Edinburgh is home to the famous Hogmanay street party held along Princes Street and near Edinburgh Castle.
Edinburgh's Hogmanay is one of Scotland's best-known New Year's celebrations. Its program has included a large street party, live music, a torchlight procession, fireworks, and events in historic parts of the city. The exact schedule and ticket arrangements can change from year to year.
The setting gives the celebration a distinctive backdrop: Princes Street runs beneath the Old Town and Edinburgh Castle, while the city's historic center provides routes and viewpoints for processions and fireworks. The event combines modern concert production with older Scottish customs.
Edinburgh's celebration is not the origin of the word Hogmanay; the term is used throughout Scotland and has uncertain etymology. Nor is it Scotland's only New Year's observance. Local communities across the country hold their own parties, dances, fires, and first-footing rituals.