Fireworks take place at Edinburgh Castle during Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebration on New Year's Eve.
Edinburgh's Hogmanay is a major Scottish New Year festival, with events that can include a torchlight procession, concerts, street celebrations, and a midnight fireworks display. The fireworks are launched in the vicinity of Edinburgh Castle and provide the visual climax of the countdown for spectators across the city.
The castle's position on Castle Rock makes it an especially recognizable landmark for the display. Edinburgh's New Year program has changed over time because of weather, public safety, and event-management decisions, so not every annual program has identical components. The midnight fireworks, however, are the signature image most closely associated with the castle celebration.
Hogmanay is the Scottish term for New Year's Eve and its celebrations. It is not simply another name for the Princes Street street party: the festival encompasses several linked events in central Edinburgh. The castle fireworks should also not be confused with the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, which is a separate performance event held mainly in summer.