In addition to the August 28 ceremony and concerts , an interfaith prayer service was scheduled to take place at the Washington National Cathedral on August 27 , as well as a day-long youth event and gala/pre-dedication dinner at the Washington D.C. Convention Center , also on the 27th . However , the prayer service was moved to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in northeast Washington after the 2011 Virginia earthquake damaged the Cathedral on August 23
2011 Virginia earthquake
2011 Virginia earthquake
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial