A cookout party with ax throwing? A scavenger hunt for the youngest local historians? A bar crawl through Dupont? The nation’s capital knows how to celebrate July 4.

Darren Criss will be in town, grill kits are available for pick up, and it’s almost time to pick your spot for watching the July Fourth fireworks.

An hour-long “celebration of America’s military with music, military demonstrations, and flyovers” from the Lincoln Memorial.

Celebrating the Fourth of July in the Nation’s Capital can be one of the best things about living in D.C—if it’s done right.

If you have fireworks and you’re wondering “is this legal?,” best consult our guide so you won’t get slapped with a hefty fine.

Another July 4, another great fireworks display over D.C.

Patriotic pooches were on full display at the Fourth of July parade yesterday on Capitol Hill.

In a video posted Thursday, Adam Kokesh can be seen loading and then pumping a single-barrel shotgun while standing in Freedom Plaza on Pennsylvania Avenue NW.

When was the last time you saw the United States’ highest-ranking soldier belt his guts out into a microphone?

Washington, D.C. is in a lot of movies. The more destructive the better.