{"id":2566117,"date":"2026-02-06T15:23:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-lady-announces-2026-white-house-easter-egg-roll\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:26:11","slug":"first-lady-announces-2026-white-house-easter-egg-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-lady-announces-2026-white-house-easter-egg-roll\/","title":{"rendered":"First lady announces 2026 White House Easter Egg Roll\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffirst-lady-announces-2026-white-house-easter-egg-roll%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2566117&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>First Lady Melania Trump announced the 148th White House Easter Egg Roll,to be held on April 6 on the South Lawn. Tickets are free and can be requested through an online lottery from February 26 to March 4, with winners notified by March 10. the event invites families with children 13 and younger and will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lara-trump-admits-she-isnt-interested-in-replacing-rubio\/\" title=\"Lara Trump admits she isn...t interested in replacing Rubio\">feature patriotic themes<\/a> to mark 250 years since America\u2019s founding.A volunteer program is also open online with a deadline of February 27. Historically, First Ladies design the event to reflect thier tastes, with past examples including Lou Hoover, Pat Nixon, and Nancy reagan, who introduced keepsake wooden eggs for attendees; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caitlin-clark-snubbed-left-off-olympics-womens-basketball-roster-report\/\" title=\"Caitlin Clark Excluded from Olympic Women...s Basketball Team: Report\">tradition dates back<\/a> to 1878 and was reinstated by Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953 after interruptions. More details will be shared on the lottery site as the event approaches.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">First lady announces 2026 White House Easter Egg Roll&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2497274\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>First lady <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/melania-trump\/\">Melania Trump<\/a> announced the details for the 148th White House <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/easter\/\">Easter<\/a> Egg Roll, which will take place on April 6 on the South Lawn of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets to the White House Easter Egg Roll can be requested through an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=4735d4f25c&amp;e=8b071a776a\">online lottery<\/a> that opens on Thursday, Feb. 26, and closes on Wednesday, March 4. The lottery is free, and winners will be notified by email no later than March 10.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4448727\/tim-scott-calls-trump-remove-obama-monkey-video-truth-social\/\">Trump takes down video depicting Obamas as monkeys after swift bipartisan criticism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4448734\/kamala-harris-2028-best-news-for-gop-joe-concha\/\">Kamala Harris running in 2028 is &#8216;best news&#8217; for GOP: Joe Concha<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4437676\/can-reza-pahlavi-sell-trump-lead-postcleric-iran\/\">Can the late shah&rsquo;s son sell the Trump administration on leading a postcleric regime in Iran?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Families with children 13 years old and younger are invited to join the President, First Lady, White House staff, and their families for a day of festivities,&rdquo; the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/2026\/02\/first-lady-melania-trump-announces-2026-white-house-easter-egg-roll\/\">press release said<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The White House tradition dates back to 1878 under President Rutherford B. Hayes, but firsthand accounts suggest that informal festivities for the holiday began with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/white-house-easter-egg-roll\/\">egg-rolling parties<\/a> under President Abraham Lincoln, according to the White House website.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This year&rsquo;s festivities will honor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/america-250\/\">250 years since America&rsquo;s founding<\/a> by incorporating &ldquo;patriotic themes&rdquo; throughout the event, according to the press release.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The President and First Lady look forward to continuing this entertaining tradition and making it a truly memorable experience for all,&rdquo; the release said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>President Dwight D. Eisenhower reinstated the traditional festivity in 1953 after years of it not occurring due to White House renovations, periods of war, and food conservation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to participating in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fair-to-tell-her-stories-of-healthy-ecosystems-author-questions-reading-classic-kids-books-to-his-daughter-in-nyt-piece\/\" title=\"\u2018Fair To Tell Her Stories Of Healthy Ecosystems?\u2019 Author Questions Reading Classic Kids\u2019 Books To His Daughter In NYT Piece\">egg roll<\/a>, the White House will also select volunteers through an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/eoppra.my.site.com\/survey\/survey\/runtimeApp.app?invitationId=0KiSJ0000010xU9&amp;surveyName=white_house_2026_easter_egg_roll_volunteer_application&amp;UUID=0cb4172c-e384-497c-b57a-d708ded83d0d\">online application<\/a>. The deadline to apply is Friday, Feb. 27.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First ladies typically plan the egg roll, with each woman designing the event to her &ldquo;own tastes&rdquo; and &ldquo;interests,&rdquo; according to the White House website.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First lady Lou Hoover had part of the South Lawn roped off for folks dancing, while first lady Pat Nixon introduced the traditional egg roll races.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4444303\/melania-trump-denies-documentary-israel-hostages\/\"><strong>MELANIA TRUMP DENIES PROMOTING DOCUMENTARY AT EVENT WITH RELEASED OCT. 7 HOSTAGES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 1981, first lady Nancy Reagan instituted the tradition of giving attendees a custom wooden Easter egg as a &ldquo;keepsake&rdquo; for guests who donned the signatures of the president and first lady.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More information about the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >commemorative egg roll<\/a> will be available soon on the lottery&rsquo;s website, according to the press release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paraphrase:<br \/>\nFirst Lady Melania Trump revealed the plan for the 148th White House Easter Egg Roll, scheduled for April 6 on the South Lawn. Tickets will be allocated through a free online lottery from February 26 to March 4, with winners notified by email by March 10. The event invites families with children 13 and under to join the President, the First Lady, and White House staff for a day of activities. This year\u2019s celebration will incorporate patriotic themes to honor 250 years since the country\u2019s founding. In addition to the egg roll, volunteers will be chosen via an online application due February 27. Historically, First Ladies have helped shape the egg roll, including Lou Hoover\u2019s dancing area and Pat Nixon\u2019s egg-roll races; Nancy Reagan started the tradition of giving attendees a handmade wooden keepsake egg in 1981. More details about the commemorative egg will soon be available on the lottery site.<\/p>\n<p>55-character headline options:<br \/>\n&#8211; First Lady Announces 2026 White House Easter Egg Roll<br \/>\n&#8211; Melania Trump Reveals 2026 White House Easter Egg Roll<br \/>\n&#8211; 2026 White House Easter Egg Roll Details Announced<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2566118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26026596216808.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[27635,73136,73135,73137,71977],"class_list":["post-2566117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-27635","tag-easter-egg-roll-2","tag-first-lady-2","tag-presidential-events-2","tag-white-house-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26026596216808.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2566117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2566117"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2566117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2566125,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2566117\/revisions\/2566125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2566118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2566117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2566117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2566117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}