1/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 Fairy Jill at Darwin Waterfront. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
Fireworks and free spirits: Darwin NYE after dark
From fireworks over the Darwin Waterfront to the pubs of Mitchell Street, party people turned out in droves to celebrate the New Year. SEE THE PHOTOS.
2/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 at Darwin Waterfront. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
3/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 Liquid Light, high-energy spectacle of light, water and sound at Darwin Waterfront. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
4/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 Liquid Light, high-energy spectacle of light, water and sound at Darwin Waterfront. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
5/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 Liquid Light, high-energy spectacle of light, water and sound at Darwin Waterfront. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
6/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 Liquid Light, high-energy spectacle of light, water and sound at Darwin Waterfront. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
7/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 Liquid Light, high-energy spectacle of light, water and sound at Darwin Waterfront. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
8/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 Fairy Jill at Darwin Waterfront. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
9/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 Fairy Jill at Darwin Waterfront. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
10/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 Fairy Jill at Darwin Waterfront. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
11/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 9pm fireworks at Darwin Waterfront. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
12/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 9pm fireworks at Darwin Waterfront. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
13/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 9pm fireworks at Darwin Waterfront. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
14/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 Liam and Roman pose for a photo at Mitchell Street. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
15/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 9pm fireworks at Darwin Waterfront. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
16/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 9pm fireworks at Darwin Waterfront. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
17/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 'UCE' pose for a photo at Mitchell Street. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
18/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 at Mitchell Street. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
19/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 Keenan Wilson and Kayden wood pose for a photo at Mitchell Street. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
20/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 Paul Kelly, Steve Moon and Harry Brill pose for a photo at Mitchell Street. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
21/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 at Mitchell Street. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
22/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 Paul Kelly and Steve Moon pose for a photo at Mitchell Street. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
23/23DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Sunday, 31 December, 2023:DARWIN NEW YEARS EVE 2023 'The mullet boy' pose for a photo at Mitchell Street. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
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