President Trump is hosting a parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army today, bringing tanks and soldiers to the streets of Washington, D.C., for the capital's first major military parade in more than three decades.

Trump’s military parade on June 14, which coincides with his birthday, is set to cost taxpayers more than $45 million.

Demonstrations against the president's policies are planned across the nation to coincide with the event, which Trump enthusiastically pressed for

The military parade to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary and its convergence with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday are combining to create a peacetime outlier in U.S. history. Yet it still reflects global traditions that serve a range of political and cultural purposes.

Here's everything you need to know about the parade to honor the 250th anniversary of the US Army, including the schedule, route and how to watch.

The military parade is slated to start at 6:30 p.m. ET tonight and run until about 7:45 or 8 p.m., according to schedules posted by the Army and the city of Washington. The Army will conclude the event with fireworks on the National Mall around 9:45pm Before the parade,

Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults — 64% — oppose the use of government funds for this weekend's military parade in Washington, D.C., celebrating the Army's 250th birthday, according to new data from the NBC News Decision Desk Poll,