The annual New Year's Eve celebration held in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens and city centre is Edinburgh's Hogmanay. It is one of Scotland's largest public New Year festivals and forms part of the broader Hogmanay tradition.
The event is known for concerts, street parties, fireworks, and a torchlight procession through the city. The gardens and surrounding streets provide views toward Edinburgh Castle, whose silhouette is a defining feature of the celebration. The exact programme and capacity can vary between years.
Edinburgh's Hogmanay grew into a major organized festival during the late twentieth century, building on Scotland's long-standing prominence given to New Year celebrations. The word Hogmanay itself is older and refers more broadly to Scottish New Year's observance, so the city event is one particular modern expression of it.
It is easy to confuse the festival with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which is held in August. The Fringe is a performing-arts festival; Edinburgh's Hogmanay is the city's year-end celebration.