Which New Year's Eve fireworks display is held at the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House?

The fireworks display held at the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House is Sydney New Year’s Eve.

Sydney’s annual celebration is one of the first major internationally televised New Year’s Eve events because Australia lies well ahead of Europe and the Americas in time zones. The display uses the harbor as its stage, with fireworks launched from structures and vessels around the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Opera House and nearby waterways.

The program commonly includes an earlier family fireworks show and a larger midnight display, although exact schedules and elements can change. The harbor landmarks provide a recognizable silhouette that distinguishes Sydney’s celebration from city countdowns centered on a tower or street.

Vivid Sydney is sometimes confused with the New Year event because it also illuminates the Opera House and harbor. Vivid Sydney is a separate annual festival of light, music and ideas, usually held in winter.