Here’s the latest timeline of events on the National Mall for July Fourth

The full timeline is set for one of the biggest parties of the year in D.C., and there are a lot of changes people planning on flocking to the National Mall to celebrate July Fourth should know about.

Plan for a long day and pack light; events are scheduled deep into the night and new security restrictions are in place that prohibit items once allowed on the Mall.

And because temperatures will hover near the century mark for much of the day,   organizers have pushed back when guests can arrive on the Washington Monument grounds.

Full schedule

The fireworks show, which President Donald Trump and his Freedom 250 task force said will be the largest in history, is scheduled to begin until after Trump is scheduled to make his speech at 11 p.m. Guests were initially planned to be allowed to enter the Monument grounds at 1 p.m., but because of the extreme heat, it has been pushed back to 5 p.m.

Freedom 250 also advises that visitors do not begin to line up until 4 p.m. According to a joint statement from the task force, and the National Park service they are expanding “cooling resources, water stations, and medical ...