From sea to shining sea, museums, concert venues, theaters, production companies and every other conceivable cultural group are fêting the land of the free this year. This collection of notable ...

WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. Posted: January 6, 2026 | Last updated: January 6, 2026 The fireworks closed six nights of a projection-mapping transformation of the Washington Monument, marking the kickoff ...

Numerous roads in D.C. will be closed to traffic Monday evening for a fireworks show celebrating America's 25th birthday. Projectors have lit up all four sides of the Washington Monument nightly since ...

PASADENA, Calif. — Jan. 1 isn’t just the day of the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl. This year, it also marks the launch of a major milestone in U.S. history: the start of America’s 250th birthday year.

WASHINGTON – Celebrations for the nation's 250th birthday ‒ July 4, 2026 ‒ have been in the works for more than a decade. America 250, the bipartisan organization established by Congress in 2016 to ...

A state fair on the National Mall, an athletic competition calling “one young man and one young woman from each state and territory” to Washington, D.C., and “the largest fireworks display in the ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Floridians now have a new license plate option that celebrates America's birthday. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced the release of the new America ...

Read full article: Florida lawmakers OK this new specialty license plate Generic license plates (image by Suzy from Pixabay) In honor of the United States’ upcoming 250th anniversary, the Florida ...

It might look like a scene from yet another Jane Austen production, but this is no set. The British town of Bath recently held a celebration of the author 250 years after her birth. This historic ...

Chevy is marking America’s 250 th anniversary with a full-throated celebration on wheels. The brand has unveiled its Stars & Steel Collection, a series of limited-run 2026 models that wrap its most ...

The NFL announced Wednesday that it will begin celebrating the United States of America's 250th anniversary in January. Per ESPN's Don Van Natta Jr., NFL commissioner Roger Goodell released a ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) – Virginia has launched the Virginia 250 Passport, a unique statewide tourism initiative to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary by encouraging visits to historic sites. The ...