Fireworks from Pyro Spectaculars wait to be placed on the Space Needle in Seattle on Saturday for the annual New Year’s Eve celebration. (Courtney Pedroza/The Seattle Times)
Matthew Hoff, left, and Jon Berson from Pyro Spectaculars work to place fireworks on the roof of the SkyLine level of the Space Needle in Seattle on Saturday. (Courtney Pedroza/The Seattle Times)
Jon Berson, left, and Matthew Hoff from Pyro Spectaculars work to place fireworks on the roof of the SkyLine level of the Space Needle in Seattle on Saturday. (Courtney Pedroza/The Seattle Times)
Heidi Kirk, left, and Kevin Underwood from Pyro Spectaculars lift fireworks over the railing on the SkyLine level of the Space Needle. (Courtney Pedroza/The Seattle Times)
Matthew Hoff, left, and Jon Berson work to place fireworks in preparation for Sunday evening’s show. (Courtney Pedroza/The Seattle Times)
Jon Berson from Pyro Spectaculars adjusts the safety cable while working Saturday to place fireworks on the roof of the SkyLine level of the Space Needle, 100 feet in the air, for the T-Mobile New Year’s at the Needle event. The annual New Year’s Eve celebration has taken place since 1982. (Courtney Pedroza/The Seattle Times)
All eyes will be on the Space Needle on Sunday night for the annual New Year’s at the Needle, an eight-minute-long display of fireworks that will shoot out of the Needle’s three legs and top platform. For those who don’t want to brave the cold and the crowd, the display will be broadcast on KING 5 TV and KEXP 90.3 FM, where it will be set to a soundtrack curated by KEXP. The event sponsors say it will be the largest display of fireworks in the history of the show.
