
With the hope of a prosperous year ahead, the whole world welcomed 2026 with celebrations and fireworks spectacles that lit up the sky in major international capitals.
New Zealand was the first to welcome the new year with a fireworks display to mark the start of 2026. A fireworks display from the Auckland Sky Tower welcomed the new year 2026.
As the clock struck midnight on December 31, the citizens of New Zealand began the New Year with celebrations, becoming the first country in the world to welcome the new year 2026. Thousands of people gathered on the coast, cheering and singing as the sky lit up with the colors of fireworks.

Then it was Australia's turn to welcome the new year 2026. Sydney was transformed into a city of celebrations with spectacular fireworks displays, where thousands of people came out to enjoy the whole scene up close.
Dubai welcomed the New Year with a stunning fireworks display at the world's tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa. Hundreds gathered to watch the nearly 9-minute show titled "Beyond Dreams," featuring fireworks and colorful displays at the Burj Khalifa.

Egypt offered spectacular views, with fireworks lighting up the sky above the historic pyramids.
Tens of thousands of people gathered under the Brandenburg Gate in Germany's capital Berlin to usher in the start of 2026. Up to 60,000 people lined the streets on the west side of the Gate that once divided East and West Berlin until the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989.

Paris kicked off 2026 with a massive fireworks display that briefly covered the Arc de Triomphe monument in a fiery display. Thousands of people gathered on the French capital's Champs Elysees to watch the spectacle.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean, the turn of the year was also welcomed with celebration. In New York , Times Square counted down until the clock struck 12. Further in Las Vegas, the new year 2026 was welcomed with a fireworks display and hundreds of people gathered in the streets and squares.
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