Freedom 250 and America250: How is the US celebrating its big birthday?

A massive 16-day State Fair is among the biggest attractions of the 250th celebration.

It will run from 25 June to 10 July across the National Mall from the US Capitol to the Washington Monument.

The president will headline the fair’s opening ceremony, Freedom 250 announced.

All 56 US states and territories will be showcased in the exposition, according to Freedom 250, which is organising the event.

Among the features of the celebration was a now cancelled concert series entitled the Great American State Fair concert series, which has made headlines recently after a number of the performers scheduled to take the stage, backed out.

Several artists, including Martina McBride, The Commodores, Young MC and Bret Michaels, dropped out, citing the event’s affiliation with the White House.

Some said they did not realise the event was affiliated with Freedom 250.

In turn, Trump axed the planned musical acts and instead said in a social media post that he would host “the Greatest Rally, EVER!” He billed it as the “Rally to end all Rallies” and said some artists would still be at the event.

He noted Lee Greenwood, whose song God Bless the USA is used at Trump rallies, would introduce him and tenor Christopher Macchio would also sing at the event.

“We don’t want singers with no talent, but big fees to put you to sleep, we’ve told them all to stay home,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “All we want is you, me, a few speakers, and the Greatest Music ever played, the same Music you have listened to for years!”

On Tuesday afternoon, country singer Alexis Wilkins, the longtime girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, announced she would be performing at Wednesday’s event.