Want to enjoy the snap, crackle, and pop of dazzling fireworks this New Year’s Eve in Boston!?
We’ve rounded up so of the best things to do for NYE in Boston in addition to the most dazzling fireworks displays slated to illuminate the sky when the clock strikes midnight! From First Night Boston at the Common, to a waterfront display at the harbor, these are our top spots for New Year’s Eve fireworks in and near Boston:
First Night, Boston Common
What: This free New Year’s Eve event in Boston is a decades-old tradition! There will be live music, an ice skating show, treats, and a grand firework shows!
When: Family-friendly fireworks at 7 PM on 12/31, and second fireworks at midnight
Where: Boston Common
Boston Harbor Fireworks, multiple viewing locations
What: Boston’s second-largest fireworks show dazzles over the Boston Harbor! Known as NYE On The Harbor, the day begins with a FREE waterfront ice sculpture stroll, maybe a trip to Snowport, and finally the fireworks will be launched from a barge at Boston’s Long Wharf on January 1!
When: All day on 12/31, Fireworks at Midnight
Where: Suggested viewing locations (Harborwalk at Fan Pier, Christopher Columbus Park, and the East Boston waterfront)
Contessa, Back Bay
What: Not only does this closed rooftop Back Bay restaurant have a special New Year’s Eve dinner menu, but they also have front-row seats to all the festivities at the Boston Common. Dinner seatings are from 5:30 PM and the pre fixe menu includes things like Oysters & Caviar, Carciofi Salad, Imported Burratta, Spicy Lobster, Rigatoni, Ricotta Gnudi with Black Truffle, Prime Beef, Au Jus Sauce, Mediterranean Branzino Dogana, and Torta di Baci and Pistachio Gelato for dessert! After dinner, step right out and enjoy the First Night festivities!
When: 12/31, $295 per person, Reservations required
Where: Contessa, 200 Clarendon Street