Broadcasters Stream July 4 Fireworks Nationwide for America’s 250th Birthday
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Updated · Mashable · Jul 4
Broadcasters Stream July 4 Fireworks Nationwide for America’s 250th Birthday
3 articles · Updated · Mashable · Jul 4
Summary
NBC, PBS, Disney, CBS and other platforms are carrying July 4 fireworks livestreams nationwide as the U.S. marks its 250th birthday.
8 p.m. Eastern is the main viewing window: NBC and Peacock air Macy’s New York show, PBS streams Colonial Williamsburg’s finale free on YouTube, and CBS and Paramount+ launch a 3-hour national special.
Disney’s 24-hour “Disney Celebrates America” feed spans celebrations around the country and builds to Nashville’s “Star-Spangled Bash” at 8 p.m. on July 4, billed as one of the largest fireworks-and-drone shows.
Washington’s Freedom 250 event says it will stage a 40-minute display using more than 850,000 fireworks, with a free MonumentCam livestream and additional coverage through CBS’s special.
The holiday programming also highlights anniversaries within the celebrations, including Macy’s 50th annual fireworks show alongside the nation’s semiquincentennial.