Where to Watch New Year’s Celebrations From Around the World

Every year there is so much excitement surrounding New Year’s that it can be difficult for the holiday to live up to expectations. Whether you’re bravely visiting a crowded bar or heading to a friend’s house, you need to have a good time and begin another trip around the sun. Even if you don’t leave your couch, you might feel like you’ll have to stay up until midnight and tune in to watch the ball drop in Times Square.

Well, if you don’t want to stay awake or put in any effort, but also don’t want to ignore the holiday entirely, here’s some good news: you can live stream New Year’s celebrations from around the world for free.

How to watch New Year’s celebrations around the world

If you have kids (or adults) who need to be in bed before midnight, or you’re tired of watching the ball drop in Times Square, EarthCam.com —a global network of live-streaming webcams—is a good resource to check out. . It covers multiple locations around the world, giving you the opportunity to call 2025 live from another continent.

Live broadcasts will be available at:

• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Queenstown, New Zealand

• Seoul, South Korea

• Pattaya, Thailand

• Tbilisi, Georgia

• Moscow, Russia

• Cape Town, South Africa

• Pointe de Flac, Mauritius

• Tamariu, Spain

• Budapest, Hungary

• Dublin, Ireland

• Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Negril, Jamaica

• Washington, DC

• Baltimore, Maryland

• Cleveland, Ohio

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Chicago, Illinois

• Niagara Falls, Canada

• New Orleans, Louisiana

• Dallas, Texas

• Toronto, Canada

• Edmonton, Canada

• Saranac Lake, New York

• Las Vegas, Nevada

• Seattle, Washington

• San Diego, California

• San Francisco, California

• Honolulu, Hawaii

If you want to watch the ball drop in New York City, EarthCam’s coverage from Times Square begins with a special at 6:00 pm ET , followed by a countdown starting at 10:00 pm ET .

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