| London's New Year's Eve Fireworks | |
|---|---|
 2015 display | |
| Genre | New Year's Eve event |
| Date(s) | 31 December/1 January |
| Begins | 8:00 PM (GMT) |
| Ends | 12:45 AM (GMT) |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Victoria Embankment, South Bank, River Thames and the London Eye |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Inaugurated | 2000 |
| Founder | Mayor of London |
| Most recent | 2023–24 (2024) |
| Previous event | 2022–23 (2023) |
| Next event | 2024–25 (2025) |
| Attendance | >100,000 (2023–24)[1] |
| Budget | £4.5 million (2022–23) |
| Website | https://www.london.gov.uk/nye |
The New Year's Eve festivities in London, England, have regularly consisted of a midnight fireworks show. The focal point of the festivities are the South Bank, where the chimes of Big Ben at midnight signify the arrival of the new year, and pyrotechnics are launched from barges along the River Thames and from the London Eye observation wheel.
New Year's Eve celebrations were first held in an organised fashion in 1999 to celebrate the arrival of the year 2000, and produced by Ten Alps on behalf of the Greater London Authority. Due to disputes with the city, the New Year's fireworks shows were not held again regularly until New Year's Eve 2004, where Jack Morton Worldwide began to organise the show on behalf of the Greater London Authority.
Public New Year's Eve festivities in London were suspended in 2021 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, being replaced by broadcast-only events due to restrictions or uncertainties surrounding public gatherings. These presentations for New Year's Eve included a fireworks and drone show, held at different London landmarks rather than the South Bank. The event returned to the South Bank for 2023, with events firm Identity assuming production duties on behalf of the Greater London Authority.
- ^ "London rings in 2024 with Mayor's biggest ever fireworks, lights and drone show over the River Thames | London City Hall". Greater London Authority. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.