Queens 4th of July Fireworks 2025 NYC
Best Viewing Locations / Places to Watch 4th of July Fireworks in Queens NYC including at Cunningham Park Saturday, June 7th, 2025; in Astoria Park Thursday, 6/26/25; at Fort Totten Park on Wednesday, 6/18/25; the Macy's Fireworks from LIC on Friday, 7/4/25 and at Breezy Point on Saturday, July 5th, also possible remote viewing of Bronx & Long Island Events
June 28, 2025 / Queens Neighborhoods / July 4th Holiday in Queens / Queens Buzz NYC.
NYC Weather Wednesday - Saturday, July 2 - 5, 2025. The temperature highs will be in the high 80's each day, while the temperature lows will be in the low 70's each day. No rain is in the forecast for NYC during this time period. The winds will be about 5 - 7 mph Wednesday thru Saturday. The humidity will range from 40% - 70% Wednesday thru Saturday in what appears to be a relatively stable four days, during which fireworks will be launched throughout the NYC area.
NYC Weather Update as of 6.24.25 for Early Fireworks Displays in the Bronx and Queens on Thursday June 26, 2025. The temperature highs will be in the high 90's on Thursday, descending to about 80 by midday and down to 70 in the late evening. The humidity will be in the 70% range for most of the day. No rain is expected and winds will be in the 10 mph range. Not too bad for a July 4th fireworks display, although the winds might make it challenging for the pyrotechnicians.
Air Quality. As of 6.28.25 the air quality is Moderate, as well as for Sunday. To stay abreast of the air quality in NYC copy and paste this link into your browswer bar - https://www.airnow.gov
All of these fireworks displays are FREE.
Click to view a story about the Astoria Park Fireworks show of 2013 in Queens. The photo above or at right shows the July 4th / Independence Day fireworks in Astoria Queens in a prior year.
- Click here for the rest of our report about the 4th of July Fireworks in Queens NYC & nearby areas. The following page contains between a half dozen and dozen different 4th of July fireworks celebrations in the five boroughs of NYC viewable from Queens. This report includes the best viewing locations in Queens for the fireworks shows in Queens before, on and after the 4th of July, including times and locations for the Macy's 4th of July fireworks in Manhattan NYC, the Orchard Beach fireworks in the Bronx NYC, as well as the Jones Beach fireworks on Long Island.
4th Of July Fireworks Queens 2025 NYC
Cunningham Park 4th Of July Fireworks to be Held Saturday, June 7th, 2025 in Queens
Fort Totten Park 4th Of July Fireworks to be Held Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 in Queens
Astoria Park 4th Of July Fireworks to be Held Thursday, June 26th, 2025 in Queens
Macy's 4th Of July Fireworks 2025 on the East River is primarily Viewable along the East River from Lower Manhattan, West Brooklyn along the East River, and Remotely from Staten Island, but also Possibly Remotely Viewable from Tall Buildings & Hotel Rooftops in LIC in Queens
Breezy Point Park in the Rockaways 4th Of July Fireworks to be Held Saturday, July 5, 2025 in Queens
July 4th Fireworks at Orchard Beach in the Bronx on Thursday June 26th, 2025 is Remotely Viewable from Whitestone, Bay Terrace & Maybe Bayside in Queens
And the 4th Of July Fireworks 2025 Continue at Jones Beach Nearby on Long Island
June 28, 2025 / Long Island City Neighborhood & Astoria Neighborhood / Queens Buzz. Continued.
Also use the links at the bottom of this page for additional 4th of July festivities 2025 in all five of NYC boroughs, as well as for other things to do in Queens. We update weekly.
0. Independence Day Fireworks in Cunningham Park Queens - Saturday, 6/7/25 beginning at 9.15 pm
Description. Fireworks following the New York Philharmonic concert which begins at 8 pm. Fireworks start around 9.15 pm +/-.
Location. In Cunningham Park. Enter at 193rd Street and 81st Avenue in Fresh Meadows in Queens.
Contact. For details, copy & paste - https://www.nyphil.org/concerts-tickets/explore/parks/ or | https://www.nycgovparks.org
1. Bayside Independence Day / 4th of July Fireworks 2025 at Fort Totten Park in Queens NYC - Wednesday, 6/18/25
Description. This Independence Day celebration on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 begins at 6 pm with musical entertainment and food trucks vending that runs until about 9 pm. Then the fireworks begin at 9.15 pm. The fireworks display is managed by the Grucci Brothers which historically did the Macy's 4th of July fireworks. Historically parking and admittance opened at 5 pm, but this sentence is UNCONFIRMED for 2025.
Location.
Contact. This is a non-alcholic event and containers will be inspected. Free. For details, copy & paste - https://www.baysidehistorical.org or https://www.grucci.com/main.html?pgid=39 or
1.5 _ Saturday, June 21, 2025 from 7 to 9 pm - Rockaways Flag Day Celebration Fireworks - at Beach 94th or 116th Street in the Rockaways. Music at 7 pm and fireworks at 9 pm. Organized by the Queens Chamber of Commerce, NYC Parks & NYC Councilmember Joann Ariola. For details see - https://www.grucci.com/main.html?pgid=39 or https://www.facebook.com/groups/346878535454797/posts/rockawaywe-are-bringing-in-summer-with-a-bang-tonight-join-us-on-beach-116th-st/3416043211871632/
2. Astoria Park Independence Day / July 4th Fireworks in Queens NYC - Thursday 6/26/25 from 7.30 - 9.30 pm
Description. The Astoria Park Fireworks will happen on Thursday, June 26th, 2025. The festivities begin at 7.30 pm with music by a jazz band and the fireworks usually go off around dusk which is generally between 9.15 and 9.30 pm.
Location. The best viewing location is from the Great Lawn, but be advised that each year these fireworks become more popular. Free. Also this year [2025] due to renovation construction, the event is still in Astoria Park but has moved within the park. We hear conflicting reports - a) that it's in the field north of the Hell Gate Bridge [but not sure that's a good view] or from the lawn on the south side of the pool and parking lot [which is probably a better view but mixed in terms of comfort].
This fireworks display is also put together by the Grucci Brothers, the same fireworks company that has been doing the Macy's 4th of July fireworks along the East River since it began in 1976 [but not this year 2025]. The photo above or at right was taken at the Astoria Park fireworks in a prior year.
Contact. The Central Astoria Development Coalition sponsors the annual fireworks display in Astoria Park and historically the music is performed on a stage overlooking the East River in front of the great lawn of Astoria Park [between the pool and Hellgate Bridge]. For details, copy & paste - https://centralastoria.org/
Click to view a story about the Astoria Park Fireworks show of 2013 in Queens. The photo at right shows the July 4th / Independence Day fireworks in Astoria Queens in a prior year.
3. Macy's July 4th Fireworks on the East River - Best Viewing Locations in Queens NYC 2025
Macy's July 4th Fireworks 2025 along the East River May Provides Remote Viewing from Queens Tall Buildings and Hotel Rooftops
Description. The Macy's 4th of July fireworks will be shown along the East River this year. Macy's had presented the fireworks display on the Hudson from 2008 - 2013, before moving them back to the East River in 2014, where they had been shown until 2024, at which time they returned for a year to the Hudson River. The Grucci Brothers had been doing the Macy's 4th of July fireworks in NYC, which they've been doing for decades, and possibly since the inception of the event in 1976. This year Macy's hired a company from California, Pyro Spectaculars, to do them.
Best Viewing Locations For Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Queens 2024
Generally Time / Manhattan Location Prep. The fireworks are expected to begin about 9.15 - 9.30 pm. Folks planning to view them on the lower east side of Manhattan will need time to get into position no later than sometime in the afternoon. It's also recommended that you forego the lawn chairs and other extra baggage to the extent you can, especially the later you move into position, as this will encumber you getting past the NYPD lines and through the crowd [see separate section on what to not take with you to the top viewing areas].
LIC, Williamsburg & Greenpoint. This year, unlike the recent past, it's not likely that blocks along the East River within the LIC, Williamsburg and Greenpoint neighborhoods will be cordoned off by the police because the fireworks barges are located very far south along the East River this year [equivalent of Downtown / Seaport / Financial District]. In prior years some of the barges were located at the equivalent of Midtown, which is across from LIC. In the past, this NYPD effort at crowd control began around 3 to 4 pm in the afternoon and tightened up fairly quickly as the crowds grew. Because western Queens and northern Brooklyn neighborhoods are remote locations this year, the demand for viewing from there is likely to be diminished considerably.
Macy's Fireworks 2025 Barge Locations. While you can see the 2025 barge locations on the map above, you get a better view of the optimal viewing locations along the East River shoreline in Queens and Brooklyn on the map immediately below. The map above shows you a close up of where the barges & Brooklyn Bridge launch locations will be, so you can figure out where you want to view the fireworks. The map below, shows you that unlike in prior years, the barges are located so far south that the fireworks isn't going to be very viewable from Long Island City or Greenpoint, except possibly via rooftops on tall buildings. The wild card in all of this, is what impact the two launch locations atop the Brooklyn Bridge at each tower will have.
4th Of July Fireworks In Queens 2025 - Barge Locations / Local Viewing Places
2025 Barge Positions have been released. The barges will be positioned in the East River between the heliport in lower Manhattan and Pier 17 just south of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Manhattan & Brooklyn Provide Best Viewing Locations. Every year the positioning of the barges and the number of them is designed to maximize the viewing options for an audience estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands. The show will be more easily viewable from the shores of the East River in Lower Manhattan as well as along the Brooklyn East River shoreline including Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo, the western edges of Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Red Hook, and possibly the southwestern tip of Williamsburg. Governors Island is closed, but would have been an ideal location. Use the link below at the bottom of this page to see our full description of viewing the fireworks from Manhattan.
Western Queens Neighborhood, LIC, at Best Likely will only Provide Remote Viewing Macy's July 4th Fireworks NYC
See map above or at right for barge and public viewing locations along the East River.
LIC Queens. In prior years the Macy's Fireworks along the East River, was viewable from the Long Island City waterfront, because some of the barges used to launch the fireworks were positioned in Midtown. Long Island City is located across from Midtown.
This year [2025] all of the barges are located south of the Brooklyn Bridge. And while there will be two launch locations located atop the Brooklyn Bridge [not done before], these are located about four miles away, versus having a front row seat from the Long Island City waterfront in prior East River Macy's Fireworks years.
Roosevelt Island. Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island may also be an option, but the Midtown, Village and Lower East Side high rises, in tandem with the 4 miles distance from the fireworks launch pads, are likely to yield a very distant show. And sometimes Roosevelt Island slows / controls the traffic crossing to the island from Queens, so check their website before departing - https://rioc.ny.gov/
THIS APPLIES TO THE LOWER EAST SIDE OF MANHATTAN & POSSIBLY THE BROOKLYN WATERFRONT, BUT NOT LIKELY QUEENS THIS YEAR [2025]. What & What NOT to bring along. You'll also want to bring along sun screen, water and be careful not to bring along too much so you can move around. In 2023 we were informed that lawn chairs, blankets, and backpacks / containers / other large bags will not be permitted past the barricades into the public viewing locations for security purposes. Spectators are subject to search by NYPD.
Contact / Tickets. For details and / or tickets to shows associated with the fireworks display see - https://www.macys.com
Use links below for additional 4th of July festivities 2024 in all five of NYC boroughs.
4. Independence Day / July 4th Fireworks at Breezy Point in the Rockaways - Saturday, 7/5/25 from 8 - 8.20 pm*
Description. Fireworks and July 4th celebration. * Note that the time posted this year [8 - 8.20 pm] seems early, as historically it's been booked an hour later. I found one unofficial site that posted 9 pm as the start time.
Location. Breezy Point which is a neighborhood located along the west end of the Rockaways.
Contact. Organized by the Breezy Point Coop. For details, copy & paste - https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-01301
5. Orchard Beach Independence / 4th of July Fireworks in the Bronx NYC - Thursday, 6/26/2025 from 5.30 - 9.30 pm
Description. The Orchard Beach fireworks / Independence Day celebration in the Bronx is planned for Thursday, June 26th, 2025 from 5.30 to 9.30 pm [main performance / fireworks runs from 7 pm to 9.30 pm]. Generally the fireworks begin between at dusk which is between 9 - 9.30 pm. Free.
Location. The event takes place at Orchard Beach on the south end of Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx [literally only a stones throw from City Island] in Section 5 near the handball courts. Parking is $10 for cars, $15 for buses, trucks and commercial vehicles. No admittance after 9 pm.
Contact. These are organized by the Bronx Borough President's Office in tandem with the NYC Parks Department. For details, copy & paste - https://www.facebook.com/TheBronxTourism/
Use links below for additional 4th of July festivities 2025 in all five of NYC boroughs.
6. The 4th Of July Fireworks at Jones Beach 2025 on Nearby Long Island - Friday 7/4/25
Description. The Jones Beach Fireworks display has been a Long Island tradition, intermittently, for many years.
Best Viewing Location & Times. While the best viewing location is the beach just south of the Jones Beach Central Mall, most spots along the beach in the park also offer good viewing locations that are likely to be less crowded. And the fireworks, like those in the city, start around dusk which give or take about 15 minutes is about 9.30 pm. For cars, admission to the park is $10 and includes the fireworks show before 4 pm. Historically, AFTER 4 pm there's AN ADDITIONAL $10 admission fee but this is UNCONFIRMED for 2025.
Recent Jones Beach Fireworks History. The Jones Beach fireworks were one of the New York State budget cuts beginning in 2010. Allocations had not been made for the deployment of police officers, to provide security for the event. In 2015 the Governor and the New York State Parks announced that these cuts were restored and the fireworks on Jones Beach on Long Island have continued ever since - excepting during the first year of outbreak of the CoVid pandemic in 2020. They returned in 2021, and have continued since.
Contact. For details, copy & paste - https://parks.ny.gov/parks/jonesbeach/ or https://fireworks.jonesbeach.com
Public Transit From Brooklyn / Queens To Jones Beach 2025
Jones Beach Fireworks Public Transit. Jones Beach is a quick 21 minute train ride from the city, followed by a short bus ride. Or Jones Beach is a reasonable 38 mile car ride from the city, when traffic isn't terrible on the Southern State Parkway or the Meadowbrook State Parkway leading into the park.
From Queens, take the LIRR [Long Island Railroad] from the Jamaica Station which leaves every 20 minutes during peak hours, arriving in Freeport about 20 minutes later. The return frequency is about the same, as is the travel time of the trip. The MTA offers a Jones Beach round trip ticket for $17.50 from Queens and $21.50 from Manhattan. From the train station, you can take the N88 Long Island Bus, using an MTA Metrocard or coins valued at $2.75. Jones Beach is a nice quick getaway from the city, and while crowded on the 4th of July, it shouldn't feel as crowded as in the city. Editor's Note. I haven't checked these prices for 2025 changes, but they should be good ballpark figures.
Contact / Tickets. For LIRR details and tickets see - https://new.mta.info/
Links to Other Pages on this Site of Things To Do in Queens NYC This Summer of 2025
Knock yourself out. We update weekly until the new additions taper down sometime in mid to late summer.
Queens 4th of July Fireworks. CLICK this link to view a full schedule of all of the Queens July 4th fireworks 2025 & Astoria Park 4th of July fireworks & Bayside Fireworks 2025 Queens NYC.
Queens Parades. CLICK here to look for parades in any of the five boroughs - Queens Parades & Cultural Festivals Qns NYC, Brooklyn Parades & Cultural Festivals Bk NYC, Bronx Parades & Cultural Festivals Bx NYC, Staten Island Parades & Cultural Festivals SI NYC, and Manhattan Parades & Cultural Festivals Mhtn NYC.
Queens Street Fairs. CLICK here to look for food festivals, art festivals and street fairs - Manhattan street fairs NYC, Queens street fairs NYC, Bronx street fairs NYC, Brooklyn street fairs NYC and Staten Island street fairs NYC.
Queens Arts & Cultural Institutions. CLICK here for ongoing exhibits and performance events - Queens things to do & events Qns NYC, Manhattan things to do & events Mhtn NYC, Brooklyn things to do & events Bk NYC, Bronx things to do & events Bx NYC, and Staten Island things to do & events SI NYC. Be advised that these calendars aren't yet up to snuff as of this posting, but they should be brought up to our standards within the next few weeks.
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Mostly Free Summer Concerts Queens NYC. CLICK this link for a mostly done, and moving to weekly updates, of a page of mostly free summer concerts in Queens page.
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LINKS TO - July 4th Fireworks in All Five Boros of NYC 2025
The NYC 4th of July fireworks are viewable from all five boroughs.
Click these links to specifics related to each borough -
1) Bronx 4th of July fireworks 2025 & Orchard Beach July 4th fireworks 2025 BX NYC
2) Brooklyn 4th of July fireworks 2025 & Coney Island July 4th fireworks 2025 BK NYC
3) Manhattan 4th of July fireworks 2025 & Macy's July 4th Fireworks NYC
6) NYC 4th of July Fireworks all 5 Boroughs
Click the links below to read stories about other July 4th fireworks shows in Queens.
July 4th Fireworks In Queens, Astoria, LIC & NYC 2025
Related 4th Of July Stories LIC & Astoria - Prior Years
Click here for the July 4th fireworks in Queens 2013, 4th of July fireworks in Queens 2012, 4th of July fireworks in Queens 2011, July 4th Fireworks 2010, and Queens July 4th Fireworks 2009.
Click here to read our report on the 4th Of July fireworks along the East River in LIC / Long Island City in 2008.
Click here to read our report of the July 4th fireworks in Astoria Park in 2009 including a fireworks slide show.
Click here to read our report about NYC 4th of July fireworks in Manhattan and July 4th fireworks in the Bronx.
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