Right here’s what New 12 months’s celebrations seemed like because the world rang in 2026

[ad_1] From Sydney to Paris to New York Metropolis and Toronto, crowds rang within the new yr with exuberant celebrations crammed with thunderous fireworks or mild exhibits, whereas others took a extra subdued strategy.

Because the clock struck midnight in Japan, temple bells rang and a few climbed mountains to see the yr's first dawn, whereas a lightweight present with somersaulting jet skis twinkled in Dubai.

In New York Metropolis's Instances Sq., revellers braved frigid temperatures to have a good time with the famed New 12 months's Eve ball drop.

<img loading="lazy" alt="Confetti drops onto a street filled with people as fireworks ignite in the background." srcset="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/6a2a62bd-0075-42c4-a913-c55b757e03c0,1767247239623/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C3299%2C2315%29%3BResize%3D805 805w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/6a2a62bd-0075-42c4-a913-c55b757e03c0,1767247239623/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C3299%2C2315%29%3BResize%3D1104 1104w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/6a2a62bd-0075-42c4-a913-c55b757e03c0,1767247239623/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C3299%2C2315%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 762px) 93.6vw,730px" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/6a2a62bd-0075-42c4-a913-c55b757e03c0,1767247239623/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C3299%2C2315%29%3B" style="aspect-ratio:1.4250539956803456" data-cy="image-img"/> Confetti drops and fireworks explode at Instances Sq. in New York Metropolis. (Bing Guan/Reuters) Europe rings in a New 12 months In Europe, fireworks have been deliberate over numerous landmarks, from the Colosseum in Rome to the London Eye.

In Paris, revellers converged across the glittering Champs-Élysées Avenue. Taissiya Girda, a 27-year-old vacationer from Kazakhstan, expressed hope for a calmer 2026.

“I wish to see blissful folks round me, no conflict wherever,” she stated. “Russia, Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, I need all people to be blissful and in peace."

<img loading="lazy" alt="Fireworks explode over the London Eye Ferris wheel at night." srcset="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/449e2bda-5465-432e-989a-8137d6bb4205,1767230753715/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5500%2C3667%29%3BResize%3D805 805w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/449e2bda-5465-432e-989a-8137d6bb4205,1767230753715/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5500%2C3667%29%3BResize%3D1104 1104w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/449e2bda-5465-432e-989a-8137d6bb4205,1767230753715/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5500%2C3667%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 762px) 93.6vw,730px" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/449e2bda-5465-432e-989a-8137d6bb4205,1767230753715/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5500%2C3667%29%3B" style="aspect-ratio:1.4998636487592036" data-cy="image-img"/> Fireworks explode over the London Eye to mark New 12 months's celebrations. (Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters) In Scotland, the place New 12 months’s is named Hogmanay, First Minister John Swinney urged Scots to comply with the message of Auld Lang Syne by nationwide poet Robert Burns and present small acts of kindness.

Greece and Cyprus turned down the amount, changing conventional fireworks with low-noise pyrotechnics. Officers stated the change is meant to make celebrations extra welcoming for kids and pets.

Center Jap international locations throw grand celebrations <img loading="lazy" alt="A young child is held up in a parent's hands as fireworks explode in the sky behind. " srcset="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/62caf8d4-a5b3-4c50-a243-e7f3466b5ded,1767223413981/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5666%2C3907%29%3BResize%3D805 805w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/62caf8d4-a5b3-4c50-a243-e7f3466b5ded,1767223413981/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5666%2C3907%29%3BResize%3D1104 1104w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/62caf8d4-a5b3-4c50-a243-e7f3466b5ded,1767223413981/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5666%2C3907%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 762px) 93.6vw,730px" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/62caf8d4-a5b3-4c50-a243-e7f3466b5ded,1767223413981/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5666%2C3907%29%3B" style="aspect-ratio:1.4502175582288201" data-cy="image-img"/> A baby seems to be up as fireworks explode throughout New 12 months's celebrations in Lusail, Qatar, on Thursday. (Mohammed Salem/Reuters) Qatar and the United Arab Emirates lit up their evening skies, holding grand celebrations to mark the beginning of 2026.

1000's gathered in Qatar's Lusail district to ring within the New 12 months on Thursday with a blinding fireworks show.

In Dubai, the world's tallest constructing was lit in celebration, as fireworks exploded round it. Abu Dhabi noticed loads of fireworks following a drone show that gave viewers distinctive visuals of the countdown showing within the evening sky.

<img loading="lazy" alt="Fireworks explode from the sides of a very tall skyscraper as a crowd below takes photos on their smartphones." srcset="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/ebf6fe7b-12d1-4ef9-9bf7-e669926b0d69,1767221398520/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C6000%2C4000%29%3BResize%3D805 805w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/ebf6fe7b-12d1-4ef9-9bf7-e669926b0d69,1767221398520/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C6000%2C4000%29%3BResize%3D1104 1104w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/ebf6fe7b-12d1-4ef9-9bf7-e669926b0d69,1767221398520/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C6000%2C4000%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 762px) 93.6vw,730px" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/ebf6fe7b-12d1-4ef9-9bf7-e669926b0d69,1767221398520/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C6000%2C4000%29%3B" style="aspect-ratio:1.5" data-cy="image-img"/> Fireworks explode across the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest constructing, throughout New 12 months's Eve celebrations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. (Fatima Shbair/The Related Press) In Gaza, the place lots of of hundreds have been displaced by greater than two years of conflict, Palestinians stated they hope the New 12 months brings an finish to the battle between Israel and Hamas.

<img loading="lazy" alt="A woman in a black garment, with a black head covering and white scarf around her neck, and a younger person in a black outfit walk on a beach by the sea at sunset. In the foreground, the year 2026 is carved into sand and painted red." srcset="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/56b609ae-93a5-4023-9463-35ca8331ef75,1767223624484/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5315%2C3543%29%3BResize%3D805 805w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/56b609ae-93a5-4023-9463-35ca8331ef75,1767223624484/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5315%2C3543%29%3BResize%3D1104 1104w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/56b609ae-93a5-4023-9463-35ca8331ef75,1767223624484/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5315%2C3543%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 762px) 93.6vw,730px" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/56b609ae-93a5-4023-9463-35ca8331ef75,1767223624484/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5315%2C3543%29%3B" style="aspect-ratio:1.5001411233418007" data-cy="image-img"/> Palestinians stroll previous a sand sculpture studying '2026' on the seashore in Gaza Metropolis on New 12 months's Eve. (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP/Getty Photos) "We hope that it is going to be an excellent yr for our folks in Palestine," stated native resident Faraj Rasheed, noting that hundreds proceed to stay in harsh situations in tent camps.

Others described 2025 as a yr of loss.

"The conflict humiliated us," stated Mirvat Abed Al-Aal, displaced from the southern metropolis of Rafah.

N.Z. lights up for 2026, defiant celebration in Australia South Pacific international locations have been the primary to bid farewell to 2025.

Clocks caught midnight in Auckland 18 hours earlier than the well-known ball drop in New York's Instances Sq..

Auckland was the primary main metropolis to ring in 2026 with a five-minute show, launched from New Zealand's tallest construction, Sky Tower, involving 3,500 fireworks

Australia's east coast welcomed 2026 two hours after New Zealand.

<img loading="lazy" alt="Fireworks over a bridge. " srcset="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/76296e29-c844-4f83-a544-7aefda71811b,1767223808699/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5336%2C3383%29%3BResize%3D805 805w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/76296e29-c844-4f83-a544-7aefda71811b,1767223808699/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5336%2C3383%29%3BResize%3D1104 1104w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/76296e29-c844-4f83-a544-7aefda71811b,1767223808699/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5336%2C3383%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 762px) 93.6vw,730px" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/76296e29-c844-4f83-a544-7aefda71811b,1767223808699/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5336%2C3383%29%3B" style="aspect-ratio:1.5772982559858113" data-cy="image-img"/> Fireworks mild up the sky over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera Home throughout New 12 months's Eve celebrations. (Izhar Khan/Getty Photos) In Sydney, the nation's largest metropolis, celebrations have been held below the pall of Australia's worst mass taking pictures in virtually 30 years.

Two gunmen focused a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Seashore on Dec. 14, killing 15 folks and wounding 40.

A heavy police presence monitored the hundreds who thronged to the waterfront to look at a fireworks present centred on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Many officers brazenly carried rapid-fire rifles, a primary for the annual occasion.

An hour earlier than midnight, the bloodbath victims have been commemorated with a minute of silence whereas photographs of a menorah have been projected on the bridge pylons. The gang was invited to indicate solidarity with Australia's Jewish neighborhood.

<img loading="lazy" alt="An image projected onto a bridge with the words Peace Unity" srcset="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/cf18e27d-01a3-44d7-88d5-86a978843a7c,1767192630845/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C6318%2C4212%29%3BResize%3D805 805w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/cf18e27d-01a3-44d7-88d5-86a978843a7c,1767192630845/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C6318%2C4212%29%3BResize%3D1104 1104w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/cf18e27d-01a3-44d7-88d5-86a978843a7c,1767192630845/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C6318%2C4212%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 762px) 93.6vw,730px" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/cf18e27d-01a3-44d7-88d5-86a978843a7c,1767192630845/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C6318%2C4212%29%3B" style="aspect-ratio:1.5" data-cy="image-img"/> A message of peace and unity is projected on to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, throughout New 12 months's celebrations in Sydney. (Rick Rycroft/The Related Press) New South Wales Premier Chris Minns urged Sydney residents to not keep away via concern, saying extremists would interpret smaller crowds at New 12 months's Eve festivities as a victory.

"We've got to indicate defiance within the face of this horrible crime and say that we're not going to be cowered by this type of terrorism," he stated.

Indonesia and Hong Kong maintain subdued occasions In Indonesia, considered one of Australia's nearest neighbours, cities scaled again festivities as a gesture of solidarity with communities devastated by floods and landslides that struck elements of Sumatra island a month in the past, claiming greater than 1,100 lives.

The capital, Jakarta, was not ringing in 2026 with its regular fanfare, selecting subdued celebrations with a program targeted on prayers for victims, Pramono Anung, town's governor, stated final week.

<img loading="lazy" alt="A group of children perform a dance on a lawn." srcset="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/4266c435-3880-4237-8972-7af3ad53d74a,1767195312012/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C7157%2C4771%29%3BResize%3D805 805w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/4266c435-3880-4237-8972-7af3ad53d74a,1767195312012/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C7157%2C4771%29%3BResize%3D1104 1104w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/4266c435-3880-4237-8972-7af3ad53d74a,1767195312012/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C7157%2C4771%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 762px) 93.6vw,730px" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/4266c435-3880-4237-8972-7af3ad53d74a,1767195312012/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C7157%2C4771%29%3B" style="aspect-ratio:1.5001047998323203" data-cy="image-img"/> Kids carry out a standard Balinese dance to launch the solar of 2025 and welcome the solar of 2026, throughout a New 12 months's Eve celebration in Denpasar, on Indonesia's island of Bali. (Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP/Getty Photos) Munafri Arifuddin, the mayor of Makassar, urged residents of considered one of Indonesia's largest cities to forgo events, calling for prayer and reflection. "Empathy and restraint are extra significant than fireworks and crowds," he stated.

Concert events and fireworks on Indonesia's vacationer island of Bali have been cancelled and changed with a cultural arts occasion that includes conventional dances.

Hong Kong, too, was ringing in 2026 with out the standard spectacle within the sky over iconic Victoria Harbour, after an enormous fireplace in November killed no less than 161 folks.

The facades of eight landmarks have been turning into large countdown clocks presenting a three-minute mild present at midnight.

<img loading="lazy" alt="A large crowd gathers outside a lit Buddhist temple. " srcset="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/7ee56cba-3ccf-4e7c-a254-5f00aab3bad2,1767193354510/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C8640%2C5760%29%3BResize%3D805 805w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/7ee56cba-3ccf-4e7c-a254-5f00aab3bad2,1767193354510/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C8640%2C5760%29%3BResize%3D1104 1104w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/7ee56cba-3ccf-4e7c-a254-5f00aab3bad2,1767193354510/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C8640%2C5760%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 762px) 93.6vw,730px" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/7ee56cba-3ccf-4e7c-a254-5f00aab3bad2,1767193354510/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C8640%2C5760%29%3B" style="aspect-ratio:1.5" data-cy="image-img"/> Folks collect for New 12 months's celebrations on the Zojoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo. (Eugene Hoshiko/The Related Press) Many elements of Asia welcome the brand new yr by observing age-old traditions.

In Japan, crowds have been gathering at a Buddhist temple in Tokyo for a bell placing at midnight. Within the South Korean capital, Seoul, a bell-tolling and countdown ceremony have been being held on the Bosingak pavilion.

<img loading="lazy" alt="Fireworks explode in the night sky over skyscrapers that are lit up with yellow lights along the edges of the buildings. " srcset="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/c6e6fae3-c041-4c7a-b22f-4baa614166b2,1767223985178/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C8000%2C5333%29%3BResize%3D805 805w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/c6e6fae3-c041-4c7a-b22f-4baa614166b2,1767223985178/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C8000%2C5333%29%3BResize%3D1104 1104w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/c6e6fae3-c041-4c7a-b22f-4baa614166b2,1767223985178/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C8000%2C5333%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 762px) 93.6vw,730px" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/c6e6fae3-c041-4c7a-b22f-4baa614166b2,1767223985178/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C8000%2C5333%29%3B" style="aspect-ratio:1.5000937558597411" data-cy="image-img"/> Fireworks explode over skyscrapers throughout New 12 months's celebrations in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. (Ezra Acayan/Getty Photos) Quieter celebrations in Greece and Cyprus Greece and Cyprus have been ringing in 2026 by turning down the amount — changing conventional fireworks with low-noise pyrotechnics, mild exhibits and drone shows in capital cities. Low-noise fireworks keep away from the explosive bursts that generate the loud cracks of conventional shows.

Officers within the international locations stated the change is meant to make celebrations extra welcoming for kids and pets, notably animals delicate to loud noise.

Mamdani sworn in as NYC mayor <img loading="lazy" alt="A man in an overcoat stands on a staircase and raises his right hand, flanked by two women." srcset="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/07a1ee4d-7333-4b1f-83cc-f08e647fc85e,1767247695546/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C6000%2C4000%29%3BResize%3D805 805w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/07a1ee4d-7333-4b1f-83cc-f08e647fc85e,1767247695546/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C6000%2C4000%29%3BResize%3D1104 1104w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/07a1ee4d-7333-4b1f-83cc-f08e647fc85e,1767247695546/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C6000%2C4000%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 762px) 93.6vw,730px" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/07a1ee4d-7333-4b1f-83cc-f08e647fc85e,1767247695546/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C6000%2C4000%29%3B" style="aspect-ratio:1.5" data-cy="image-img"/> New York Lawyer Basic Letitia James, left, administers the oath of workplace to mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, centre, as his spouse Rama Duwaji seems to be on. (Yuki Iwamura/The Related Press) In New York Metropolis, Zohran Mamdani turned mayor simply after midnight, taking the oath of workplace at an historic, decommissioned subway station in Manhattan.

Mamdani, a Democrat, was sworn in as the primary Muslim chief of America's greatest metropolis, inserting his hand on a Quran as he took his oath.

"That is actually the honour and the privilege of a lifetime," Mamdani stated in a quick speech.

Ring in 2026 with CBC’s Dwell Cross-Canada New 12 months’s Eve countdown. Be a part of Adrienne Arsenault, Jann Arden, Ian Hanomansing and Andrew Phung as celebrations unfold throughout all six time zones. Get particulars on the place and when to look at.