New Year

Few cities do New Year’s Eve with quite the polish of Singapore. On December 31, the entire Marina Bay district becomes an open-air theatre: fireworks launched over the water, laser

Rio de Janeiro New Year’s Eve is the largest beach party on Earth. Each December 31, the Réveillon — Brazil’s name for the New Year celebration — transforms Copacabana beach

Tokyo New Year’s Eve is unlike any other great city’s — because in Japan, the New Year isn’t really about December 31 at all. Shōgatsu (the New Year period) is

Dubai New Year’s Eve is the most extravagant midnight in the Middle East — a city that treats the turn of the year as a statement of ambition. The centrepiece

Berlin New Year’s Eve is the biggest open-air party in Germany — and one of the largest street celebrations in the world. Each December 31, the boulevard between the Brandenburg

Paris New Year’s Eve is the most romantic midnight in Europe — and the most spectacularly staged. Each December 31, the Champs-Élysées becomes the world’s most famous avenue-party: hundreds of

London New Year’s Eve fireworks turn the River Thames into the most-watched midnight stage in Europe. Each December 31, the sky above Westminster erupts in a choreographed display fired from

Edinburgh Hogmanay is not a New Year’s Eve — it’s a three-day festival, and it is the reason Scotland’s capital is often called the home of New Year. While most

Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks are the most famous midnight display in the Southern Hemisphere — and arguably the most spectacular harbour show on Earth. Each December 31, more than

New Year traditions in New Zealand feel like a celebration from another season entirely — because they are. While much of the world rings in January in the depths of

Australia gets the new year first — or close to it. When midnight strikes in Sydney, the fireworks over the Harbour Bridge become the opening images of the global New

Cairo on New Year’s Eve is a city of seven thousand years celebrating a very modern holiday. The pyramids — older than the calendar itself — watch over a metropolis