Which famous New Year's Eve street party takes place in Edinburgh's city centre?

Edinburgh's Hogmanay is the famous New Year's Eve street party held in Edinburgh's city centre.

Hogmanay is the Scottish word for New Year's Eve, and Edinburgh's modern festival combines concerts, street events, torchlight processions, and fireworks. Its central celebrations have made the Scottish capital one of the world's best-known destinations for welcoming the new year.

The festival's name is older than the modern organized event. Scotland developed distinctive Hogmanay customs, including first-footing, in which the first person to enter a household after midnight traditionally brings symbolic gifts such as food or drink. Local customs vary, and not every Scottish New Year's celebration follows the same program.

Edinburgh's Hogmanay is also distinct from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which is primarily a performing-arts festival held in August. The two events may both attract international visitors, but they occur at different times and have different purposes.