Gearing up to watch the New Year’s Eve fireworks in Sydney? Each year the sparkling harbour city puts on a peerless NYE display, centered around the Sydney Harbour Bridge with an innovative mix of fireworks and drone shows.
Yet the cost of having one of the most world’s most popular NYE fireworks shows is often chaos. Each year, more than 1 million people contend for shoulder space along the harbour foreshore and, with the lack of proper pre-planning, it can be frustrating for all involved.
To address the issue, the City of Sydney has today unveiled major updates to the official New Year’s Eve website, with comprehensive information to help locals and visitors plan their night and find out different ways to celebrate.
Helping spread more people around the foreshore should hopefully relieve choke points like Kirribilli and Circular Quay.
The revamped website also includes information about accessibility features and practical information such as transport options, site opening and closing times, alcohol restrictions and other necessary details anyone would reasonably need before they navigate the NYC crowd.
“Celebrating one of the biggest New Year’s Eve spectacles in the world takes planning, so it’s important for us to ensure we enhance that visitor experience from the outset,” said City of Sydney CEO Monica Barone.
“Pivotal to the visitor experience is making it as easy as possible to find out all the information they need to plan ahead for the big night.”
Everyone looking to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Sydney is encouraged to make use of the new website before heading out to one of more than a dozen viewing locations along the harbour.
Key information includes the vantage point map, which has now been updated with advanced filters. There will also be a live blog on the night, publishing to-the-minute information about transport, road closures, event information, and capacity.
A small number of sites around the harbour will be ticketed while some are completely free. If you have accessibility requirements, it’s encouraged that you plan far in advance and try and reserve a spot in accessible viewing areas which will be present at all major spots including the Cahill Expressway, Clark, Goat and Shark islands, Strickland Estate and Bradley’s Head.
