Fireworks from over 60 locations across all seven Emirates, more than 10,000 drones, and multiple world records are lighting up the first few minutes of New Year 2025 in the UAE. Whether it is Abu Dhabi’s non-stop 53-minute fireworks display, Dubai’s 45 aerial pyrotechnics, or Ras Al Khaimah’s longest-yet laser drone show, the UAE is sizzling into 2025 in style.
UAE ushered in 2025 with a grand celebration in multiple locations. Celebrations are ongoing, and the joy is infectious. Some have now begun to head home, and crowds are now leaving, ready to go home after all the wonder.
Even before the festivities end, the support staff at Dubai Mall are hard at work to clean the mess left behind by revellers. “I have been on duty since 3pm and it has been a busy day for us,” said one cleaner. “We will continue our work till around 2am when the night shift will take over. Our aim is to clean as we go so that the streets remain clean.”
Ras Al Khaimah showcased its most spectacular New Year’s Eve (NYE) celebration, with a magnificient display of fireworks and laser drones illuminating the night sky.
It is a happy new year indeed as residents embrace 2025 with excitement and joy in the air. Drones and fireworks combined in different emirates to create awe-inspiring displays.
Visitors at Global Village have rung in 2025 with fireworks and drone shows.
To express their enthusiasm for the New Year, the boats are sounding their horns almost in unison.
The tallest tower in the world, the Burj Khalifa, is an iconic spot of celebrating the New Year for many, be it residents or tourists.
The UAE steps into the New Year with resounding celebrations. Tourists and residents alike celebrate 2025 with the iconic Burj Khalifa fireworks.
In the capital, crowds are enjoying 53-minute nonstop fireworks at Sheikh Zayed Festival as a whopping 6,000 drones cover the sky. The different emirates are celebrating in style; Ras Al Khaimah hosts its longest drone and firework show, unfolding in 3 acts.
Meanwhile, Global Village officially celebrates the New Year with drones and fireworks to welcome UAE's journey into 2025.
Families, some with tents set up, are cheering from the shores of Al Majaz Corniche in Sharjah as the skies light up in front of them.
In the final 10 minutes of 2024, excitement has reached its peak, and UAE residents and tourists all over are anticipating the start of 2025.
With less than an hour to go till midnight, Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Festival has hosted six firework displays already. At midnight, the destination will usher in 2025 with a record-breaking 53-minute fireworks show.
Dubai’s Global Village has hosted five drone shows and firework displays already. It will host two more, one at 12 midnight and the last one at 1am.
