What is the name of the New Year’s Eve celebration held in Edinburgh that includes a torchlight procession?

The New Year’s Eve celebration in Edinburgh that includes a torchlight procession is Edinburgh’s Hogmanay.

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay is a major Scottish New Year festival whose events extend across several days. Its torchlight procession traditionally leads participants through the city toward a large communal gathering, using fire and music to create a dramatic opening to the celebrations.

The festival also includes concerts, street events, and a midnight fireworks display. The Scottish word Hogmanay refers to New Year’s Eve and its associated customs, while Edinburgh’s event is a modern city festival built around those traditions.

The torchlight procession is not the same event as Up Helly Aa, the fire festival held in Shetland in January. Nor is Hogmanay synonymous with Burns Night, which commemorates poet Robert Burns on January 25.