More details of the “Welcome 2026 with the NOLA New Year’s Eve Fireworks Show” to be announced very soon!
*CFP Quarterfinals presented by the Allstate Sugar Bowl teams to be announced on December 7*
Welcome 2026 with Crescent City Countdown, our traditional New Orleans New Year’s Eve midnight fireworks display … the backdrop for all of the exciting New Year’s festivities in our great city!
At the stroke of midnight an intense barrage of colors—including team colors of the CFP Quarterfinals presented by the Allstate Sugar Bowl contenders will light up the dark sky! The extraordinary display will feature ten-inch shells that travel 1,000 feet high, then break out across a 1,000-foot span over the Mighty Mississippi.
How to view the fireworks!
The spectacular fireworks display can be seen along the historic New Orleans Riverfront in downtown New Orleans from both the East and West Banks of the Mississippi River — on the East bank, from Canal Street (upriver) to Esplanade Avenue (downriver).
Our spectacular fireworks display is choreographed to music which adds so much energy to our fireworks show. especially for our Sugar Bowl visitors as it includes the college team fight songs.
At 11:59 pm on NYE, click on the link below for the music to play during the fireworks.
Audio Soundtrack from 2025 celebration
PLEASE NOTE: There is about a 40 second delay before you will hear the music!
Produced by the Crescent City Countdown Club in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Economy and the New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund.
This internationally acclaimed tradition is a community project made possible by our generous sponsors.
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The Crescent City Countdown Club is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization officially formed in 2006 after Hurricane Katrina exclusively to preserve and produce New Orleans’ traditional New Year’s Eve festivities in the French Quarter.
From all of us at the Crescent City Countdown Club,
have a safe, healthy, and Happy New Year, everyone!