Sydney welcomes 2026 with spectacular fireworks display

We’re just minutes away from what is widely considered the world’s best fireworks show.

Foti International Fireworks is responsible for Sydney’s New Year’s Eve fireworks, an arrangement that’s been in place for 28 years now. The fireworks are launched from various landmarks, including the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House, with the show lasting about 12 minutes.

The spectacle is scored by Jono Ma, with this year’s soundtrack title Higher Together.

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In an exclusive story, urban affairs reporter Cindy Yin got the behind-the-scenes scoop on the fireworks display, with photographer Dominic Lorrimer climbing to the top of the Harbour Bridge to capture the preparations.

As Yin writes, a team of up to 80 pyrotechnicians can clock up to 35,000 steps a day walking up and down the 1332 stairs on the bridge during the installation process, using a production line method to put the equipment into place.

But all roads lead back home to the “Cracker Hut” – a room inside an unassuming brown structure at the halfway point at the base of the bridge, where signals to set off the fireworks are triggered.

Read the full story here.