The City of Brussels celebrates New Year's Eve with fireworks at the Atomium.
The evening will start at 9 pm with a DJ set by Brieuc. From 11:40 pm onwards, Arteventia will present 'Fusion', a brand-new laser and pyrotechnic show specially designed for the Atomium site.
The production will combine laser projections, flame effects, and fireworks launched from the ground and from elevated platforms, never seen before at the Brussels New Year's Eve celebrations.
As midnight approaches, a 3D laser mapping will illuminate the Atomium. Music will accompany the event until midnight, when the fireworks will be launched, synchronised to an original electro-pop composition designed to bring together all generations.
The area reserved for the public will be accessible from 9 pm.
- Access A: Avenue Impératrice Charlotte
- Access B: Avenue de Miramar
- Access C: Avenue de l'Atomium
Security
Checks will be carried out at the entrances. Please do not bring bags, suitcases or umbrellas.
Glass bottles, objects that could cause injury, and the use of pyrotechnic materials are prohibited and will be seized by order of the police.
Public transport
The entire STIB network will be free of charge for all passengers from midnight until the start of service on Thursday 1 January. Timetables and routes will be adapted for the occasion.
- Metro: line 6 Heysel or Houba-Brugmann stations from 8 pm.
- Tram: line 51 and 93 Stade stop, line 7 will be diverted to Esplanade station from 7 pm, line 9 Roi Baudouin station. Lines 19 and 63 will be limited to Guillaume De Greef from 7 pm. The Heysel terminus and the Saint-Lambert, Stuyvenbergh and Ernest Salu stops will no longer be served after 7 pm.
- Bus: line 83 Palfijn stop, line 14 Magnolia stop, and Noctis bus N18 Stade stop.
The STIB recommends that persons with reduced mobility (PRM) wishing to attend the fireworks use the Houba-Brugmann station for both arrival and departure.
More info:
By bike
A bicycle parking is available at the King Baudouin Stadium (Avenue de Marathon - 1020 Brussels).
By car
Several streets around the Heysel plateau will be closed to traffic and parking will be prohibited.
Coming by car is strongly discouraged but possible: only Parking C will be accessible from 6 pm to 4 am via the R0 ring road and/or Chaussée Romaine. Buy your ticket in advance via External siteTickets Parking C. Once the car park is full, the police will close the access roads.
A Kiss & Ride zone will be set up on the Avenue de Meysse.
Taxis will be able to drop off and pick up passengers on the Avenue de Meysse and Avenue Houba de Strooper.
An area will be available for people with reduced mobility at the Place de Belgique, with access via the Avenue de Bouchout and parking located on the Avenue de Marathon (King Baudouin Stadium).
For realtime information about security, follow the Brussels Capital Ixelles police zone:
External site@zpz_polbru (#BXL#NYE)
![Download in iCal format](data:text/calendar;charset=utf8,BEGIN:VCALENDAR%0AVERSION:2.0%0ABEGIN:VTIMEZONE%0ATZID:Europe/Brussels%0ABEGIN:DAYLIGHT%0ATZOFFSETFROM:+0100%0ARRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU%0ADTSTART:19810329T020000%0ATZNAME:CEST%0ATZOFFSETTO:+0200%0AEND:DAYLIGHT%0ABEGIN:STANDARD%0ATZOFFSETFROM:+0200%0ARRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU%0ADTSTART:19961027T030000%0ATZNAME:CET%0ATZOFFSETTO:+0100%0AEND:STANDARD%0AEND:VTIMEZONE%0ABEGIN:VEVENT%0ADTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251231T000000%0ADTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260101%0ASUMMARY:Fireworks - New Year's Eve 2026%0AX-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The City of Brussels celebrates New Year's Eve with fireworks at the Atomium.</p><p>The evening will start at 9 pm with a DJ set by Brieuc. From 11:40 pm onwards, Arteventia will present 'Fusion', a brand-new laser and pyrotechnic show specially designed for the Atomium site. </p><p>The production will combine laser projections, flame effects, and fireworks launched from the ground and from elevated platforms, never seen before at the Brussels New Year's Eve celebrations. </p><p>As midnight approaches, a 3D laser mapping will illuminate the Atomium. Music will accompany the event until midnight, when the fireworks will be launched, synchronised to an original electro-pop composition designed to bring together all generations. </p><p>[collapsed title="Access from 9 pm"]</p><p>The area reserved for the public will be accessible from 9 pm.</p><ul><li>Access A: Avenue Impératrice Charlotte</li><li>Access B: Avenue de Miramar</li><li>Access C: Avenue de l'Atomium </li></ul><h3>Security</h3><p>Checks will be carried out at the entrances. Please do not bring bags, suitcases or umbrellas.</p><p>Glass bottles, objects that could cause injury, and the use of pyrotechnic materials are prohibited and will be seized by order of the police. [/collapsed]</p><p>[collapsed title="How to get there?"]</p><h3>Public transport</h3><p>The entire STIB network will be free of charge for all passengers from midnight until the start of service on Thursday 1 January. Timetables and routes will be adapted for the occasion.</p><ul><li><strong>Metro:</strong> line 6 Heysel or Houba-Brugmann stations from 8 pm.</li><li><strong>Tram: </strong>line 51 and 93 Stade stop, line 7 will be diverted to Esplanade station from 7 pm, line 9 Roi Baudouin station. Lines 19 and 63 will be limited to Guillaume De Greef from 7 pm. The Heysel terminus and the Saint-Lambert, Stuyvenbergh and Ernest Salu stops will no longer be served after 7 pm.</li><li><strong>Bus:</strong> line 83 Palfijn stop, line 14 Magnolia stop, and Noctis bus N18 Stade stop. </li></ul><p>The STIB recommends that <strong>persons with reduced mobility</strong> (PRM) wishing to attend the fireworks use the Houba-Brugmann station for both arrival and departure.</p><p>More info:</p><p><a href="https://www.stib-mivb.be/index.htm?l=fr">STIB</a></p><h3>By bike</h3><p>A bicycle parking is available at the King Baudouin Stadium (Avenue de Marathon - 1020 Brussels).</p><h3>By car</h3><p>Several streets around the Heysel plateau will be closed to traffic and parking will be prohibited. </p><p>Coming by car is strongly discouraged but possible: only Parking C will be accessible from 6 pm to 4 am via the R0 ring road and/or Chaussée Romaine. Buy your ticket in advance via <a href="https://bit.ly/Tickets_Brusselsexpo">Tickets Parking C</a>. Once the car park is full, the police will close the access roads.</p><p>A <strong>Kiss & Ride zone </strong>will be set up on the Avenue de Meysse. </p><p><strong>Taxis </strong>will be able to drop off and pick up passengers on the Avenue de Meysse and Avenue Houba de Strooper. [/collapsed]</p><p>[collapsed title="People with reduced mobility"]</p><p>An area will be available for people with reduced mobility at the Place de Belgique, with access via the Avenue de Bouchout and parking located on the Avenue de Marathon (King Baudouin Stadium). [/collapsed]</p><p>[collapsed title="Map"]</p><p><img src="/sites/default/files/bxl/Plan%20acce%CC%80s%20NYE26%20PUBLIC.jpg" alt="New Year's Eve 2026 map of the Heysel" width="1300" height="744"></p><p>[/collapsed]</p><p>[collapsed title="Real time security"]</p><p>For realtime information about security, follow the Brussels Capital Ixelles police zone:</p><p><a href="https://x.com/zpz_polbru">@zpz_polbru</a> (#BXL#NYE) [/collapsed]</p>%0ALOCATION:Atomium%0AEND:VEVENT%0AEND:VCALENDAR){kind=link}