Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks are famously staged around which Australian landmark?

Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks are famously staged around Sydney Harbour Bridge.

The annual celebration uses Sydney Harbour as its visual setting, with fireworks launched from the bridge, barges, and other nearby structures. The Harbour Bridge provides the event's best-known silhouette, while the Sydney Opera House and surrounding waterfront form part of the wider spectacle. Large crowds gather around the harbour foreshore and watch from boats, parks, and vantage points.

Sydney is among the major cities to welcome the new year relatively early because of its position in the eastern hemisphere and its time zone. The event includes a family fireworks display earlier in the evening as well as the midnight show. A common mix-up is to identify only the Opera House: it is a prominent viewing landmark, but the bridge is the signature structure associated with the fireworks.