July 4th fireworks 2023 in New York City, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut

Here's where to see fireworks and celebrate the Fourth of July in NYC, NY, NJ and CT

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Monday, July 3, 2023
Fourth of July in NYC: Macy's fireworks return to East River
The 47th annual Macy's 4th of July Fireworks show will be launched from five barges positioned along the East River in Midtown.

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Ahead of the Fourth of July, many communities around the Tri-State area are planning their own Independence Day celebrations with fireworks.



Below is a list of some of the festivities scheduled in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey.



If your community is hosting fireworks but is not on this list, please fill out the form below.





NEW YORK CITY FIREWORKS



The 47th annual Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks will once again light up the East River. On Tuesday, July 4th at around 9:25 p.m., Macy's will begin its signature pyrotechnic salute to America.



This year's revelry will launch 60,000 shells and effects from five barges positioned between E. 26th and E. 40th Streets along the East River, with prime viewing from three boroughs in New York City.



The 25-minute public spectacle is synchronized to an invigorating musical score and will feature shells of 30 different colors and shapes.



RELATED: When and where to watch the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks in NYC




Brooklyn



Fort Hamilton Army Base Independence Day and Garrison Birthday Celebration


Date: June 16


Location: Fort Hamilton Army Base Engeldrum Bluff



Time: 6:00 p.m. - 10 p.m.



Coney Island Independence Day Fireworks


Date: July 4


Location: Coney Island Pier and Boardwalk


Time: 9:30 p.m.



Queens



Astoria Early Independence Day Celebration


Date: June 29


Location: Astoria Park Great Lawn


Time: 7:30 p.m.



Bayside Early Independence Day Celebration


Date: June 27


Location: Fort Totten Park


Time: Festivities begin at 6:00 p.m. and fireworks start around 9:15 p.m.



Bronx



Orchard Beach Early Independence Day Celebration


Date: June 29


Location: Orchard Beach in Pelham Bay Park


Time: 9:20 p.m.



Staten Island



Empire Outlets 4th of July Fireworks Celebration


Date: July 4


Location: Empire Outlets


Time: Festivities begin at 3 p.m. and fireworks start around 9 p.m.



CONNECTICUT FIREWORKS


(listed by county)



Fairfield County



Bridgeport


Date: June 30


Location: Seaside Park


Time: 9:15 p.m.



Danbury


Date: June 24


Location: Danbury Town Park


Time: Dusk



Darien


Date: July 14 (rain date July 15)


Location: Darien High School


Time: TBA



Fairfield


Date: July 1 (rain date July 2)


Location: Jennings and Penfield Beaches


Time: 9:15 p.m.



Greenwich


Date: July 1 (rain dates Sept. 2 or Sept. 3)


Location: Binney Park and Greenwich Point Park


Time: Dusk



New Canaan


Date: July 1 (rain date July 2 ot July 8)


Location: Waveny Park


Time: Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. and fireworks will start around 9:15 p.m.



Norwalk


Date: July 4


Location: McAninch Park


Time: Dusk



Stamford


Date: July 7


Location: Cummings Beach


Time: Festivities will begin at 6 p.m. and fireworks will start around 9 p.m.



Stratford


Date: June 30 (rain date July 5)


Location: Short Beach Park


Time: 9 p.m.



Westport


Date: June 29 (rain date June 30)


Location: Compo Beach


Time: 9 p.m.



Hartford County



Hartford


Date: July 4 and July 8


Location: Dunkin Donuts Park


Time: After each Hartford Yard Goats game



Hartford


Date: July 2


Location: Hartford Bonanza at Bushnell Park


Time: 9:45 p.m.



New Britain


Date: July 4 (rain date July 5)


Location: Stanley Quarter Park


Time: 9:15 p.m.



New Britain


Date: July 3


Location: New Britain Stadium


Time: After the end of the baseball game



Litchfield County



New Milford


Date: July 1 (rain date July 8)


Location: New Milford Town Green


Time: 9:30 p.m.



Torrington


Date: July 7 (rain date July 8)


Location: Torrington Middle School


Time: TBA



New Haven County



Madison


Date: July 2 (rain date July 8)


Location: West Wharf Pier


Time: 9:30 p.m.



Middlebury


Date: July 4


Location: Quassy Amusement Park


Time: Dusk



New Haven


Date: July 4


Location: East Rock Park


Time: 9 p.m.



Orange


Date: July 2 (rain date July 9)


Location: Orange Fairgrounds


Time: Festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. and fireworks will start around 9:30 p.m.



Waterbury


Date: July 2


Location: Brass Mill Center


Time: Festivities begin at 2 p.m. and fireworks start at dusk



West Haven


Date: July 3 (rain date July 5)


Location: Bradley Point Park


Time: Festivities begin at 12 p.m. and fireworks will start around 9:15 p.m.



Here are more dates and times for Connecticut fireworks displays.



NEW YORK STATE FIREWORKS



Brewster


Date: July 2


Location: DeCicco and Sons


Time: Festivities begin at 7 p.m. and fireworks will start around 9:30 p.m.



Clarkstown


Date: June 29 (rain rate June 30)


Location: Felix Festa Middle School


Time: Festivities begin at 6:30 p.m.



Cornwall


Date: July 4


Location: Rings Pond


Time: 9:30 p.m.



Greenwood Lake


Date: July 1


Location: Thomas P. Morahan Waterfront Park


Time: 9:15 p.m.



Haverstraw


Date: June 30 (rain date July 1)


Location: Bowline Point Park


Time: 9:30 p.m.



Kingston


Date: July 4


Location: T.R. Gallo Park


Time: 9:30 p.m.



Mamaroneck


Date: July 4 (rain date July 5)


Location: Harbor Island Park


Time: 9:15 p.m.



Montgomery


Date: July 21 (rain date July 28)


Location: Thomas Bull Memorial Park


Time: Festivities begin at 4:30 p.m. and fireworks start at dusk



New Rochelle


Date: July 4


Location: New Rochelle Waterfront Parks


Time: 9:00 p.m.



Newburgh


Date: June 30


Location: Algonquin Park / Cronomer Park


Time: Festivities begin at 6 p.m.



Nyack


Date: July 4


Location: Memorial Park


Time: 9 p.m.



Ossining


Date: July 3


Location: Louis Engel Waterfront Park


Time: Festivities begin at 7 p.m.



Pomona


Date: July 3 and 4


Location: Clover Stadium


Time: After the New York Boulders baseball game each day



Poughkeepsie


Date: July 4


Location: Walkway Over the Hudson


Time: Walkway opens to ticket holders at 6 p.m. and fireworks start at 9 p.m.



Pound Ridge


Date: July 1


Location: Town Park


Time: Festivities begin at 4:30pm and fireworks start at dusk



Rye


Date: July 3 and 4


Location: Rye Playland


Time: 9 p.m.



Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown


Date: July 1


Location: Any village park near the river


Time: Dusk



Tuckahoe


Date: July 8 (rain date July 9)


Location: Parkway Oval Field


Time: Festivities begin at 5 p.m. and fireworks start at dusk



Valhalla


Date: July 3


Location: Kensico Dam Plaza


Time: Festivities begin at 5 p.m. and fireworks start around 9:15 p.m.



West Point


Date: July 1


Location: Trophy Point Amphitheater


Time: Festivities begin at 7 p.m.



Wappinger Falls


Date: July 3


Location: Dutchess Stadium (Hudson Valley Renegades vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks)


Time: 6:05 p.m.



White Plains


Date: June 30


Location: White Plains High School


Time: Festivities at 6:30 p.m.



Yonkers


Date: July 4


Location: Yonkers Downtown Waterfront


Time: 9:15 p.m.



LONG ISLAND FIREWORKS


(listed by county)



Nassau County



East Meadow


Date: July 1


Location: Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park


Time: Festivities begin at 7:00 p.m. and fireworks start at dusk



East Hills


Date: July 2 (rain date July 3)


Location: Great Lawn


Time: Festivities begin at 6 p.m. and fireworks start around 9:15 p.m.



Glen Cove


Date: July 4


Location: Glen Cove Yacht


Time: Festivities begin at 5 p.m.



Jones Beach


Date: July 4


Location: Jones Beach State Park


Time: 9:30 p.m.



Oyster Bay


Date: July 7


Location: Fireman's Field


Time: Festivities begin at 6 p.m.



Uniondale


Date: July 4, 8 and 15


Location: Nassau Coliseum


Time: 9:30 p.m.



Valley Stream


Date: July 8 (rain date July 9)


Location: FIremen's Memorial Field


Time: Festivities begin at 6 p.m.



Suffolk County



Bald Hill/Farmingdale


Date: July 4


Location: Catholic Health Amphitheater


Time: Doors open at 5 p.m. Fireworks at dusk



Montauk


Date: July 4


Location: Sammy's, 448 West Lake Drive


Time: Festivities at 6 p.m. Cruise boards at 7 p.m. Fireworks at 9:15 p.m.



Riverhead


Date: June 30


Location: Downtown Riverhead


Time: Festivities at 5 p.m. Fireworks to follow.



Sag Harbor


Date: July 1


Location: Sag Harbor Yacht Club


Time: 9:30 p.m.



Shelter Island


Date: July 8 (rian date July 9)


Location: Crescent Beach


Time: 9:15 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.



Southampton


Date: June 30


Location: Shinnecock Bay


Time: 9:15 p.m.



NEW JERSEY FIREWORKS



Bergen County



Allendale


Date: July 4


Location: Crestwood Lake, Allendale


Time: Festivities begin at 7:30 p.m.



East Rutherford


Date: July 3 and 4


Location: Metlife Stadium


Time: TBA



Edgewater


Date: June 29


Location: Veterans Field


Time: Festivities begin at 6 p.m. and fireworks start around 9:20 p.m.



Fair Lawn


Date: June 29 (rain date July 6)


Location: Memorial Park


Time: Gates open at 6:45 p.m. Vendors at 7 p.m. Fireworks at 9 p.m.



Hackensack


Date: July 4


Location: Foschini Park


Time: Festivities begin at 4 p.m. and fireworks start around 9 p.m.



Lyndhurst


Date: June 30


Location: Behind the Little League fields on Riverside Ave.


Time: Festivities at 6 p.m. and fireworks start at dusk



Montville


Date: June 28 to June 30 (rain date July 1)


Location: Montville Township High School


Time: Festivities begin at 5 p.m.



Oradell


Date: July 3


Location: Memorial Field


Time: 6 p.m.



Paramus


Date: July 2


Location: Festivities at Garden State Plaza. Fireworks at Gennarelli Sports Plex.


Time: Festivities from 12 p.m. and fireworks start at dusk



Ridgefield Park


Date: July 4


Location: Veterans Field


Time: Festivities begin at 7:30 p.m. and fireworks start around 9:30 p.m.



Ridgewood


Date: July 4


Location: Veterans Field


Time: Festivities begin at 6 p.m. and fireworks start around 9 p.m.



Rutherford


Date: July 1


Location: Memorial Park


Time: Festivities begin at 7 p.m. (fireworks to follow)



Tenafly


Date: July 8


Location: Festivities at Roosevelt Common. Fireworks behind Tenafly High School.


Time: Festivities from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and fireworks start around 9 p.m.



Essex County



Belleville Township


Date: July 4


Location: Belleville Municipal Stadium


Time: Festivities begin at 6 p.m. and fireworks start at dusk



Cedar Grove


Date: June 29 (rain date June 29)


Location: Panther Park Field, 118 W. Bradford Ave, Cedar Grove


Time: Gates open at 7p.m.



Fairfield


Date: June 29 (rain date June 30)


Location: Fairfield Recreation Complex


Time: Dusk



Livingston


Date: July 4


Location: Memorial Oval on Robert Harp Drive


Time: Festivities begin at 12 p.m. and fireworks start around 9 p.m.



Millburn-Short Hills


Date: July 4


Location: Millburn High School


Time: Festivities begin at 10 a.m. and fireworks start around 9:30 p.m.



Montclair


Date: July 3


Location: Essex County Brookdale Park


Time: Festivities begin at 7:30 p.m. (fireworks to follow)



Nutley


Date: July 4


Location: Nutley Park Oval


Time: Festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. and fireworks start at dusk



Verona


Date: June 30


Location: Liberty Field


Time: Festivities begin at 7 p.m. and fireworks start around 9:15 p.m.



West Caldwell


Date: July 4 (rain date July 5)


Location: James Caldwell High School Baseball Field


Time: Gates open at 7 p.m.



Hudson County



Jersey City


Date: July 4


Location: along Montgomery Street in Exchange Place; fireworks view from Hudson Waterfront Walkway


Time: Festivities begin at 12 p.m. and fireworks start around 9:30 p.m.



Hunterdon County



Flemington


Date: July 3 (rain date July 5)


Location: Reading-Fleming Intermediate School


Time: Festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. and fireworks start around 9 p.m.



Mercer County



East Windsor


Date: July 1 (rain date July 3)


Location: Etra Lake Park


Time: Festivities begin at 6 p.m. and fireworks start around 9:30 p.m.



Hamilton


Date: June 30 (rain date July 1)


Location: Veterans Park South


Time: Festivities begin at 6 p.m. and fireworks start around 9:30 p.m.



Lawrence


Date: June 30 (rain date July 1)


Location: Rider University


Time: Festivities begin at 6 p.m. and fireworks start around 9:30 p.m.



Trenton


Date: June 30 (rain date July 1)


Location: Veterans Park


Time: Festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. (fireworks to follow)



Middlesex County



Cranbury


Date: July 5


Location: Village Park


Time: TBA



East Brunswick


Date: July 4 (rain date July 5)


Location: Community Arts Center


Time: Doors open at 6 p.m.



Edison


Date: July 4


Location: Lake Papaianni


Time: Festivities begin at 3 p.m. (fireworks to follow)



Highland Park


Date: July 2 (rain date July 3)


Location: Donaldson Park


Time: Festivities begin at 5 p.m. and fireworks start around 9:20 p.m.



Milltown


Date: July 4


Location: Gloria Bradford Borough Park


Time: 9:30 p.m.



North Brunswick


Date: July 1 (rain date July 2)


Location: Fair grounds on Route One North adjacent to Chamberlain University - Route one - North Brunswick


Time: 10 p.m.



Perth Amboy


Date: July 3 (rain date July 5)


Location: Raritan Bay


Time: Festivities begin at 3 p.m. (fireworks to follow)



Piscataway


Date: July 4 (rain date July 5)


Location: Piscataway High School Stadium


Time: Festivities begin at 5 p.m. and fireworks start around 9 p.m.



South Amboy


Date: July 3 (rain date July 5)


Location: Raritan Bay


Time: Festivities begin at 3 p.m. (fireworks to follow)



South Brunswick


Date: July 3 (rain date July 7)


Location: Crossroads South Middle School


Time: Festivities begin at 6 p.m. and fireworks start around 8:45 p.m.



Woodbridge Township


Date: July 3 (rain date July 5)


Location: Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park (in Sewaren)


Time: Gates open at 4 p.m.



Monmouth County



Aberdeen Township


Date: July 1 (rain date July 8)


Location: Veterans Memorial Park on the Raritan Bay


Time: Festivities begin at 5 p.m. and fireworks start around 9 p.m.



Asbury Park


Date: July 3


Location: Asbury Park Boardwalk and Beach


Time: 8 p.m. - 9 p.m.



Freehold


Date: July 2


Location: Freehold Raceway


Time: 6 p.m. - 11p.m.



Hazlet Township


Date: July 2 (rain date July 3)


Location: Veterans Memorial Park


Time: TBA



Keansburg


Date: June 24


Location: Baywalk East


Time: Festivities start at 12 p.m. and fireworks start at dusk



Long Branch


Date: July 4


Location: anywhere along the Jersey coast


Time: 9 p.m.



Manasquan


Date: July 2


Location: Main Beach Manasquan


Time: 7:30 p.m.



Ocean Township


Date: July 1


Location: Joe Palaia Park


Time: Festivities begin at 6 p.m. and fireworks start at dusk



Morris County



Dover


Date: July 3 (rain date July 5)


Location: Hamilton Field


Time: Festivities begin at 6 p.m. and fireworks start at dusk



East Hanover


Date: July 4 (rain date July 5)


Location: Lurker Park, 631 Ridgedale Ave.


Time: Festivities begin at 7 p.m. and fireworks start at dusk



Florham Park


Date: July 4 (rain date July 9)


Location: Emmett Field


Time: 9 p.m.



Lake Hopatcong


Date: June 30 (rain date July 8)


Location: Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club


Time: Dusk



Parsippany - Troy Hills


Date: July 4 (rain date July 5)


Location: Parsippany Hills High School


Time: Festivities begin at 7 p.m. (fireworks to follow)



Randolph Township


Date: July 8 (rain date July 9)


Location: County College of Morris


Time: 9:45 p.m.



Ocean County



Barnegat Township


Date: July 1 (rain date July 8)


Location: Barnegat Township High School


Time: Dusk



Beach Haven


Date: July 4 (rain date July 5)


Location: Bay Village


Time: 9:30 p.m.



Beachwood


Date: July 4


Location: Bayside Avenue


Time: Dusk



Brick Township


Date: July 6


Location: Windward Beach Park


Time: Fireworks are part of the Summerfest Concert Series at 7 p.m.



Jackson


Date: July 9


Location: John F. Johnson Junior Memorial Park


Time: Festivities from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. (fireworks to follow)



Lacey Township


Date: July 3 (rain date July 5)


Location: Lacey High School


Time: Festivities begin at 7:30 p.m. and fireworks start around 9:15 p.m.



Lakehurst


Date: July 3


Location: Lake Horicon


Time: Dusk



Lakewood


Date: July 4


Location: FirstEnergy Park


Time: Fireworks after BlueClaws game



Lavallette


Date: July 2 (rain date July 9)


Location: Lavallette Gazebo


Time: Concert from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (fireworks to follow)



Plumsted


Date: July 8


Location: New Egypt High School


Time: Festivities begin at 5 p.m. and fireworks start around dusk



Point Pleasant Beach


Date: July 4


Location: Point Pleasant Beach


Time: Dusk



Seaside Heights


Date: July 4


Location: Seaside Boardwalk


Time: 9:30 p.m.



Tuckerton


Date: July 4


Location: Tuckerton Seaport


Time: Dusk



Passaic County



Bloomingdale


Date: June 24


Location: Walter T. Bergen Middle School


Time: Dusk



Clifton


Date: July 2 (rain date July 9)


Location: Main Memorial Park, 1395 Main Ave.


Time: 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.



Somerset County



Bridgewater


Date: July 4


Location: North Branch Park


Time: 9:30 p.m.



Franklin Township


Date: July 3


Location: Municipal Complex


Time: Festivities begin at 6 p.m. and fireworks start around 9:15 p.m.



Montgomery Township


Date: June 29


Location: Front lawn of Montgomery High School


Time: Festivities begin at 6 p.m. (fireworks to follow)



West Milford


Date: June 30 (rain date July 1)


Location: Field behind the West Milford High School


Time: 6 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (gates close at 8:45 p.m.)



Sussex County



Ridgewood


Date: July 4 (rain date July 5)


Location: Veteran Field's


Time: Festivities begin at 6 p.m. (gates close at 9 p.m.)



Vernon Township


Date: July 4


Location: Mountain Creek


Time: Fireworks at dusk



Union County



Roselle Park


Date: July 1 (rain date July 5)


Location: Herm Shaw Field


Time: Dusk



Summit


Date: July 4


Location: Soldiers Memorial Field


Time: around 9 p.m.



Union Township


Date: July 4 (rain date July 5)


Location: Biertuempfel Park


Time: 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.



Warren County



Blairstown


Date: July 3 (rain date July 7)


Location: North Warren Regional High School


Time: 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

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