New Year's Eve fireworks are no longer a given in large Swiss cities. Basel, for example, has done away with this tradition altogether for years, and there are no fireworks in Bern, Lausanne and St Gallen either. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In central Switzerland, the only city to offer this spectacle is Lucerne. Zurich and Geneva are also not planning to give up the tradition. The highlight of the "New Year's Magic" in the city of Zurich is the fireworks display after midnight in the lake basin. During the day, food and drinks are offered at numerous stands. At 8 pm on December 31, celebrations begin at various locations. In central Switzerland, only Lucerne organises a public fireworks display to mark the start of the New Year. On New Year's Eve, the sky above Lake Lucerne lights up with fireworks. However, the event is not organised by the city, but by the tourist board and hotels in the city of Lucerne. In the canton of Bern, a big fireworks ...
