Site closed
3:00 pm: Site opens to public
7:15 p.m. Program starts
8:15 p.m.: participants disperse
9:00 p.m.: End of event
Wednesday, October 30:
12:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Equipment removed
Ellipse is the same location where the former President and current Republican nominee Donald Trump spoke to crowds on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress was convening to certify President Joe Biden's victory that past November. Those crowds then became a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol as part of a deadly riot.
An event website appeared for the campaign rally Wednesday night. For more information, click here.