Let’s come together to welcome 2026!
Looking for New Year’s plans? Come watch a dazzling display of fireworks along Toronto’s waterfront this year. A free experience for all!
This memorable evening will also feature pop-up performances, activities, and countdowns in select locations on Toronto’s harbourfront.
The celebration starts at 10 PM. Fireworks start at midnight.
Getting Around on New Year’s Eve
The TTC and Go Transit are offering free rides on December 31.
- Learn more about the TTC’s free services on December 31
- Learn more about Go Transit’s free services on December 31
Performances, Dancing, and Family Fun Activities
Toronto’s waterfront will feature fun activities and performances leading up to the New Year countdown and after the fireworks!
- Sherbourne Common – 61 Dockside Dr
- Sherbourne Common will give visitors an incredible view of the fireworks and fun entertainment all night long!
- There will be dance lessons by the Dance Together Festival and a pop-up performance from INCIRQUE.
- Toronto Music Garden – 479 Queens Quay W
- Go to the Toronto Music Garden and view short films from the National Film Board of Canada projected onto the Canada Malting Silos!
- The site will also feature pop-up performances from INCIRQUE, adding to the festive atmosphere before and after the midnight countdown.
- Harbourfront Centre – 235 Queens Quay W
- Grab your skates and carve up the ice while watching the fireworks this year during Winterfest at Harbourfront Centre!
- Anchoring the waterfront celebrations, Harbourfront Centre’s main stage will feature live music, including this year’s headliner, Lu Kala, bringing her fiery-voiced sound to the stage, with opening performances by Cootie Catcher and Kalisway.
- After the fireworks, DJ KIMIWVN will keep the celebration going with a lively dance party until 1 AM.
- Additional highlights include DJ Skate Night with DJ Smartiez, immersive light installations, curated food offerings in Community Square, a giant Winter Maze, and roaming live performances throughout the campus.
Recommended Viewing Spots to Watch the NYE Fireworks
Looking for the best spot to watch the New Year’s Eve fireworks? Then check out these locations across Toronto’s waterfront:
- Toronto Music Garden, 476 Queens Quay W.
- Sherbourne Common, 61 Dockside Dr.
- Sugar Beach Park, 11 Dockside Dr.
- HTO Park, 339 Queens Quay W.
- HTO Park West, 375 Queens Quay W.
- Harbour Square Park, 25 Queens Quay W.
- Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W.
Waterfront Spots Staying Open Late for NYE
Several waterfront businesses will be staying open late to help you make the most of New Year’s Eve.
Some restaurants offer a front-row seat to the fireworks with stunning lakeside views, while others are just steps away — perfect for warming up with a cozy drink or grabbing a festive bite between activities.
You’ll even find a local gift shop open for the occasion, stocked with memorable keepsakes to mark the start of 2026.
The Gift Shop is located at the base of the Radisson Blu (249 Queens Quay W) and is open until 1 AM.
Restaurants with Firework Views
These lakeside restaurants are the perfect place to celebrate the night with their firework views:
- Simona | Located at 59 Merchants’ Warf
- Complimentary bubbly at midnight
- Book now
- IRENE | Located at 25 Dockside Dr
- Complimentary bubbly at midnight
- Book now
- Pie Bar | Located at 207 Queens Quay WRestaurants Steps Away From Firework ViewsCheck out these restaurants on Toronto’s waterfront that are less than a minute away from viewing the New Year’s Eve fireworks. They are the perfect spot to warm up, grab a treat or a bite to eat!
- CSK Indian Street Kitchen | Located at 208 Queens Quay West
- Hours: 9 AM – 6 AM, December 24 – January 2, 2026
- Learn More
- Cuckoo Cakery | Located at 39 Merchants’ Warf
- Hours: 11 AM – 1 AM
- GLB Brewpub | Located at 11 Lower Jarvis St
- BeaverTails | Located at 145 Queens Quay W
- NBA Courtside Restaurant | Located at 15 Queens Quay East
- Live DJ and dancing
- Complimentary bubbly at midnight
- Party favours
- Hours: 2 PM – 2 AM
- Book now
- Shoeless Joe’s Queens Quay | Located at 249 Queens Quay West
- Hours: 11 AM – 1 AM
Church’s Texas Chicken | Located at 33 Harbour Square
- Hours: Dec 24. 10:30 AM – 1 AM
- Hours: Dec 25. 10:30 AM – 1 AM
- Hours: Dec 26. 10:30 AM – 1 AM
- Hours: Dec 31. 10:30 AM – 1 AM
New Year’s Activities
The 416 Hard Things Challenge:
Start the year by doing something hard — on purpose.
Join 416 Fitness for a community run ending at the Unbounded Record Breaker Cold Plunge at Woodbine (1:00 PM). Choose your distance.
Run together. Plunge together.
10KM:
- Starts at 416 Fitness Club
- Run to Woodbine
- Bag shuttle provided — your swimsuit + warm, dry clothes will be waiting
- Find your own way home after the plunge
5KM:
- Start at the designated pickup point
- Bag drop included
- Join the 10KM crew and finish the run together
- No pace goals.
- Just grit, community, and choosing the hard thing.
