Which Sydney landmark forms the backdrop for Australia's famous New Year's Eve fireworks display?

Sydney Harbour Bridge forms the backdrop for Australia's famous New Year's Eve fireworks display.

Sydney's celebration is staged around Sydney Harbour, with fireworks launched from the bridge, barges, and other structures. The Harbour Bridge's steel arch makes the event visually distinctive and provides one of the world's most recognizable New Year's images.

The Sydney Opera House is also a major visual feature of the harbour and may be illuminated or included in televised views. However, it is not the landmark named by the traditional description of the display's principal backdrop.

The event includes an earlier family fireworks show as well as the main midnight display. Because Sydney is among the large cities to reach January 1 early relative to Europe and the Americas, its broadcast is widely used in international New Year's coverage.