Et al means and others or it can mean and elsewhere. When used in citing a reference it often means there are multiple authors of the work cited and the citation is for the first author and the others. John Smith, et al would mean John Smith and his coauthors.
1 NEW YORK: The 39th annual Macy's Firework Show over the East River will last for 25 minutes and draw a crowd of over 3 million spectators. As the biggest firework display in the US, this year's show features more than 50,000 effects. 2  WASHINGTON, DC: Lasting over 17 minutes, this show is among the largest in the US.
Ringing in 2014 at the Seattle Space Needle. The firework show at the Space Needle on New Yearâs Eve is a sight not to be missed. Tim and I are fortunate enough to get front row seats on the rooftop of a neighboring building (Timâs hookup, not mine). The fireworks start just before midnight.