{"id":39623,"date":"2025-07-05T02:17:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T02:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/39623\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T02:17:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T02:17:17","slug":"what-time-do-macys-fireworks-start-over-east-river-nbc-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/39623\/","title":{"rendered":"What time do Macy\u2019s fireworks start over East River? \u2013 NBC New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What to Know<\/p>\n<ul class=\"what-to-know__list\">\n<li class=\"what-to-know__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macys.com\/s\/fireworks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Macy&#8217;s 4th of July Fireworks<\/a>\u00a0returns to the East River for 2025; this year&#8217;s show will launch from the Brooklyn Bridge and four barges at the Seaport District.<\/li>\n<li class=\"what-to-know__item\">Public viewing of the fireworks will be available in the area and NYC gave away 100,000 free tickets to prime viewing spots; there are also plenty of other places you can try to catch a glimpse.<\/li>\n<li class=\"what-to-know__item\">The Macy&#8217;s 4th of July Fireworks show will air live on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/macys-4th-of-july-fireworks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/blog\/how-to-watch-macys-4th-of-july-fireworks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peacock <\/a>starting at 8 p.m. ET Friday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After a year on the Hudson, the iconic Macy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/tag\/fourth-of-july\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fourth\u00a0of July <\/a>Fireworks spectacle is returning to the East River this year, with launches planned from the Brooklyn Bridge and four barges in the East River.<\/p>\n<p>The 49th\u00a0edition of the nation\u2019s largest Independence Day celebration will fire more than 80,000 shells, 30 vibrant colors and awe-inspiring effects, as well as state-of-the-art projection mapping on the Brooklyn Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Billed as a &#8220;one-of-a-kind&#8221; show, you can see it in the city at designated areas in Brooklyn Bridge Park and Pier 16 and 17 at The Seaport. <\/p>\n<p>Can&#8217;t attend in person? The streaming action kicks off\u00a0Friday, July 4 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.<\/p>\n<p>Who will perform at this year&#8217;s Macy Fireworks show?<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s festivities feature performances from a star-studded lineup of musical artists, including the Jonas Brothers, Lenny Kravitz, Keke Palmer, Eric Church, Ava Max and Trisha Yearwood.<\/p>\n<p>The eye-catching pyrotechnics will be set to a musical score produced by Ahmir \u201cQuestlove\u201d Thompson and James Poyser, accompanied by a live performance from &#8220;West Side Story&#8221; star and event host Ariana DeBose.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by the enduring spirit of America, the 25-minute musical score will celebrate themes of community, resiliency and shared connection, organizers say.<\/p>\n<p>What time do the Macy&#8217;s fireworks start?<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-c20fec\">This year&#8217;s Fourth of July extravaganza will be held on Friday, July 4 and the show will air on NBC and simulcast live on Peacock beginning at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-79a5d5\">The fireworks themselves are expected to start at around 9:25 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>How can I watch live?<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll also be able to watch it live in the player above at this time. An encore presentation will follow at 10 p.m. on NBC. A Spanish-language hour-long telecast will air on Telemundo at 9 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>The city gave away 100,000 free tickets to people (see map and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/new-york-city\/free-tickets-macys-fireworks-show-nyc-giveaway\/6320334\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">details<\/a>) but apart from the ticket-only area, everything is fair game.<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of other public areas open to the public; a warning however, they are first-come-first serve. The watch locations are at: <\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Broad Street at Water Street<\/li>\n<li>Robert F. Wagner Sr. Place and the Brooklyn Bridge on-off ramps<\/li>\n<li>Montgomery Street at Madison Street<\/li>\n<li>The Murry Bergtraum Softball Field, which offers ADA viewing with access at Pike Slip and Cheery Street. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Macy\u2019s 4th of July Fireworks will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What to Know Macy&#8217;s 4th of July Fireworks\u00a0returns to the East River for 2025; this year&#8217;s show will&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":39624,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,10202,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-39623","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-fourth-of-july","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-city","12":"tag-newyork","13":"tag-newyorkcity","14":"tag-ny","15":"tag-nyc","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-united-states-of-america","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","20":"tag-us","21":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}