Which New Year's Eve event in Scotland is held in Edinburgh and includes a torchlight procession?

Edinburgh's Hogmanay is the Scottish New Year's Eve event that includes a torchlight procession.

Edinburgh's Hogmanay is a multi-day public celebration centered on December 31 and the transition into January 1. Its programs have included a torchlight procession, concerts, street parties, and fireworks. The exact schedule, route, and ticketing arrangements can vary between years.

“Hogmanay” is the Scots word for New Year's Eve or the New Year celebrations. Edinburgh's modern festival grew into a major international event during the late twentieth century, although Scotland has much older New Year customs involving visiting, fire, music, and good-luck rituals.

The torchlight procession is not the same event as the midnight fireworks or the traditional first-footing custom. It is an organized Edinburgh spectacle, while first-footing refers to visiting a household after midnight. Hogmanay also occurs nationwide, but Edinburgh's celebration is its most internationally recognized version.