Bradfield Park & Mary Booth Reserve

  • Free entry
  • Accessible toilets
No tickets required

A popular location due to its close proximity to transport, large open spaces and views 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
16,000
Restrictions
no glass, no pets, no busking, no camping, no drones, bag checks on entry, sunshades must be taken down at sunset, no re-entry

Getting here

  • Access to the Bradfield Park vantage point is on foot via Alfred Street. 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 Milsons Point and North Sydney train stations, and Victoria Cross metro station. Plenty of extra trains and metro services will be operating. Note after 6pm, trains from the city will not stop at Milsons Point, alight at North Sydney and continue on foot to Bradfield Park.
  • Buses will be using different stops and routes due to road closures. Buses that usually run to Milsons Point will start and end trips in North Sydney CBD from 3pm. Continue on foot down to the foreshore.
  • Milsons Point ferry wharf will close from 3pm with very limited services operating after the midnight fireworks.
  • Roads around Milsons 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.
  • The closest stations are Milsons Point and North Sydney train stations, and Victoria Cross metro station. Plenty of extra trains and metro services will be operating.
  • Milsons Point station will have crowd control measures in place after the fireworks. Be patient and follow the directions of NSW Police and staff onsite.
  • Buses towards the Northern Beaches leave from Berry Street. Buses towards the North Shore and Hills district leave from Miller Street near McLaren Street.
  • Limited ferries run after the midnight fireworks, services will be busy so have a backup plan.
  • See the Getting Home from North Sydney area map.
Location of vantage point indicated with a marker
Open hours
  • 9:30am - 12:30am
  • This venue reached capacity at 5:33pm in 2023 *
Address

Fitzroy Street, Milsons Point

Contact

North Sydney Council

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