Sydney hosts the New Year's Eve fireworks famously launched from the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Sydney's celebration takes place around Sydney Harbour and uses landmarks including the Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House as part of its visual setting. Because Australia reaches midnight earlier than many major cities in Europe and the Americas, the broadcast often serves as one of the first globally prominent New Year's Eve spectacles of the calendar year.
The event includes a family fireworks display earlier in the evening and a larger midnight display. Fireworks are launched from the bridge, barges, and other harbour structures, creating reflections across the water. A common mistake is to describe the celebration as occurring only on the bridge: the official event is spread across the harbour and surrounding vantage points, with controlled access and large crowds in parks, boats, and city streets.