Buy London New Year's Eve Fireworks tickets for Thursday 31 December 2026 and watch the Mayor of London's midnight display from a ticketed viewing area on the Thames. The fireworks fire from the London Eye and from barges moored beside it, with Big Ben's twelve chimes as the cue. The only way onto the riverside that night is with a ticket for one of the colour-coded zones between Lambeth Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge.
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Around 100,000 ticket holders fill Victoria Embankment, Waterloo Bridge, Westminster Bridge and the South Bank each year, and both release batches from City Hall sold out in every recent edition. 1BoxOffice lists tickets for the five main zones, so a sold-out notice does not have to end your plans for the night.
Tickets are sold by viewing zone, not by seat. Every ticket is standing and every zone has its own numbered gate. Once you are inside you cannot cross into another zone. That makes the zone the whole decision: it sets your view, your arrival station and your route home.
Five zones are listed on 1BoxOffice for 31 December 2026. The Orange accessible area is reserved for people with access needs and is not resold here.
| Zone | Category | Listed from | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Category A | £85 | Available |
| White | Category A | £85 | Available |
| Pink | Category A | £75 | Available |
| Green | Category B | £75 | Available |
| Red | Category B | £65 | Available |
Listed prices are per ticket before fees and may change as demand shifts closer to 31 December. Availability refreshes as sellers add or withdraw stock, so a zone showing as available today can thin out within days of the face-value release.
People search for London Eye fireworks tickets because the wheel is the centrepiece of the show. Thousands of fireworks launch from the structure itself and from the river in front of it, with Westminster and the Houses of Parliament framing the picture on the north bank. There is no separate London Eye event and no ticket to watch from the wheel: on the night it is a launch platform, not a viewing platform.
What you are buying is a place in one of the zones that face it. Blue on Victoria Embankment looks straight across the water at the wheel. Green sits directly behind it on the South Bank, close enough to feel the show rather than just see it. White on Westminster Bridge and Pink on Waterloo Bridge take the side angles, with Westminster Bridge the nearer of the two.
If the London Eye is the reason you are coming, choose Blue for the classic head-on view or Green for proximity. Both are listed above.
The six zones below follow the layout used for the 2025 edition, as published by the Greater London Authority. Gate numbers and arrival stations are confirmed each autumn and can shift slightly, so check your ticket and the event map before you travel.
| Zone | Location | View | Entrance and station | Who it suits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Victoria Embankment, Westminster Bridge to Golden Jubilee Footbridge | Head-on, directly opposite the London Eye | Gate 1 via Victoria; Gate 2 via Charing Cross or Embankment | First-timers and anyone who wants the postcard view |
| Red | Victoria Embankment, Golden Jubilee Footbridge to Temple Avenue | Side view, further downriver | Gate 4 via Holborn (no step-free access); Gate 5 via Blackfriars | Lower-priced entry with more room and easier exits towards the City |
| Pink | Waterloo Bridge only | Elevated side view along the river | Gate 6 via Southwark, south side only | Photographers and anyone who prefers height over proximity |
| Green | South Bank, directly behind the London Eye | Up close, right beneath the launch point | Gate 7 via Waterloo | Those who want to be inside the noise and the light |
| White | Westminster Bridge only | Close side view with Big Ben behind you | Gate 8 via Waterloo; no access from Westminster Underground | Groups that want the wheel and the clock tower in one frame |
| Orange | Albert Embankment, riverside of St Thomas' Hospital | Partial side view | Gate 9 via Waterloo; vehicle drop-off around 700m away | Ticket holders with access needs; seating, hearing loop and Changing Places toilet on site |
Groups must book the same zone and, ideally, the same gate. The bridges that connect the zones are closed to the public before and after the display, so a friend in Blue and a friend in Green will not meet until well after midnight.
Two prices matter: the face value set by City Hall and the resale price on 1BoxOffice once the face-value batches have gone. For 31 December 2025 the Greater London Authority charged £55 for Category A zones and £40 for Category B, with a £20 discount per ticket for buyers with a London billing postcode and a booking fee of about £2.66 on top. Face value for 2026 has not been announced.
| Zone | Category | Face value last season | London postcode price | 1BoxOffice listing from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | A | £55 | £35 | £85 |
| Pink | A | £55 | £35 | £75 |
| White | A | £55 | £35 | £85 |
| Red | B | £40 | £20 | £65 |
| Green | B | £40 | £20 | £75 |
| Orange | B | £40 | £20 | Not resold |
Resale prices reflect the current listings and may change as demand and availability shift closer to the event. Category B zones carry the lower face value, which is why Red is consistently the lowest-priced route in.
Delivery is electronic. Tickets are sent to the email address on your 1BoxOffice account in the week of the event, and orders placed on 31 December itself are normally sent within minutes of confirmation, with the dispatch team working through the evening. Read the listing notes before you pay: they state the zone, the delivery method and anything the seller needs from you.
City Hall releases tickets in two batches through its ticketing partner, Ticketmaster. The pattern has held for several years: a first batch of around 50,000 tickets at midday on a Friday in mid October, then a second and final batch later in the autumn. Both batches have sold out quickly in each recent edition.
| Edition | First batch | Second batch | Face-value resale opened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | Friday 18 October 2024, midday | November 2024 | December 2024 |
| 31 December 2025 | Friday 17 October 2025, midday | November 2025 | Monday 8 December 2025 |
| 31 December 2026 | Date to be announced by City Hall | To follow the first batch | Expected December 2026 |
As of late September 2026 the Greater London Authority has confirmed the fireworks will return but has not yet published the release date. If the October precedent holds, expect the first batch within the first three weeks of the month.
If your zone sells out on the face-value channel, you have three routes. Check 1BoxOffice, where listings for all five main zones are already live and refresh as sellers add stock. Consider a second-choice zone rather than waiting: all six zones sold out last season. Or wait for the Ticketmaster fan-to-fan resale, which opened on 8 December last season and only carries tickets that other buyers choose to return at face value.
Step1
Choose your tickets
Open the listings at the top of this page and filter by zone and quantity. Each listing shows the zone, the price per ticket and the number available together, so a group of four should look for a single listing of four rather than two pairs.
Step2
Create or log in to your account
Register at 1BoxOffice register if you are buying for the first time. Existing customers log in directly. An account is required to complete checkout and receive your e-tickets, and having one ready removes a step at the moment when zones are selling out.
Step3
Select your zone
Pick Blue or Green for the London Eye view, White or Pink for the bridge angles, Red for the lower price. Match the zone to your arrival station and to where you want to be when the crowds move at 12:30am.
Step4
Review before checkout
Confirm the zone, the quantity, the delivery method and the total including fees before you proceed. Tickets are only guaranteed together when they are listed together, and everyone in your group must hold the same zone.
Step5
Complete payment
All major credit and debit cards are accepted. 1BoxOffice has operated as a verified marketplace since 2006 and the 150% money-back guarantee applies automatically to every order if the ticket fails to grant entry on the night.
Step6
Track your order
Follow delivery status and manage your booking through track order. E-tickets arrive by email in the week of the event; save them to your phone the day before and screenshot the barcode in case the signal drops on the Embankment.
The display takes place at midnight as Thursday 31 December 2026 becomes Friday 1 January 2027. The gate times below are those set for the 2025 edition and have been consistent for several years; City Hall confirms the 2026 timings when tickets go on sale.
| Moment | Time | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Gates open | 8:00pm, 31 December | All zones; arrive early for bag checks |
| Last entry | 10:30pm | Gates close and late arrivals are not admitted |
| Big Ben chimes | Midnight | Twelve strikes cue the first firework |
| Display | Midnight to around 12:12am | Roughly 12 minutes of fireworks, lighting and music |
| Event closes | 12:30am, 1 January | Zones empty in a stewarded order |
There is no re-entry once you have passed the gate, so eat and use the facilities before you go in or rely on the food and drink stalls inside. Warm clothing matters more than anything else you pack: you will stand outdoors for at least two hours before the first firework.
Public transport is the only realistic way in. Vehicle restrictions around the event footprint ran from 2:00pm on 31 December until around 6:00am on 1 January last season, with parking suspended throughout, and Westminster Bridge, the Golden Jubilee Footbridge, Lambeth Bridge, Blackfriars Bridge and Waterloo Bridge were closed to the public before and after the display.
Bag checks run at every gate and queues build as the 10:30pm cut-off approaches. Have your e-ticket open on your phone before you reach the front, keep the brightness up and carry a photo ID: the name on a batch of tickets belongs to the lead booker, and stewards may ask that person to prove it. If you bought on 1BoxOffice, the listing notes tell you what the seller has provided and what to bring.
Face value last season was £55 for Blue, Pink and White and £40 for Red, Green and Orange, with £20 off for London postcodes, while 1BoxOffice listings for 31 December 2026 currently start at £65 for Red and rise to £85 for Blue and White.
City Hall has not yet announced the 2026 release date, but the last two editions opened at midday on a Friday in mid October with a second batch in November, and 1BoxOffice listings for all five main zones are already live.
Blue gives the head-on view of the London Eye from Victoria Embankment and Green puts you directly behind the wheel on the South Bank, while Red is the lowest-priced zone with the easiest exit towards Blackfriars and the City.
Yes, the London Eye is the launch point for the Mayor of London's New Year's Eve fireworks rather than a separate show, so a ticket for any of the Thames viewing zones is a London Eye fireworks ticket, with Blue and Green closest to the wheel.
Select your zone and quantity from the listings, create or log in to your account, review the delivery method and total at checkout, then pay through the encrypted checkout covered by the 150% money-back guarantee, with e-tickets emailed in the week of the event.
Event, zone, pricing, transport and entry details sourced from the Greater London Authority's published New Year's Eve event information, its 2025 ticketing terms and conditions and its October 2025 ticket release announcement. 1BoxOffice is an independent marketplace and is not affiliated with the Greater London Authority or its ticketing partner.
Blue, Red, Pink, Green and White zone tickets for 31 December 2026 are listed now and the face-value batches have not yet opened, which makes this the widest choice of zones you will see before the autumn releases empty the market. Pick the view you want, match it to your station and secure your place on the river from the listings above before midnight sells out again.