Missed out on tickets to the annual White House Easter Egg Roll? Virtually join the gathering instead, with a livestream happening now.
The president and first lady will deliver remarks at 10:30 a.m., and then they’ll read aloud from the “storytime stage” at 11:00 a.m. Celebrities who will also lend their talents to children’s tales this year include: Bear Grylls, the cast of Black-ish, Trinitee Stokes and the cast of Bunk’d, Genevieve Goings, La La Anthony, Robin Roberts, Sesame Street, Shaquille O’Neal, Shonda Rhimes, and Loni Love, Adrienne Bailon and Jeannie Mai from The Real.
In honor of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative, this year’s roll—the last of the Obama administration— will also include the first-ever White House Fun Run.
The White House Easter Egg Roll tradition dates back to 1898, though they skipped it during WWI and WWII.
Roll through the history of the White House #EasterEggRoll, and see what we have in store for today’s celebration. https://t.co/244DFJlZFk
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 28, 2016
Rachel Sadon