The Mayor's New Year's Eve fireworks go off by the London Eye in Lambeth on 31 December 2026. Tickets are not on sale yet; in 2025 they went on sale 17 October.
The London New Year’s Eve fireworks go off around the London Eye, on the Lambeth bank of the Thames, and you cannot watch them from the riverside without a ticket. The Mayor of London has confirmed the 2026 show for Thursday 31 December 2026, 8pm to 12.30am, but tickets are not on sale yet: City Hall says “a date for the ticket release will be announced soon”. Last year the first tickets went on sale at midday on Friday 17 October, and they sold out.
The quick answer
- Date: Thursday 31 December 2026, gates from 8pm, finishing around 12.30am (City Hall).
- Tickets: not yet on sale. Last year’s first batch went on sale on 17 October, through Ticketmaster only.
- Price last year: £20 to £35 for Londoners, £40 to £55 for everyone else, plus a booking fee.
When tickets go on sale
City Hall has not set the 2026 date. It asks people to register on its event page to be told when it does. The pattern of the last three years:
| Show | Announced | First tickets on sale |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 27 October 2023 | Friday 3 November, noon |
| 2024/25 | 11 October 2024 | Friday 18 October, midday |
| 2025/26 | 10 October 2025 | Friday 17 October, midday |
| 2026/27 | Not yet | Not yet announced |
For the last two years the announcement came a week before the sale, on a Friday in mid October. In 2025 City Hall said “a final smaller batch of tickets will go on sale later this year”, so missing the first release does not end your chances, but the second batch is smaller.
What tickets cost last year
For 2025, prices depended on the viewing area and on whether the buyer had a London postcode. Londoners got £20 off each ticket, checked against the card’s billing address, and may be asked for proof of address on the night.
| Viewing areas | Standard | London postcode |
|---|---|---|
| Category A: Blue, Pink, White | £55 | £35 |
| Category B: Red, Green, Orange | £40 | £20 |
A Clapham address is a London postcode, so a household here paid £20 or £35 a head. Each buyer could book up to four tickets, and the main buyer may be asked for photo ID at the gate. There are no refunds; unwanted tickets could be resold at face value on Ticketmaster’s fan-to-fan resale, which opened on 8 December.
The Lambeth-side viewing areas
Last year four of the six ticketed areas were on the south side of the river, and all four are entered from that side. City Hall’s descriptions:
- Green: “the area behind the London Eye”, an up-close view, entered through Gate 7 from Waterloo station.
- White: Westminster Bridge only, a side view close to the Eye, Gate 8 from Waterloo. There is no access from Westminster Underground station.
- Pink: Waterloo Bridge only, a side view, Gate 6 from Southwark station.
- Orange (accessible): Albert Embankment in front of St Thomas’ Hospital, a partial side view, Gate 9 from Waterloo. It has seating, a first aid point, a hearing loop and a Changing Places toilet, and is about 700 metres from the event drop-off point.
The Blue and Red areas are on the Victoria Embankment on the north bank. Gates open from 8pm to 10.30pm for every area, you cannot move between areas on the night, and under-16s must be with an adult. City Hall “strongly” recommends against bringing young children.
If you live or work near the river
City Hall’s information for residents and businesses for 2026 says vehicle access in the event area will be restricted from 2pm on 31 December until around 6am on 1 January, with a contingency to start closures at noon in some zones. All parking in the event area is suspended. Residents inside the restricted area can apply for access wristbands for themselves and guests; these are not event tickets. Preparation work is planned overnight from 26 to 30 December and clearing up from 1 to 3 January.
Last year ticket holders were told they could not use Westminster, Lambeth, Waterloo or Blackfriars bridges, or the Golden Jubilee Footbridge, before or after the event.
Getting home to Clapham
Last year TfL ran services all night on New Year’s Eve but warned that central stations could close at short notice to prevent overcrowding (TfL). City Hall’s advice is to choose the side of the river you want to be on afterwards. For Clapham that is the south bank. Our Christmas and New Year travel page will carry TfL’s 2026 plans when they are published in December.
Still to be confirmed
- October: the 2026 ticket release date, prices and viewing areas.
- November: the second, smaller batch of tickets, if City Hall repeats last year.
- December: TfL’s New Year’s Eve service and station arrangements.
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