{"id":1963905,"date":"2023-07-04T08:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T12:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-whats-going-on-in-washington-dc-on-the-fourth-of-july\/"},"modified":"2023-07-04T08:49:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T12:49:41","slug":"heres-whats-going-on-in-washington-dc-on-the-fourth-of-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-whats-going-on-in-washington-dc-on-the-fourth-of-july\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s happening in Washington, DC on July 4th."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fheres-whats-going-on-in-washington-dc-on-the-fourth-of-july%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1963905&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Events in Washington, D.C. this Fourth of July<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>National Parks Service National Mall spokesperson Mike Litterest sat down with the Washington Examiner&#8217;s Christy Matino to share the agenda, performances, and parades to be expected on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>US to Hold More Than 180 Citizenship Ceremonies over Fourth of July Holiday<\/h3>\n<p>The first event will be the <strong>Smithsonian Folklife Festival<\/strong> at 11:00 a.m. between Seventh Street and 14th Street. Even if you don&#8217;t catch it first thing, it will actually be ongoing until 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Next, at 11:45 a.m. the <strong>Independence Day Parade<\/strong> begins on Seventh Street and Constitution Avenue. It is complete with floats, bands, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-marches-in-front-of-pride-flag-no-american-flag-in-sight\/\" title=\"U.S. Military Marches in Front of Pride Flag, No American Flag in Sight\">military marches<\/a>, and balloons. Litterest suggested those who want to participate come prepared with sun screen and water to combat the heat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know, you don&#8217;t want your day ruined by having to deal with a heat illness,&#8221; Litterest said.<\/p>\n<p>Then, the <strong>Capitol Fourth Concert<\/strong> will be at 8:00 p.m. on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/host-of-a-capitol-fourth-celebration-to-sing-black-national-anthem\/\" title=\"Host Of \u2018A Capitol Fourth\u2019 Celebration To Sing \u2018Black National Anthem\u2019\">west lawn<\/a> of the US Capitol. The master of ceremonies will be America&#8217;s Funniest Home Videos host Alfonso Rivera, who will introduce acts such as Chicago, Boys II Men, the Muppets, and Belinda Carlisle. Additionally, the National Symphony Orchestra will play. PBS will broadcast it in its entirety.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the <strong>fireworks display<\/strong> will start at 9:09 and last 17 and a half minutes. While the fireworks are ignited from both sides of the Mall&#8217;s reflecting pool, the fireworks can be seen for miles around.<\/p>\n<p>Litterest reminded attendees to the celebrations that the mall will be fenced from 14th Street to the Lincoln Memorial. He recommends that people metro into the heart of the city.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here to read more from the Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You certainly don&#8217;t want to drive with the expectations you&#8217;re gonna be able to park anywhere near the National Mall,&#8221; Litterest said.<\/p>\n<p>NPS has an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-whats-going-on-in-washington-dc-on-the-fourth-of-july\/\" title=\"What's happening in Washington, DC on July 4th.\">automatic notification system people<\/a> can plug into by texting <strong>July 4 DC<\/strong> to <strong>888777<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Parks Service National Mall spokesperson, Mike Litterest, discussed the upcoming Fourth of July events in Washington, D.C. with Christy Matino from the Washington Examiner. 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