The Hogmanay Street Party, one of Scotland’s largest New Year’s Eve events, is held in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay is a multi-day festival that can include a torchlight procession, concerts, a large street party, and fireworks near Edinburgh Castle. The exact program, capacity, and ticketing arrangements have changed over time, but the city’s celebration remains one of Scotland’s most internationally recognized New Year events.
The modern festival developed from Edinburgh’s established Hogmanay customs and expanded into a major organized event in the late twentieth century. Its setting combines the Old Town, New Town, Princes Street, and the castle skyline, giving the festivities a distinctive historic backdrop.
Hogmanay itself is the Scottish New Year celebration, while Edinburgh’s Street Party is one particular event within it. That distinction matters because communities across Scotland hold their own celebrations, and not every Hogmanay gathering takes place in Edinburgh.