Photos: July Fourth celebrations in Boston
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Bell Biv DeVoe performs during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Memorial Shell in Boston.
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Andrea Dacosta, left, dances with her son Jeremias during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on the Charles River Esplanade in Boston.
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Confetti explodes out of the Hatch Shell stage after the Boston Pops Firework Spectacular on July Fourth.
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Members of the United States Armed Forces salute as they are honored during the Boston Pops Firework Spectacular.
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Members of the US Army watch the Boston Pops Firework Spectacular on July Fourth over the Charles River.
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Singer Leslie Odom Jr. performs at the Hatch Shell for the Boston Pops Firework Spectacular.
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Zoe Salah (11) tosses confetti into the air to celebrate the end of the Boston Pops Firework Spectacular show.
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TC Jones IV stands and is honored as a US Army Veteran during the Boston Pops Firework Spectacular.
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Families relax on blankets and in chairs while waiting for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular to begin.
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Members of the Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes & Drums stand at attention during the opening ceremony during the 249th Independence Day Celebration at City Hall Plaza in Boston on July 4, 2025.
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Lt. Colonel Lee Fife salutes for the Pledge of Allegiance before the reading of the the Declaration of Independence during the 249th Independence Day Celebration at the Old State House in Boston.
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Crystal Lee helps Diane Myers with her tricorne hat while the Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes & Drums prepare for the 249th Independence Day Celebration at City Hall Plaza in Boston.
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Gino Famiglietti, 5, of Andover, watches the parade with his family during the 249th Independence Day Celebration at City Hall Plaza in Boston.
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Members of the Wilmington Minutemen fire their muskets while marching in the 249th Independence Day Celebration parade in Boston.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu steps onto the balcony to address the crowd during the 249th Independence Day Celebration at the Old State House in Boston.
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Tuba player Kameron Clayton prepares to march in the parade with the Zarba Military Band during the 249th Independence Day Celebration at City Hall Plaza in Boston.
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A member of the of the Wilmington Minutemen holds his musket during the 249th Independence Day Celebration at City Hall Plaza in Boston.
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