New Year's Eve Winter Carnival - Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

This New Year’s Eve sees the arrival of a BRAND NEW Winter Carnival Parade that will ring in the New Year in style. You can follow the carnival parade to the Quayside as it sways, stomps and dances its way along the new route – there are even dance moves you can join in with.

Down by the River Tyne is where the party really gets started, with BBC Newcastle’s Jonathan Miles compering, followed by early evening fireworks over the river.

From 4pm
Music and carnival performance around Monument

5.15pm
The parade leaves Monument for Newcastle Quayside

6pm and Midnight Fireworks over the river
The best viewing points are from Newcastle Quayside

Public Transport
Metro will be running an enhanced service on New Year’s Eve until 6.30pm. Then a 15 minute service through Newcastle city centre, with trains every 30 minutes to South Shields, Airport, South Hylton and St James until approx 11pm. Quaylink buses will be rerouted for some of the evening.

See nexus.org.uk for more travel advice.