Which New Year's Eve festival in Scotland begins with a torchlight procession through Edinburgh?

The Scottish New Year's Eve festival that begins with a torchlight procession through Edinburgh is Edinburgh's Hogmanay.

The procession is a prominent opening event in the modern festival program. Participants carrying torches move through the city toward a final gathering, creating a visible link between Edinburgh's historic streets and its contemporary New Year's celebrations. The precise route, dates, and ticketing arrangements can change from year to year.

Edinburgh's wider Hogmanay program includes concerts, a large street party, midnight fireworks, and events on New Year's Day. The festival is rooted in Scotland's Hogmanay tradition, but its modern public format was developed as a major civic and tourism event. It should not be confused with “first-footing,” the custom of being the first visitor to enter a home after midnight.

Other Scottish communities also organize torchlight events and Hogmanay gatherings. Edinburgh is the specific answer because its torchlight procession is promoted as part of the capital's named Hogmanay festival, rather than as a generic New Year's parade.