New Years Eve in Sunny Sydney

30/11/2007

For those who are not attracted to cold, mid-winter partying in the UK and Europe, the celebrations ‘Down Under’ hold an appeal. One of Australia’s top destinations is Sydney, and its New Year's Eve celebrations promise to be spectacular.

The celebrations will centre around Darling Harbour, where a series of free events and two dramatic firework displays by the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge will take place.

There will be live outdoor shows on two stages from six in the evening until one in the morning. One of the stages will be floating in the harbour.

The first half of the evening is family-oriented, with a series of children's shows followed by a family fireworks display at 9pm. A little after nine the adults' party gets started with performances on the Harbourside stage from a 40s and 50s-style swing band, followed by a 90-minute set from the ABBA tribute act Bjorn Again.

The New Year’s Eve celebrations will culminate with a grand fireworks display at midnight, which continues for the first hour of 2008.