Fireworks explode above the Mount Rushmore National Monument during an Independence Day event attended by the US president in Keystone, South Dakota, July 3, 2020.

You won’t want to miss it!” said Rhoden. Back in February, Governor Rhoden and Secretary Burgum agreed that fireworks will return to Mount Rushmore for America’s 250th birthday in 2026.

America’s celebration of Independence Day officially begins Friday night at Mount Rushmore, where thousands got tickets to see President Donald Trump and a patriotic fireworks display above the ...

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden invited President Donald Trump to celebrate the country's 250th birthday with fireworks at Mount Rushmore next year.

Fireworks explode above the Mount Rushmore National Monument during an Independence Day event attended by the US president in Keystone, South Dakota, July 3, 2020.

In 2020, then-Gov. Kristi Noem convinced the Trump administration to reauthorize fireworks at Mount Rushmore and also convinced President Donald Trump to attend.

She hosted former President Donald Trump at the 2020 celebration and the patriotic display, held during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, figured largely in her rise to national prominence.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum detailed how fireworks will return to Mount Rushmore in time to be part of the nation’s 250th birthday, one of many major events being held to celebrate the nation ...