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PBS is bringing A Capitol Fourth to audiences across America for another year!

The 45th anniversary celebration is taking place on Friday (July 4) on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actor Alfonso Ribeiro, who is also the host of Dancing With the Stars, is returning as the host.

PBS will air the special live from 8:00pm to 9:30pm Et and you can also watch a live stream on YouTube or PBS.org. Watch below!

There are so many performers set to take the stage during the event.

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Performers Lineup

Alfonso Ribeiro

The Beach Boys

The Temptations

Lauren Daigle

Josh Turner

Trombone Shorty

Yolanda Adams

Locash

Abi Carter

Jack Everly

The National Symphony Orchestra

The Choral Arts Society of Washington

Patrick Lundy & The Ministers of Music

The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own”

The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets...

The 2025 National Memorial Day Concert is here!

The annual celebration honors United States veterans, servicemen and women and military families, uniting the country in remembrance and appreciation of those who gave their lives for the nation.

The television event includes musical performances, documentary footage and dramatic readings, as well as celebrities sharing real-life stories spanning the broad history of the nation’s military conflicts, musicians performing songs in tribute to the country’s true heroes and performers from the United States premier military choirs and ensembles.

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (General Dan Caine) and the Joint Chiefs of Staff also participate in the concert.

CSI: NY star Gary Sinise is hosting alongside Mission: Impossible star Esai Morales.

While Joe Mantegna usually co-hosts, he could not this year. Find out why.

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Joe Mantegna is no longer hosting the 2025 National Memorial Day Concert on Sunday (May 25).

Two days after the announcement that the Tony-winning actor would be co-hosting with Gary Sinise in Washington D.C. as they’ve done for years, Capital Concerts announced that the 77-year-old Criminal Minds actor would not be hosting this year and that actor Esai Morales would be stepping in instead.

At the time, there was no reasoning given for the replacement, but now we know why.

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In an Instagram post on Saturday (May 24), Joe explained why he is unable to return to his hosting duties for the first time since 2006 – and it has to do with a health issue.

“Though I’m grounded and can’t fly this weekend due to an ear issue, my heart is very much with my dear friends @esai_morales and @garysiniseofficial as they lead...

TV networks and streamers are readying special programming to celebrate Independence Day 2024. We’ve compiled a list of Fourth of July offerings and how to watch. Here’s the rundown:

Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks (NBC/Peacock)

8 Pm Et/Pt

Hosted by four-time Grammy-nominated country artist Mickey Guyton and Access Hollywood‘s Zuri Hall, NBC’s Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks special will feature, of course, fireworks, musical performances and appearances by special guests.

Lainey Wilson, Luis Fonsi, Tanner Adell and The War and Treaty will take the stage ahead of the fireworks display.

The 2024 edition will feature a never-before-seen firework — a silver cascading burst with a center kaleidoscope alternating red and blue. Additional effects include cross rings, strobing comets, waterfalls, Saturn circles, crackling pistils and special ghost pyro that alternates colors featuring multiple hues, NBC says.

The broadcast also will highlight individuals across the nation who are championing sustainability,...

Rahul Kohli will be spending his summers with some liars.

The Fall of the House of Usher and iZombie vet has joined Prime Video’s upcoming series We Were Liars, replacing Arsher Ali, who was recast for creative reasons, our sister site Deadline reports.

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An adaptation of E. Lockhart’s young-adult novel of the same name, the drama follows the rich Sinclair family,...

Smokey Robinson and Fantasia will headline PBS’ annual Independence Day concert, A Capitol Fourth. The show will take place on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., airing on PBS and YouTube starting at 8 p.m. Et.

The show will feature additional music from Darren Criss, Sheila E., Fitz and Noelle (of Fitz and the Tantrums), Sister Sledge featuring Sledgendary, Loren Allred, Chloe Flower, and the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jack Everly. Actor Alfonso Ribeiro will host the proceedings, and deliver a special performance...

PBS’s A Capitol Fourth is returning for the 44th year, with Alfonso Ribeiro hosting the annual Independence Day event on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol.

The 90-minute celebration, to air at 8 p.m. Et on July 4, will feature performances by Smokey Robinson; Fantasia; Darren Criss; Sheila E.; Fitz & Noelle from Fitz and The Tantrums; Chloe Flower; Sister Sledge, now featuring Sledgendary; Loren Allred; Britt Stewart; Shawn Johnson East; and the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Jack Everly.

Some of the highlights planned: Ribeiro and Stewart will kick off the event with a special performance, and Johnson East will host a tribute to Team USA in advance of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris. That segment will include the National Symphony performing John Williams’ “Olympic Fanfare,” composed for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Robinson will perform for a celebration of Motown’s 65th anniversary.

Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise will return to host the PBS National Memorial Day Concert, to take place from the west lawn of the Capitol on May 26.

The event, marking its 35th anniversary, honors members of the military and their families, with an evening of music and storytelling.

Among the segments planned are a tribute to World War II, featuring Bryan Cranston and spotlighting U.S. Army veteran John T. “Jack” Moran, who fought in the Battle of the Bulge. The segment also will mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

A remembrance of Gold Star families, featuring Bd Wong, will spotlight the story of Vietnam veteran and Gold Star father Allen Hoe, who followed generations of his family into service. Two of his sons also served in the U.S. Army. One of his sons, First Lieutenant Nainoa K. Hoe, was killed in combat in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Another segment, featuring Jena Malone,...

PBS held its annual Fourth of July celebration in Washington, D.C. last evening, tapping a vast group of performers to spearhead the festivities. Chicago, Boyz II Men, Belinda Carlisle, Babyface, Maddie & Tae, Charles Esten, Renée Fleming, and Adrienne Warren were among those to take the stage, and even Sesame Street‘s Elmo and Cookie Monster joined the fun.

The entire program, dubbed A Capitol Fourth 2023, is now available to watch via the PBS YouTube channel. It also features host Alfonso Ribeiro and the National Symphony Orchestra with conductor Jack Everly.

The 4th of July has arrived, and whether you’re celebrating by grilling, lounging by the pool or spending some quality time with family and friends, odds are at some point you’ll probably want to turn on the TV. This Independence Day there are a number of viewing options, from fireworks spectaculars and themed specials on the major news networks to movie and TV marathons to keep you and your loved ones occupied – especially if you’re trying to beat the heat.

Here’s your 4th of July viewing guide for 2023, running down everything to watch on TV today and tonight. And if it’s a curated movie selection you’re looking for, we’ve got that too.

“Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular”

8 p.m. Et on NBC and Peacock

Celebrating America’s birthday in New York with musical performances from chart-topping superstars and a live fireworks display; performers include Ashanti,...

Happy birthday, America! To celebrate the birth of the United States, PBS’s “A Capitol Fourth” returns to airwaves at 8 p.m. Et on Tuesday, July 4. The show hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro will feature live musical acts, tributes to members of the armed forces, and even a special Independence Day message from astronauts on the International Space Station! You can watch PBS with a subscription to YouTube TV.

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The 2023 edition of “A Capitol Fourth” will be hosted by “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” star Alfonso Ribeiro, who will be tasked with giving America its birthday bash. Ribeiro will lead a star-studded lineup of performers in a patriotic panoply, including:

- Chicago: the classic rock group that’s...

Alfonso Ribeiro will host PBS’s A Capitol Fourth, the annual Independence Day celebration on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.

The live event, airing at 8 p.m. Et, will feature performances by Chicago, Boyz II Men, Belinda Carlisle, Babyface, Maddie & Tae, Charles Esten, the Broadway cast of A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical featuring Will Swenson and Robyn Hurder, and the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Jack Everly. Also appearing will be the Muppets of Sesame Street.

Renée Fleming will present a tribute to men and women and uniform and their families. NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg will present a message from the International Space Station, and Adrienne Warren, Tony winner for Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, will pay tribute to the legendary singer. There also will be a special tribute to nurses, with a special performance by The Northwell Nurse Choir,...

The laughs are over for two Comedy Central shows.

The animated series Tooning Out the News and the late-night talk show Hell of a Week With Charlamagne Tha God, both of which were executive-produced by Stephen Colbert, have been cancelled at the cable network, our sister site Deadline reports.

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Tooning Out the News ran...

PBS’ National Memorial Day Concert will return on May 28 with a lineup that includes a tribute to Vietnam War POWs and Gold Star families, as well as a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice and a remembrance of World War II.

Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise will again host the event, which will take place at the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Those scheduled to appear include Trace Adkins, S. Epatha Merkerson, John Slattery, Dulé Hill, Yolanda Adams, Mary McCormack, Jo Dee Messina, The War And Treaty, Chosen Jacobs, Phillip Phillips, Megan Hilty and Jack Everly conducting the National Symphony Orchestra.

The production is a signatory with the WGA under the public television agreement, which remains in effect. “Thanks to the ongoing contractual agreement between public television and the WGA, the National Memorial Day Concert on PBS is not affected by the WGA strike on commercial film and television.

It wouldn’t be Independence Day without A Capitol Fourth.

PBS’ annual salute to America — which you can stream above — will return to a live format in 2022, with its traditional concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. The 90-minute broadcast begins at 8/7c.

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Country music star and four-time Grammy nominee Mickey Guyton will serve as host and also perform, succeeding two-time emcee Vanessa Williams. Darren Criss, Yolanda Adams, Andy Grammer, Gloria Gaynor, Jake Owen,...

Update: This year’s A Capitol Fourth, the annual televised Independence Day concert, will feature a celebration of West Side Story‘s 65th anniversary, headlined by Chita Rivera, and a centennial salute to the Lincoln Memorial.

Just added to the lineup are Cynthia Erivo and Jake Owen.

The event, to be broadcast on PBS, will be hosted by Mickey Guyton, with performances by Darren Criss, Yolanda Adams, Gloria Gaynor, Keb’ Mo’, Emily Bear, Andy Grammer and Loren Allred with the National Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Jack Everly. Rachel Platten will do a special tribute to military heroes and their families, as she performs her song Stand By You.

The event, on the West Lawn of the Capitol, will be open to the public, after two years of virtual celebrations due to Covid.

Guyton will also perform during the event. She was the first African American artist to be...

Capital Concerts announced today the return of PBS’ National Memorial Day Concert for a live presentation from Washington, D.C. hosted by Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna and Emmy Award-winner Gary Sinise, acclaimed actors who have dedicated themselves to veterans causes and supporting our troops in active service.

Featuring all-star musical performances and tributes, the 90-minute broadcast of the 33rd annual National Memorial Day Concert will air on PBS and stream on YouTube and www.pbs.org/national-memorial-day-concert on Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. E.T., honoring our men and women in uniform, veterans, their families and all those who have given their lives for our country.

A more than three decades long tradition unlike anything else on television, this deeply moving and reverential night takes us back to the real meaning of the holiday through personal stories interwoven with musical performances by top stars with the National Symphony Orchestra.

The National Memorial Day Concert will return as a live presentation on May 29, with plans including a tribute to General Colin Powell and commemorations of Gold Star families and to those who lost their lives in the Vietnam War.

The 90-minute broadcast once again will be hosted by Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise and will once again feature a lineup of musical performances along with tribute segments. It will air on PBS and stream on YouTube starting at 8 Pm Et.

Dennis Haysbert will be featured in the tribute to Powell, who had regularly spoken at previous concerts. Powell, the former Secretary of State and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died last year.

Gil Birmingham will appear in Generations of Service, a tribute to the 58,000 lives lost in the Vietnam war and those who served during that era. Among the stories to be featured is that of Francis Whitebird,...

Capital Concerts has announced the 41st annual A Capitol Fourth, America’s Independence Day celebration on PBS, will be hosted by multi-platinum recording artist and star of television, film and the Broadway stage Vanessa Williams.

Planning has been underway for many months for A Capitol Fourth to be a pre-recorded show due to the pandemic with a live fireworks presentation, in lieu of the traditional live concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. The nation’s 245th birthday celebration will feature Williams hosting and performing from Washington, D.C. All-new pre-taped performances from locations across the country will feature top stars from pop, country, R&b, classical and Broadway. Capping off the concert broadcast will be live coverage of the fireworks display over our nation’s iconic skyline captured by multiple cameras stationed around the city.

“I am so honored to be hosting A Capitol Fourth this year,...

Vanessa Williams will host this year’s Independence Day celebration A Capitol Fourth, with plans for a pre-taped concert and live fireworks from Washington, D.C.

The city has lifted almost all Covid-19 restrictions, and President Joe Biden is planning an event at the White House that day, his goal for having at least 70% of the country with at least one Covid-19 shot.

But producers have been planning the show for months, with Covid-19 forcing them to set aside the traditional live concert on the west lawn of the Capitol.

Among those who will perform at the event are Jimmy Buffett, Cynthia Erivo, Alan Jackson, Pentatonix, Jennifer Nettles, Auli’i Cravalho, Train, Gladys Knight, Mickey Guyton, Ali Stroker, Jimmie Allen and Laura Osnes. The National Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Jack Everly, will perform John Williams’ Olympic Fanfare, honoring U.S. participation in the upcoming Summer Games. The orchestra and...

This year’s National Memorial Day Concert, the annual tribute to members of the military and their families, will once again be a pre-taped event with performances and tributes from around Washington and other parts of the country, but that doesn’t mean that it’s any less moving.

The Covid-19 pandemic and restrictions on the Capitol grounds prevent the traditional large-scale live concert, but producers have planned a lineup that includes Gladys Knight, Vince Gill, Sara Bareilles, Alan Jackson, Denyce Graves, The Four Tops and Brian d’Arcy James, along with Kathy Baker and Joe Morton.

Among the highlights will be a commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, in which Steve Buscemi hosts a segment against a backdrop of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York. “A morning that began so sunny and bright was the beginning of America’s darkest hours, images that can never be erased from memory,...

The National Memorial Day Concert will again forgo the live setting on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in favor of a series of taped performances, with plans for the event to commemorate 9/11 and Gold Star families, along with other tributes.

The May 30 event, honoring active military, veterans and their families, has traditionally gone live with the Capitol and National Mall as a backdrop, but the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has scuttled plans for a large-scale concert gathering.

Instead, producer Capital Concerts is shooting performances at key D.C. locations and elsewhere – sans Zoom segments. The lineup includes Colin Powell, Gladys Knight, Vince Gill, Sara Bareilles, Alan Jackson, Denyce Graves, The Four Tops, Brian d’Arcy James and the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Jack Everly. There also will be a Salute to Services with the Joint Chiefs of Staff from the Pentagon, and a special message from General Mark A. Milley,...

Capital Concerts announced today the 40th anniversary presentation of A Capitol Fourth, the national July 4th TV tradition on PBS.

This year’s show is co-hosted by two-time Emmy Award-nominated actor and producer John Stamos and multi-platinum recording artist and star of television, film and the Broadway stage Vanessa Williams. The nation’s 244th birthday celebration will feature new performances from iconic locations across the country, including Washington, D.C, New York, Nashville, Los Angeles and Philadelphia, as well as highlights from the concert’s forty-year history and the stirring patriotic favorites viewers enjoy on the Fourth of July. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the traditional live A Capitol Fourth will not be held on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol; instead, to ensure the health and safety of all involved, this year’s concert performances were pre-taped without a live audience, as was the case with the...

The continued coronavirus pandemic has forced the cancellation of a live Independence Day concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, but producers are planning a virtual event for PBS.

A Capitol Fourth, now in its 40th year, will feature pre-taped performances from around the country, hosted by John Stamos and Vanessa Williams.

As was the case with the recent National Memorial Day Concert, segments for A Capitol Fourth are being pre-taped, and the special also will feature highlights from past years.

The 90-minute show also will feature a tribute by Stamos to workers on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis, with Chrissy Metz singing I’m Standing with You.

There also will be segments honoring African American heroes from the past and present, and a salute to wounded warriors. A live segment of the special will feature the annual fireworks display over the D.C. skyline.

At this point in years past, the producers and performers of the National Memorial Day Concert typically are in a mad rush to prepare for the live show on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, hoping for clear skies and few glitches.

This year, much of the show is already done. As with so many other large events forced to cancel amid the coronavirus crisis, this year’s show will be dramatically different, more of a virtual concert. But the creators of the event believe that it will take on a special resonance.

“These important rituals and holidays have a whole meaning for all of this time too,” said executive producer Michael Colbert. “We are certainly completely focused on what Memorial Day is, but I feel like at this time it is touching so many of us today.”

There was no question that the National Memorial Day Concert, to...

Capital Concerts announced today a special presentation of the National Memorial Day Concert on PBS, hosted by Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna and Emmy Award-winner Gary Sinise with new performances and tributes filmed around the country honoring all of our American heroes.

Due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the traditional live concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol will not be held to ensure the health and safety of all involved. The special 90-minute presentation of the National Memorial Day Concert, featuring new and relevant content for these times and iconic show segments, will air on Sunday, May 24, 2020 to celebrate our heroes who are doing so much for all of us in the current fight against Covid-19, and continue for the 31st year to honor and remember our troops, veterans, wounded warriors, all those who have given their lives for our nation, and their families.

“In this unprecedented time,...

NBC’s fireworks spectacular isn’t the only game in town — especially if that town is Washington, D.C. PBS’ “A Capitol Fourth” is the country’s longest-running live national Fourth of July TV celebration.

This 39th version of the spectacular will be hosted by John Stamos. The program is a co-production of Michael Colbert of Capital Concerts and Weta, Washington, D.C. Michael Colbert is executive producer.

But how do you watch this thing?

“A Capitol Fourth” airs on PBS from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Et. It’ll also run on the American Forces Network and on NPR, and stream live on Facebook, YouTube and PBS.org. Additionally, the special will be available as Video on Demand programming from July 4 to July 18.

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This July 4, “A Capitol...

Music icon Carole King wants everyone to know that she’s performing – along with Broadway’s Beautiful cast – as part of PBS’ traditional A Capitol Fourth event, and most definitely not as part of President Donald Trump’s “political rally.”

In a message pinned to the top of her Twitter page – with a little line drawing by New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly – King writes, “Just to be clear – I am appearing in ‘A Capitol Fourth,’ the traditional event held annually on the lawn at the Capitol. I am Not participating in t’s political rally.”

The drawing’s foreground features King sitting at a piano on the lawn, with an American flag planted on the edge of the musical instrument. In the background, a tiny Trump figure – recognizable by his hair – is accompanied by a thought bubble reading “So far away,” a play on King’s classic hit song and...

Joining the all-star line-up for the 39th annual edition of PBS’ A Capitol Fourth, the country’s longest-running live national July 4 TV tradition, are Broadway star and two-time Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes (Bandstand) plus Rock and Roll Hall of Famers and R&b legends The O’Jays.

Osnes, whose distinguished Broadway career includes starring roles in Cinderella, Bonnie & Clyde and Anything Goes, will perform a medley of patriotic songs accompanied by the U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own.” The O’Jays, the legendary trio behind such classics as “I Love Music” and “Use Ta Be My Girl,” will perform their Grammy Hall of Fame inducted Billboard Hot 100 # 1 hit song “Love Train.” This April, the O’Jays debuted “The Last Word,” their first studio album in 15 years, and what the band has announced will be their final album.

The 39th annual broadcast of A Capitol Fourth airs on PBS Thursday,...

This July 4th, A Capitol Fourth continues its 39-year tradition of celebrating our nation’s independence on the West Lawn of the United States Capitol building.

Two-time Emmy Award-nominated actor and producer John Stamos returns to host the country’s longest-running live national July 4th TV tradition. A Capitol Fourth’s family-friendly Independence Day celebration will commemorate our country’s 243rd birthday with all-star musical performances, and remains unaffiliated with any other July 4th events around the country, and in other locations in Washington, D.C.

The 39th annual edition of A Capitol Fourth will feature: Grammy Award-winning music legend Carole King with the Broadway cast of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning musical Beautiful starring Vanessa Carlton; multi-award winning electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling; acclaimed Tony-nominated singer-songwriter and actress Keala Settle (The Greatest Showman); multi-platinum recording artist and star of television, film and the Broadway stage Vanessa Williams; double Acm winner,...

PBS’s multi award-winning National Memorial Day Concert returns live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol for a special 30th anniversary broadcast hosted by Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna and Tony-nominated actress and star of TV’s Falling Water, The West Wing and The Kids Are Alright, Mary McCormack.

The 30th annual broadcast of the National Memorial Day Concert airs live on PBS Sunday, May 26, 2019, from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m., before a concert audience of hundreds of thousands, millions more at home, as well as to our troops serving around the world on the American Forces Network.

A 30-year tradition unlike anything else on television, America’s national night of remembrance takes us back to the real meaning of the holiday through personal stories interwoven with musical performances by the National Symphony Orchestra and guest artists. The 2019 anniversary edition of the National Memorial Day Concert will feature...

The all-star line-up will includeGrammy Award-winning legend Patti Labelle multi-platinum selling singer, performer and songwriter Gavin DeGraw Broadway and television star Christopher Jackson multi-Grammy Award-winning bluegrass icon Alison Krauss SAG and Olivier Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated actress and singer Amber Riley multi-platinum-selling country music star Justin Moore and Patrick Lundy amp The Ministers of Music in performance with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of top pops conductor Jack Everly additional performers to be announced.

There might be nowhere that gets more into the spirit of the Fourth of July than the United States capital, Washington D.C., and the big culmination of its Independence Day celebration is a fireworks display that takes place over the U.S. Capitol building, the home of Congress.

If you can’t make it to a live local fireworks display, or you’re just hoping for the most patriotic fireworks possible, you can tune into the “A Capitol Fourth” Independence Day celebration in a variety of ways. PBS is carrying the fireworks display and concert across the country, which starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time (5 p.m. Pacific) and runs until 9:30 p.m.

For cord-cutters and anyone who might not be close to a TV, though, there are several options for catching the fireworks display online as well. PBS is hosting the video for “A Capitol Fourth” on its website,...

This July 4th, America’s national Independence Day celebration kicks off our country’s 242nd birthday, as A Capitol Fourth on PBS welcomes back Emmy Award-nominated actor and producer John Stamos to host the festivities.

Broadcast live on PBS from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, this time-honored 38 year-tradition puts viewers front and center for America’s biggest birthday party with the greatest display of fireworks anywhere in the nation lighting up the iconic D.C. skyline.

The country’s longest-running live national July 4 TV tradition will feature all-star musical performances by: multi-platinum selling music legend Jimmy Buffett with the Broadway cast of the new musical Escape To Margaritaville, making their first stop after Broadway at the U.S. Capitol before launching a national tour; “America’s Band,” the iconic multi-platinum selling music legends The Beach Boys; three-time Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum selling artist Pentatonix; multi-platinum pop singer...

Washington — Singer Sara Evans and two alums from “American Idol” are among the performers scheduled for an evening Independence Day event on the south lawn of the White House, with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump in attendance.

Hallmark Channel will telecast the event live starting at 8 p.m.

Also on the bill are pianist Lola Astanova, the United States Marine Band, the United States Navy Band Sea Chanters, and the United States Air Force Band’s Max Impact. The “American Idol” alums are finalists Jax and Jonny Brenns.

The Trumps will mark the Fourth of July earlier in the day with an afternoon picnic for military families.

Melania Trump said in a statement, “I’m delighted to welcome this new addition to the annual White House July 4th celebration. Americans will be able to tune in from their homes and be part of the festivities.” The National Park Service...

Joining the all-star line-up for the 38th annual edition of PBS’ A Capitol Fourth, the country’s longest-running live national July 4 TV tradition, are multi-platinum pop singer and songwriter Andy Grammer, theatrical icon and one of Broadway’s greatest triple-threat talents Chita Rivera, and The Voice Season 14 finalist Kyla Jade.

Grammer will perform his hit “Back Home,” the lead single from his Gold-certified album Magazines or Novels, on America’s national Independence Day celebration. Gospel singer Jade will open the show with a performance of the “National Anthem.”

Rivera, a versatile actress/singer/dancer and the recipient of the 2018 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, will introduce a special tribute to the work of famed American composer Leonard Bernstein, the iconic voice of his age, on the 100th anniversary of his birthday. The segment will feature Bernstein’s beloved composition “Tonight” from West Side Story performed by...

This July 4th, America’s national Independence Day celebration kicks off our country’s 242nd birthday, as A Capitol Fourth on PBS welcomes back Emmy Award-nominated actor and producer John Stamos to host the festivities.

Broadcast live on PBS from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, this time-honored 38 year-tradition puts viewers front and center for America’s biggest birthday party with the greatest display of fireworks anywhere in the nation lighting up the iconic D.C. skyline.

The country’s longest-running live national July 4 TV tradition will feature all-star musical performances by: multi-platinum selling music legend Jimmy Buffett with the Broadway cast of the new musical Escape To Margaritaville, making their first stop after Broadway at the U.S. Capitol before launching a national tour; ’America’s Band," the iconic multi-platinum selling music legends The Beach Boys; three-time Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum selling artist Pentatonix; legendary Motown stars...

On the 150th anniversary of Memorial Day, PBS’ multi award-winning National Memorial Day Concert returns live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol hosted by Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna and Emmy Award-winner Gary Sinise.

The 29th annual broadcast of the National Memorial Day Concert airs live on PBS Sunday, May 27, 2018, from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m., before a concert audience of hundreds of thousands, millions more at home, as well as to our troops serving around the world on the American Forces Network.

An annual tradition unlike anything else on television, America’s national night of remembrance takes us back to the real meaning of the holiday through personal stories interwoven with musical performances. This year’s program features the following stories:

The show will recognize the story of two buddies – Joe Annello and Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura – friends for over 68 years, who helped each other survive deadly combat during the Korean War,...

On the 150th anniversary of Memorial Day, PBS’ multi award-winning National Memorial Day Concert returns live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol hosted by Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna and Emmy Award-winner Gary Sinise.

The 29th annual broadcast of the National Memorial Day Concert airs live on PBS Sunday, May 27, 2018, from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m., before a concert audience of hundreds of thousands, millions more at home, as well as to our troops serving around the world on the American Forces Network.

A 29-year tradition unlike anything else on television, America’s national night of remembrance takes us back to the real meaning of the holiday through personal stories interwoven with musical performances. This year’s program features the following stories:

The show will recognize the story of two buddies – Joe Annello and Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura – dear friends now for 68 years, who helped each other survive deadly combat during the Korean War,...