US EditionWashington Monument to Have Projection Show to Commemorate America’s 250th Birthday
- On Wednesday, December 31, 2025, projectors will light all four sides of the Washington Monument for the first time, kicking off the United States' 250th birthday year with a six-night event on the National Mall, Washington, D.C.
- Freedom 250, the presidentially appointed committee planning the year-long celebration, says the program aims to unite Americans and highlight pillars like innovation, community, faith and natural beauty.
- Organizers say New Year's Eve will include a 250-foot birthday candle and fireworks at midnight, with projections continuing nightly through Jan. 5 tracing the nation’s discovery, independence, and future.
- Admission is free with no tickets required on the National Mall, and visitors will not face security checks, Freedom 250 confirmed; the illumination is one of nationwide kickoff events.
- Previously, NASA projected a 363-foot Saturn V on the monument's east face, and Freedom 250 says this New Year's display starts a series including May 17 and June 25 through July 10.
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Washington Monument will be turned into 'world's tallest candle' as America kicks off 250th birthday · American Wire News
Celebrants in the nation’s capital were set for a special treat to begin America’s 250th birthday year with the Washington Monument becoming “the world’s tallest birthday candle.” (Video Credit: NBC4 Washington) Years in the making, on top of the unparalleled endurance of America’s Republic going on two and a half centuries, the United States Semiquincentennial celebrations are well underway ahead of July 4, 2026. As part of the lead-up to the a…
FIRST LOOK: Stunning Washington Monument Lit Up for ‘Freedom 250’ U.S. Anniversary Celebration.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The Washington Monument will be transformed into a spectacular projection-mapped experience to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Freedom 250 is organizing the event.WHEN & WHERE: December 31, 7:00 PM – January 5, 10:00 PM, at the Washington Monument.KEY QUOTE: “This moment launches a year-long national celebration of the American spirit—past, present, and future.”IMPACT: The event marks the beginning…
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Trump initiative ‘Freedom 250’ lights Washington Monument to start yearlong festivities
Freedom 250 is a nonpartisan organization under the National Park Foundation that promises to be a unifying celebration of the United States 250th birthday, according to CEO Keith Krach.Americas semiquincentennial celebration gets underway Wednesday, when the Washington Monument will be illuminated in red, white and blue, serving as the worlds tallest birthday candle.The celebration will last throughout 2026.America enters a once-in-a-generation…
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