Which New Year's Eve event in Scotland is famous for a torchlit procession through Edinburgh?

The New Year’s Eve event famous for a torchlit procession through the Scottish capital is Edinburgh’s Hogmanay.

The modern Edinburgh celebration is a large, organized festival centered on the transition from 31 December to 1 January. Its torchlight procession traditionally travels through the city toward the historic Old Town, creating a visual opening to the celebrations. Concerts, street parties, fireworks, and other programmed events form part of the broader festival.

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay is a contemporary public event built around older Scottish New Year traditions, including communal celebration and first-footing. It should not be confused with Hogmanay itself, which is the wider Scottish name for New Year festivities. Event arrangements, routes, and ticketing can change from year to year, while the torchlit procession remains a defining feature of the festival’s identity.