Which city is home to Scotland's Hogmanay New Year's Eve festival?

Edinburgh is home to Scotland's internationally known Hogmanay New Year's Eve festival.

Hogmanay is the Scottish name for the final day of the year and the celebration surrounding it. Edinburgh's modern festival developed into a large public event featuring street gatherings, concerts, torchlight processions, and fireworks near Edinburgh Castle.

Scottish New Year customs include first-footing, in which the first person to enter a home after midnight is traditionally expected to bring symbolic gifts such as coal, shortbread, or whisky. Customs vary by region and household, and the older traditions are not limited to Edinburgh.

The festival's name and practices have complex historical origins. Influences discussed by historians include Norse, Gaelic, and medieval Scottish traditions, but no single explanation accounts for every aspect of Hogmanay.