--- title: Trump Inauguration: How to Watch description: Donald Trump will be sworn in as President of the United States on Friday, Jan. 20. Watch the inauguration ceremony live here canonical: https://time.com/4633043/donald-trump-inauguration-how-to-watch/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-16T14:00:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T13:33:09.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: How to Watch Donald Trump’s Inauguration for Free Online og:description: Inauguration Day is Friday, Jan. 20 og:url: https://time.com/4633043/donald-trump-inauguration-how-to-watch/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt05658b296cde59f1/6988b55b196cf4587b03e76b/donald-trump-watch-inauguration.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: President-Elect Donald Trump Holds Press Conference In New York og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How to Watch Donald Trump’s Inauguration for Free Online twitter:description: Inauguration Day is Friday, Jan. 20 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt05658b296cde59f1/6988b55b196cf4587b03e76b/donald-trump-watch-inauguration.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # How to Watch Donald Trump’s Inauguration for Free Online  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Updated: Dec 13, 2023 1:33 PM UTCPublished: Jan 16, 2017 2:00 PM UTC  President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at Trump Tower on Jan. 11, 2017 in New York City. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at Trump Tower on Jan. 11, 2017 in New York City.Spencer Platt/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Updated: Dec 13, 2023 1:33 PM UTCPublished: Jan 16, 2017 2:00 PM UTC [Donald Trump](http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-2016-donald-trump/) will be [sworn in](http://time.com/4633094/donald-trump-inauguration-what-to-know/) as [President of the United States](http://time.com/4632657/life-at-1600/?xid=homepage&pcd=hp-magmod) on Friday, Jan. 20. The [inauguration](http://time.com/4623995/donald-trump-inauguration-protests/) ceremony at the U.S. Capitol is scheduled to start at 11 a.m., and Trump is set to be officially sworn in at noon. An inaugural parade down Pennsylvania Avenue will follow. The event will be streaming on Time.com; [click here for live coverage](http://time.com/4640028/donald-trump-inauguration-watch-livestream-online/). Former _America’s Got Talent_ contestant Jackie Evancho is scheduled to perform the national anthem. The [Mormon Tabernacle Choir](http://time.com/4619836/donald-trump-inauguration-mormon-tabernacle-choir/) and the [Radio City Rockettes](http://time.com/4617393/rockette-concern-over-donald-trump-inauguration-performance/) have also signed on to perform at the ceremony, although the booking was controversial among some members of both groups. Trump’s team has struggled to find [entertainers willing to perform](http://time.com/4609263/celebrities-on-donald-trump-inauguration-performance/) at the event. 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