With sublime set menus, outstanding views, and festive cheer, start your new year with a bang at Cockle Bay Wharf!

For the best spaces to reminisce on 2024, and celebrate new beginnings with friends, family, and loved ones, restaurant bookings are filling fast for a coveted Darling Harbour view this year. 

What are you look to do this year to celebrate? Check out our guide on some of what Cockle Bay Wharf has to offer for New Years Eve!

WIN the Ultimate NYE Drinks & Dinner Package for Four

Look forward to a New Year's Eve dinner by the waterfront at Nick's Seafood Restaurant, surrounded by three of your closest loved ones ... Cockle Bay Wharf is hosting a giveaway for your chance to WIN the ultimate New Year's Eve Drinks and Dinner package for four at Nick's Seafood Restaurant.

There are many ways to enter, from sharing your favourite memory in 2024 to sharing a pic at Cockle Bay Wharf. 

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Terms and Conditions apply - read the Terms and Conditions here. Winners will be randomly selected and contacted on Friday 13 December, 2024. 

New Year's Eve Fireworks 

Darling Harbour is proud to share a double dose of fireworks to ring in the new year! 

Visit Cockle Bay Wharf to secure a spot for the 9pm show, and stick around for the official countdown at midnight. 

Viewing the fireworks is free but spots are at a first come first serve basis (unless you book a spot at one of our exciting venues below).

Darling Harbour can often reach capacity on New Years Eve, so please arrive earlier to ensure you get one of the best spots in the house. 

Learn more about New Years Eve at Darling Harbour by clicking here. 

Cockle Bay Wharf Venues

For an Adriatic Experience: Adria Bar Restaurant

Ring in the New Year at Adria Bar Restaurant! Indulge with their New Year’s Eve 4 Course Specialty Menu featuring flavours from the Adriatic Coast, then add a 3-hour drinks package to toast to the year ahead as the fireworks burst over the harbour. 

View the New Years Eve Menu here.

For a Bird's Eye View: Blackbird Café

Perched over the Promenade, Blackbird Café is offering a $135pp New Years 4-course menu and A la carte menu. Special features include an Opera House shaped napkin and extended seating time until 9:45pm. A perfect starting point for your New Years Eve!

View the Blackbird Café New Years Eve Menu here. 

For an Italian Extravaganza: Baia the Italian

Visiting Italy in 2025? Why not pretend you’re already there in 2024?!

Baia The Italian is offering a $220pp New Years Eve menu. Indulge in luscious entrees, pastas, and desserts on an evening of elegance, flavour, and unforgettable memories. 

View Baia’s New Years Eve Menu here.  

For Dancing the Night Away: Home the Venue

Ready to blast off into 2025? Grab your friends to a night to remember for Home the Venue’s New Years Eve Party. This multi-level, multi-room venue will be playing Top 40 hits, Party Classics, Hip Hop, and more. Tickets are selling fast!

View Home the Venue’s New Years Eve page here.  

For a little Surf & Turf: I'm Angus Steakhouse

Would you like a side of fireworks with your steak? I’m Angus Steakhouse is offering a New Year’s Eve 4 Course Specialty Menu featuring the freshest Australian beef and seafood. Add a 3 hour drinks package to toast the new year under the glow of Darling Harbour’s fireworks.

View I’m Angus’ New Years Eve Menu here.

For Fresh Seafood: Nick's Seafood Restaurant

You can’t go wrong with Nick’s Seafood any day of the year- especially for New Years Eve! Bookings are filling up fast for New Years Eve’s 4 course menu and drinks packages, a perfect complement to the double feature fireworks . 

View Nick’s Seafood New Year's Eve Menu here 

For more fabulous options for a New Years to remember, visit our Eat & Drink page.