The Independence Day fireworks display on the National Mall will begin later than usual, last nearly twice as long and feature what organizers say will be the largest fireworks show ever staged, as the Trump administration seeks to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary with a record-setting celebration, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
Officials with Freedom 250, the public-private partnership aligned with President Donald Trump that is overseeing much of the semiquincentennial programming, said the July 4 fireworks will not begin until after 10:30 p.m. and could start as late as 11 p.m. The display is expected to last about 40 minutes.
In most years, the National Mall fireworks begin shortly before 9:30 p.m. and run between 17 and 25 minutes.
No official explanation has been given for the delayed start. Trump has described the evening as a “rally” and has said he plans to begin speaking at 9 p.m. Organizers have also said the expanded schedule reflects the administration’s effort to break the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest fireworks display.
“This isn’t just another Independence Day. It’s America’s 250th,” Danielle Alvarez, an adviser to Freedom 250, said in a statement. “And history only comes around once.”
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