Independence Day is quickly approaching and people in the metropolitan area have different plans.
Becky May, 19, will be headed home to New Jersey for the summer holiday. May does not decorate or buy fireworks for the celebration.
While May is not a native Washingtonian, she “knows it’s hectic” on the National Mall and will be watching fireworks from a beach in New Jersey.
Nicole Narvaez is going to the National Mall to watch the fireworks display, which includes over 6,500 shells, according to the National Park Service.
The National Mall will be enclosed with over 18,000 linear feet of fencing and have 350 portable toilets to accommodate the thousands of people that attend the display each year.
Dominic Gatti, 20, thinks the Fourth of July is more of a celebration and party than anything else.
“I’m going to my frat party then probably to the Mall for fireworks,” said Gatti.
Narvaez “might be celebrating with friends,” and believes the holiday is about both celebration and remembrance.
Nadine Hallak plans to attend a barbecue with friends on the fourth. She will be watching the National Mall fireworks on television this year.
“We are not so into crowds,” Hallak said.
Drew Scheimer contributed to this report.