▁The ▁highlight ▁was ▁the ▁biggest ▁para de ▁of ▁sail ▁ever ▁held ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁square - rig gers ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world , ▁surrounded ▁by ▁hundreds ▁of ▁smaller ▁craft ▁of ▁every ▁description , ▁passing ▁maj est ically ▁under ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Har bour ▁Bridge . ▁The ▁day ' s ▁festiv ities ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁a ▁fire works ▁display ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁bridge ▁was ▁the ▁foc al ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁finale , ▁with ▁fire works ▁streaming ▁from ▁the ▁arch ▁and ▁road way . ▁This ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁pattern ▁for ▁later ▁fire work ▁displays . ▁ ▁Sydney ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve ▁( 1 9 9 3 – present ) ▁ ▁The ▁Har bour ▁Bridge ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sydney ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve ▁celebr ations , ▁generally ▁being ▁used ▁in ▁spect ac ular ▁ways ▁during ▁the ▁fire works ▁displays ▁at ▁ 2 1 : 0 0 ▁and ▁mid night . ▁In ▁recent ▁times , ▁the ▁bridge ▁has ▁included ▁a ▁ro pel ight ▁display ▁on ▁a ▁framework ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁eastern ▁arch , ▁which ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁complement ▁the ▁fire works . ▁The ▁sc aff old ing ▁and ▁framework ▁were ▁clearly ▁visible ▁for ▁some ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁event , ▁reve aling ▁the ▁outline ▁of ▁the ▁design . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁mill en ni um ▁celebr ations ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Har bour ▁Bridge ▁was ▁lit ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁word ▁" E tern ity ", ▁as ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the