Macy's 4th of July Fireworks are returning in 2021. The fireworks will start to light up the night sky around 9:25 p.m. on Sunday, July 4. This year's Macy's Fireworks show will launch more than 65,000 shells and effects. Live from New York City, five barges positioned on the East River. There will be separate viewing areas for vaccinated and unvaccinated spectators, according to the city. Designed to ignite in synchronization to a patriotic musical score, the 25-minute display will feature a host of shells and effects in dozens of colors and shapes including eclipsing fans, triple linking rainbows, blue jellyfish with crackling tentacles and red, white and blue waterfalls, creating dramatic effects a mile across the river and from 1,000 feet in the air to the water's edge. Get more info on New York City 4th of July