Sydney is the city famous for New Year's Eve fireworks staged around its Harbour Bridge and Opera House.
Sydney's celebration uses the harbour as its central stage, with pyrotechnics launched from the Sydney Harbour Bridge, barges, and other locations. The illuminated bridge and the sail-shaped shells of the Opera House create the event's instantly recognizable skyline. Large crowds watch from foreshore parks, boats, and vantage points around the harbour.
The event is often associated with two major fireworks displays, an earlier family show and a midnight show, although the program can change from year to year. Sydney is frequently described as one of the first major cities to celebrate New Year's Eve because of its time zone, but it is not the first inhabited place on Earth; Pacific islands using more advanced time offsets reach the new date earlier.