NEW YORK CITY: Macy's 4th Of July Fireworks 2022

MANHATTAN (NYC) NY: Macy's signature pyrotechnic salute to America set to begin at 9:25 p.m. on July 4th.

Hundreds of thousands are expected to pack the streets to watch the festivities, and we've got all the info you need to know.

What to Expect

The show will feature a barrage of dazzling shells and effects.

This year's revelry will launch more than 48,000 shells and effects from five barges positioned between E. 23rd and E. 42nd Streets on the East River with prime viewing from three boroughs in New York City.

Approximately 1,920 shells and effects will be set off each minute, and the 25-minute spectacle is synchronized to a rousing musical score and features a host of shells and effects in 30 colors and shapes.

New shaped effects that will wow spectators include tall hats, mushrooms, and little snake shells, as well as tricolor interlocking rings and blinking smiling faces.

This year's design will launch on average more than 1,900 shells and effects per minute.

A third of the total shells in this year's show will showcase multiple effects bringing more pyrotechnic firepower to the festivities that will span a mile across the East River in a multi-layer presentation, reaching dramatic heights of 1,000 feet to the water's edge.