The president’s absence from the annual event — which he abstained from entirely during his first term — has become its own tradition.

The WHCA dinner will begin at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. Viewers can stream the event on C-SPAN. The annual event raises money for the WHCA, including programs that promote and educate about the First Amendment, support press freedom, and fund scholarships for journalists.