Virtual Fireworks Shows | Watch 4th of July Fireworks from Home

For years, we’ve been sharing the best places to see fireworks in Indy. COVID-19 has created a situation where many 4th of July celebrations were canceled or adapted to meet social distancing needs. In addition, many in-person fireworks shows have been turned into virtual fireworks shows, allowing for people from all over the world to see famous fireworks displays.

Independence Day cannot be canceled, but for your safety, many shows have. This year, many will tune in to live streaming or television broadcasts, just like we do on New Year’s Eve.

Virtual Fireworks Displays

All events posted are listed in Eastern Time and can be watched online.

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Kings Dominion Fireworks Show {Pre-recorded}
Featuring more than a thousand shells, this video includes approximately 7 minutes of a previous show.

Saturday, July 4, 2020, 9 pm
Fort Laderdale Fireworks
The City of Fort Lauderdale will be launching fireworks from four locations around the city. The shows can be live streamed via Youtube or city tv link.

Saturday, July 4, 2020
A Boston Pops Salute to Our Heroes {Pre-recorded}
The program will feature musical performances from recent years, moving narration and poetry accompanied by the masterful Boston Pops. The three-hour show also includes several newly-created recorded virtual performance pieces by Boston Symphony and Boston Pops players as well as the Middlesex Country Volunteer Fifes and Drums.

Saturday, July 4, 2020, 10 am-12:30 pm
USS Constitution Facebook Live
The Fourth of July “aboard” the USS Constitution, also known as “Old Ironsides,”  the world’s oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat. The Boston-based ship goes live in 2020 with a daylong schedule that includes virtual tours and a 21-gun salute.

Saturday, July 4, 2020, 11 am-5 pm
July 4 at the National Archives
The annual daylong National Archives July 4 celebration goes virtual this year. The event includes discussions between actors as revolutionary figures, talking about the roles they played in shaping history, and the annual reading of the Declaration of Independence, hosted by Soledad O’Brien.

Saturday, July 4, 2020, 4 pm
Tribute to the American Spirit
National Harbor and Washington Performing Arts are streaming a concert to honor Independence Day. The event features the U.S. Air Force Band, Joshua Bell, Larisa Martinez and Soloman Howard, and Washington, D.C.’s own Aaron Gilchrist, morning anchor on NBC4, as the host.

Saturday, July 4, 2020, 8-10 pm
A Capitol Fourth concert and fireworks
This national tradition normally takes place on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. For its 40th anniversary, A Capitol Fourth features new taped performances from iconic locations across the country, including DC, New York, Nashville, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia, plus  highlights from previous years. Performers include Patti LaBelle, John Fogerty, Renée Fleming, The Temptations, Trace Adkins, Andy Grammar, Yolanda Adams, Brantley Gilbert, Lauren Alaina, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Kelli O’Hara, Mandy Gonzalez, and the National Symphony Orchestra. The program also will include a tribute to the first responders, health professionals, grocery store workers and truck drivers, scientists and mail carriers, who are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis; a segment honoring the contributions of African American heroes past and present; and a salute to our wounded warriors and their families. The fireworks display over our nation’s iconic skyline will be covered live during the broadcast captured by multiple cameras stationed around the city.

Saturday, July 4, 2020, 8-10 pm
Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Show
Macy’s 44th Fourth of July fireworks extravaganza goes online and on television. The event and fireworks display will be broadcast live on NBC 8-10 pm. The event will feature “a spectacular display choreographed to an epic musical score” of pop and patriotic tunes. It also will have a tribute to America’s front-line workers. The event and fireworks display will be broadcast live on NBC 8-10 pm. John Legend, The Black-Eyed Peas, and Tim McGraw will make appearances.

Saturday, July 11, 2020
Alexandria & USA Birthday Celebration
The City of Alexandria celebrates the country’s and its own birthdays each year one week after DC’s Independence Day celebrations. This year, the event is on July 11 and will be 6-10 pm, celebrating Alexandria’s 271st and the USA’s 244th birthday virtually with online activities.

Thank you to Patricia from Fairfax Family Fun for her contribution to our Virtual Fireworks Guide.