Which New York City park hosts the annual New Year's Eve fireworks over Central Park?

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Central Park hosts New Year's Eve fireworks in New York City. The displays are part of the park's seasonal holiday programming and are especially visible around the southern and central sections of Manhattan's famous urban park.

Central Park is a 843-acre public park in Manhattan, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. It opened in stages beginning in the 1850s and became one of the world's best-known examples of landscaped urban park design.

The fireworks are separate from the much more famous Times Square Ball Drop, which takes place several miles south. Times Square's midnight event centers on a descending illuminated ball, while Central Park celebrations emphasize a park setting and outdoor viewing.

New York City has several New Year's Eve events, so references to fireworks in the city can be ambiguous. The park named in this question is Central Park, not the Brooklyn park that also stages major fireworks on other holidays.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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