NYE Shark Island
Sydney Harbour National Park
Overview
BOOKED OUT. Celebrate New Year’s Eve on Shark Island – it's a great way to see in 2025. Enjoy the dazzling fireworks from this prime location.
- When
Tuesday 31 December 2024. Ferries leave at 6.15pm and 7pm.
- Accessibility
- No wheelchair access
- Price
-
This event is free. The ferry cost is $38.44 per adult/child. Children under 5 are free.
- Meeting point
- Meet in Lyne Park (New South Head Road, Rose Bay), next to Rose Bay ferry wharf, at least 30 minutes before your ferry departs.
- What to
bring - Clothes for all weather conditions, raincoat, sunscreen
- Bookings
- BOOKED OUT.
- Please note
- Bring your own picnic dinner, snacks and a responsible amount of alcohol. You can't buy food or drinks on Shark Island.
- Bag searches will be conducted before you board the ferry.
- There are limits to what you can bring to Shark Island, because of the ferry's restricted carrying capacity. You can bring hand luggage that you can carry on your lap on the trip to the island.
- This is an all-weather event.
- Ferries depart Shark Island at 9.20pm (after the 9pm fireworks), and after the event at 12.30am and 1.15am on Wednesday 1 January 2025.
- For general questions about this event, phone NSW National Parks on 1300 072 757.
Soak up the summer island atmosphere on Shark Island, just 1km from the mouth of Rose Bay. It's a lovely space to take in Sydney's midnight fireworks with your nearest and dearest. Bring a picnic dinner to share.
You'll have one of the most amazing views in Sydney Harbour National Park.
General enquiries
- National Parks Contact Centre
- 7am to 7pm daily
- 1300 072 757 (13000 PARKS) for the cost of a local call within Australia excluding mobiles
- parks.info@environment.nsw.gov.au
Operated by
- NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
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