America 250 organizers unveil sweeping plans for the country's historic birthday celebration

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. President Donald Trump shares an AI-generated video on Truth Social amid reports that the Department of Transportation is pushing to host an IndyCar event in Washington, D.C., as part of the America 250 celebrations. (Credit: White House Video) Organizers for the America 250 celebration touted a slew of plans to commemorate the country’s historic anniversary on July 4, detailing the programs in the works and hinting that more information would become publicly available in the coming weeks. Rosie Rios, former U.S. Treasurer and chairwoman of America 250, said the festivities themselves would begin on July 3 and extend into July 4. "We are doing the first-ever ball drop in the history of Times Square outside of New Year's Eve. This will happen on July 3," Rios said. But Rios also described how America 250’s planning hoped to go farther than a single ev