Sydney New Year's Eve
Annual multi-tiered event held every New Year's Eve in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sydney New Year's Eve is an annual New Year's Eve fireworks event in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The event currently consists of two fireworks shows, with an evening display known as the "Family Fireworks" held at 9:00 p.m. AEDT, and the main "Midnight Fireworks" held at 12:00 a.m. Fireworks are launched from barges in Port Jackson, as well as nearby landmarks such as the Sydney Opera House, and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which serves as the main focal point of the show via lighting and pyrotechnic effects.
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Sydney New Year's Eve | |
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Genre | New Year's Eve event |
Date(s) | 31 December/1 January |
Begins | 8:30 pm (AEDT) |
Ends | 12:30 am (AEDT) |
Frequency | Annual |
Location(s) | Sydney |
Years active | 1976–present |
Inaugurated | 1976; 48 years ago (1976) |
Founder | Syd Howard |
Most recent | 2023/24 |
Previous event | 2022/23 |
Next event | 2024/25 |
Attendance | 1.6 million[1][2] |
Budget | $5.8 million (as of 2022–23)[3] |
As one of the first major cities to celebrate the New Year, the event is widely-viewed in Australia and worldwide.[4] Organizers have estimated the annual in-person attendance of the event to be around 1.5 to 1.6 million, with tourists accounting for a large portion of its attendees.[5][6] Some locations, such as the Royal Botanic Garden, host ticketed seating areas.[7]
The event is usually organised by the City of Sydney however in 2020, it was scaled back and the state government of New South Wales was given "temporary custodianship" of the event for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions at the time.