Sydney New Year’s Eve is internationally renowned as a spectacular event. It has some of the most technically impressive fireworks set on one of the world’s most beautiful stages – Sydney Harbour and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Click on the image galleries below to see photos from previous Sydney New Year’s Eve events and the most amazing Bridge Effects the world has ever seen.

Sydney New Years 2010 Photo Gallery

More then 1.5 million people enjoyed an awe-inspiring fireworks and embraced the theme of ‘Make Your Mark’ to welcome in the New Year on Sydney’s iconic harbour!

Sydney New Years 2009 Photo Gallery

About 1.5 million people dressed in a touch of blue to celebrate New Year’s Eve with the theme Awaken the Spirit.
Bridge Effect: The global symbol of unity, the Yin and Yang, beamed from the Bridge at Midnight 2010.

Sydney New Years 2008 Photo Gallery

The theme of Creation brought more than 1.5 million people together around Sydney Harbour to show everyone that this event really is beautiful, magical and universal with never before seen fireworks effects representing lightning strikes, crashes of thunder and dazzling rain.

Bridge Effect: It started as an evening star and progressively transformed to reveal a full radiant sun representing creation upon the dawn of a New Year.

Sydney New Years 2007 Photo Gallery

The Time of Our Lives delivered one of the most stunning Harbour Bridge Effects and fireworks displays ever seen, watched by more than one million people around the harbour and millions more around the world.
Bridge Effect: An hourglass, representing the Time of our Lives, appeared at 8pm and performed throughout the night with complex twists and turns before evolving into a Mandela at Midnight.

Sydney New Years 2006 Photo Gallery

A Diamond Night in Emerald City enthralled people across the world as we ushered in the 75th Anniversary Year of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Bridge Effect: A sparkling diamond and a huge coathanger linked the Sydney Harbour Bridges birthday with the theme of the event.

Sydney New Years 2005 Photo Gallery

Heart of the Harbour formed the centrepiece for 2005 Sydney New Year’s Eve, transforming Sydney’s iconic Harbour Bridge as the focus point of the night’s celebrations – seen by millions worldwide.
Bridge Effect: A glowing red heart symbolised the theme of the night.

Sydney New Years 2004 Photo Gallery

With the theme of Reflections, an extraordinary piece of art titled Reflections by internationally renowned sculptor Neil Dawson was suspended for a month from the Bridge to create light waves flitting between the Bridge and the water, stirring a million reflections.
Bridge Effect: A reflective ball sparkled like a giant gemstone as it reflected the lights and fireworks of the celebrations.

Sydney New Years 2003 Photo Gallery

2003 saw Sydney become the City of Light. 16 Buildings around the CBD were lit up on New Year’s Eve and stayed alight for 18 days in January with the centrepiece being the spectacular Sydney Harbour Bridge light show.
Bridge Effect: A total of 120 beacons of light bounced from the Bridge to the water below to a fantastic pop soundtrack.

Sydney New Years 2002 Photo Gallery

Sydney sent its message – Celebration in Unity – to the world with a breath-taking burst of fireworks.
Bridge Effect: An animated dove and the word PEACE shone out on the Bridge, symbolising the theme of unity.

Sydney New Years 2001 Photo Gallery

2001 Sydney New Years Eve looked forward to the Year of the Outback, and towards the end of that year, with bushfires raging throughout NSW, and close to the City, we celebrated our courage and spirit in the face of adversity.

Bridge Effect: The instantly-recognisable shape of Uluru shone from the Bridge to represent the spirit of Australia’s outback.

Sydney New Years 2000 Photo Gallery

In 2000 we celebrated the Centenary of Federation with 100 years as a Nation and millions of years as a land.

Bridge Effect: Images of the rainbow spirit and the federation star shone together from the Bridge to symbolise an important anniversary.

Sydney New Years 1999 Photo Gallery

1999 Sydney New Year’s Eve celebrated the Millennium, and paid tribute to the city of Sydney, exemplified in the wonderful huge sea creatures floating on the Sydney Harbour.
Bridge Effect: The unique Sydney icon, Eternity shone from the Bridge, joined by a winking Smiley Face.

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