The city that hosts the famous New Year's Eve Torchlight Procession is Edinburgh.
The Edinburgh Torchlight Procession is a major opening event of the city's Hogmanay celebrations. Thousands of participants have carried flaming torches through central Edinburgh, creating a river of fire beneath the city's historic skyline. The route has varied over time, but the procession has commonly connected the city center with an ending point near Calton Hill or another prominent public space.
The event draws on Scotland's associations with fire, winter, and communal celebration, while its modern organization is part of Edinburgh's festival program. Torchbearers may include local residents, visitors, and organized groups. Safety planning is essential because the procession moves through crowded urban streets with open flames.
It is sometimes confused with Up Helly Aa, a separate fire festival held in Lerwick in Shetland, usually in January rather than on New Year's Eve. Edinburgh's procession belongs specifically to Hogmanay and is not a Viking ship-burning ceremony.