Australia celebrates New Year’s Eve with a massive fireworks display over Sydney Harbour. Sydney’s event is centered on landmarks including the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House.
The celebration is among the first major internationally televised New Year events because Australia lies well ahead of Europe and the Americas in time zones. Its harbor setting allows fireworks to be viewed from waterfront parks, boats and elevated locations around the city.
The display is organized by the City of Sydney and normally includes more than one fireworks sequence, including an earlier family display and the main midnight event. The program can vary, and weather or safety considerations may affect details. Sydney’s celebration is sometimes called simply “the Sydney fireworks,” but the country being asked for is Australia.