Sydney’s World Famous New Year’s Eve Fireworks Show

Australians know how to do in style, whether it be ringing in the festive season of Christmas or bringing in a grand New Year celebration. As the New Year arrives in Australia earlier than other major countries, New Year’s Eve and the celebrations that go with it stand very close to the heart of the Australians. Each year, Sydneysiders spend more than a million dollars on the world-renowned NYE fireworks display on the planet.

In 2018 alone, a staggering amount of 5.78 million dollars were spent on over 8 tonnes of fireworks for the grandest show staged in Sydney. It was also the first time the lights spanned the entire length of the bridge, creating a ‘wave effect’ as the fireworks shot upwards over the bridge and into the sky. When you take in the fact that the entire show lasts only for a total of 12 minutes (in honor of 12 months of the New Year), a spend of 48 thousand dollars for fireworks every minute is a big number in itself. In spite of the spend, Sydney NYE fireworks continues to be one of the largest and most famous free events in the world. With an audience of 1.6 million witnessing the event live from the harbour last year, a few thousand of them being on Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks cruises and another approximately billion tuning in to the televised New Year’s Eve displays from around the globe, the popularity of the event continues to grow.

Coined as

• The Pulse Of Sydney’, Sydney NYE fireworks show of the previous year

was for sure more extravagant than ever, featuring 8.5 tonnes of pyrotechnics (over 500 kilograms more than 2017). With both locals and tourists flocking in to the famous Sydney Harbour, finding a decent vantage point was also as unachievable a dream as ever.

Owing to the rising number of visitors every year, people have started camping on vantage spots early on to catch the best views of the Sydney Harbour NYE fireworks. Most of these places are free to access, but a few of these are also sectioned off for ticket holders, which you have to purchase in advance. A word of advise, these tend to sell out fastest of all.

With more options than ever, entertainment on New Year’s Eve is also a thing now. Sydney hosts a ton of activities on the harbour before the evening’s celebrations begin to keep the visitors entertained. The festivities in the past years have included everything from aerial displays to a traditional Aboriginal eucalyptus smoking ceremony that is believed to cleanse the harbour of negative spirits.

Best Seats To New Year’s Eve Fireworks in Sydney

If you wish to join more than one million people visiting Sydney Harbour for New Year’s Eve Fireworks, you have to start working towards it well in advance. With prime tickets usually getting sold out really fast, all harbour vantage points will surely be full before 7pm on New Year’s Eve.

The most popular choice to celebrate it - a Sydney New Year’s Eve Fireworks cruise. These cruises provide prime views to all of the night’s revelries, while also offering a waterfront dining experience. Varying from vessel to vessel and with so many inclusions, there’s always a cruise for everyone!

A freelance writer, who at present is wooed by the Sydney harbour and its associated attractions.