It’s an annual tradition in big cities to ring in the New Year with fireworks. Amid all these elaborate these fireworks some cities go a step further with elaborate displays. That’s when it gets hard to narrow down the top New Year’s Eve fireworks celebrations.
These displays aren’t limited to fireworks. The usual top New Year’s Eve fireworks celebrations are paired with incredible digital artwork on landmarks and light shows.
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So let’s try and narrow down this year’s top 5, with some honorable mentions.
Shanghai, China
In Shanghai, revelers welcomed in the new year with a drone display forming various shapes and patterns against the night sky over the Huangpu River https://t.co/wq7AvkkIpI pic.twitter.com/XKECtdnAVY
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 31, 2019
Shanghai is China’s biggest city and this year they had the best New Year’s Eve celebration. China swapped traditional fireworks with an elaborate drone display. That really knocked the ball out of the ballpark. It’s like we’ve been doing it all wrong this whole time.
With global warming rising, perhaps these drone displays are a far greener option compared to fireworks.
New York City, United States
VIDEO: A packed Times Square in New York celebrates the annual New Year's ball drop to welcome in 2020 pic.twitter.com/QlQv0uPlNv
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 1, 2020
Speaking of global warming, NYC decided to let ‘climate change combatants, high school science teachers and students’ drop the ball this New Year’s Eve. Stilled didn’t go easy on the confetti and fireworks.
Celebrating New Years in New York… #NewYearsEve2019 #NewYork #brooklynbridge #Fireworks pic.twitter.com/ZHnz5JVTsB
— Maz (@Mazobrien23) January 1, 2020
Another political statement was that NYC’s Time Square was transformed into ‘the safest place on Earth‘ for the New Year’s celebrations.
There were numerous security measures in place with steps of screening, from magnetometers to explosive vapor canines.
London, United Kingdom
Hello 2020: The U.K. ushers in the new year with a spectacular fireworks display over the River Thames in London. pic.twitter.com/RMwPMiyGfp
— Watford Herts News & Events 2024⭐ (@WatfordLondon) January 1, 2020
London used New Year’s Eve to promote Euro 2020. The roar of football anthems such as Three Lions made it obvious the country is excited about hosting the football tournament.
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan had promised the ‘best display the capital has ever seen’. It featured music from Stormzy, Wiley, and Bastille. It looked like the city’s Mayor Saqib Khan’s attempt to restore the city’s inclusive and open image amid all that ‘Brexit chatter’.
One thing didn’t change at all, and that was the explosive firework display.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2020 IN THE UAE: A stunning light show shined from Dubai's Burj Khalifa tower as fireworks sparkled in the night sky to welcome in the New Year.✨https://t.co/IyzB8U4fPC pic.twitter.com/9zzU5huGb3
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 31, 2019
Dubai really took advantage of the ‘world’s tallest building,’ lighting up the Burj Khalifa as the fireworks illuminated the sky overhead.
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Sydney, Australia
Spectacular fireworks display welcomes in 2020 at Sydney Harbour. #HappyNewYear pic.twitter.com/fuALPL6mub
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) December 31, 2019
Despite the tragic bush fires across the country, Sydney showed the world Australia will just get back up and party with a new decade ahead.
There was a petition to cancel the event out of respect for fire victims which gathered 280,000 signatures. While fireworks were canceled in the Australian capital, Canberra, and Sydney’s western suburbs. The main city went ahead with the display.
Sydney has always been in the top New Year’s Eve fireworks celebrations, and earn on average 130 million Australian dollars. It was argued the money will only help those impacted by the fires.
