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Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 4
Pittsburgh Sets 9:35 p.m. Fireworks, Plain White T's Headline July 4 Celebration
Updated
Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 4

Pittsburgh Sets 9:35 p.m. Fireworks, Plain White T's Headline July 4 Celebration

3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 4

Summary

  • Pittsburgh's July 4 festival starts at 4 p.m., with the Plain White T's taking the main stage at 8 p.m. before a 9:35 p.m. fireworks show and drone performance.
  • Six barges on the Allegheny, Ohio and Monongahela rivers — plus rooftops — will launch what the city calls its biggest fireworks display in decades for America's 250th birthday.
  • Downtown, the North Shore and Mount Washington will host multiple stages, local acts, food vendors, a marketplace, family activities, a hot air balloon, a Ferris wheel and veterans wellness resources.
  • Rain would not automatically cancel the fireworks: city officials said the display could be delayed until conditions improve or moved earlier if storms approach.

Insights

Is our increasingly volatile climate making large, open-air public events too dangerous to hold?
How will climate change force us to permanently alter our most cherished public celebrations?