Thousands celebrate arrival of New Year in the streets of Prague

Thousands of people celebrated the arrival of the New Year in the Prague city centre, gathering on Old Town Square, the Vltava River embankment, and the Mánes and Charles bridges, from where they toasted the arrival of 2025 and watched fireworks being set off in the run-up to midnight. Prague has become an increasingly popular destination for New Year celebrations, welcoming close to 100,000 foreign visitors not only from neighbor states but also the UK, US and Asia.

Fire crews and paramedics reported a relatively quiet night with less than a dozen injuries caused by fireworks and a number of fires in garbage bins. Setting off fireworks in the historic city centre is banned and may be fined by up to 10,000 crowns. Despite information campaigns on the metro and in hotels, many foreigners are still unaware of this.