New Year’s Eve live: US begins to enter 2026 as clock strikes midnight on east coast
Join our live coverage as we cross the globe to enter the new year Sydney is the self-appointed “world capital of new year’s eve” and arguably rightly so. As always, eyes will be on the Opera House at 13:00 GMT when fireworks will light up the sky in spectacular fashion. But there are also huge crowds out in Melbourne to see off the year in style. Thousands of people are expected to descend on Melbourne this evening to celebrate NYE. There will be two 7 minute firework displays and light shows tonight, first a family one at 9.30pm for young children, and the main one at the stroke of midnight. Continue reading...
Join our live coverage as we start the 26 hours for the entire globe to enter the new year
I am writing today’s blog from London. Using UK time, here is a quick rundown of when (some very select) countries will ring in the new year:
Kiribati -10:00 GMT
New Zealand – 11:00 GMT
Most of Australia’s east coast – 13:00 GMT
North Korea, South Korea and Japan- 15:00 GMT
Taiwan, Hong Kong and China – 16:00 GMT
Thailand – 17:00 GMT
India and Sri Lanka – 18:30 GMT
Russia – 21:00 GMT
Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland and Italy – 23:00 GMT
The UK, Iceland and Portugal– 00:00 GMT
Brazil and Argentina – 03:00 GMT
The east coast of the US – 05:00 GMT
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