Which Scottish city hosts the famous Hogmanay Torchlight Procession?

Edinburgh hosts the famous Hogmanay Torchlight Procession.

The procession is one of the best-known events in Edinburgh's large New Year's celebrations. Participants carry torches through the city toward a central gathering area, creating a river of light against the historic urban landscape. It forms part of a wider program that can include concerts, street parties, and a major midnight fireworks display.

Hogmanay is the Scottish term for New Year's Eve or the New Year season. Edinburgh's modern festival developed into an internationally promoted event in the late twentieth century, building on Scotland's strong traditions of winter gatherings, songs, visiting, and first-footing.

The procession's route and arrangements can change for safety, crowd management, or local planning reasons, so it should not be confused with a single unchanging historical ceremony. Glasgow, Dundee, and Aberdeen also hold Scottish New Year events, but Edinburgh is the city specifically identified with this famous torchlight procession.