Limited inaugural parade tickets on sale

Tickets for guaranteed spots along the inaugural parade route go on sale at 1 p.m. EST today, the presidential inaugural committee announced this morning.

The 5,000 seats will go for $25 each, with a limit of four per buyer. Tickets will be available for sale online at Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 202-397-SEAT(7328), 410-547-SEAT(7328), or 703-573-SEAT(7328).

While tickets aren't required to view the parade after President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in, they ensure a seat along the 1.7-mile route from the Capitol to the White House. Elsewhere along the route, it's standing room-only.

The parade is to include more than 13,000 participants from more than 90 music, cultural, and community groups, along with representatives from the Armed Forces.

"We are very pleased to make these tickets available to the public as part of our commitment to holding the most open and accessible Inauguration in history," Presidential Inaugural Committee Executive Director Emmett S. Beliveau said in a statement. "The Inaugural Parade is a celebration of America, and we are working to make sure that as many citizens as possible can take part in this historic tradition."