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nitpicked

(2,049 posts) Mon Jun 29, 2026, 09:36 AM 2 hrs ago

Schedule for DC event July 4

https://freedom250.org/celebration/salute-to-america-celebration-and-fireworks

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What to Expect

Daytime program with headline musical performances and military flyovers, beginning at 1 PM
Evening live broadcast with the Joint Armed Forces Orchestra and national speakers starting at 7 PM
850,000 fireworks shells launched from 10 sites: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, 8 Potomac River barges, and West Potomac Park
Freedom 250 firework display, join us in person or via livestream!
DATE Saturday, July 4, 2026
LOCATION Washington Monument Grounds, 2 15th St NW, Washington, D.C. 20024
DOORS OPEN 1:00 PM
FIREWORKS SHOW ~10:30 PM ET · approximately 40 minutes
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I had wondered why this year's PBS broadcast of A Capitol Fourth starts 10 pm this year EST nitpicked 2 hrs ago #1

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1. I had wondered why this year's PBS broadcast of A Capitol Fourth starts 10 pm this year EST

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Mon Jun 29, 2026, 09:49 AM

2 hrs ago

Might the DC event timing be in competition with the event planned for Los Angeles?

I anticipate the crowds to be thinned (compared to 1976) as people (especially families with smaller children) may find it too late for them. ((Of course, there's now also a long list of "do not bring this".))

WETA TV has scheduled a broadcast of the Williamsburg VA event starting at 8 pm:

https://weta.org/watch/shows/america-made-virginia-250-years-together

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