Lavender Bay Parklands

  • Free entry
  • Accessible toilets
No tickets required

Comprising Clark, Quibaree and Watts Parks, this precinct offers excellent views of the western side of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Entry is via Harbourview Crescent.

Features

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

Restrictions

Capacity
3,000
Restrictions
no glass, no drones, no camping, sunshades must be taken down at sunset, no busking, no pets, bag checks on entry, no re-entry

Getting here

  • Access to Lavender Bay is on foot only via Blues Point Road and Lavender Street.
  • No parking available. 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. Follow the directions of NSW Police and staff onsite.
  • Roads around Lavender Bay 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 via Miller Street.
  • Buses towards the Northern Beaches leave from Berry Street in North Sydney. 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.
Location of vantage point indicated with a marker
Open hours
  • 9:00am - 12:30am
  • This venue reached capacity at 6:21pm in 2023 *
Address

Harbourview Crescent, Lavender Bay

Contact

North Sydney Council

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