What is the name of Edinburgh's New Year's Eve torchlight procession?

Edinburgh's New Year's Eve torchlight procession is called the Torchlight Procession.

It is a major opening event in Edinburgh's Hogmanay program, bringing thousands of torchbearers through the city toward a large gathering area. The procession uses fire, music, and marching to create a dramatic beginning to the New Year celebrations.

Modern Edinburgh's Hogmanay is an organized festival rather than a single custom. Its events can include concerts, street parties, fireworks, and the New Year's Day Loony Dook. The Torchlight Procession is distinct from the midnight street party and from the fireworks themselves.

The word Hogmanay refers broadly to Scottish New Year's Eve celebrations. Because the festival has several headline events, “Hogmanay” is not the specific name of the torch-bearing march; the canonical name is the Torchlight Procession.