Obama Will Host Youth Ball, Along with Regional Inauguration Balls

WASHINGTON, D.C. - President-elect Barack Obama will be hosting a Youth Inaugural Ball, five Regional Inaugural balls, and a ball for his Home States - Illinois and Hawaii on Jan. 20. Vice President-elect Joe Biden will host a ball for his Home States as well: Delaware and Pennsylvania. These balls round out the list of official inaugural balls to be held on Tuesday, January 20, along with the previously announced Neighborhood Inaugural Ball and Commander in Chief's Ball. The President-elect and the Vice President-elect will appear at each of the 10 inaugural balls.
"Young people are more engaged in this country's future than ever before," said Presidential Inaugural Committee Executive Director Emmett S. Beliveau. The youth ball will be held at the Washington Hilton.
The Youth ball is intended for young Americans aged 18-35 and will celebrate the inauguration of the new president and the role young Americans can play to serve their communities. Tickets will be available at a reduced price of $75.
The Regional Inaugural Balls are an inaugural tradition that President-elect Obama will continue, inviting guests from the Midwest, the West, the East, the South, and the Mid-Atlantic regions to their own celebrations.