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Washington July 4 Fireworks Set Guinness Record, 840,537

8/9/2026

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The July 4, 2026 fireworks display in Washington, D.C. set a Guinness World Record with 840,537 fireworks.
Freedom 250 and Pyrotecnico, Inc. organized the show with logistics by Event Strategies Inc.
U.S. President Donald Trump chaired Freedom 250 and gave an abbreviated speech during the Salute to America celebration.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said fireworks launched from sites including barges, burned 40 minutes, and noted the prior 2016 record of 810,904 fireworks.

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The July 4, 2026 fireworks display in Washington, D.C. set a Guinness World Record with 840,537 fireworks.
Freedom 250 and Pyrotecnico, Inc. organized the show with logistics by Event Strategies Inc.
U.S. President Donald Trump chaired Freedom 250 and gave an abbreviated speech during the Salute to America celebration.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said fireworks launched from sites including barges, burned 40 minutes, and noted the prior 2016 record of 810,904 fireworks.