Which New Year’s Eve event in Scotland traditionally ends with the Loony Dook on January 1?

The Scottish New Year event traditionally associated with the Loony Dook is Edinburgh’s Hogmanay.

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay is a multi-day festival spanning the end of December and the start of January. Its best-known program has included a torchlight procession, concerts, a large street party, and midnight fireworks. The Loony Dook, held on January 1 in South Queensferry, is a humorous costumed plunge into cold water by participants and spectators.

South Queensferry lies west of central Edinburgh beneath the Forth Bridge. The dip is not the same event as the midnight street party, but it became an established New Year’s Day tradition within the wider Edinburgh Hogmanay season. Participants often raise money for charity or dress in imaginative costumes.

Other Scottish towns celebrate Hogmanay too, but the combination of Edinburgh’s major city festival and the South Queensferry plunge identifies the event asked about here. Dates, routes, and individual activities can change from year to year.