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.
- 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 - 1:00am
- This venue reached capacity at 2:10pm in 2023 *
- Address
Alfred Street, Sydney
- Contact
Placemaking NSW