President Donald Trump will headline the opening ceremony of the Great American State Fair in Washington on June 24, according to event organizers and NBC and CBS. The ceremony is part of the “Freedom 250” effort and is intended to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Organizers describe the June 24 event as a start to the fair’s broader programming. NBC reports that the announcement follows cancellations by several recording artists who were initially set to perform concerts during the fair. Those concerts were scheduled for the period from June 24 through July 10 on Washington’s National Mall. NBC does not specify which artists backed out. CBS similarly reports that Freedom 250 states Trump will “kick off” the event on June 24 with an opening ceremony, without detailing the artist cancellations. Across the reports, the timing and location—Washington and the National Mall—are consistent, as is the role Trump will play at the opening. The reporting focuses on the announced ceremony and the fallout from changes to the planned concert lineup.