During 10:00–11:00pm, the bridge lighting shift to blue continues the Beyond Blue tribute and focuses on wellbeing during the festive season.

Drones will assist in launching the fireworks as a more eco-friendly option, though there will be no separate drone-only show this year.

The program features first-time live performances by Nooky and Jem Cassar-Daley for the song “Silver Lining,” with a midnight soundtrack by Jono Ma.

The evening will open with a Smoking Ceremony and Welcome to Country, leading into the Calling Country Indigenous ritual and a spectacular eight-minute Aboriginal projection, as well as bespoke music, on the Harbour Bridge for the 9pm show.

Special effects for the Harbour Bridge include native-species shapes formed by fireworks and eight minutes of Aboriginal projection on the pylons, accompanied by a custom soundtrack for the proceedings.

Beyond Blue is the current charity partner, continuing a tradition of collaboration with foundations such as the National Breast Cancer Foundation, The Smith Family, and the Refugee Council of Australia.

The event expects over 1 million attendees across 50 free viewing points, with additional ABC broadcasts and ticketed sites at Goat Island, McMahon’s Point, and Taronga Zoo.

Sydney’s Lord Mayor calls the show the city’s biggest yet, highlighting the display as a reflection of Sydney’s creative, diverse, and inclusive identity.

A blue-lit Harbour Bridge at 10pm will honor Beyond Blue, with mental health tips provided by volunteers at Pirrama Park.

Foti Fireworks, partnering with the City of Sydney for nearly three decades, emphasizes scale and evolving effects to maximize visibility from distant vantage points.

Organizers describe 18 months of collaboration among artists, technicians, and staff to produce the largest fireworks footprint to date.

Midnight festivities include a 12-minute sequence of fireworks, lighting, and soundtrack, with 9 tonnes of fireworks and AI-driven plant-projection pylons synchronized to a global broadcast.