The United States Coast Guard Band welcomes a live audience for an afternoon of holiday music beginning at 2pm in Leamy Concert Hall at the US Coast Guard Academy.
All audience members must follow live audience protocols for the USCG Band COVID-19 Verification Center (CVC). There will be two CVC's open at 1pm on December 12th and all attendees must visit one of two CVC's prior to entering the auditorium. The main CVC is located in the lobby of Leamy Hall Auditorium and is for all patrons. The second is located at the Dry Dock entrance and is ONLY available for attendees needing a handicapped accessible entrance. In person audience members must provide:
1) Photo ID
2) Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination OR verification of a negative COVID-19 PCR test administered no more than 72 hours in advance of the concert OR a negative COVID-19 Antigen test administered in the last 24 hours
3) Ticket, printed or on phone
A face mask is required at all times per US Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security regulations. For questions, please call the US Coast Guard Band at (860) 444-8466 or email MUC Megan Sesma ([email protected]). Ticket reservations will not be taken over the phone.
** Limited seating is available for this live event.
** COVID protocols will be in place including the required wearing of face masks.
The United States Coast Guard Band is the premier band representing the United States Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security. The 55-member ensemble has performed at some of the most prestigious venues in the nation, including the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall.
Based at the US Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, the Coast Guard Band frequently appears in Washington, DC at presidential and cabinet level functions on formal and informal occasions. Historic events include National Christmas Tree lighting ceremonies, the American Bicentennial Celebration with President Gerald Ford, World War II Fiftieth Anniversary events in England, and Inaugural celebrations for every President since Herbert Hoover.