New Year's Eve in Naples 2024: everything you could do

New Year's Eve in Naples is a large-scale event that comes to life in different parts of the city, including exhibitions, music and performances, and will mark the arrival of the first day of 2024. On this occasion, the city will turn Campania's capital into a real City of Music, featuring countless famous guests, actors and emerging artists. 

It will also be great to take a walk through the main streets and squares, properly decorated for the holidays, where it will be possible to enjoy an authentic local atmosphere and taste the delicacies that the local cuisine has to offer.

Let yourself be carried away by the warmth that will be felt during these festive days for New Year's Eve in Naples and savor the magic that can be felt as you lose yourself in the streets of the center, among the artistic beauties that this folkloristic location proposes.

Once again this year there is great anticipation for the big concert in Piazza del Plebiscito, but there are also performances by street performers in the waterfront area, and a variety of stages will be set up for the different neighborhoods, hosting singers and musicians of all sorts. Let's greet the New Year and go over more specifically to see which events will be awaiting us for this great 2024 New Year's Eve in Naples.

The highlight of the upcoming New Year's Eve in Naples, as usual, will take place in the beautiful Piazza del Plebiscito. Once again this year, celebrations will begin before December 31 as part of the "Luci e suoni di Napoli..." event (Lights and sounds of Naples); in fact, on the 30th, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., the "Children's New Year's Eve" will take place at the Maschio Angioino, featuring games, shows and entertainment for the youngest children, while in the evening, also in Plebiscito Square, young local talents, winners of the "Giovani promesse di Città della Musica" (young promises of Music City) contest, will perform, and rapper Rose Villain will close. 

The celebrations will culminate, of course, with the New Year's Eve concert, hosted again this year by comedian Peppe Iodice; among the artists involved will be Arisa, The Kolors, Enzo Avitabile and many others to accompany the arrival of 2024 in the sign of great Italian music.

Let's return to the promenade area, where there will be plenty of music and shows throughout the night. Also for this New Year's Eve in Naples 2024 there will be a variety of stages that will be set up in this area, and after the main show in Piazza del Plebiscito, which will accompany us until midnight, we can go and find out the details. 

At Piazza Vittoria, just a few steps from the waterfront, we can enjoy History 90+, a 90s dance music DJ set, to rock out to the biggest hits of the decade.

And if you still haven't had enough, in between cheers, we recommend moving to Rotonda Diaz. Right here, between Via Caracciolo and Via Partenope, with the sea in the background, the party will continue until the crack of dawn, accompanied by a selection of Nu Disco and Nu Funk hits; this new music genre was born in Naples and has become very popular in the last few years, because it is a mixture of electronic with a strong link to 70s funk.

You can also admire a marvelous fireworks display, which you absolutely cannot miss to mark this New Year's Eve in Naples: the appointment is at 1:30 a.m. at Castel dell'Ovo, for a triumph of colored lights that can be seen in multiple points of the city.

If after the night spent celebrating you should not feel too tired, be aware that New Year's Eve in Naples certainly does not end with the arrival of day. Yes, because several interesting events are scheduled for January 1, 2024.

If you love comedy, for example, you can't miss Alessandro Siani's show, "20 anni di Fiesta," at the Teatro Diana, where the famous Neapolitan comedian retraces his entire career starting with the hit that definitely launched him - "Fiesta," in fact. 

On the other hand, for Neapolitan music lovers, we suggest the concert of Franco Ricciardi, another sacred monster of the Neapolitan scene, who kicks off his tour right at Teatro Troisi, in the Fuorigrotta district.

Finally, if you have been anxiously following the TV series Mare Fuori, you will surely appreciate the musical of the same name inspired by the stories of its protagonists, young inmates at the juvenile prison, their loves and hopes. This show, staged at the Augusteo Theater, is directed by Alessandro Siani as well. Coordinating the cast of young actors, moreover, is Andrea Sannino, another leading figure on the local scene.

By taxi:

From the airport to the center there is a predetermined fare which varies from €16 to €23 and in about twenty minutes you can reach the city center (Central Station, Lungomare, Porto).

On the bus:

At the arrivals terminal at the airport you will find the 3S bus line which at a cost of €1.10 per single journey takes you to Pizza Garibaldi (central station), from which it’s very easy to take all the other buses or subways that lead to different parts of the city.

The Alibus line also leaves from the airport, which leaves every 20 minutes and at a cost of €3 per ride, you can easily reach Piazza Garibaldi (central station), and Piazza Municipio (city center).

On the train:

The Central station boasts 22 platforms on which trains arrive from all Italian cities, including the high-speed ones of Italo and Trenitalia. The Naples Central station is also recommended for those who need to reach Molo Beverello to embark for the Islands.

By car:

To reach the city centre, for those arriving from the north by the Autostrada del Sole Milano-Napoli, it is advisable to follow the signs for Napoli Centro-Porto-Stazione Marittima-Stazione Centrale. For those arriving from the south crossing the Salerno-Reggio Calabria road, they will arrive at the same crossroads and will have to continue towards Naples Centre-Port-Maritime Station-Central Station. Even the Naples-Bari reaches the crossroads from which there are the exits for the Tagenziale or Napoli Centro.

Street Campagnari, 3

Street Goethe,7

Street Shelley, 11

Street Generale Giordano Orsini, 44

Street Stefano Brun, 20

If you have chosen Naples to best start your 2024, as you may have noticed, there are countless activities to do and thrills to be had. Between one glass of spumante and another, music will captivate you in every corner, thanks to the way the city will be staged.

With the highly awaited big concert, you will experience a great party under the open sky, with the voices of the greatest artists of our scene, while in the promenade area you will dance nonstop until the first light of dawn; don't forget to make a pit stop at Castel Dell'Ovo for the fireworks. And finally, to complete your 2024 New Year's Eve in Naples beautifully, choose from the theatrical performances we've suggested.