Business and residents information for London New Year's Eve 2024

You can find out by looking at the pedestrian restriction map at the top of this page. We’ll update this map if there are any changes.

The event footprint is divided into three restricted event areas:

• Zone A
• Zone B
• Zone C

The times that restrictions come into effect for each of these areas may differ, but we will confirm which zone you are in and when restrictions come into effect from when you sign up to the form above. Restrictions come into effect from 2pm on New Year's Eve.

On New Year’s Eve, access to the event footprint becomes restricted to vehicles and pedestrians in order to prepare for the event.

To manage these restrictions we split the event footprint into event areas. If your property is located within the event footprint and affected by these restrictions, please sign up for more information and we’ll send specific guidance on how to access the area. We may also provide access wristbands to assist with entry into certain event areas. 

Zone A: access to these areas may require passing through security checkpoints, which may include bag searches in order to access your business or property.

Zone B: access to these areas may require passing through security checkpoints around the perimeter of the event footprint where cordons have been placed to assist us with the management of tickets holders for the event.

Zone C: generally speaking, access to these areas is unrestricted. However, in the event we’re required to implement crowd management plans to assist with the management of ticket holders for the event, we may be required to restrict access to these areas temporarily to reduce the risk of overcrowding.

Please note: Access wristbands are not tickets to the event and are only provided to assist with access to your business or property once restrictions are in place. If you wish to attend the event, you can find more information on when tickets are on sale and buy them from London New Year's Eve 2024.

All businesses open on New Year’s Eve within a Restricted Event Area - like offices, pubs, restaurants, theatres and hotels - will be able to request access wristbands for their staff and guests.

Travel in London on NYE will likely be busier than usual and routes to your premises may be affected. So you can inform your staff and guests, we will provide you with information on how to access the Restricted Event Area and the recommended route to your premises.

If your property is affected by these restrictions, please sign up for more information and we’ll send specific guidance on how to access the area.

All residents living within a Restricted Event Area will be able to request access wristbands for themselves and their guests.

Travel in London on NYE will likely be busier than usual and routes to your property may be affected.

So you can access your property once restrictions are in place, we will provide you with information on how to access the Restricted Event Area and the recommended route to your property.

If your property is affected by these restrictions, please sign up for more information and we’ll send specific guidance on how to access the area.

If you live or work outside the Restricted Event Area you won’t need an access wristband to get to your home or business. However, you should be aware that transit through central London may be more difficult than usual and restrictions may be in place in some areas. You might need to change travel plans or use alternative routes.

To stay up to date, please sign up for more information.

Remember, you can’t get into ticketed areas without a ticket. If you wish to attend the event, find more information on when tickets are on sale and how to buy them on the NYE 2024 event page. 

Tickets for the Mayor’s New Year’s Eve fireworks sell out quickly but, in London, there are a thousand ways to celebrate. Find out what’s on offer and plan your night here.

In conjunction with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), vehicle access will be restricted from 14.00 on 31 December until around 06.00 on 1 January. 

Once confirmed, details of road closures and a road closure map will be provided here. 

Some roads in central London will stay closed for the London New Year’s Day Parade. You can find out more information about the New Year’s Day Parade by visiting their website.   

Please note, we cannot provide passes for vehicles to enter the road closures once they are in place.  

To stay up to date, please sign up for more information. In order to prepare for the event, localised road closures may be required in the days leading up to the event. Once confirmed details of any road closures will be provided here.   

Important Notice: New Year's Eve Closures

Due to New Year's Eve celebrations and fireworks, the following closures will take place:

• Yellow zone: Closes at 2pm
• Red zone - Closes at 5pm
• Green zone - Closes at 8pm
• Lambeth Bridge - Closes at 6pm
• Blackfriars Bridge  - Closes at 7pm

Please plan your travel accordingly and allow extra time for your journey. 

Whether a business or resident, access for deliveries or collections to restricted event areas will become increasingly more difficult from the early afternoon on New Year’s Eve until the following morning on New Year’s Day. 

 
We strongly recommend that you notify any deliveries or collections of the restrictions and the times they will be enforced, alternatively, arrange them for a different day. Care should be taken not to leave items outside of your property for collection prior to or during the road closures. This is includes waste which if not collected before the closures are enforced, should be stored within the property until a collected can be arranged. 

Vehicles, whether buses, coaches, cars, vans, trucks, or bikes, will not be allowed in the restricted event or surrounding areas. They must be parked outside the road closures. All vehicle parking will be suspended within the restricted event area.

Vehicle access will be restricted from early afternoon on New Year’s Eve, usually 2pm, until around 6am on New Year's Day.

Roads will be closed between Oxford Street in the north to Lambeth Bridge in the south, and Blackfriars Bridge in the east to Vauxhall Bridge in the west.

Some roads in central London will stay closed for the London New Year’s Day Parade. You can find out more information about the New Year’s Day Parade by visiting their website.

Please note, we cannot provide passes for vehicles to enter the road closures once they are in place. 

 To stay up to date, please sign up for more information. 

As soon as the event is finished, we will clear the event area in order to start the clean up process. With the support of Westminster, Lambeth and Southwark Councils, and the City of London, we aim to have these areas returned to normal by 06.00 on 1 January. 

Once the restricted event areas are clear, and it is safe to do so, the post-event clearing and cleaning operation will begin with the support of Westminster, Lambeth and Southwark Councils, and the City of London.

To ensure the safety and security of everyone, we operate a bag restriction policy at the event. This means no backpacks or suitcases will be allowed into Zone A. If you are located within Zone B you may also be subject to bag searches.

As a resident, staff member, or guest of a resident or business requiring access to a property within Zone A, large bags, backpacks, and suitcases will be allowed provided you show a valid access wristband to event stewards on entry. However, please try to avoid bringing oversized bags wherever possible, as all bags must be searched on entry to event areas and this may delay your arrival.

Access wristbands are only provided to assist with access your business or property if it is within a restricted event area. Access wristbands are not tickets to the event, are non-transferable and may be invalidated should they be misused or misappropriated.

If you don’t have an access wristband and can’t provide legal evidence of your right to access a particular area, you may not be permitted into restricted event areas. 

Please arrange to get wristbands for yourself, your staff (if a business) and guests beforehand to assist with access to your property on New Year’s Eve. 

This can be done by signing up for information via the web form above.

Stewards will check areas before closing them. They will ask anyone without a ticket, access wristband or proven legal right to be there to leave.

CCTV cameras will be in operation within and around the ticketed viewing areas. The cameras are used by a trained operator and assist our event production company, Identity, to monitor crowd flow throughout the event.

For more information please email: [email protected]