Which annual televised concert is held on the U.S. Capitol's West Lawn on July 4?

Which annual televised concert is held on the U.S. Capitol's West Lawn on July 4? The concert is A Capitol Fourth.

A Capitol Fourth is a PBS Independence Day concert presented from the West Lawn of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. It combines popular performers with patriotic and classical programming, including appearances by the National Symphony Orchestra and U.S. military musical groups.

The first televised concert was broadcast in 1981, following National Symphony Orchestra Independence Day performances that began on the lawn in 1979. The program is also simulcast by NPR and the American Forces Network, making it a national broadcast rather than merely a local Washington event.

It is easy to confuse the program with the National Memorial Day Concert, which honors military service and takes place around Memorial Day, or with fireworks shows such as Macy's and the Boston Pops spectacular. The in-person event was canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, but the program returned to the West Lawn in 2022.