Plot Synopsis

Each year since 1967, New York City has celebrated Independence Day with fireworks and music.
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On Thursday, July 4, 2024 from 8-10pm ET (live)/PT (tape), NBC broadcast the 2024 MACY'S 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR, hosted by Mickey Guyton and Zuri Hall, with performances by Lainey Wilson, Luis Fonsi, Tanner Adell and The War and Treaty.

Inspired by Macy's Summer's Greatest Hits, this year's custom 25-minute musical score will celebrate the season with summertime classics. Produced by Grammy and Emmy Award winner Jason Howland, the score will feature chart-topping musical talents, including Amber Mark, Brandy Clark and Mickey Guyton. Each will reimagine and remix iconic American tunes across a variety of genres and decades, interweaving patriotic anthems with contemporary hits.

Featuring more than 60,000 shells, the Macy's Fireworks will showcase more than 30 colors and never-before-seen effects. Fired from five barges on the Hudson River, pyrotechnics will reach 1,000 feet and fall to the water's edge. The 2024 edition of the Fireworks will feature a custom-made effect that will debut in the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks. Featuring a silver cascading burst, Featuring a silver cascading burst, this never-before-seen firework will create a center kaleidoscope and alternating red and blue as it fills the sky. Additional effects including cross rings, strobing comets, waterfalls, Saturn circles, crackling pistils and special ghost pyro that alternates colors featuring multiple hues, will dazzle viewers nationwide. The Macy's Fireworks will culminate in a signature, fan-favorite moment, the Macy's Golden Mile.