Some New Year's Eve 2016 Celebrations From Around The World

With the new year just around the corner, here are some of the planned celebrations for New Year's Eve 2016 celebrations from around the world, courtesy of Stuff. From New York to Kyoto, you will be able to get a glimpse how they welcome the new year with their own style.

Dubai residents and tourists alike will be able to witness fireworks of grandiose proportions. Indeed, if there was a Fireworks Olympics going on, this city in United Arab Emirates will surely snatch the gold medals with the awe of the people that comes with it. It doesn't come as a surprise anymore that the New Year's Eve fireworks displays in Dubai will be a great showcase. That is why when you're in this vibrant Middle-eastern town, wear your party shoes and be amazed with the jaw-dropping fireworks happening at Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab, Atlantis The Palm and The Palm Jumeirah. For more information about this highly lavish and spectacular party, check Visit Dubai.

For the New Yorkers, it's not news anymore that the go-to party during New Year's is Times Square. For the New Year's Eve 2016 celebration, the famous New Year's Eve Ball will be lit at 6pm to kick off the festivities in the area. Weighing at 11,875lbs (5,386kg), the ball drop will be televised to more than a billion people worldwide. Performances by some known musicians (including Nick Jonas) will be witnessed by the party goers. At 11:59pm, the ball starts to descend and will light up the whole Times Square to welcome the new year. Check out timessquarenyc.org for more info

If you want to celebrate and welcome the new year with bliss rather than with a bang, then Kyoto is the place to be. In this tranquil Japanese city, most stores are closed over the period so peace and calmness will fill the atmosphere. For their New Year's Eve celebration for 2016 (or any year for that matter), people will go to temples for joya-no-kane, where you ring temple bells for good fortune in the coming year. People will then go to a shrine and say a prayer for a blessed new year. If you won't be able to visit Japan right now, well, there's always next year. Check out other info at Kyoto Guide.