The official six-day state funeral for Carter begins on Saturday as his remains travel by motorcade through his hometown of Plains, Georgia.

Carter’s state funeral will be held Jan. 9 at 10 a.m. inside Washington National Cathedral after a procession from Georgia and a ceremony in which his body will lie in state in the Capitol, according to a news release from the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region.

The State Funeral for former President Jimmy Carter will take place at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, at 10 a.m. EST. The service will be invitation-only and closed to the public.