New Year Party Around the World

Spend New Year’s Eve somewhere special!

Where ever you are around the world, New Years Eve is a celebration of the future and the past, for young and old, together with friends or strangers! Spend New Year’s Eve somewhere amazing, for a budget New Year's Eve getaway, HostelsClub offers affordable accommodation in New York, Paris and Berlin with hostels for groups of any size.

Sydney

Sydney’s New Year celebration is among the most marvellous in the world, focusing on the dazzling Darling Harbour and Harbour Bridge. Experience a diverse program of free entertainment to bring in the New Year in spectacular style. There is music, dancing, kid’s shows and acts on three stages around the Darling Harbour. At 9pm an exciting pyrotechnic ski show will illuminate Cockle Bay, and at midnight relax on the grass while watching the skies light up in a brilliant celebration of colour, sound and cheers. Spend New Year Eve in Sydney and book your accommodation!

Paris

The city of Paris offers a spectacular light show at midnight to ring in the New Year with fireworks on the Seine or at the mighty Eiffel Tower. The Champs Elysees is crammed with revellers, fairy lights twinkle above heads and people hug together to keep warm. The Eiffel Tower is lit up like a candle with a sea of sparkling diamond lights that take on blue sapphire tones. Over 4000 performers from around the world participate in Celebrate France, a massive two day parade of marching bands, cheerleading, floats, balloons and acts. Book budget accommodation in Paris!

Rome

New Years in the Piazza del Popolo is a traditional Roman celebration. The program in Rome includes fireworks, rock and classical music concerts that last well into the night. Take a walk up the Corso and celebrate with prosecco or taste some Italian delicacies from the street stalls. Any of the seven major hills in Rome are also a great place to party the night away and watch the fireworks being let off in random places around the city below.

Dublin

There's no mistaking when the New Year arrives in Dublin's centre. The bells of Christ Church Cathedral (the Holy Trinity) have been clanging in the year's best party night for a very long time. Wrap up warm and grab a patch on the grass, as hundreds of people gather outside the cathedral for one of Dublin's most famous New Year's traditions - to hear the bells ring in the New Year, traditionally a peal of 16 rings at midnight. As the crowds are always large, it's a good idea to head down early with a flask or two of warming liquid. Discover Dublin!

Seville

Why not begin the New Year in Seville by munching on grapes to the chimes of the town hall's bells. All across the city, hundreds of revellers gather in La Plaza Nueva on the big night, to count down the seconds into the New Year like the rest of the world, but also to ceremonially eat 12 grapes - one for each of the last 12 seconds of the old year. A grape is eaten for each chime of the town hall's bells and it's supposed to bring good luck. At the end of the chiming, the packed square erupts into singing, dancing and cheering and champagne flies everywhere. There's usually a fireworks display, and look out for the uneaten grapes which soar through the air too! Afterwards, try and slip off to one of the many fiestas in the local towns and villages. Explore magical Seville!

Chicago

The skies over Chicago explode with colour, light and noise on New Year's Eve as pyrotechnics launch a huge array of fireworks in Grant Park.The masses celebrate at Buckingham Fountain and in the surrounding park. If you're going to be anywhere in Chicago on New Year's Eve, checking out the fireworks and their reflection in Lake Michigan has got to be high on the list. Book your Chicago hostel!

Rio de Janeiro

It is well known that Brazilians know how to party and New Year's Eve in Rio, or Reveillon, is one of the biggest events of the year. The main party takes place along Copacabana beach, with an eclectic mix of fireworks, samba schools and bands that celebrates African, Christian and indigenous traditions. The parties on Copacabana Beach are enormous. During the day hundreds of people come to the seafront to pay homage to the Afro-Brazilian goddess, placing offerings in the sea. Music is played throughout the day, but it really kicks off around 7pm when live acts and DJs start up the sound systems on the official stages. There are also firework displays on other beaches and, of course, wherever you go in the city on this night there is a party! Find a HostelsClub hostel in Rio de Janeiro!

Singapore

Join the thousands who throng to the Esplanade for what has become a New Year's Eve family tradition in Singapore. Write your wishes for the New Year and let them flutter on the Bell Charms, and then make your own live video dedication to be projected on giant screens. Be there for the midnight countdown, when Singapore's favourite New Year fireworks display is launched to a thundering, new rock symphony by Iskandar Ismail. Discover Singapore to New Year Eve!

Berlin

Each year the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin draws hundreds of thousands from across Germany and the world to see in the New Year. Silvester, as it is known in Germany, has been officially celebrated at the gate for several years, with organised firework displays and live performances to entertain the crowds. As the major feature which physically and symbolically marked the separation between East and West, the gate has been a focal point for New Year celebrations since the early Nineties. On the stroke of midnight millions gaze towards the sky for the spectacular firework display and plenty of champagne overflows. Celebrate New Year Eve in Berlin!

Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay is a 4 day blast of processions, concerts and world renowned street parties. The focal point of Hogmanay is the Royal Bank New Years Eve Street Party, the biggest in Europe, with other 100,000 party goers. Other events include the Seven Hills Fireworks display, a grand conflagration lighting up the entire city skyline, various dance music events with top-name artists and, for those seeking a quieter New Years then head to the candlelight concert in the tranquil setting of St Giles Cathedral. Visit Edinburgh this New year!

Cape Town

Cape Town's biggest and most boisterous carnival sees the city celebrating the advent of the New Year with numerous festivals, competitions and extravagant parades. The Cape Town Minstrel Carnival is a dazzling display of colourful shiny uniforms, painted faces and funky banjo tunes that accompany the town’s traditional folk songs. Enjoy Cape Town this winter!

New York

Times Square in New York is a spectacular event, full of sights, sounds and special effects, featuring the New Year's Eve Ball that descends the flagpole atop One Times Square at midnight. The Times Square New Year's Eve celebration features star-studded musical performances, balloons, pom-poms, confetti, and a colourful pyrotechnic display. Make sure you arrive in the morning or early afternoon as finding a place to watch the event is nearly impossible.

Ibiza

New Years is a wild one in Ibiza. Welcome the New Year at the most famous party island in the world. Seven of the islands most popular clubs open their doors to clubbers on 31 December to party through to the next day. International DJ’s hit out the tunes till the wee hours of morning. Make sure you check out the Spanish Fiesta in Ibiza town for some traditional fun. Be the part of the New Year Party in Ibiza!