West Circular Quay

  • Free entry
  • Accessible toilets
No tickets required

The site includes West Circular Quay promenade, First Fleet Park, Museum of Contemporary Art podium and Tallawoladah Lawn areas. Limited 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
22,000
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 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 George 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 station will be busy. Access to Wynyard train station and buses is via George St and King St 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.
  • See the Getting Home from Sydney CBD area map.
Location of vantage point indicated with a marker
Open hours
  • 9:00am - 1:00am
  • This venue reached capacity at 4:06pm in 2023 *
Address

Alfred Street, Circular Quay
Contact

Placemaking NSW

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