If you're celebrating Independence Day in the nation's capital, expect fireworks, fun and a fair share of traffic headaches.

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The Alma High School Band is celebrating after marching in the National Independence Day Parade in Washington D.C.

The National Independence Day Parade is on July 4 at 11:45 a.m. The parade route is from Constitution Avenue from 7th Street to 17th Street. If you're planning to head downtown, expect major road closures, parking restrictions, site shutdowns, and even watercraft limitations across the city.

Crowds gathered across Philadelphia on Friday to celebrate Independence Day, from the parade to the fireworks as part of Wawa Welcome America’s annual festivities. But this year, the event’s concert faced some last-minute changes.

In Greater Boston, the Fourth of July includes a number of annual traditions: music at the Hatch Shell, the presentation of the Declaration of Independence, and the reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?