Berlin New Years Eve 2014

Fireworks, Events, Live Stream, Webcams, Parties, Hotels

Brandenburg, Berlin, Germany, 31 December 2013, Midnight

Berlin is duly proud of it's reputation for annually hosting one of the largest New Year's Eve celebrations in Europe, and probably the world. The huge outdoor event is generally attended by well over one million people, who brave the cold and frequently highly inclement weather conditions to take to the streets for one huge party. The focal point of the celebrations is the famous and iconic Brandenburg Gate, which stands sentinel over the architecturally dramatic city centre and uses this position of prominence well in holding the main midnight fireworks display.

The New Year’s Eve Party in Berli takes place along some of the city's most well known, beautiful and famous streets, the Straße des 17 Juni between Brandenburger Tor and Siegessäule. Away from the main party, there will be fireworks across the city lighting up the sky, including at The Fernsehturm TV tower at Alexanderplatz - this lesser known landmark is actually one of the tallest buildings in Europe, and boasts an observation platform at over 200 metres across the city, providing an excellent vantage point.

The River Spree, running right through the heart of the city offers many viewing points for those happier with a quieter location. Potsdamer Platz is another popular and busy area of the city, with a wide range of hotels, bars and restaurants that tends to provide a focal point for gatherings earlier in the evening, before the main crowds start to head on down to the maion street parties.

Berlin is another on the increasingly long list of global cities to join in the American tradition of the ball drop popularised in Times Square each year, and now holds it's very own New Year's Eve ball drop on Main street, preceded by a range of seasonal festivities, including live music, street dancing and horse drawn carriage rides.

For those looking for something a little more lively, Odyssee 2013 is an annual and expanding New Years Eve electronic music and arts festival at The old Kindl brewery Neukölln. A massive lineup of electronic music stars, performers and DJ's helps to bring in the new year 2014 in style.

Places to watch live online, including a spectacular live view from the Brandenburg Gate: Berlin webcams

Accommodation in Berlin is plentiful and caters for a genuinely wide range of tastes, but on such a popular night it is always recommended to get your booking in early. You can find local hotels and make online reservations local hotels here.

We would love to hear feedback from anyone who has visited Berlin, especially around the Brandenburg Gate party, for New Years Eve and would like to share their experiences.

Also if you know of any events or parties we don't yet have listed, whether it's something you're attending or organising, please let us know and we'll be happy to update the page.