RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO.com) — People across America will be celebrating Independence Day on Saturday, but the celebrations start early in South Dakota with the return of fireworks at Mount Rushmore National Memorial and a Presidential visit to The Rushmore State.
Fireworks will light up the sky above the national memorial for the first time in a decade tonight.
Besides President Trump, Gov. Kristi Noem and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt are scheduled to give speeches during the fireworks program. Sens. John Thune and Mike Rounds and Rep. Dusty Johnson will also attend the event.
A crowd of 7,500 people will be at Mount Rushmore for the fireworks. If you were unable to get tickets you can watch it from home. It’s expected to be broadcast on TV and livestreamed on Travel South Dakota’s Mount Rushmore Fireworks webpage
The program begins at 5 p.m. CT Friday and the fireworks are expected to begin at about 10:30-10:45 p.m. CT Friday. Trump is scheduled to arrive in South Dakota at about 7:45 p.m. CT Friday.
Mount Rushmore will be closed to the general public at midnight Thursday and will reopen at 6 a.m. CT on Saturday. Only ticket holders for the fireworks event will be able to enter the memorial on Friday.
