What is the name of Sydney’s annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display held around the Harbour Bridge?

Sydney New Year’s Eve is the name of Sydney’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration and fireworks event.

The celebration is staged around Sydney Harbour, with major pyrotechnic displays launched from the Sydney Harbour Bridge, barges, and other locations. The midnight fireworks are designed to be visible from many viewpoints around the harbour and are broadcast internationally.

Sydney’s event is often associated with the bridge, but the bridge is only one part of a larger production involving harbour landmarks, waterfront viewing areas, aircraft displays, and performances. The city commonly holds an earlier family fireworks display before the midnight show.

A frequent mix-up is calling the event “Vivid Sydney.” Vivid Sydney is a separate annual festival of light, music, and ideas, usually held in winter rather than on New Year’s Eve. Sydney’s midnight display is one of the first major televised celebrations of the new year because Australia reaches midnight before many major Western cities.