East Circular Quay

  • Free entry
  • Accessible toilets
No tickets required

Cushioned neatly on the promenade between The Rocks and the Sydney Opera House, East Circular Quay has commanding views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge which is what makes it the perfect place to enjoy Sydney’s NYE fireworks. No views of the Sydney Opera House.

Features

Food & beverages
Food for sale. BYO food permitted
Alcohol
Prohibited
Toilets
Available (including accessible toilets)
Drinking water station

Restrictions

Capacity
9,500
Restrictions
no glass, no camping, no sunshades, no portable chairs, no pets, no busking, no drones, no re-entry

Accessibility services

Mobility accessible services
accessible entrance and continuous path of travel, transport less than 1km

Getting here

  • Public transport is the best way to get around on New Year’s Eve with thousands of extra services running.
  • The closest station is Circular Quay, but from 3pm trains will not be dropping off passengers. If you’re arriving after 3pm, use Wynyard train station or Martin Place train and metro stations and continue on foot.
  • Light rail services will not run to Circular Quay from 2pm and buses will relocate to Martin Place and Hyde Park. Continue on foot to the harbour via Elizabeth Street or Macquarie Street.
  • Major roads in Circular Quay close from 2pm with some earlier morning closures in place. Plan ahead if catching taxis or rideshare. See road closure information.

Leaving

  • Pedestrian diversions will be in place on New Year’s Eve. The way you leave may be different to how you arrived. Be prepared for a longer walk to transport hubs.
  • Circular Quay train station will be busy. Use Martin Place train or metro station or St James train station instead, access via Macquarie Street or Phillip and Elizabeth streets only. Access to Wynyard trains and buses is via King Street and George Street only.
  • Buses leave from Wynyard, QVB and Hyde Park. Light rail services to the south-east will leave from Central only after 7pm.
  • Limited ferries run after the midnight fireworks, services will be busy so have a backup plan.
  • Follow directions of staff and NSW Police onsite. See the Getting Home from Sydney CBD area map.
Location of vantage point indicated with a marker
Open hours
  • 9:00am - 1:00am
  • This venue reached capacity at 2:10pm in 2023 *
Address

Alfred Street, Sydney
Contact

Placemaking NSW

* Based on 2023 data only. This venue may reach capacity at a different time in 2024.