4th of July Fireworks and other Events :

FESTIVAL: 34th Annual International African Arts Festival-Friday,
Friday, July 1 – Monday, July 4, 2005

International African Arts Festival

http://www.internationalafricanartsfestival.com/

10AM-9PM Daily
Rain or Shine

Commodore Barry Park
Downtown Brooklyn
Navy St. between Park Ave. and Flushing Ave.

http://www.hopstop.com

http://www.mapquest.com

718.638.6700

EARTH, WIND & FIRE July 4th ENCORE Performance
at Rockefeller Plaza – 49th Street between 5th & 6th Avenues

Approx.: 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM

July 4 -
EARTH, WIND & FIRE

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7597326

YO LA TENGO / STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS / LAURA CANTRELL
Battery Park
admission: free
212-835-2789
<http://www.hudsonriverfestival.com/hrfest/EventsJuly.php>

Monday, July 4
Blockbuster triple bill, 3:30

STREET FAIRS AND FESTIVALS
admission: free
212-809-4900

http://nycstreetfairs.com/sched.html

Email: info@nycstreetfairs.com

Monday, July 4
beginning at 10am
(11:00 am – 6:00 pm)
The Great July 4th Festival: Water St. between Fulton & Broad Sts.

Monday, July 4
Times Square Block Party: 46th St. between Seventh & Eighth Aves.

JULY 4th CLEBRATION at JACOB RIIS PARK
in Rockaway, NY
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Jacob Riis Park Boardwalk Bay 5, Rockaway, NY
Visitor Contact Station, (718) 318-4300

90TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL HOT DOG EATING CONTEST
Sweikert Alley, Nathan¹s Famous, 1310 Surf Ave. at Stillwell Ave.,
Coney Island
admission: free
212-627-5766

<http://www.ifoce.com/news.php?action=”detail&”;sn=97>
<http://nathansfamous.com/nathans>

Monday, July 4
Takeru Kobayashi defends his title, 12 noon

HBO BRYANT PARK SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL
Bryant Park
Sixth Ave. from 40th to 42nd Sts.
admission: free
212-512-5700/212-983-4142

<http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/film-festival.php>

Monday, July 4
WHITE HEAT (Raoul Walsh, 1949), lawn opens at 5:00,
film begins at dusk

MACY¹S FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS
Approximate starting time: 9:20 pm
Admission: free
212-494-4495

<http://www.macys.com/campaign/fireworks/index.jsp>
<http://pyrospectaculars.net/sousa.php>

Monday, July 4
Twenty-ninth annual event, featuring more than thirty-five thousand
shells and the music of Skitch Henderson and the New York Pops and
Mariah Carey

Macy’s 29th Annual Fireworks Information:

Taking place on Monday, July 4, 2005

The Fireworks will be simultaneously set off from 3 locations.
The Fireworks generally take place at approximately 9:00-9:20 pm on
the East River:

Live Television Coverage on NBC will be broadcast beginning at 9:00pm
Note that it’ll most likely begin at and around 9:30pm but don’t hold
us to it.

It’s best regardless to show up at your chosen viewing location ahead
of time.

<http://www.macys.com/campaign/fireworks/index.jsp>

Sites to see fireworks:

Lower Manhattan
below the South Street Seaport Area
the FDR Highway will be closed from the Ferry Terminal entrance to
Pearl Street Exit Ramp with
Pedestrian access to the FDR:
at the Pearl St. Ramp ONLY

Midtown Area
around 34th Street and beyond.
The FDR will be closed from 14th to 42nd Streets
from 7pm to 10pm
for prime viewing (southbound only)
between 14th and 42nd Streets
Pedestrian access to the FDR Southbound Lane
will be at: 23rd, 38th and 42nd Streets

Liberty State Park
Viewing of the Fireworks display here can only be seen from Liberty
State Park itself and it is advised that Battery Park in Lower
Manhattan is NOT a suggested viewing area.

The Fireworks can be seen from any point between 23rd St. to 42nd
Street within Manhattan (and within the downtown area around South
Street Seaport) with an unobstructed view as well as from Greenpoint,
Brooklyn, & Downtown Brooklyn or high rise apartments in relative
areas in Queens and Manhattan.

For more info, call Macy’s Fireworks Hotline: (212) 494-4495

A Live Telecast of Music which’ll be synchronised with the fireworks
display will be playing on 1010 WINS Radio

Also, you can catch this event on Local TV Station NBC, Channel 4

As with all past years, no viewing is allowed from our East River
Bridges.