Downtown Dubai welcomed 2026 in style with a technically and logistically complex New Year’s Eve spectacle. Viewed from Burj Park, the Dubai Mall promenade and across the Dubai Fountain lake, the Burj Khalifa New Year’s Eve programme combined fireworks, water-based performance, lasers, lighting, aerial choreography and live music into a multisensory, broadcast-ready experience delivered at extraordinary scale.
Premiering on New Year’s Eve, the show was for a further seven nights continuously afterwards. At its core sat a tightly integrated technical ecosystem designed to operate within one of the busiest urban environments on the planet, while delivering fault-tolerant performance for both live audiences and millions of global viewers.
Appointed by Emaar as Artistic and Creative Execution and Production Partner, Our Legacy Creations (OLC) led the creative realisation and on-site execution, working in close collaboration with Emaar and a network of local and international suppliers including Kvant (lasers and architectural lighting), CRYSTAL ((aqua drones, water screens and underwater lighting), Groupe F (special effects and pyrotechnics), SKYMAGIC (drone show), NeonBlack (lighting design), MediaPro International (audiovisual equipment and technical support) and ON THE SLY (pre-show music and sound design for façade content, produced by Artists in Motion), among many others.
Photos: OLC, Kvant Lasers, Luca Parisse (Aqua Drones)
