Fireworks Ended, Clean-Up Began: 3,000 Workers Cleaned Dubai Overnight
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Dubai Municipality launched a massive overnight operation to clear streets, beaches, and public spaces within hours of 2026 celebrations.
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As fireworks faded and crowds headed home, Dubai was already switching to clean-up mode.
Dubai Municipality rolled out a large-scale overnight clean-up operation during and immediately after New Year’s Eve celebrations, restoring streets, beaches, and public areas before most people woke up on January 1.
Overnight Clean-Up, City Back to Normal by Morning
By early morning, waste left behind from the celebrations had been cleared across major locations in the emirate. Residents shared videos on social media showing cleaners at work even while fireworks were still lighting up the sky.
Dubai Municipality also shared behind-the-scenes images highlighting just how big the operation was.
More Than 3,000 Workers Deployed
The clean-up was part of a plan prepared well ahead of New Year’s Eve.
In total, over 3,000 workers, supported by 200 supervisors and inspectors and around 400 vehicles, were deployed before, during, and after the celebrations. The focus was on major roads, public squares, beaches, parks, and key event zones.
Teams worked closely with developers and partner entities to remove waste quickly and safely.
Cleanliness Was a Top Priority
Cleanliness was one of the five main pillars of Dubai Municipality’s New Year’s Eve strategy, developed under the Events Security Committee alongside other government agencies.
The plan also covered:
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Health and safety checks to ensure fireworks and recreational facilities were certified
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Strict food safety inspections at restaurants and outlets
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Family-only beach zones and extended park hours until 1am for safer crowd movement
The Goal: Celebrate Big, Clean Up Fast
The message was clear — celebrate hard, but reset fast.
By sunrise on January 1, public spaces across Dubai were back to normal, showing how tightly planned the city’s New Year operations really are.