Important Event Details

2025 Free Expression Awards
The Free Expression Awards are right around the corner, and this is the place to get all the details on what to expect.
Here’s a look at the night’s events:
When
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Where
The Anthem
901 Wharf St. SW, Washington, D.C.
Evening schedule
6 p.m. Cocktail Reception
7 p.m. Dinner and Program
9 p.m. Dessert and After-Hours Lounge
Tell Us Your Needs
If you have dietary restrictions (vegan/vegetarian/kosher/halal), allergies or require other accommodations, please notify events@freedomforum.org by Wednesday, June 11.
ASL interpreters will be provided upon request. Please email events@freedomforum.org no later than Wednesday, June 11 with your request.
Attire
Cocktail attire is suggested.
Tickets
Paper tickets will not be distributed. Your name will be on our list at registration where you will check in to get your table assignment.
Arrival Instructions
Transportation and Parking Information
Filming
Please be advised that Freedom Forum intends to film and record this Freedom Forum event and to use such recordings in advertising materials to promote Freedom Forum and its services (“advertisements”). All persons attending this Freedom Forum event consent to the use of their photograph, image, likeness, voice, and appearance in the advertisements, and in the promotion of Freedom Forum and its services, in any and all media, throughout the universe, in perpetuity, without remuneration. By attending this Freedom Forum event, you consent to the use of your photograph, image, likeness, voice, and/or appearance in this manner.
If you have any questions or need additional information, contact events@freedomforum.org.
Thank you for your support of the First Amendment and Freedom Forum. We can’t wait to see you at the Free Expression Awards!