US celebrates Independence Day - in pictures

People enjoyed parades, eating competitions and fireworks to mark the holiday

Fireworks burst on the National Mall above the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and the U. S. Capitol building during Independence Day celebrations in Washington, late Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (AP Photo / Stephanie Scarbrough)

People take pictures of the display. EPA

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden hug as Hunter Biden, his son Beau Biden and wife Melissa Cohen watch fireworks at the White House. AP

President Joe Biden, Ashley Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Finnegan Biden, Hunter Biden, Melissa Cohen Biden, Naomi Biden and Beau Biden Jr watch the fireworks at the White House. Reuters

The MSG Sphere in Las Vegas is fully lit up for the first time. AP

Dwane Tervooren rides in an Independence Day parade in Buffalo Gap, Texas. AP

A man carrying a US flag leads a local parade in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Reuters

Maddie Miller takes part in the World Famous Key Lime Pie Eating Championship, in Key West, Florida. AP

The Independence Day Parade at the Washington Monument. AFP

Luna the French Bulldog is dressed in red, white, and blue. AFP

An actor impersonating George Washington inspects the troops in Mount Vernon, Virginia. AFP

Avondale Estates Mayor Jonathan Elmore and his wife Tamara Shipley in the Fourth of July Parade in Georgia. EPA

Texas Rangers baseballer Robbie Grossman wears patriotic socks as he warms up before a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. USA Today

Liana, 1, wears the colours of the US flag at the Independence Day parade in Texas city. Reuters

Levi Gale, 5, waves a US flag as children approach to pet his miniature horse Lady Bug during the parade in Texas city. Reuters

People take part in the Fourth of July parade in Avondale Estates, Georgia. EPA

A reveller watches the Independence Day parade in Texas. Reuters

A home decorated in US colours along the route of the Independence Day parade in Avondale Estates, Georgia. EPA

A man wears tie with the US flag during a naturalisation ceremony on Independence Day at Mount Vernon, Virginia. AFP

Washington Nationals baseball club owner Mark Lerner, and Dave Martinez and other team members, watch the flyover before a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Nationals Park on July 4 in Washington DC. Getty

The Fourth of July Parade in Avondale Estates, Georgia. EPA

A new US citizen holds the US flag and lyrics of the Star Spangled Banner during a naturalisation ceremony at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Virginia. AFP

A new US citizen holds a picture of George Washington in Virginia. AFP

A man wears starts and stripes sunglasses in Mount Vernon, Virginia. AFP

All kinds of people took part in the parade at Avondale Estates, Georgia. EPA

The parade at Avondale Estates, Georgia. EPA

Spectators have prime seats for the parade in Avondale Estates. EPA

An actor impersonates Benjamin Franklin reading the Declaration of Independence at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Virginia. AFP

Kerbside seats for the parade in Avondale Estates, Georgia. EPA

Spectators cheer before the 2023 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island, Brooklyn, in New York City. Getty

New York's Empire State Building is lit up in the colours of the American flag for Independence Day. Reuters

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