The fireworks display launched around the Harbour Bridge and Opera House is called Sydney New Year's Eve.
Sydney New Year's Eve is an annual celebration centered on Sydney Harbour in New South Wales, Australia. Its most recognizable images show fireworks near the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House, with illuminated vessels and crowds gathered around the water. Because Sydney is well ahead of many major cities by clock time, its broadcast has long been used as a prominent early look at global New Year's celebrations.
The event includes more than the midnight show. Modern programs have featured an earlier family fireworks display, an aircraft or harbor component in selected years, and a midnight display coordinated across harbor landmarks.
Sydney's celebration is sometimes mislabeled as “Vivid Sydney,” but Vivid is a separate annual festival of light, music, and ideas, usually held in winter. Australia Day, on January 26, is another distinct national event.