Fourth of July marked in the US – in pictures

People attend the traditional Independence Day parade in Washington DC

The US president, Joe Biden, and the first lady, Jill Biden, marked Fourth of July with an event for military and veterans’ families

A youngster attends the Fourth of July event at the White House

Biden greets guests on the South Lawn

Ne-Yo performs at the White House Fourth of July BBQ and concert

Members of the public wait at the Lincoln Memorial before a firework display on the National Mall in Washington DC

A cyclist rides past people waiting for the start of the Independence Day fireworks in Washington DC

People hold their own Fourth of July parade in the Lanesville neighbourhood of Gloucester, Massachusetts

A woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty wrapped in caution tape attends the parade in Gloucester, Massachusetts

People watch the MSG Sphere fireworks show in Las Vegas

A dressed-up dog at the Fourth of July parade in Merrimack, New Hampshire

Amber Hess lifts her daughter, Emorie Narvaez, during Harrisburg’s Fourth of July food truck festival at River Front Park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Republican presidential candidate Senator Tim Scott poses for a selfie in Merrimack, New Hampshire

Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks light up the sky next to the Empire State Building in New York City, as seen from Union City, New Jersey

A couple kiss as people watch the Macy’s fireworks in New York City

People watch the fireworks in New York City

People gather ahead of Nathan’s famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island

Revelers gather at Nathan’s hot dog eating contest at Coney Island

Champion Joey Chestnut competes in hot dog eating competition

People watch fireworks at Miami Beach, Florida. The Fourth of July and Independence Day have been a federal holiday in the US since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations dates back to the 18th century and to the American Revolution

Maddie Miller, of Tampa, Florida, raises her head during the Key lime pie eating championship in Key West. The gooey competition, whose entrants are forbidden to use their hands, has become a subtropical alternative to Nathan’s Fourth of July hot dog eating contest

Residents participate in the annual Independence Day parade in Southport, North Carolina. The first recorded Independence Day celebration in Southport was in 1795

People watch the Fourth of July fireworks in San Francisco, California

A man carrying a US flag leads a local Fourth of July parade in the Lanesville, Gloucester, Massachusetts