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Fireworks explode over the city during New Year's Eve celebrations in Roskilde, Denmark December 31, 2018. Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK.
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Fireworks light up the sky around the London Eye wheel to welcome the New Year in London, Britain, January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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Fireworks explode over the Quadriga sculpture atop the Brandenburg gate during New Year celebrations in Berlin, Germany, January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt
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In this photo taken on December 31, 2018, performers stand on a stage during a New Year's eve countdown event and fireworks display on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. / AFP / KIM Won Jin
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This picture taken early on January 1, 2019 shows fireworks erupting in the sky during the 2019 new year celebrations in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. / AFP / -
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Revellers watch as a fireworks display marks the arrival of the new year following a countdown event on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on January 1, 2019. / AFP / KIM Won Jin
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People watch as fireworks explode at Lagoon Beach Ancol during New Year's Eve celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 1, 2019 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Aprillio Akbar/ via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT.
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Fireworks explode over Skopje during the New Year celebrations in Skopje, Macedonia January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski
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Fireworks explode in the sky during New Year celebrations in Moscow's Red Square, Russia January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
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This picture taken early on January 1, 2019 shows fireworks erupting in the sky during the 2019 new year celebrations in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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Fireworks light up the sky around the London Eye wheel to welcome the New Year in London, Britain, January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill during New Year's day celebrations in Athens, Greece, January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Fireworks explode during the New Year's celebrations at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
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Revellers watch as a fireworks display marks the arrival of the new year following a countdown event on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on January 1, 2019. / AFP / KIM Won Jin
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Fireworks explode over the city during New Year's Eve celebrations in Roskilde, Denmark December 31, 2018. Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK.
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Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong, China January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Fireworks explode over Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang as people gather to celebrate the new year in this January 1, 2019 photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA/via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT.
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The statue of Christ the Redeemer is seen as fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil January 1, 2019. Fernando Maia/Courtesy of Riotur/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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Fireworks explode over the Lagoon Beach Ancol during New Year's Eve celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 1, 2019 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Aprillio Akbar/ via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Fireworks explore over the Arc de Triomphe during New Year's celebrations in Paris, France, January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
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Fireworks explode in the sky over the Kremlin during New Year celebrations in Moscow, Russia January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Fireworks explode over Skopje during the New Year celebrations in Skopje, Macedonia January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski
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People gather at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang to celebrate the new year in this December 31, 2018 photo released on January 1, 2019 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA/via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT.
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Fireworks light up the sky around the London Eye wheel to welcome the New Year in London, Britain, January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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Fireworks explode over the Alexander Nevski cathedral during the New Year celebrations in Sofia, Bulgaria, January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Fireworks explode over the Alexander Nevski cathedral during the New Year celebrations in Sofia, Bulgaria, January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
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Fireworks light up the sky around the London Eye wheel to welcome the New Year in London, Britain, January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Fireworks explode over Chao Phraya River during the New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Fireworks light up the sky around the London Eye wheel to welcome the New Year in London, Britain, January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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People gather at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang to celebrate the new year in this January 1, 2019 photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA/via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT.
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Fireworks explode over Edinburgh castle to bring in the New Year at Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations, Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
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Fireworks explode over the Quadriga sculpture atop the Brandenburg gate during New Year celebrations in Berlin, Germany, January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Updated 02 January 2019
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New Year 2019 celebrations around the world

New Year 2019 celebrations around the world

Cities across the globe celebrate with magnificent firework shows as thousands came out to celebrate the coming new year of 2019.