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Mount Rushmore's Independence Day Fireworks Are Back

David Manney : Mar 11, 2026  PJ Media

Tickets for the 2026 fireworks celebration will be distributed through a public lottery system. The National Park Service plans to release tickets through Recreation.gov in April 2026, giving Americans across the country the opportunity to attend the event in person.

[PJMedia.com] Independence Day fireworks will return to Mount Rushmore in 2026 after six years of controversy and political conflict. The National Park Service announced that a fireworks display will take place on July 3, 2026, marking the first such event at the monument since 2020. The celebration helps commemorate the upcoming 250th anniversary of American Independence. (Image: iStock-franckreporter)

In the Black Hills of South Dakota stand the carved faces of four American presidents, whom I'm certain you've heard of. The monument attracts over two million visitors each year. Independence Day events at the site have long been part of the region's tourism and patriotic celebrations. Fireworks displays were held regularly between 1998 and 2009, but federal officials halted them due to environmental concerns. From National Parks Traveler:

The Biden administration specifically denied a request in 2022 from South Dakota, where the memorial is found, to allow the fireworks display, noting that such displays can adversely impact the environment, could spark wildfires, interfere with cultural and historical presentations at the memorial for the holiday weekend, affect concessionaire operations, and create a public danger due to the gathering of a large group that couldn't safely be evacuated from the memorial in the event of a wildfire... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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