Edinburgh holds the annual Hogmanay torchlight procession associated with the Royal Mile.
The procession is a major opening event of Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations. Participants carrying torches move through the historic center toward a final gathering area, creating a river of light through streets connected with Edinburgh Castle and the Old Town.
The Royal Mile is the principal historic street linking Edinburgh Castle with the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Its route includes several linked streets rather than a single formally named road, which is why descriptions of the procession may refer to the Royal Mile broadly.
Hogmanay itself is Scotland's New Year's Eve festival, while the torchlight procession is only one part of the wider program. Dates, routes, and attendance arrangements can change, especially when organizers introduce crowd controls or cancel events because of severe weather.