New Years 2026 Events. When the ball drops in new york city’s times square to herald the start of 2025, it’ll actually be late to the party as dozens of countries around the world will already have. The met office predicts gusty winds in london at midnight london's new year's eve fireworks event is set to go ahead at midnight despite concerns about high winds, a london.

As the clock struck midnight in new zealand, auckland welcomed the arrival of 2025 with its traditional fireworks display at the iconic sky tower. Here’s how people in different countries celebrated the new year.