White House Easter Egg Roll Lottery Opens For 2020

WASHINGTON, DC — The 142nd annual White House Easter Egg Roll is such a popular tradition in the region, it requires a lottery to choose which families will attend. The 2020 White House Easter Egg Roll ticket lottery started at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, and it will stay open until 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 24.

The event will take place on the South Lawn of the White House Monday, April 13, the day after Easter Sunday.

Tickets are free, but each household is limited to six tickets. At least one child age 13 and under and one adult must apply, and there's a maximum of two adults allowed. Tickets cannot be resold.

The White House Easter Egg Roll has been a tradition since 1878. After Congress passed legislation to prohibit egg rolling on Capitol grounds, children asked President Rutherford B. Hayes to use the White House yard to roll eggs. Since then, the White House lawn has hosted children annually for the egg roll game.

Lottery results will be available on March 4. Register for the lottery here.