4th of July Fireworks
4th of July Fireworks on the National Mall
Fireworks Time: At dark, usually around 9:15 p.m. (Rain Date: July 5th)
Launch Location: The fireworks are launched from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and light up the sky over the Washington Monument. See Photos of the Fireworks
Best Places to View the National Mall Fireworks
- U. S. Capitol
- Lincoln Memorial
- Jefferson Memorial
- FDR Memorial
- East Potomac Park
- Anywhere along the National Mall between 14th Street and the Capitol
- Aboard a cruise along the Potomac River
Spectacular views of the fireworks can also be seen from the Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima) in Arlington, Virginia near the Rosslyn Metro station and areas along the Virginia side of the Potomac River that can be reached from George Washington Memorial Parkway. You may park at the Gravely Point parking lot, which is about a quarter mile from the 14th Street Bridge.
