Overview
- CBRM’s Sydney waterfront event features an 8:45 p.m. drone show over the harbour and midnight fireworks, with a multi-venue lineup including Jimmy Rankin and headliner Matt Minglewood.
- Families can access a free carnival near the NSCC Sydney Waterfront Campus with a ferris wheel, carousel, food trucks, indoor retro roller arcade and World Juniors watch parties.
- NSLC’s Safe Ride partnership with Transit Cape Breton offers free bus service from 5 p.m. through end of service plus a 12:30 a.m. Jan. 1 trip from the George and Pitt hub, alongside downtown shuttles, designated accessible drop-off and a CBRM livestream option.
- Charlottetown’s waterfront program runs 4–8 p.m. at Founders’ Food Hall and Market with live entertainment and fireworks around 7 p.m., and the city has issued road closures with police set to ticket or tow for violations.
- Port Hawkesbury hosts a free 2–6 p.m. family gathering at the Civic Centre with skating and activities and a 5:45 p.m. countdown with a small fireworks display, weather permitting, as Cape Breton municipalities post New Year’s Day facility closures and rescheduled curbside collection.