When is the 2028 inauguration?
The 2028 presidential inauguration is January 20, 2029. The 20th Amendment fixed this date, and the winner of the November 2028 election will be sworn in as the 48th President.
The 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1933, established that the president's term begins at noon on January 20 following the election. The winner of the November 7, 2028 election will therefore be inaugurated on January 20, 2029.
If January 20 falls on a Sunday, as it did in 2013 and 1985, the president is sworn in privately on Sunday and the public ceremony follows on Monday. January 20, 2029 is a Saturday, so that Sunday exception does not apply: the public inauguration is expected to be held on Saturday, January 20, 2029, with the constitutional start of the term at noon that day.
The person sworn in will become the 48th President of the United States. The ceremony takes place on the steps of the U.S. Capitol and traditionally includes the oath of office, an inaugural address, and a series of celebrations and inaugural balls.
Between Election Day (November 7, 2028) and Inauguration Day (January 20, 2029), the outgoing administration manages a transition period, during which the president-elect builds a cabinet and prepares to assume power.
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