Start 2026 with a bang! Across the city of Houston NYE fireworks shows are poised create a wonderful spectacle to end/begin the year. Check out our article of where to see fireworks this New Year’s Eve in Houston!
1. POST
If you’re wanting to check out NYE fireworks in Downtown, Houston, there’s no better place celebrate than POST! This NYE, POST will host a glitzy, Gatsby-style party at its Skylawn rooftop venue. Kicking off at 9 pm, the Roaring ’20s party will feature a vibrant array of cirque performers, DJs, as well as a fireworks displays curated by Celestial Displays to top off the festivities! Tickets start at $99.29.
📍401 Franklin St.
📅 9 pm – 2 am
2. Sugar Land Holiday Lights
Celebrate NYE 2025 surrounded by 3.5 million twinkling lights at Sugar Land Holiday Lights. The dazzling wintry oasis features constellations of lights as well as an ice rink, 9-hole mini-golf course, food and holiday vendors, and magical family fun. For New Year’s Eve, organizers will ring in the New Year will a special fireworks display!
📍1 Stadium Drive Sugar Land, TX 77498
📅 6 pm – 12 am
3. Kemah Boardwalk
For an exciting free NYE experience in Houston this 2025, roll down to Kemah Boardwalk, poised to ring in the New Year with live music and entertainment, food, and of course fabulous fireworks over Galveston Bay!
For future consideration, the Boardwalk Fantasea also offers special Fireworks Cruise experiences complete with Midnight Champagne Toasts, hors d’oeuvres and the works — but the 2025 experience is sold out.
📍215 Kipp Ave, Kemah TX 77565
📅 1 pm – 9:30 pm
4. Moody Gardens
If you’re hoping to celebrate the New Year but want to be tucked in bed before midnight, check out the festivities at Moody Gardens. This 2025, Moody Gardens is offering an array of NYE festivities including an early fireworks displays timed at 6:30 pm over Offats Bayou.
Following the fireworks, visitors are encouraged to take part in the attractions at the Holiday at the Gardens. Either/or, families can celebrate the Frances Anne Moody Ballroom for the New Year’s Palooza Family Celebration, which sees the space converted into a kids playground with arcade games and bounce houses and for parents, an Adult Lounge.
📍1 Hope Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77554
📅 6:30 pm
5. Redemption Square
Enjoy a free New Year’s Eve Houston celebration at Redemption Square. Kicking off at 7 pm, the family-friendly event will feature a festive night of live music, art market, all-ages entertainment, and a dazzling fireworks display at midnight!
This year, the event will feature a special 21+ Sweet Sweats Under The Stars VIP experience, where ticket holders can enjoy the festivities from an exclusive balcony complete with wine, beer, and desserts. Tickets start at $55 per person, or $200 for parties of four.
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📅 7 pm – midnight