What is the name of the New Year's Eve event held annually in Edinburgh's city centre with a large street party?

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay is the annual New Year’s Eve celebration held in Edinburgh’s city centre.

The event is one of Scotland’s best-known Hogmanay celebrations and typically includes a large street party, concerts, a torchlight procession, and midnight fireworks. Princes Street and nearby areas form the visual center of many modern festivities, with Edinburgh Castle often providing a dramatic backdrop.

Hogmanay is the Scots word for New Year’s Eve and its associated celebrations. Scottish customs connected with the season include first-footing, in which the first visitor to enter a home after midnight traditionally brings symbolic gifts such as coal, shortbread, or whisky.

Edinburgh’s event should not be treated as the name of all Scottish New Year celebrations. Hogmanay is used across Scotland, while Edinburgh’s Hogmanay is the specific branded festival organized in the capital. Its exact program and access arrangements can change from year to year.