Spectators from across Boston crowded along both sides of the Charles River at 10:30 p.m. July 4 to watch the annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. Barges between the Longfellow and Harvard bridges launched thousands of fireworks over a half-hour period, filling the sky with pinwheels of fire and streaks of red, white and blue to commemorate the country’s Independence Day.
Below are 18 images that capture the dazzling visuals of one of Boston’s most breathtaking ceremonies:
Red streamers trickle down toward the Charles River below a broadside of red chrysanthemums. The crowd on the south side of the river mostly maintained an awed silence as the fireworks display went on, while recording the spectacle with their phones.
