The Hogmanay Torchlight Procession traditionally takes place in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Edinburgh's Hogmanay is a multi-day New Year's celebration, and the torchlight procession is one of its best-known opening events. Participants carry flaming torches through the city, creating a river of light associated with the winter festival. Routes and starting arrangements can change between editions, but the event is identified with Edinburgh's historic center and its Royal Mile area.
Hogmanay is the Scots word for New Year's Eve and has roots in older Scottish winter customs. Edinburgh's modern festival combines torchlight, concerts, street parties, and the midnight fireworks seen from central viewpoints.
The procession is sometimes treated as if it were the whole of Hogmanay, but it is only one event within a larger program. Scotland has other Hogmanay celebrations, including major events in Glasgow and other cities, so the city clue matters.