Waterford hosts Ireland's annual New Year's Eve Waterford Winterval celebration.
Winterval is a winter festival held in Waterford, Ireland. It includes seasonal markets, family activities, performances, illumination, and New Year's Eve programming. The festival uses the city's historic streets and waterfront as a setting for events during the Christmas and New Year period.
Waterford is Ireland's oldest city, founded by Vikings in 914, and the festival's name combines “winter” with the suffix “festival.” Its program has changed over time, so individual attractions and countdown events can vary from year to year. The fixed point in this question is the host city: Waterford.
Winterval should not be confused with Ireland's national St Patrick's Festival, which centers on March 17, or with Dublin's New Year's Festival. Those are separate events with different locations and schedules.