New Year’s eve in Brussels: DJ set, laser mapping and fireworks at the Atomium

Brussels will ring in 2025 with a DJ party and festive firework display at the Atomium on New Year’s eve.

The celebrations at the foot of the landmark site in Laeken on 31 December are set to light up the night sky over the capital.

They kick off at 21.00 with a DJ set by Chez Ginette, followed by a laser mapping of the Atomium’s iconic spheres at 23.50. The evening’s finale is a spectacular pyrotechnic display at the stroke of midnight.

Spectators are invited to use public transport to attend the event. As checks will be carried at the entrances to the site, they are advised not to bring bags, suitcases or umbrellas. Glass bottles, potentially dangerous objects and pyrotechnics, including firecrackers, are also banned.

Viewing areas

The public can access the site from 21.00.

Access A: Avenue Impératrice Charlotte

Access B: Avenue de Miramar

A zone will be provided for people with reduced mobility, accessed via Avenue Impératrice Charlotte.

Public transport

The entire Stib network will be free for passengers from midnight until the start of service on Wednesday 1 January. The following schedules and routes are adapted for the occasion.

• Metro: Line 6 Heysel and Houba-Brugmann stations from 20.00.
• Tram: Lines 51 and 93, Stade station and line 7 will be diverted to Esplanade station from 20.00 and line 62 will be limited to Saint-Lambert
• Bus: Line 83, Palfijn station, line 14, Magnolia station and Noctis bus N18, Stade station

Stib recommends that people with reduced mobility use the Houba Brugmann station for  outward and return journeys.

More information available on the Stib-Mivb application.

• Bike: A bike park will be available in the King Baudouin Stadium, entrance via Avenue du Marathon
• Cars: Several streets around the Heysel plateau will be closed to traffic and parking will be prohibited

The Brussels-Capital/Ixelles police zone will communicate information about this event in real time via its X account: @zpz_polbru (#BXL#NYE).

Photos: ©City of Brussels