Blues Point
- Free entry
- Accessible toilets
No tickets required
A popular site with panoramic views of the western side of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House.
Features
- Food & beverages
- Food for sale. BYO food permitted
- Alcohol
- Prohibited
- Toilets
- Available (including accessible toilets)
- Drinking water station
Restrictions
- Capacity
- 8,000
- Restrictions
- no glass, no drones, no camping, bag checks on entry, sunshades must be taken down at sunset, no pets, no busking, no re-entry
Getting here
- Access to the Blues Point vantage point is on foot via Blues Point Road. Follow the directions of NSW Police and staff onsite.
- No parking available and roads will be closed. Public transport is the best way to get around on New Year’s Eve, with thousands of extra services running.
- The closest stations are North Sydney train station and Victoria Cross metro station. Plenty of extra trains, metro and buses will be operating.
- Buses will be using different stops and routes due to road closures. Buses that usually run to Blues Point will start and end trips in North Sydney CBD from 3pm. Continue on foot down to the foreshore.
- Roads around McMahons Point will begin closing from 7pm on 30 December with major road closures from 5pm on New Year’s Eve, leave the car at home. 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.
- If you’re travelling home through the city, catch trains from North Sydney station. If you’re traveling north, catch the metro from Victoria Cross station via Miller Street.
- Limited ferries will leave from McMahons Point after the midnight fireworks.
- Buses towards the Northern Beaches leave from Berry Street, buses towards the North Shore and Hills district leave from Miller Street near McLaren Street. Follow the directions of NSW Police and staff onsite.
- See the Getting Home from North Sydney area map.
- Pedestrian diversions are in place on New Year’s Eve. The way you arrive, may be different to how you get home. Be prepared for a longer walk to transport hubs.
- Open hours
- 9:00am - 12:30am
- This venue reached capacity at 4:54pm in 2023 *
- Address
Blues Point Road, McMahons Point
- Contact
North Sydney Council