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Kennedy Center Honors to take place at Capital One Arena

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Watson, K. (2026, October 2). Kennedy Center Honors to take place at Capital One Arena. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kennedy-center-honors-capital-one-arena/

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The Kennedy Center Honors will be held at Capital One Arena on December 7 due to renovations at the Kennedy Center. This marks a change from previous years where the event was traditionally hosted at the Kennedy Center itself. The venue switch comes amid ongoing legal disputes over the center's renovations and President Trump's plans to include his name in the facility, despite Congress allocating $250 million for improvements earlier last year.

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For the first time in nearly 50 years, the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony will not be held at its traditional home, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, due to a federal judge blocking plans by former President Trump's administration to add his name to the building without congressional approval. The event, scheduled for December 7th, will instead take place at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington D.C., which can accommodate around 20,000 people compared to the center’s Opera House capacity of just over 2,300. This change comes amid ongoing legal and political battles surrounding Trump's efforts to rename and renovate the landmark venue without legislative consent, despite Congress allocating $257 million for structural repairs.

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The announcement comes as the Kennedy Center's main building is currently closed for what the Trump administration has described as , and as legal and political battles over the center continue.

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🔮 This year's Kennedy Center Honors will take place at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, D.C., instead of at the Kennedy Center, a spokesperson for the institution said Friday.

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Kennedy Center Honors to take place at Capital One Arena · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 1 hedged)

This year's Kennedy Center Honors will take place at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, D.C., instead of at the Kennedy Center, a spokesperson for the institution said Friday. asserted

spokesperson → take → institution

The announcement comes as the Kennedy Center's main building is currently closed for what the Trump administration has described as , and as legal and political battles over the center continue. asserted

battles → come → center

President Trump has announced a major of the facility that would take roughly two years, and asserted

that → announce → years

he still wants to add his name to the facade and to an outdoor plaza at the center. asserted

he → want → center

The president and the Kennedy Center board, whose appointees were selected by Mr. Trump, suggested the major renovation of the facility might not proceed if the courts won't allow his name to be added. uncertain

name → select → facility

This year's Kennedy Center Honors will take place on Dec. 7. asserted

Honors → take → Dec.

The annual gala performance recognizes lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts. asserted

performance → recognize → arts

CBS has broadcast the Kennedy Center Honors every year from 1978 to 2025. asserted

CBS → broadcast → 2025

The Kennedy Center is expected to announce its broadcast partner for the 2026 program later this fall. asserted

Center → expect → program

The 2025 honorees included actor Sylvester Stallone and country music artist George Strait. asserted

honorees → include → Stallone