London stages the New Year's Eve fireworks known as the London New Year's Eve fireworks.
The display takes place around the River Thames, with major viewing areas near the London Eye, the South Bank, and Westminster. Fireworks are launched from barges and structures around the river, creating a broadcast spectacle at midnight in the United Kingdom.
London’s current large-scale, ticketed fireworks tradition began in 2000, when celebrations welcomed the new millennium. The event later became an annual production organized by the Greater London Authority, with music, lighting, and coordinated pyrotechnics.
The fireworks are often associated with Big Ben because the clock’s midnight chimes accompany the countdown. Big Ben is the nickname of the Great Bell at the Palace of Westminster, not the name of the entire clock tower, which was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012.