New Year's Eve in Miami 2026: the free Bayfront Park party, the beach fireworks and getting home
Where Miami rings in 2027: the free Bayfront Park party, the Big Orange, the Miami Beach fireworks, and how to get home after midnight on Thursday night.
In breve
- Biggest free party: Bayfront Park downtown; last year free with RSVP, VIP from $295.
- On the beach: fireworks off Lummus Park at 11:59 pm last year; 2026 plan due in December.
- The Big Orange: climbs the InterContinental Miami at Bayfront Park to midnight.
- Getting home: last year Metrorail and Metromover ran to 2 am; Metromover is free.
- This year: December 31, 2026, is a Thursday; lineups not announced yet.
For a free New Year's Eve in Miami, RSVP for Bayfront Park as soon as it opens and ride the Metromover home; for fireworks over the ocean, go to Ocean Drive and leave the car in a flat-rate garage.
Ora per ora
- 16:00Miami Beach shuttle starts · Last year the city's free New Year's Eve parking shuttle on Washington Avenue started at 4 pm and ran until 2 am, about every 20 minutes.
- 17:00Bayfront Park doors · The Countdown Miami opened at 5 pm at 301 Biscayne Boulevard, with free general admission for people who had RSVP'd.
- 18:00The Big Orange starts its climb · The neon orange began rising up the side of the InterContinental Miami at 6 pm, timed to reach the top at midnight.
- 20:00Orchestra on the sand · Orchestra Miami played on the Collins Park beachfront from 8 pm to midnight.
- 23:59Fireworks on Ocean Drive · Miami Beach launched its fireworks from the Lummus Park beachfront at 11:59 pm.
- 00:00Midnight · Fireworks over Biscayne Bay at Bayfront Park, and a second display at Collins Park.
- 02:00Last trains · The last Metrorail trains left Government Center at about 2 am; county garages stayed open to 3 am.
This timeline is last year's
Everything above is how December 31, 2025, ran, taken from the City of Miami Beach, the event's own page, WSVN and Time Out's report of the county transit plan. None of the organizers had published a 2026 plan when we checked on October 26, 2026. The City of Miami Beach announced last year's program on December 11, so expect this year's in early to mid-December.
December 31, 2026, falls on a Thursday. Late transit, garage flat fees and road closures are set each year, so treat last year's as a guide and check the 2026 notices before you plan the ride home.
Last year's party here, The Countdown Miami, had free general admission with an RSVP, first come, first served, and VIP tickets from $295, including a 21-and-over open-bar area and a family VIP option.
The 2025 lineup was Marshmello, Nicky Jam, Flo Rida, Gente de Zona and Toño Rosario, with fireworks over the bay at midnight. The site still showed last year's event in late October 2026.
Lummus Park
Last year Miami Beach and the Ocean Drive Association launched fireworks from the Lummus Park beachfront at 11:59 pm, with Ocean Drive closed to cars from December 24 to January 11 and restaurants spreading onto the street.
A free tram ran along Ocean Drive from 5th Street to 14th Place, 11 am to 10 pm, from December 24 to January 4.
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Miami Beach on New Year's Eve
Last year Miami Beach had two free spots at midnight. Ocean Drive gets the fireworks off Lummus Park, and further north, Orchestra Miami's beachfront concert in Collins Park, between 21st and 22nd streets, ended with fireworks at midnight last year.
Parking is the catch. Last season the city charged a $20 flat fee at the four main South Beach garages, 7th Street, 12th Street, 13th Street and 16th Street, from December 24 to January 18. The free trolley ran an extended schedule from 8 am on December 31 to 2 am on January 1. The 2026 numbers come out with the city's December release.
Getting home after midnight
| Option | Last New Year's Eve | What to check for 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Metrorail | Extended to about 2 am, trains every 30 minutes | Miami-Dade DTPW's holiday service notice |
| Metromover | Free, extended to 2 am; normal hours end at 10 pm | The same notice |
| County garages | Open until 3 am on January 1 | The same notice |
| Miami Beach Trolley | Free, 8 am December 31 to 2 am January 1 | The city's December release |
| Miami Beach NYE shuttle | Free, Washington Avenue at 11th to 12th streets, 4 pm to 2 am, about every 20 minutes | The city's December release |
Metromover's normal hours are from the county's Metromover page. Last year's late service is from Time Out Miami's report of the county plan.
miamidade.gov, miamibeachfl.gov and Time Out Miami, checked October 2026
Domande frequenti
Where are the New Year's Eve fireworks in Miami?
Last year there were fireworks at midnight over Biscayne Bay at Bayfront Park, from the Lummus Park beachfront on Ocean Drive at 11:59 pm, and at Collins Park in Miami Beach.
Is Bayfront Park New Year's Eve free?
Last year's Countdown Miami had free general admission with an RSVP, first come, first served, and VIP tickets from $295. The 2026 event had not been announced in October 2026.
What time does the Big Orange go up in Miami?
On December 31, 2025, it began its climb up the InterContinental Miami at 6 pm and reached the top at midnight.
Does the Metrorail run late on New Year's Eve?
Last year Metrorail and Metromover ran until about 2 am on January 1, with trains every 30 minutes. Check Miami-Dade's 2026 holiday notice.
Where should I park on Miami Beach on New Year's Eve?
Last season the 7th, 12th, 13th and 16th Street garages charged a $20 flat fee from December 24 to January 18, and a free shuttle ran on Washington Avenue.
Altre guide
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