The Sunset Parade is every Tuesday evening from May through August, beginning at 7 p.m. The Sunset Parade is open to the public at no charge. Reservations are not necessary.
Spacious lawns provide ample room for guests to bring lawn chairs and blankets for informal viewing.
No other type of seating is available, except for invited guests of the Parade Reviewing Officials. There are no public parking spaces available at the Memorial grounds on Parade evenings. Guests may park at the Arlington National Cemetery Visitors' Center for a small fee. Marine Barracks provides a free shuttle bus service from the visitors center to the war memorial grounds from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. before the parade and from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. following the parade. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicated the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial to all Marines who had died to keep their country free.