5 Top Places To Ring In New Year’s Around The World

Many people think the New Year is just another day, but New Year’s Eve is something different. If you find a great place to celebrate the holiday can be something special. According to Time Out, the following are among the top places to ring in the New Year 2024. Get ready to party while welcoming a New Year and try to keep your resolutions (if you can!).

Top places in the world to celebrate New Year’s Eve

Edinburgh, Scotland on NYE

Auld Lang Syne is a well-known song heard around the world as one year changes into another. Meanwhile, the ditty comes from Scotland and it is still the best place to celebrate the New Year. The legendary Hogmanay (as they say in Scotland) is at its best in Edinburgh. Here, the city is filled with drinking, dancing and fireworks and the celebration often carries on for three days.

Celebrate New Year’s in Madrid, Spain

Spaniards are famously fond of fiestas and festivals, and that includes Madrid’s famous New Year’s Eve celebration in the Puerta del Sol. Much like New York City’s Ball Drop, Madrid’s celebration is broadcast to people across the country. However, if you really want to experience a Spanish New Year’s you have to try out a special local custom. As the bell tolls to midnight, you have to cram a grape into your mouth for every toll. If you manage to eat all 12 grapes, you can expect a happy and prosperous New Year. We have to say, it isn’t easy but it is a lot of fun.

Celebrate in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Chiang Mai in Thailand is a fascinating cultural city at any time of the year, but in December it’s even better with warm daytime temperatures. Rather than choking down grapes, the city’s New Year’s Eve is truly magnificent. As the clock reaches midnight on December 31, thousands of paper lanterns are released into the night sky. However, it does have one similarity to those grapes, as releasing a lantern symbolizes new beginnings and good luck in the New Year. If you don’t get the chance to release your own lantern, the sight is magnificent.

Light fireworks in Reykjavik, Iceland

Heading to somewhere much cooler, Reykjavik also offers a spectacular New Year’s celebration. While the city doesn’t have an official fireworks display, this doesn’t hold back the people of the Icelandic capital. Virtually everyone buys fireworks from ICE-SAR, Iceland’s Search and Rescue department and lets them off at the stroke of midnight. Not only does this fund the valuable institution for another year, but it also does double duty, giving everyone a fabulous fireworks display.

Celebrate New Year’s in Cape Town, South Africa

Back to a warm destination, Cape Town, the Mother City of South Africa is an ideal place to be at the end of the year. Not only do you have warm sunshine and magnificent beaches to enjoy, but you also have the magnificent V&A Waterfront to visit. Here, against the backdrop of the iconic Table Mountain, you can enjoy live performances, live music and food trucks with tasty food and drink while you dance away 2023 and cheer in 2024.

Discover the top 15 locations in the world to celebrate New Year’s Eve on Time Out’s website here.