Edinburgh hosts the Hogmanay celebration known for torchlight processions and street parties.
Hogmanay is the Scots term for New Year's Eve and the surrounding celebrations. Edinburgh's event developed into a large organized festival featuring a torchlight procession, concerts, a major street party, and midnight fireworks viewed near Edinburgh Castle.
The celebration draws on Scotland's distinctive New Year's customs, including singing “Auld Lang Syne” and welcoming the new year with communal gatherings. Its modern festival format became especially prominent in the late 20th century, helping establish Edinburgh as an international New Year's destination.
Hogmanay is not limited to Edinburgh: towns and cities across Scotland hold their own celebrations. The name also does not mean a particular building or parade. Edinburgh is the specific answer when the question refers to the globally marketed festival combining the torchlight procession, city-center events, and large public countdown.