What is the name of Sydney’s annual New Year’s Eve fireworks event centered on Sydney Harbour?

Sydney’s annual New Year’s Eve fireworks event centered on Sydney Harbour is called Sydney New Year’s Eve.

The celebration is staged around landmarks including the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House. Its best-known elements include an early family fireworks display, a midnight fireworks show, aerial displays, and illuminated harbor vessels. The program is organized by the City of Sydney and changes in design and theme from year to year.

Sydney became especially prominent in global New Year broadcasting because Australia reaches January 1 before many major population centers in Europe and North America. The harbor setting also makes the fireworks visible from numerous vantage points, including parks, boats, and waterfront neighborhoods.

The event is sometimes confused with Vivid Sydney, an annual winter festival of light, music, and ideas, or Australia Day celebrations on January 26. Those are separate events. Sydney’s New Year celebration is also distinct from the city’s regular fireworks displays held on other dates.