What is the traditional Easter Monday egg-rolling contest held annually at the White House called?

The traditional Easter Monday contest at the White House is called the White House Easter Egg Roll.

The event is an annual gathering for children on the White House grounds. Its central activity is rolling decorated eggs across the lawn, usually with a long-handled wooden spoon. Although the celebration now includes performances, reading, games, and educational programming, the rolling contest gives the event its name.

The first official White House Easter Egg Roll was held in 1878 during Rutherford B. Hayes’s presidency. The event followed a ban on egg-rolling at the U.S. Capitol and helped move the popular Washington custom to the presidential residence.

The celebration is scheduled around Easter Monday, but its exact format and attendance arrangements can change. Tickets are distributed through an official process, and the event has been paused or modified in some years because of construction, weather, national emergencies, or public-health concerns.