What is the name of Sydney's famous New Year's Eve fireworks display at Sydney Harbour?

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Sydney's famous New Year's Eve fireworks display at Sydney Harbour is called Sydney New Year's Eve.

The celebration is staged around Sydney Harbour, with the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House forming its best-known visual backdrop. It includes more than one fireworks moment in many years, including an earlier family display and the major midnight event. The program, themes and effects can change annually.

The event is organized by the City of Sydney and is watched by large crowds in person and by international television audiences. The bridge is often associated with a pyrotechnic “waterfall” effect, although displays differ from year to year. Sydney's midnight arrives early for many global viewers because Australia lies ahead of Europe and the Americas in time zones, but the fireworks are not an official celebration of Australia Day, which occurs on January 26.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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