New Year's Eve 2020 celebrations and fireworks from around the world

by Cindi SutterFounder & Editor Spirited Table® 

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Today I’m offering up several ways to find the best celebrations and fireworks from across the globe!

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New Year’s Eve 2020 is just around the corner, and while pretty much every city in the world rings in the New Year in some way or another, there are a few places that are especially magical to visit. Here are the 7 Best New Year’s Eve Destinations In 2020 according to Big 7 Travel.

But which cities are top of people’s lists to ring in the New Year this year? We asked our social audience of 1.5 million people where they would love to celebrate NYE, also taking into account city festivities and previous awards for the final round-up.

From dazzling displays of bright, vibrant fireworks to thumping street parties and parades, you’ll find that traveling to a foreign city for New Year’s Eve can be a fun, culturally delightful experience. And, the best part is that each city infuses its own traditions into the festivities.

From Uruguay to Australia and all the way back around to some of the biggest New Year’s Eve celebrations in Europe and the United States, we’ve rounded up the 50 best places to spend New Year’s Eve 2020. Get ready to barrel into the roaring 20s with a sense of cheerful exuberance.

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Celebrations to mark the start of 2020 are being held around the world, starting with Kiribati (Line Islands) at 0900GMT, with New Zealand seeing in the new decade at 1100GMT.

Key timings:

1100GMT: Auckland, New Zealand

1300GMT: Sydney, Australia

1500GMT: Pyongyang, North Korea, and Seoul, South Korea

1600GMT: Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan

1830GMT: Bangalore, India

1900GMT: Islamabad, Pakistan

2000GMT: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2100GMT: Moscow, Russia

2200GMT: Athens, Greece; Cape Town, South Africa; Beirut, Lebanon

2300GMT: Paris, France

2300GMT: Berlin, Germany

2345GMT: Edinburgh, UK

0000GMT: London, UK

0200GMT: Rio, Brazil

0500GMT: New York, USA

0600GMT: Mexico City, Mexico

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