Edinburgh's Hogmanay is the name of Edinburgh's major multi-day New Year's celebration.
The event is centered on the Scottish capital and commonly includes a torchlight procession, concerts, street festivities, and a large midnight fireworks display. Its best-known public spaces include Princes Street and the gardens beneath Edinburgh Castle, whose elevated position provides a dramatic setting for the fireworks.
The modern festival grew from Edinburgh's long-standing Hogmanay customs and became a major organized event in the late twentieth century. It has been redesigned several times, with programming and access rules changing according to organizers, weather, safety requirements, and public-health conditions. Some editions have been canceled or altered because of severe weather.
Edinburgh's Hogmanay is not a synonym for every Scottish New Year custom. Hogmanay is the broader Scottish celebration, while Edinburgh's Hogmanay is the city-specific festival. First-footing, singing “Auld Lang Syne,” and family gatherings can occur across Scotland independently of the official Edinburgh program.