Edinburgh hosts the annual Hogmanay street party and concert traditionally called the Street Party.
Edinburgh's Hogmanay is a multi-day New Year's celebration in Scotland. Its best-known public gathering is the Street Party along Princes Street and nearby areas, where large crowds attend live music and watch the midnight fireworks. The event's format and locations have changed over the years, but Edinburgh remains its central city.
Hogmanay is the Scottish word for New Year's Eve and is associated with customs such as first-footing, in which the first person to enter a home after midnight brings symbolic gifts. Singing “Auld Lang Syne” is also strongly connected with Scottish New Year celebrations.
Edinburgh's festivities are distinct from the Torchlight Procession, which is a separate event held before the main night. Both are part of the city's wider Hogmanay program.