{"id":195265,"date":"2026-01-01T04:04:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T04:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/watch-2026-new-years-celebrations-from-around-the-world-usa-today\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T04:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T04:04:20","slug":"watch-2026-new-years-celebrations-from-around-the-world-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/watch-2026-new-years-celebrations-from-around-the-world-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch 2026 New Year's celebrations from around the world – USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy New Year<\/a> (in some parts of the world)!
Though the hours are still ticking away until 2026 is celebrated in the United States, we’ll show you highlights from around the globe, including Australia, parts of Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
You can also watch live coverage of New Year’s Eve celebrations<\/a> by catching the USA TODAY livestream at the top of this story or reading below.
As the clock counts out the final moments of 2025, here’s how to watch the myriad of television specials that ring in the new year:
Great Britian and Ireland waltzed into the new year, greeting 2026 at 7 p.m. ET.
Big Ben kept watch over the revelry in London<\/a> while revelers in Ireland celebrated from Galway to Cork.
Included in this tranche of countries entering the New Year was Scotland, the home of Robert Burns – the author of the indelible New Year\u2019s song \u201cAuld Lang Syne.\u201d<\/a>
While the final hours of 2025 whittle away in the U.S., here’s what to know about what will be open and closed on the first day of 2026.<\/a>
The new year has reached Europe, as the continent slipped into 2026 at 6 p.m. ET.
Fireworks rang out over the Brandenburg Gate in Germany, the Coliseum in Rome and the lights of the Eiffel Tower in Paris shone as throngs welcomed in the changing of the calendar.
Dubai rung in 2026 at 4 p.m. ET with glorious fireworks shot high from around Burj Khalifa, the more than 2,700-foot-tall skyscraper.
All of Asia has officially celebrated the New Year. Videos from Taipei, Taiwan; Beijing, China; Hong Kong and Seoul, South Korea show fantastical firework and projection displays and dancing performances.
In Seoul, the New Year’s Eve\u00a0Bell Ringing Ceremony is the headlining event. Held under the Bosingak Pavilion, a bronze bell is struck 33 times, according to the Korea Foundation<\/a>. Seoul celebrated 2026 at 10 a.m. ET.
Australians celebrated New Year’s at 8 a.m. ET, just as many New Yorkers were clocking in for work. Fireworks lit up the night sky over Sydney Harbor, dazzling a crowd made of some who camped out the night before to get a spot to see the spectacular show.
Contributing: Julia Gomez, USA TODAY<\/em>
Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Story idea? Email her at\u00a0<\/em>gcross@usatoday.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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