4th of July

Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Show: Where to Watch and What You Need to Know

Macy’s promises this will be the blockbuster event of the summer.

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Macy’s 46th annual fireworks show is set to kick off on Monday, July 4 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, but you'll be able to watch no matter where you are.

This year’s show will top previous renditions, Macy's said, adding that the show is going “bigger than ever before.”

Macy’s confirmed its celebrity lineup on Tuesday. Musical director Ray Chew will lead the orchestra through patriotic standards and of-the-moment pop sounds. The United States Army Field Band & Soldiers’ Chorus and the Young People’s Chorus of New York City are also performing.

The New York City skyline lit up once again with the sound of explosions and bright lights with the return of the annual Macy's fireworks display.

Fireworks will light up the sky around 9:25 p.m. with more than 48,000 shells and 14 effects being launched from five barges positioned on the East River.

Elevated public viewing areas will be open to the public in three boroughs of the city.

Spectators can look out for 17 different patterns in the overhead sparkling arrangements such as Splitting Comets and Scattering Stars.

In Manhattan, you can watch the fireworks between E. 23rd Street and E. 42nd Street on the East River.

The best viewing point in Queens is the Gantry Plaza State Park. Brooklyn’s best viewing points are Transmitter Park, Bushwick Inlet Park, Newtown Barge Park and Marsha P. Johnson State Park.

There'll be plenty of impacts to roads and bridges for the majority of the day in anticipation of Monday's festivities. Find the full list of closures here.

Fireworks may also be happening in your town for the holiday weekend. See what’s happening near you: 

New York

Coney Island
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk

Mamaroneck
Time: 9:15 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Harbor Island Park

New Rochelle
Time: 9:00 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: View from Hudson Park or Joe Curtis Five Islands Park

Nyack
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Memorial Park

Port Chester
Time: Doors open at 7 p.m., celebration starts at 9 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Port Chester High School

Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown
Time: Dusk
Date: July 4
Location: Any parks along the river

Yonkers
Time: 9 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Yonkers Downtown Waterfront

New Jersey

Cape May Court House
Time: Festivities begin at 6 p.m., fireworks start at 9 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Goshen Sports Complex

Collingswood
Time: Activities starts at 2 p.m., fireworks at dusk
Date: July 4
Location: Knight Park

Jersey City
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Exchange Place

Margate
Time: 9 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: On the beach at Huntington Ave.

Paramus
Time: 11 a.m., fireworks at dusk
Date: July 3
Location: Cliff Gennarelli Sports-Plex

West Orange
Time: 9:15 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: West Orange High School

Wildwood
Time: 10 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Wildwood Boardwalk

Connecticut

Madison
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Date: July 3
Location: Best viewpoints are the East Wharf, West Wharf, or Surf Club

Middlebury
Time: 9 p.m.
Date: July 4th
Location: Quassy Amusement & Waterpark

New Britain
Time: 9:15 p.m., parking lot opens at 7 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Willow Brook Park

New Haven
Time: 9 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Wilbur Cross High School

Norwalk
Time: 9 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Bayley Beach

Weston
Time: 9:20 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Weston Middle School Field

Wilton
Time: At dusk or 9 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Wilton High School

If you can’t catch the Macy’s fireworks show in-person, you can watch it live on NBC or Peacock at 8 p.m. to see every display, guest appearance and live performance.

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