Edinburgh is the city whose Hogmanay celebrations traditionally feature a torchlight procession through the Old Town.
The Edinburgh's Hogmanay festival is a major Scottish New Year's celebration, with events including concerts, street parties, and a torchlight procession. Participants carry flaming torches through central Edinburgh, creating a moving river of light against the city's historic streets and buildings.
The modern festival developed from Scotland's long-standing Hogmanay customs and became an organized large-scale event in the twentieth century. Its route and format can change for safety, weather, or crowd-management reasons, so the procession should not be treated as an identical annual ceremony. Edinburgh's Hogmanay is also distinct from the broader word Hogmanay, which refers to Scottish New Year's Eve celebrations generally. The city's best-known landmarks, including Edinburgh Castle, help give the festival its internationally recognizable setting.