Fireworks capped off the festivities, which featured performances by Leslie Odom Jr., LeAnn Rimes, Bell Biv DeVoe, and the Boston Pops.

Boston’s iconic Fourth of July festivities will welcome thousands of visitors from across the country to the Esplanade for a day of music, fireworks, and patriotic celebration.The highlight of the event is the annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular,

Procession kicks off from Boston City Hall Plaza at 9 a.m. and meanders to the Old State House for the annual reading of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.