Photos: Fourth of July celebrations across the US

People watch the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks in New York City.

Fireworks erupt over the Washington Monument during the Independence Day fireworks display along the National Mall in Washington, DC.

Attendees watch the Independence Day fireworks display along the National Mall in Washington, DC.

US President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, and family watch fireworks on the Truman Balcony during a Fourth of July event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. President Biden is hosting the event for military and veteran families, caregivers, and survivors to celebrate Independence Day.

People gather to watch Independence Day fireworks on South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida.

People gather to watch Independence Day fireworks on South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida.

Performers from Oye Palaver Hut, a West-African theatrical group, dance during an Independence Day parade in Barracks Row on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Residents participate in the annual Independence Day Parade in Southport, North Carolina.

A member of the Tutu Live Krewe, a women's adult marching nonprofit group, takes part in the Fourth of July Independence Day parade procession in Texas City, Texas.

A float from West Bank commemorates Coralville's 150th anniversary as thousands of people celebrate Independence Day during the 4thFest parade in Coralville, Iowa

World Champion Joey Chestnut celebrates after winning 2023 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in New York City.

Kate Bundy, 3, leads the pack during racing Tuesday, July 4, 2023, during the Berrien Springs Pickle Festival held in Berrien Springs, Michigan.

Contestants in the World Famous Key Lime Pie Eating Championship devour their pies in Key West, Florida. The gooey competition, whose entrants are forbidden to use their hands, has become a subtropical alternative to Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in New York City.

Amber Hess, lifts her daughter, Emorie Narvaez, during Harrisburg's Fourth of July Food Truck Festival at River Front Park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Water jets are propelled from a boat in the colours of the U.S. flag ahead of the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks while celebrating U.S. Independence Day in New York City.

Residents sings the U.S. National Anthem during their local Fourth of July Parade in the Lanesville neighborhood of Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Flags and patriotic stars flutter and twirl as Dwane Tervooren rides with other motorcyclists during Tuesday's Independence Dayparade in Buffalo Gap, Texas.

LoCash performs during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Shell in Boston.