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While you might mentally still be in March, it won’t be 2024 for much longer.
Yes, reader, it’s going to be 2025 in a little over two months.
While the drumbeat of time might give you a minor existential crisis, at the very least, it means you’ll soon be able to watch the New Year’s Eve fireworks display.
London’s annual NYE fireworks show is among the most famous in the world and you must buy a ticket in advance – you can’t simply rock up and watch.
So here’s everything you need to know.
Where can I buy tickets for London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks?
Tickets will go on sale from Ticketmaster at midday this Friday. This is the first of two batches being released, with the second dropping in December.
People can only buy up to four tickets.
Buying them through Ticketmaster is the only official way to get your hands on them, so any flogged by different vendors won’t count.
The main ticket buyer might need to show ID, such as a passport or driver’s licence,at the entry gate to get in.
People without a valid ticket will be barred from entering the viewing areas – something that the mayor’s office really, really wants revellers to know this year.
Last year’s NYE fireworks were riddled with complaints of long queues, people shoving and poor signage as people with ‘fake tickets’ flooded central London.
How much are tickets for London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks?
Tickets are priced between £20 and £50, which is quite the change considering all tickets cost £20 last year. That in itself was £5 more than 2022/23 display.
How much you’ll need to cough up depends on the viewing area and if they’re being bought by a Londoner – people living outside the capital pay £15 more.
The actual display happens just around the London Eye and there are six viewing areas this year:
Blue covers the Victoria Embankment from Westminster Bridge to Golden Jubilee Footbridge.
Pink covers Waterloo Bridge.
White covers Westminster Bridge.
Red covers the Victoria Embankment from Golden Jubilee Footbridge to Temple Avenue.
Green covers the London Eye.
Orange covers the Albert Embankment and the river side of St Thomas’s Hospital.
Premium tickets for the Blue, Pink and White areas will set you back £50 (or £35 for Londoners).
Red, Green and Orange areas, meanwhile, will cost £35 (or £20 for Londoners).
Entry for all zones is 8pm to 10.30pm.
People are urged to buy tickets as soon as possible once they go live (Picture: Anadolu)
Some ticket prices have increased this year to cover extra security costs and crowd control.
This is to comply with Martyn’s Law, which requires event organisers to act to prevent terrorist attacks following the Manchester Arena attack in 2017.
You can sign up for ticket updates on the London Assembly website.
Where to watch London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks for free?
The spectacular has been ticketed since 2014, with viewing areas covering most of central London along the riverbanks.
But there are plenty of places you can see the sky being lit up without having to spend a penny.
Blackfriars Bridge, the Millenium Bridge, Vauxhall Bridge and Lambeth Bridge aren’t too far from all the action.
But the best views are on higher ground: think the 76m high Primrose Hill by Camden or Hamspetead Heath’s Parliament Hill.
There’s also Telegraph Hill and Hilly Fields in Lewisham and Greenwich Park in, well, Greenwich.
Non-hill or bridge places include Cannon Street in the heart of London’s financial district and Alexandra Palace in Haringey.
And, finally, if you’re not up for throwing your coat on and filling up a thermos, you could always tune into BBC One to watch the broadcaster’s live coverage of the fireworks.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan: ‘Our New Year’s Eve fireworks celebrations are renowned across the globe, with many millions watching how our capital welcomes in the new year.
‘I’m proud that our spectacular display of fireworks, lighting and music gets better every year, boosting our hospitality and tourism industries and showing why London is the greatest city on Earth.
‘The only way to enjoy this fantastic show in person is to buy a ticket, so I urge anyone wanting to attend to secure their tickets as early as possible.’