New Year 2026 Eve celebrations unfolded across the world as countries in India and across the seven seas moved into 2026 one time zone at a time.
The first major cities to mark the new year welcomed midnight with fireworks over their waterfronts, and large crowds congregated at public viewing points.
As the night continued countries across the Americas closed out the global transition with events stretching from Rio de Janeiro’s beaches to Times Square in New York City and beyond.
This gallery shows how people are marking the start of 2026 around the world.
Fireworks burst over the Sydney Harbour Bridge as New Year’s celebrations began in Sydney, Australia.
In Dubai fireworks detonated around Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest iconic structure, in the midst of the New Year’s Eve celebrations. People rode a chair carousel in Red Square on New Year’s Eve in Moscow, Russia Fireworks exploded amidst the New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand People held sparklers next to a Christmas tree before a curfew amidst Russia’s war on Ukraine, eaves after a moment of prayer in front of the nativity scene that adorned St Peter’s Square at the Vatican
People gathered to celebrate the new year at the Zojoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora, hosts of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026, appeared at the Times Square ball amidst New Year’s Eve celebrations in New York City.People attended the New Year countdown event to celebrate the beginning of 2026 in the central district of Hong Kong Revellers were showered by confetti as they celebrated the emergence of 2026 amidst the New Year countdown event held at a shopping mall in Beijing, China. A girl reacted after offering prayers during the worship service at Centenary Methodist Church in Hyderabad, India.
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