Say goodbye to 2021 and hello to 2022 – and here’s hoping it’s a bit better. We’d be lying if we said this year has been easy. From lockdowns to border closures, home learning to remote working, we’ve all had our trials. But we’ve managed to make it through and what better way to say hello to a new year than watching the Sydney Harbour fireworks.
There are many places scattered around the harbour where we can watch them. Some of them are free, some are not, and some have already sold out. So we thought we’d put together a list of those places as of 23 December 2021. Some of the ticketed venues may sell out between now and New Year but this should help you plan what to do.
Barangaroo Reserve, Millers Point
Ticketed $20.90 – $46.90
Alcohol is allowed but no BYO
Designated accessible viewing area
Opens at 5pm
Bicentennial Park
Free
Drinking is allowed
Opens at 7pm
Blues Point Reserve, McMahons Point
Free
Alcohol prohibited, no BYO
Opens at 8am
Botanic Garden: Bridgeview Sydney
Ticketed $260 + booking fee
Alcohol is allowed but no BYO
Designated accessible viewing area
Opens at 6pm
Botanic Garden: Foundation and Friends NYE Picnic, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney
Ticketed event: $130-$150 + booking fee
Alcohol is allowed
Designated accessible viewing area
Opens at 5pm
Botanic Garden: Harbour View, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Ticketed event: $25-$150 + booking fee
Alcohol is allowed. No BYO
Designated accessible viewing area
Opens at 11am
Botanic Garden: The Point, Sydney
Ticketed: $385 + booking fee
Alcohol allowed but no BYO
Designated accessible viewing area
Opens at 5.30pm
Bradfield Park & Mary Booth Reserve, Milsons Point
Free entry
No alcohol allowed
Opens at 8am
Bradleys Head, Athol Lawn, Mosman
Ticketed event: $12.23-$50.98
No alcohol allowed
Opens at 3pm
Bradleys Head: Mast Precinct, Mosman
Ticketed: $14.78 – $61.17
No alcohol allowed
Opens at 3pm
Campbells Cove, The Rocks
Ticketed $10-$25
No alcohol allowed
Designated accessible viewing area
Opens at 6pm
Circular Quay Wharf 2
Ticketed $10-$25
No alcohol allowed
Opens at 6pm
Dawes Point (Tar-Ra) Park, The Rocks
Ticketed $7.50-$12.50
No alcohol allowed
Opens at 6pm
Dudley Page Reserve, Dover Heights
Ticketed
Alcohol allowed but no BYO
Opens at 6pm
East Circular Quay
Ticketed $10-$25
No alcohol allowed
Opens at 6pm
Embarkation Park, Potts Point
Free event
No alcohol
Opens at 7pm
Hickson Road Reserve, The Rocks
Ticketed event: $25-$50
No alcohol
Opens at 6pm
Lavender Bay Parklands, Lavender Bay
Free event
No alcohol
Opens at 8pm
McKell Park, Darling Point
Free event
No alcohol
Opens at 12pm
Murray Rose Pool & Blackburn Gardens, Double Bay
Free event
No alcohol
Opens at 3pm
Pirrama Park, Pyrmont
Free event
No alcohol
Designated accessible viewing area
Opens at 7pm
Rose Bay Foreshore, Rose Bay
Free event
No alcohol
Opens at 3pm
Strickland Estate, Vaucluse
Ticketed event: $12.23-$50.98
No alcohol allowed
Opens at 5.30pm
Sydney Opera House
Ticketed event: $10-$25
Alcohol allowed but no BYO
Opens at 12pm
Taronga Zoo
Ticketed event: from $195
Alcohol allowed but no BYO
Opens at 6pm
West Circular Quay, The Rocks
Ticketed event $10-$25
No alcohol
Opens at 6pm
Yarranabbe Park, Darling Point
Free event
No alcohol
Opens at 3pm