Watch live: New Year's Eve countdowns and fireworks around the world

NEW YORK - As the world rings in the New Year with fireworks and festivities, LiveNOW from FOX is giving you a front seat to those celebrations from the comfort of your home or phone. 

It's Wednesday, December 31, and you can be a part of New Year’s Eve countdowns and celebrations in several time zones. 

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Live New Year's celebrations

Big picture view:

From 5 a.m. ET on Dec. 31, 2025, through 4 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2026, LiveNOW from FOX will bring viewers fireworks shows and celebrations across the globe, starting in New Zealand and continuing through Australia, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Greece, South Africa, Italy, England, Brazil and beyond.

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Timeline:

Here's when, in Eastern time, these locations hit midnight:

• Auckland, New Zealand was one of the first major cities in the world to welcome 2026 at 6 a.m. ET with a stunning New Year's Eve fireworks and laser lights over the Sky Tower and Auckland Harbour Bridge. Watch it here.
• Sydney celebrated 2026 at 8 a.m. ET with a huge fireworks display. Watch it here.
• Thailand kicked off 2026 at 11 a.m. ET with an impressive New Year's Eve fireworks display over Bangkok's over the Chao Phraya River. Watch it here.
• Malaysia rang in 2026 with fireworks in Kuala Lumpur from the Petronas Twin Towers at 11 a.m. ET.  Watch it here.
• Taiwan welcomed 2026 at 11 a.m. ET with fireworks that lit up the skies over Taipei.  Watch it here.
• 10 a.m. ET: Tokyo
• 11 a.m. ET: Beijing, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur
• 12 p.m. ET: Bangkok
• 3 p.m. ET: Dubai
• 4 p.m. ET: Nairobi, Kiev
• 5 p.m. ET: Athens
• 6 p.m. ET: Rome, Berlin, Paris, Madrid
• 7 p.m. ET: London, Dublin, Dakar
• 10 p.m. ET: Rio de Janeiro
• 12 a.m. ET: New York City, Philadelphia, Atlanta
• 1 a.m. ET: Dallas, Houston, Chicago, New Orleans, Mexico City
• 2 a.m. ET: Phoenix
• 3 a.m. ET: Seattle, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles

Highlights to watch for

Local perspective:

Sydney will have summertime fireworks before midnight over the harbor, followed shortly by midnight fireworks and lasers over Auckland's Sky Tower and Harbour Bridge.

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Malaysia rings in 2026 with fireworks in Kuala Lumpur from the Petronas Twin Towers.

Later, fireworks will illuminate the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur. Then, Dubai will light up the Burj Khalifa, Parisians will watch fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe, London will showcase fireworks along the Thames, and Rio's Copacabana Beach will host thousands of people dressed in white. That's all before Times Square's iconic ball drop – red, white, and blue this year.

Where to watch

What you can do:

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Asiatique hosts a fireworks show over the Chao Phraya River at midnight on January 01, 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)

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