Which Edinburgh festival is famous for its torchlight procession and Hogmanay celebrations?

Edinburgh's Hogmanay is the festival famous for its torchlight procession and New Year's celebrations.

Hogmanay is the Scottish name for New Year's Eve and the associated festivities. Edinburgh developed a large, internationally known program featuring concerts, street parties, a torchlight procession, and midnight fireworks near Edinburgh Castle.

The torchlight procession usually takes place before the final night of the year and winds through the city toward Holyrood Park. Its modern form draws on older fire and winter traditions while presenting them as a public civic spectacle for residents and visitors.

Hogmanay should not be confused with Burns Night, which honors poet Robert Burns on January 25, or the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, held mainly in August. Edinburgh's Hogmanay specifically centers on the passage into the new calendar year.