Edinburgh hosts the annual Hogmanay fireworks over Princes Street and Edinburgh Castle.
Hogmanay is the Scottish term for New Year's Eve and the surrounding celebrations. Edinburgh's event includes concerts, torchlight processions, street parties, and a midnight fireworks display viewed against the city's historic skyline. Princes Street and Edinburgh Castle are two of its best-known visual settings.
The celebration has roots in Scottish winter customs, but the modern large-scale festival developed particularly strongly in the late twentieth century. It attracts visitors from around the world and is one of Scotland's most internationally recognized cultural events.
Hogmanay is broader than a single fireworks show: the word can refer to New Year's Eve itself, while Edinburgh Hogmanay describes the organized festival. Glasgow and other Scottish cities also hold New Year's events, but Edinburgh is the city most associated with the internationally famous festival.