Paris rings in the new year at midnight Central European time along the Champs-Élysées, beneath the Arc de Triomphe. This countdown ticks down to that Paris midnight, in your own timezone.
Paris New Year's Eve is on Friday, January 1, 2027, which is 201 days away. The live countdown above ticks down to the exact moment, to the second.
The Champs-Élysées and the Arc de Triomphe host the main sound-and-light show and midnight fireworks, drawing hundreds of thousands; the Eiffel Tower and Trocadéro are also popular vantage points.
Crowds count down together on the avenue as projections and pyrotechnics light the Arc de Triomphe, followed by cries of 'Bonne année!' and Champagne toasts across the city.