Firework displays in Klang Valley for New Year’s Eve
If you’re thinking about sleeping during New Year’s Eve, think again. You can leave it up to Malaysians to pull out all the stops when it comes to festivities, especially for the New Year’s Eve countdown.
Every year without a doubt, there will be plenty of spots around Klang Valley to watch the night skies get lit up in every kind of colour for the New Year’s countdown. Here are 8 places for you to count down to 2026 with spectacular firework displays.
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1. The Exchange TRX
A fireworks show with music and food
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The Exchange TRX, Kuala Lumpur’s latest skyscraper is gearing up for the new year with a spectacular pyrotechnic show with all the works ranging from live music performances to midnight grubs.
Boasting as a green lung in KL’s concrete jungle, the Raintree Plaza will be serving as the centre of the New Year’s Eve fireworks display.
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In anticipation of TRX’s New Year’s Eve Fireworks Show, visitors can expect hourly music performances every hour starting at 8pm till the big countdown. If you’re looking for a bite to eat, food trucks will also be lined up at the plaza, so you won’t miss the fireworks display.
Admission: Free
Venue: Raintree Plaza, Jalan Barat, Tun Razak Exchange, 55188, Kuala Lumpur
Time: 8pm-1am
Date: 31st December 2025-1st January 2026
Contact: The Exchange TRX Instagram
2. KLCC Park
Close-up view of Kuala Lumpur’s best fireworks display
For most city-folk, they would tell you that KLCC Park is the place to watch the fireworks for New Year’s Eve as it is conveniently located beneath the Petronas Twin Towers. For decades, the park has been packed with people that come to watch Kuala Lumpur light up in colourful pyrotechnics.
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For this year, KLCC is taking things up a notch with live musical performances by various artists. You can expect local acts like SonaOne, Misha Omar, and Malaysian boy group, Alpha to keep the crowd hyped up as the countdown gets closer.
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Admission: Free
Venue: City Centre, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
Time: TBA
Date: 31st December 2025
Contact: KLCC The Place Instagram
3. LaLaport BBCC
Fireworks display on a rooftop garden
Image adapted from: Mitsui Shopping Park
One of Bukit Bintang’s most hip malls, LaLaport BBCC is ringing in the new year on its spacious rooftop garden with fun-filled activities such as workshops and food bazaars that’ll keep you awake throughout the countdown.
Image credit: Mitsui Shopping Park
Accompanying the countdown party are live music performances by DJs and a balloon party to really rein in the New Year firework displays at the venue.
Admission: Free
Venue: LaLaport BBCC, 2, Jalan Hang Tuah, Bukit Bintang, 55100, Kuala Lumpur
Time: 4pm-1am
Date: 31st December 2025-1st January 2026
Contact: LaLaport BBCC Instagram
4. Genting Resorts
Fireworks show in the highlands
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Malaysia’s popular highland getaway is inviting the new year with a lively New Year’s Eve party.
The Arena of Stars at Resorts World Genting will host the celebration with live music, dance performances, and electrifying entertainment.
The highlight of the New Year’s Eve event is a headline set by Singaporean DJ Wukong, known for his intense, festival-style mixes, culminating in the countdown and continuing into an after-party in the early hours of the new year.
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There will be fireworks above the Genting Highlands, so even if you don’t like noisy crowds, you can still enjoy the fireworks that’ll go off during midnight.
Admission: Free
Venue: Genting Highlands, 69000, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia
Time: 9:30pm-12:30am
Date: 31st December 2025-1st January 2026
Contact: Resorts World Genting Instagram
5. KL Tower
One of Kuala Lumpur’s highest fireworks display
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You can skip the crowds and view the fireworks overlooking the city skyline atop one of Malaysia’s most iconic landmarks.
Malaysia’s highest fireworks display is at KL Tower’s New Year’s Eve Celebration, during which you can watch fireworks go off from the tower itself. The tickets include admissions to different parts of the tower.
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Their most affordable tickets go for RM29 and RM19 for Malaysian adults and children respectively, for views on the Tower Terrace, which is 100m above ground. You can get the tickets here.
They also offer tickets to KL Tower’s
Admission: Starts from RM29/adult and RM19/child
Venue: 2 Jalan Punchak, Off Jalan P. Ramlee, 50250, Kuala Lumpur
Time: 9pm-1am
Date: 31st December 2025-1st January 2026
Contact: 03-2020 5421 | KL Tower Malaysia Instagram
6. Sunway Pyramid
A year-end bonanza at the pyramid
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The lion of Sunway Pyramid is throwing a year-end party to welcome 2026 with a bang. The mall is running a bazaar selling all sorts of knick knacks and food with year-end deals at Common Market
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Sunway Pyramid’s Common Market is located at LG2 Blue Entrance and lasts until 1am so you can quite literally shop till you drop for the New Year’s countdown.
Admission: Free
Venue: Darul Ehsan, Level CP6, Blue Atrium, 3, Jalan PJS 11/15, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Date: 31st December 2025-1st January 2026
Time: 6pm-1am
Contact: Sunway Pyramid Instagram
7. Sunway Velocity
Midnight fireworks with performances
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For the true blue revellers, you can consider Sunway Velocity Mall to ring in the New Year as the mall’s New Year’s Eve event will include live music from a lineup of local A-list acts, a food market, as well as the midnight fireworks show.
The event starts at 4pm, opening at The ROWS Market, followed by a K-pop dance challenge at 7pm. From 9:30pm, DJ Blink provides remix sets, alongside performances by KIIRAS, Annabella, MASDO, and Layla Sania, with another DJ set at 11:55pm leading into the midnight fireworks.
Image credit: @sunwayvelocitymall via Instagram
Places to watch fireworks around Klang Valley for New Year’s Eve
If 2025 wasn’t your greatest year, here are some great places to view fireworks so you can shake off the negative vibes and greet 2026 with open arms.
For more New Year related stuff, check out:
- Catch fireworks up close at KL Tower’s New Year’s Eve Celebration
- Desa ParkCity’s Year-End Light Festival
Cover image adapted from: @nikonmalaysia via Instagram, @hypemy@ via Instagram, @shufuwunzuidun via Instagram, @resortsworldgenting via Instagram