A Capitol Fourth

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2026

Celebrate our country's 250th birthday with the 46th anniversary broadcast of America's Independence Day celebration for our entire nation.

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Matt Roush

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July 4th celebrations get an early start when the annual concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol is presented a day earlier than usual. (PBS broadcasts an event from Colonial Williamsburg on Saturday, with a replay of the D.C. concert following at 10/9c.) Alfonso Ribeiro returns as host for the 250th-birthday event, featuring performances from Patti LaBelle, Kool & the Gang, country music stars Trace Adkins and Carly Pearce, with Alan Jackson from Nashville, plus cast members from Broadway’s Just in Time and soprano Angel Blue, with Jack Everly conducting the National Symphony Orchestra. The climactic fireworks display comes from Mount Vernon, home of the nation’s first president, George Washington, with singer Loren Allred (The Greatest Showman) performing.

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