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<\/p>\nRevellers flocked to Birmingham city centre on New Year’s Eve anticipating a fireworks spectacular that turned out to be entirely fictitious for the second year running. <\/p>\n
Crowds braved freezing condition in Centenary Square gathering near the big wheel and ice rink with phones ready to capture what they believed would be a midnight display to welcome 2026.<\/p>\n
However, those assembled found themselves leaving disappointed after realising no pyrotechnics would illuminate the sky.<\/p>\n
Footage posted to TIkTok captured the scene, showing expectant revellers packed into the area before eventually dispersing in disappointment.<\/p>\n
Officers stationed at the square informed attendees that the event simply was not happening, with most people departing once midnight passed without incident.<\/p>\n
West Midlands Police had attempted to prevent a repeat of last year’s fiasco, issuing a public warning on Monday stating that no official fireworks or city-organised celebrations were scheduled in the city centre.<\/p>\n
However, false claims had spread across social media, most likely based on historic information, as a New Year\u2019s Eve display has not been held in Birmingham’s city centre since 2017.<\/p>\n
One advert claimed the event in Birmingham would run from “8pm to 12.30pm”.<\/p>\n
Revellers were left disappointed in Birmingham City Centre<\/p>\n
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On Monday, December 29, a West Midlands Police spokesman said: “There are no official firework displays or city-organised events happening in Birmingham city centre on New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n
“Every year, rumours start to spread online about big celebrations in the city. Unfortunately, these false claims often lead to confusion and disappointment.”<\/p>\n
Commenting after New Year\u2019s Eve, a spokesman for the force said: “A few hundred people did gather in Centenary Square, but started to leave when they realised there was no display.<\/p>\n
“A small number were encouraged to leave by officers who told them there was no display.”<\/p>\n
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Revellers had been warned there would be no official celebration in Centenary Square in Birmingham (file pic)<\/p>\n
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One misleading advertisement this year promised a “dazzling” fireworks show.<\/p>\n
The advert said there would be “a lively atmosphere featuring music alongside the brilliant show as the city welcomes the new year.”<\/p>\n
Another promotional post claimed: “If you’re spending New Year’s Eve in Birmingham, don’t miss the celebrations on Centenary Square which is by far the biggest NYE party in the city. <\/p>\n
“At the event, you’ll find street food vendors, an ice rink and bars to help you celebrate New Year’s Eve 2025.”<\/p>\n
Back in November, visitors in London were expecting to discover a magical winter wonderland at Buckingham Palace have instead encountered scaffolding, security barriers and rain-soaked pavements.<\/p>\n
Artificial intelligence-created pictures depicting a festive marketplace outside the monarch’s London home have circulated widely across social media platforms, drawing eager tourists to the location.<\/p>\n
The fabricated images showed snow-dusted wooden chalets, twinkling fairy lights suspended overhead, and a towering Christmas tree positioned before the royal residence.<\/p>\n
However, those who arrived at the Palace gates this week discovered no evidence of any seasonal marketplace.<\/p>\n
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A series of misleading photographs gained traction through several social media accounts boasting substantial followings on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.<\/p>\n
One travel-focused account, @London.travelers, which commands 2.5 million Instagram followers, promoted the non-existent attraction before removing its post.<\/p>\n
The account had promised visitors would experience “a royal Christmas experience” at what they claimed would be the Palace’s first-ever festive marketplace, scheduled to run from December 1 to 24.<\/p>\n
However, this turned out to be fake, with visitors to the capital left disappointed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Revellers flocked to Birmingham city centre on New Year’s Eve anticipating a fireworks spectacular that turned out to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":668066,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[113921,855,748,393,4884,12,529,16,15,7858],"class_list":{"0":"post-668065","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-across-the-uk","9":"tag-birmingham","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-police","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-west-midlands"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115823150569569258","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=668065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/668066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=668065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=668065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=668065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}