As Big Ben strikes midnight GMT, London's New Year's Eve fireworks erupt along the River Thames around the London Eye to welcome 2027. This countdown ticks down to the famous chimes, in your own timezone.
London New Year's Eve Fireworks is on Friday, January 1, 2027, which is 202 days away. The live countdown above ticks down to the exact moment, to the second.
London's ticketed riverside display sends fireworks up from the London Eye and barges on the Thames the instant Big Ben tolls midnight, choreographed to music and broadcast live by the BBC.
The bongs of Big Ben in the Elizabeth Tower have marked the turn of the year in Britain for generations. When the final stroke lands at midnight GMT, the sky over central London lights up.