Fireworks on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on July 4. (Allison Robbert/Washington Post via Getty Images)
The Fourth of July in America featured parades, celebrations, American flags — and lots and lots of fireworks. The 248th anniversary of the country was recognized across all 50 states and many territories as a time of togetherness. In countless cities, the celebrations were punctuated by fireworks displays that lit up the night skies.
In New York and seen from New Jersey, the iconic Macy’s show — which featured 60,000 fireworks — dazzled across the Hudson River.
Fireworks also lit up the sky in the nation’s capital, producing bright bursts of color over the National Mall.
In San Francisco, drone footage showed fireworks near the Golden Gate Bridge. And in Boston, revelers listened to the Boston Pops orchestra as fireworks boomed above.
Here's a look at the Fourth of July across the U.S. in 2024.
Brayden Chevalier, of Plaistow, N.H., celebrates during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade in Boston. (Michael Dwyer/AP)
A view of the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks show over the Empire State Building in New York City, as seen from Hoboken, N.J. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
Damien Martinez-Hall, 6, makes soap bubbles while waiting for the start of the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. (Michael Dwyer/AP)
Fireworks go off in the sky during the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks show, as seen from the Edge at Hudson Yards in Manhattan. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
A Fourth of July parade in Anchorage, Alaska. (Hasan Akbas/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Fireworks above the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol building during the Independence Day fireworks display in Arlington, Va. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Visitors at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, S.D., wear patriotic hats to celebrate the Fourth of July. (Matt McClain/Washington Post via Getty Images)
An image of a human eye and fireworks lights up the 580,000-square-foot Exosphere at the Sphere in Las Vegas as part of a Fourth of July celebration. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Fireworks illuminate the sky above Somerset County Memorial Park in Pennsylvania. (John Rucosky/The Tribune-Democrat via AP)
From left: Meagan Rebelo, Jackie Washburn and Lauren Thompkins celebrate during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Shell in Boston. (Michael Dwyer/AP)
Fireworks burst above the the Washington Monument during the Independence Day celebration. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
People create some shade by covering themselves with an American flag towel during a Fourth of July celebration in Washington. (Nathan Howard/Reuters)
People watch the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks show from the Edge at Hudson Yards in New York City. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
Women on the observation deck of the Edge ahead of New York City's 48th annual Macy's 4th of July Fireworks show. (Noam Galai/Getty Images)
Fireworks illuminate the sky over San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge as seen from Marin Headlands in Sausalito, Calif. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Fireworks explode near the Washington Monument during a Fourth of July celebration. (Nathan Howard/Reuters)
Baby, a 9-month-old Nigerian Dwarf goat, participates in the 28th annual Pet Parade during a Fourth of July celebration in Bandera, Texas. (Adrees Latif/Reuters)
A Fourth of July fireworks show after the game between FC Dallas and the Portland Timbers at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. (Jerome Miron-USA Today Sports via Reuters)
People at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., wave flags ahead of the annual fireworks display. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)
Illegal fireworks by the many thousands are set off across Los Angeles. (David McNew/Getty Images)
People gather at the Lincoln Memorial to watch the annual fireworks display. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)
The Macy's 4th of July Firework show over the New York City skyline, as seen from Hoboken, N.J. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
Doc Rutstein, of Braintree, Mass., before the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Shell in Boston. (Michael Dwyer/AP)
People in Hoboken, N.J., watching the annual Macy's 4th of July Firework show. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
Steven Beaubien holds his toddler son, Silas Beaubien, as they watch people go down a slide at an annual carnival in Clawson, Mich., to celebrate the Fourth of July. (Emily Elconin/Reuters)
Fireworks light up the sky above the National Mall, with the Lincoln Memoria at the left and the U.S. Capitol building at the right, during an Independence Day celebration. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
A girl sitting on someone's shoulders among a crowd of people in Hoboken, N.J., watches Macy's 4th of July Fireworks show. (Julia Nikhinson/AP)
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