Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on 20 January.

The ceremony will take place in Washington DC and marks the peaceful transition of power from Joe Biden to Mr Trump – who is returning to the White House for a non-consecutive second term.

Here is your guide to everything we know so far about the events that will happen during the day and night.

When to expect oaths of office and Trump’s speech

The inauguration ceremony will take place inside the US Capitol Rotunda building, after plans to hold it outdoors were abandoned due to cold weather forecast for Washington DC.

At around 10.25am local time (3.25pm UK time) Mr Trump and Mr Biden will depart the White House and head to the Capitol building.

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Vice president-elect JD Vance will be first to take his oath of office on 20 January, followed by Mr Trump.

This is due to happen just before midday local time – 4.40pm UK time – with Mr Vance scheduled at 4.24pm UK time.

John Roberts, the chief justice of the Supreme Court, is expected to administer the oath to the incoming president, in line with tradition.

Mr Trump will hold up his right hand and place his left on a Bible. The Bible is usually held by the incoming president’s spouse.

Mr Trump will then recite the following: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States, and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”

Mr Trump’s first presidential address of his second term will follow – we expect this will start at 4.47pm UK time.

The length of the speech varies from president to president, with Mr Trump’s last inaugural speech in 2017 lasting around 17 minutes, while Mr Biden spoke for just over 20 in 2021.

What’s on the lunch menu?

Following a signing ceremony in the Capitol building, there will be an inaugural luncheon with more than 200 guests.

The meal often features cuisine from the president and vice president’s home states.

The menu for today includes:
• Chesapeake crab cake with tomato tartar, bay sauce, pickled vegetables, romanesco, dill, and chive oil;
• Greater Omaha angus ribeye steak with thumbelina carrots, broccoli rabe, carrot top herb sauce, red wine truffle jus, and potato gratin;
• Minnesota apple ice box terrine with sour cream ice cream and salted caramel.

All three courses will be paired with a separate wine.

The inaugural procession

Mr Trump will next lead the inaugural procession.

This has also been moved indoors, to the Capitol One Arena, which will be open for the viewing of the ceremony.

Mr Trump and his family are due to get into cars to head from the Capitol building to the arena just before 4pm local time (8.50pm UK time).

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The event will then officially begin at 9pm UK time.

The day ends with a series of inaugural balls across Washington DC, with the schedule officially coming to a close at 2.45am UK time.

How to watch?

Viewers will be able to watch live coverage of inauguration day on Sky News and follow the latest updates on the live blog.

All major US broadcast networks will also cover the event live including NBC, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, CSPAN, Fox News and PBS.

A live stream will also be available through the White House.

World leaders invited for first time

Outgoing president Mr Biden, 82, will attend his successor’s inauguration. It was a pleasantry not performed by Mr Trump in 2020, which he chose to skip, having claimed the election had been stolen from him.

In an opinion article for The Washington Post at the beginning of January, Mr Biden wrote that he was “determined to do everything [he] can to respect the peaceful transfer of power and restore American traditions”.

He said he had also invited Mr Trump to the White House on the morning of the inauguration.

It is also customary for living former presidents to attend the ceremony, with Mr Biden having already ordered flags be flown at half-mast to honour Jimmy Carter – who died on 29 December at the age of 100.

Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton are all likely to attend. However, former first lady, Michelle Obama, will not be there.

Mr Trump has also invited world leaders this year for the first time.

The president-elect’s new efficiency tsar and the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is attending the event and reportedly will be seated alongside fellow billionaires Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has also confirmed his attendance and said he hopes to “mend any broken fences” with Mr Musk after a recent social media spat between the two.

Mr Trump also extended an invitation to China’s President Xi Jinping. However, experts have suggested he is unlikely to attend, but Argentinian President Javier Milei is planning to be there.

Who will perform?

Every inauguration attracts famous faces to perform – whether it is singing the national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner, on the steps of the Capitol, or taking to the stage at the various inauguration balls throughout the evening.

Beyonce, Lady Gaga and rock band 3 Doors Down have all performed in the past.

Back in 2017, Mr Trump seemed to struggle to secure celebrity attendees, with a host of names including Elton John, Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli publicly declining an invitation.

Country singer Toby Keith ended up as the biggest name in the final line-up, while classical singer Jackie Evancho, a former America’s Got Talent contestant, sang the national anthem.

This year, arguably the biggest name on the bill is American Idol star Carrie Underwood.

The eight-time Grammy winner will sing America The Beautiful alongside the Armed Forces Choir and the US Naval Academy Glee Club shortly before Mr Trump takes the oath of office.

Classical singer Christopher Macchio will sing Oh, America! before Mr Vance takes his oath, and will close the ceremony with a rendition of the American national anthem.

Later in the day, the group Rascal Flatts are expected to be at the Commander-in-Chief Ball, focused on military service members, with Texas-based singer-songwriter Parker McCollum.

The Starlight Ball, which focuses on high-worth donors, will feature a performance from Gavin DeGraw, a singer-songwriter best known for the song I Don’t Want To Be, which was used as the theme song for the TV show One Tree Hill.

At a rally held at the Capital One Arena in Washington on Sunday, singer Kid Rock took to the stage to perform. The star, who endorsed Mr Trump throughout the election, signed off his time on stage saying “God bless President Trump”.

Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, who is the father of pop star Miley Cyrus – a vocal critic of Mr Trump – was also due to perform at the Make America Great Again Rally, but was only heard sound-checking before the event, according to The New York Times.

At the end of the rally, Mr Trump was joined on stage by the band Village People, who sang their classic song, Y.M.C.A.

The president-elect swayed along to the 1978 hit, which has become something of an anthem for the Make America Great Again movement.

Heightened inauguration day security

US officials have said they are not anticipating any major disruptions or protests on the day of the inauguration.

But they are operating in a “heightened threat environment” due to the New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans.

Drones, snipers, razor wire fencing and arpuns 25,000 personnel are among the security measures in place.

William McCool, special agent in charge of the Secret Service Washington Field Office, told reporters about the scale of their operation and what people will see on the ground.

“They will see tactical teams. They’ll see CDU (Counter Drones Unit) units. They’ll see officers and agents on rooftops. They’ll see checkpoints. They’ll see road closures and concrete barriers,” he said.

During a news conference on 13 January, he also addressed the potential for violent protests.

“We’re prepared for any of that. One of the precautions we’ve taken is the security fence around the Capitol complex. And we’re hopeful that’ll keep any the protests from getting too close to the Capitol.”

“We have adequate resources… to quell any disturbances,” he added.

Stark differences to Biden inauguration

Mr Trump’s inauguration will stand in stark contrast to President Biden’s four years ago, an event that the president-elect skipped amid his false claims that the election had been stolen from him.

His claims sparked an insurrection at the US Capitol on 6 January.

More than 1,000 people were later charged in connection with the riot.

As a result of the COVID pandemic and subsequent violence from the Capitol riots, the National Mall, where thousands traditionally gather to see the new president sworn in – was closed to the public on Mr Biden’s inauguration day.

In addition to events during the day, a prime-time inauguration day TV programme entitled Celebrating America was hosted by Tom Hanks on the evening of 20 January 2021.

The programme was shown by all major broadcasters and included performances by Foo Fighters, John Legend, and Bruce Springsteen from locations across the country.

There is no plan for a similar programme to be aired following Mr Trump’s inauguration this year.