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GalleryDC’s Independence Day parade draws large crowd despite heat wave
Stars and Stripes
July 9, 2024
Parade volunteers carry the banner at the start of the parade held in Washington, D.C., for America’s Independence Day. The event was sponsored by the National Parks Service. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)
WASH., D.C. — The nation’s capital’s annual Independence Day Parade drew large crowds despite the region experiencing one of the earliest heat waves in its history.
America’s National Independence Day Parade, which is sponsored by the National Parks Service, takes place annually on July 4th in Washington, D.C. The parade steps off at 11:45 a.m. from Constitution Avenue before a street audience of hundreds of thousands of spectators.
United States Marines march in the Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 2024. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)
Members of the United States Coast Guard march in the Independence Day parade in Washington, D.C., July 4, 2024. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)
U.S. Airmen march in Washington, D.C.’s Independence Day parade, as seen on July 4, 2024. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)
Navy Sailors in dress whites march in the Independence Day parade in Washington, D.C. on July 4, 2024. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)
A Colombian woman dressed in a patriotic Eagle dance costume celebrates America’s Independence Day. A parade was held in Washington, D.C. on July 4, 2024. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)
A giant inflatable birthday cake in patriotic colors fly high above the crowd at the Washington, D.C. Independence Day Parade on July 4, 2024. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)
The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps march and play in Washington, D.C.’s Independence Day parade on July 4, 2024. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)
The Open Doors Christian Schools’ Patriots Band marches in Washington, D.C.’s Independence Day parade on July 4, 2024. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)
An inflatable caricature of Uncle Sam is pulled down the Independence Day parade route on July 4, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)
The Daughters of the American Revolution carry a large American flag in Washington, D.C.’s Independence Day parade on July 4, 2024. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)
Members from volunteer organization Folds of Honor march while carrying America flags in the Washington, D.C. Independence Day parade on July 4, 2024. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)
Former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln gives thumbs up to the crowd at the nation’s captial’s Independence Day parade in Washington, D.C. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)
Abraham Lincoln stands on a float in Washington, D.C.’s July 4th parade. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)
Men dressed in Union calvary uniforms ride horses in Washington, D.C.’s Independence Day parade on July 4, 2024. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)
A man dressed as a Union Calvary member rides a horse in the nation’s capital’s Independence Day parade on July 4, 2024. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)
Infamous green ghost ‘Slimer’ hangs outside the passenger window of a Ghostbusters car in the Washington, D.C. Independence Day parade, held on July 4, 2024. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)
The famous Budweiser Clydesdales trot along the parade route in for the Fourth of July in Washington, D.C., July 4, 2024. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)
The Budweiser carriage and famous Clydesdales were present at Washington, D.C.’s Independence Day parade. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)
Smokey the Bear, mascot of the National Parks Service, waves to onlookers at the Independence Day Parade on July 4, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)
The National Cherry Blossom Festival’s float sports George Washington amongst faux cherry trees. The float was part of the nation’s capital’s Independence Day Parade. (Gianna Gronowski/Stars and Stripes)