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San Francisco New Years Eve 2024

NYE fireworks & cruises, top parties & events in San Francisco for new years eve 2023-2024

Golden gate bridge new year fireworks

Celebrating New Year's Eve in San Francisco can mean only one thing and that is fireworks! The fireworks in San Francisco are the definite highlight of the celebrations, lighting up the bay and visible for miles around in every direction, you will be left in no doubt as to when midnight has arrived.

Elsewhere across the city there are a huge variety of new year parties and events to choose from, with the San Francisco bars, clubs, hotels and restaurants hosting a number of top NYE celebrations. It's impossible to list them all, so we'll be picking our favourite recommendations for you.

SF Bay New Years Eve Fireworks

The San Francisco new years eve fireworks last 15-20 minutes and are launched on the stroke of midnight from a specially positioned boat that is moored out on the bay, so anywhere near the Ferry Building and the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge will get you a front row seat, although it is important to arrive early, with the best spots generally taken by around 7pm.

The best vantage points are along the Embarcadero to the south of the Ferry Building, where the large sidewalks allow plenty of space to gather - there are some benches, but they will be snapped up very quickly.

You'll also find many families setting up camp with blankets and picnics to wait out the evening in Rincon Park, which is also ideally situated right on the waterfront.

MOANY at The Regency Ballroom

MOANY is of course the Mother of all New Years, and this party at The Regency Center on Van Ness Avenue promises to be a spectacular event, featuring music from top DJs like Exile, Papi Chulo, Kemist, 3NZO, live performances, champagne toast at midnight  and a next level audio-visual presentation. There's also a silent disco inside the VIP annex.

Ticket details are available here.

Under The Fireworks SF NYE Yacht Party

Get onboard the San Francisco Spirit Yacht for this epic NYE party. With 3 decks, premium open bar, live djs and an amazing countdown & fireworks show. Book now: NYE Cruise

EyeHeart San Francisco

Come along to the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture for this new years eve party! With top shelf cocktails, and impressive music talent line up with live dj performances from DIPLO, LP Giobbi and The Knocks. This epic venue has a fantastic vantage point for the fireworks too! Book your ticket now

New Years Eve Hotels

Rooms with a view of the fireworks are very much in demand, so advance booking if you would like to secure a place in one of these is very important. Most places will also offer packages including room and dinner.

Top options to consider include:

Hotel Vitale
Hyatt Regency at the Embarcadero Center,
W San Francisco
The Mandarin Oriental

There is also an International Ball taking place at The Palace Hotel.

You can reserve your room at these, and all of the top San Francisco new years eve hotels here

Live Streaming

With such a spectacular setting, there is no problem finding live coverage of the new year fireworks from San Francisco, with TV and live streaming available as well as some perfectly positioned webcams.

Try out KRON4 or ABC7 for live coverage on TV

Check out all the best  live coverage here:

San Francisco fireworks live

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