The Champs-Élysées is the Paris avenue known for a major New Year's Eve gathering and midnight celebration.
The avenue stretches from the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe and is one of the most recognizable public spaces in France. On New Year's Eve, crowds have traditionally gathered along it, while the Arc de Triomphe area has been used for projections, lighting, and celebratory displays.
Paris's official arrangements can change from year to year for security, crowd management, transport, and public-health reasons. Consequently, descriptions of the event should distinguish the avenue's long-standing association with the celebration from the exact program offered in a particular year.
The Champs-Élysées is sometimes incorrectly called a square or monument. It is an avenue, and the Arc de Triomphe stands at its western end. The Eiffel Tower may also feature in Paris New Year's imagery, but it is not the name of the avenue-centered gathering.