Sydney hosts the famous New Year's Eve fireworks show centered on Sydney Harbour Bridge. The celebration also uses Sydney Opera House, the harbour, and surrounding waterfront locations as a dramatic setting for midnight displays.
Sydney's location gives it an early place among major international New Year's Eve celebrations because Australia lies east of the prime meridian and crosses several time zones. The event's large fireworks program is organized over Sydney Harbour, where the bridge's steel arch provides a recognizable launch structure and visual centerpiece.
The show is sometimes casually called the “Sydney Harbour fireworks,” but its official celebration includes more than the midnight display. Earlier programming can include an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smoking ceremony, aerial performances, concerts, and a family fireworks display. The bridge itself is not the city of Sydney; it is the Sydney Harbour Bridge, linking the central business district with the North Shore.