A Capitol Fourth 2025 | PBS

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A Capitol Fourth celebrates our nation’s 249th birthday with a live broadcast from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol - honoring our freedoms and independence, and those who defend them. 

Watch on PBS Utah, the PBS app, pbs.org, and in the player above on Friday, July 4, 2025, at 8/7c.

The all-star event features patriotic and musical performances across genres, including pop, country, R&B, classical, and Broadway, with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of premier pops conductor Jack Everly. The 45th anniversary A Capitol Fourth, the National Independence Day Celebration, will be capped off by the greatest display of fireworks for America’s biggest birthday party.

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