In the New Year's Eve celebration of Hogmanay, what is the name of Edinburgh's famous mass street party?

Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party is the famous mass street celebration held in Scotland's capital on New Year's Eve.

The event takes place mainly along Princes Street and surrounding central areas, with music, performances, and views toward Edinburgh Castle. It forms part of Edinburgh's wider Hogmanay program, which can include a torchlight procession, concerts, a traditional ceilidh, and New Year's Day activities.

The street party is a ticketed public event in its modern organized form, and arrangements can change from year to year because of weather, safety, or public-health restrictions. It is therefore different from the general Scottish word Hogmanay, which refers to the country's broader New Year's Eve festivities.

The event's official name matters because Edinburgh hosts several Hogmanay activities. The street party is not the same thing as the torchlight procession, and neither name should be used as a substitute for the other.