Sydney New Year’s Eve 2023 event – Bridgeview family-friendly fireworks
There are good Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks views and then there are GREAT Sydney NYE fireworks views – let me tell you about the Bridgeview event (and it’s family friendly too!)
Where can I watch the Sydney NYE fireworks with the kids?
Sydney New Year’s Eve Bridgeview Royal Botanic Gardens event
Being at Sydney Harbour on New Year’s Eve is always a memorable way to ring in the New Year, but when you become a parent you may suddenly realise that going to the fireworks isn’t quite as easy as it used to be.
Sydney New Year’s Eve Fireworks are always popular
It’s not like you can just turn up and hang out like you used to! Negotiating the jostling crowds along the Harbour-front pavements or staking out a spot for twelve hours for a free vantage point is unlikely to be an option now you have kids along with you. Enter: Bridgeview!
Bridgeview New Year’s Eve event at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Up above the crowds below – we loved NYE 2022 at Bridgeview!
When we discovered the Bridgeview New Year’s Eve event at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney we found it to be a fantastic way for families to enjoy the Sydney fireworks.
At Bridgeview you can spread out your picnic blanket and listen to live music as you watch the kids run around and play.
Live bands are part of the New Year’s Eve Bridgeview fun!
Throughout the night you’ll be entertained by live bands and a DJ playing a wide genres ranging from the rock and roll classics to the latest hits.
Enjoy live entertainment such as a DJ at the dance floor!
The dance floor is the perfect place to get moving and have even more fun together, especially between the family and midnight fireworks!
Dance the night away on the Bridgeview dance floor
You don’t even have to worry about bringing along food for everyone, because a personal picnic hamper is included in each ticket price.
Delicious meals and snacks can be found in your included picnic hamper
Because Bridgeview is a family friendly ticketed event, there’s plenty of room to move with no big crowds – and so no worries!
You can relax with your family and enjoy the view for the evening
Best of all, you have centre-stage views right across Sydney Harbour to the Harbour Bridge for the main event – the world-famous Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks!
Enjoy the fireworks from the height and safety of Bridgeview
What’s in your included picnic hamper
The hamper and water pick up stand at the entrance
Every ticket to Bridgeview includes a picnic hamper full of delicious food.
You pass through the hamper and water pick up stand after the ticket scan and bag security check near the main entrance.
The picnic hamper pick up point near the entrance to Bridgeview
Inside your supplied picnic hamper you’ll find several courses including an entrée, main and dessert, plus snacks and a bottle of water (there are water refill stations on site). There’s even a late-night supper included.
You also get a voucher for a pie and an ice cream to pick up from the special stands during the evening.
You won’t go hungry at Bridgeview!
Our Bridgeview picnic hampers had lots of yummy treats!
Vegetarian, vegan and lactose intolerance options available
Vegetarian and other menu options such as vegan, lactose free and halal picnic hamper choices are all catered for. Just be sure to nominate your special menu upon booking.
Popcorn, Sweets, Snacks and Coffee
One of several snack stands at Bridgeview
If you’re still seeking out snacks for the kids or yourself, you can purchase sweets and popcorn from a special stand, plus you can buy nachos, chocolate and coffee from a barista station.
The popcorn and sweets stand
An alcoholic and non-alcoholic bar
Sydney New Years Eve Bridgeview on site Bar
There is also a bar at Bridgeview serving both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and snacks throughout the night.
A Free Drinking Water Station
There’s water on tap too, for free at the water fill station, where you can refill your supplied water bottle.
The free water fill station
The best Sydney fireworks spot for families
Bridgeview is perfect for families to celebrate New Years Eve together
At Bridgeview, all you need to do is sit back and relax during the lead-up to the best New Year’s Eve fireworks shows in the world.
You’re able to enjoy the evening with your family, safe in the knowledge that you’re positioned above the Sydney New Year’s Eve crowds below. Perfect!
All of this makes the Bridgeview experience a great New Year’s Eve choice for families.
Watch the official Youtube video to see what Bridgeview is like
Watch our Instagram Reel of our night at Bridgeview here
Sydney NYE Event 2023 – Bridgeview at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney planning information
Sydney New Years Eve Bridgeview Midnight fireworks
Event date & time: New Year’s Eve 2023 – Saturday, December 31st, 2023, to 6:00pm – Sun, Jan 1st, 2024, 1:00am
Suitable for: all ages
How much: 2023 ticket prices to be confirmed (tickets were AUD $396.47 each in 2022)
Tickets will be available from here
Each Bridgeview ticket purchase helps to support the Royal Botanic Gardens’ valuable science, conservation and horticulture work.
How to get to the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Bridgeview event location: Tarpeian Lawn, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Where to enter: The entrance to Bridgeview is off Macquarie Street, which is closed to traffic on New Year’s Eve.
What to bring (and not to!): One of the best things about the supplied picnic hampers and water bottle it’s that you don’t have to carry food.
Do bring a picnic blanket to sit on but camp chairs and inflatable furniture are not allowed (pillows and low beach chairs are okay).
Don’t forget hats, sunscreen and wet weather ponchos to cover all eventualities. You can bring small fold up umbrellas, but not long ones. You can bring bug spray along too, but we didn’t need to use it.
You are permitted to bring and wear glow sticks and fun NYE headbands – but not party poppers or any kinds of crackers/fireworks of your own.
Also take note of this Bridgeview 2022 prohibited items sign on what NOT to bring with you…
Don’t bring these items with you to Bridgeview New Year’s Eve event
Where to park: It’s a 15-minute walk to the Bridgeview entrance from the Domain Car Park. Closer car parks like the Opera House car park are not accessible on New Year’s Eve due to temporary road closures.
You can’t drive to the Bridgeview entrance due to road closures
Closest train station to the Royal Botanic Garden: Martin Place Station is closest (950m) followed by St James Station (Circular Quay railway station is closed on New Year’s Eve from 5pm until Midnight)
More info on Sydney NYE at the RBG can be found on the official website here
Have you ever been to the Sydney fireworks with kids, or plan to go? Comment about your experience, or ask your questions below…
All information is correct as of January 2023 – please check the official websites as linked above for relevant, up to date information and prices.
The Let’s Go Mum family partnered with The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney to produce this article. As always, all opinions remain firmly our own.
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