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One of the largest New Year’s Eve fireworks shows in North America is just a day away in Seattle!
SEATTLE – From California to New York and across the globe, New Year’s celebrations will be in full swing on Tuesday night and that includes right here at home. At the Seattle Space Needle, final preparations are underway with crews hard at work putting pyrotechnics and lights all over the needle.
FOX 13 was there on Monday and got a behind-the-scenes look at it all, and a chance to meet the people behind the show who make it come to life. This year marks the 40th New Year’s celebration, but the 30th with fireworks.
Watch clips of the Seattle Space Needle New Year’s Eve fireworks shows from the last few years.
Randy Cote, the chief marketing officer at the Seattle Space Needle, told FOX 13 this is one of the world’s largest structural fireworks shows and innovation is in the Space Needle’s DNA. You can expect to see some of that at this year’s Alaska Airlines New Year’s at the Needle.
"Even if you’ve seen the show before, we’re telling a different story in the sky with the drones and different effects, and of course the soundtrack reflects the different cultural moments of the past year, everything we’re celebrating coming off of 2024," Cote said.
The lights-only shows start at 10 p.m., and the full drone and fireworks spectacular gets underway just before midnight.
This will also be the final show for the firework designer Alberto Navarro, who has been a part of the show since its inception in 1994. After 30 years, he will be handing over the reins.
All of the festivities, live music and family events kick off at 8 p.m. on Tuesday.
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