The 2012 Commandant's Marine Corps Birthday Ball,celebrating the 237th Birthday of the United States Marine Corps will be held on November 10, 2012 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center.

The sequence of events is as follows:

6:00 pm     Cocktails in the Potomac Ballroom Lobby
7:30 pm     Official Ceremony
8:45 pm     Dinner is Served
10:00 pm     Dancing
1:30 am     Ball Concludes