A Capitol Fourth

Alexandria's Birthday Celebration on July 7 concludes with fireworks set off from a barge in the Potomac River. (Photo: Victor Wolansky Photography)

Celebrate Independence

Your Fourth of July Holiday Guide Independence Day is Wednesday, and what is more American that fireworks? A Capitol Fourth on the National Mall is always a great time, but it is always packed and you have to stake out your spot by noon. But if fighting the crowds is your idea of

Weekend Guide

01 Jul 2016

Mark Heckathorn

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1812 overture, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Capitol Fourth, Abigail Adams, Air and Space Museum, Air Force Memorial, Alisan Porter, All Night at the Museum, Amber Riley, Anacostia Park, Apollo lunar module, Basque, beach, Benjamin Frankin, Bicentennial Birthday Party, birthday cake, Casadee Pope, Choral Arts Soceity of Washington, Christopher Jackson, Constitution Avenue, Daikaya, Destination Moon, DMV, East Potomac Park, Ellipse, FDR Memorial, fireworks, fourth of july, Fourth of July Celebration at the National Archives, Galaxy Quest, Gavin DeGraw, Gen. Colin Powell, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Ghostbusters, Gravelly Point, Grease, High Line, Hugo, Icebergs, Independence Day, Jackie Evancho, James Corner Field Operations, Jefferson Memorial, John Adams, July 4, kakigori, Kenny Loggins, Le Voyage dan la Lune, Lincoln Memorial, Maze, Metro, Milestones of Flight, Milestones of Flight Hall, National Archives, National Building Museum, National Independence Day Parade, National Mall, National Symphony Orchestra, Navy Pier, On the Move: Migration and Immigration Today, On Your Free, Patrick Lundy & the Minister of Music, Patti Labelle, PBS, Potomac River, ratatouille, Reflecting Pool, SafeTrack, Sam Smith, Scott Hamilton, shaved ice, Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Smokey Robinson, Sounds of California, Star Trek, Starship Enterprise, Strathmore, Sutton Foster, the Music Center at Strathmore, Thomas Jefferson, Tom Bergeron, Tom Cruise, Top Gun, Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, U.S. Army Ceremonial Band, U.S. Army Herald Trumpeters, U.S. Army Presidential Salute Battery, U.S. Capitol, U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, union market, Union Market Drive-In, weekend guide, West Lawn, West Potomac Park, white house, Yolanda Adams

Declare Your Independence from Boredom If you are staying in the DMV for the long Fourth of July weekend or if you are visiting, you’re in luck. There is plenty to fill your weekend before Monday night’s fireworks from outdoor movies to an indoor concert and cool museum exhibits.

Independence Day Dining

Land of the Free, Home of the Hungry The Fourth of July is just a week away. With so much to do from the National Independence Day Parade that begins at 11:45 a.m. and marches down Constitution Avenue from Seventh to 17th Streets NW, to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival that

Celebrate Independence

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