The Hogmanay festivities in Scotland’s capital are known as the greatest celebration of New Year in the world.
Hogmanay is the Scottish word for the last day of the year, and the occasion is celebrated in Scotland on a far grander scale than in the rest of the British Isles. Edinburgh’s festivities run for four days (30 December–2 January) and begin with a Torchlight Procession at 6.30pm on 30 December. Thousands of torch carriers create a ‘river of fire’ from the city’s Royal Mile to a Son et Lumière and fireworks finale on Calton Hill.
On New Year’s Eve the three major ticketed events are Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party, the Concert in the Gardens and the Keilidh – an open air ceilidh with Scottish traditional music and dancing by the Old Town. At midnight the city lights up with a major fireworks display.
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party along Princes Street and in sight of the castle annually attracts tens of thousands of residents and visitors from around the world. There will be four live music stages at this year’s Party.
Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro will headline the Concert in the Gardens in West Princes Street. They say: ‘Bringing in the bells in Scotland at the biggest party in the world is the icing on the cake of an amazing year for us.’ (Bringing in the bells is a Scottish expression for welcoming the midnight bells on the last night of the year.)
Full programme details will be available early in November. Ticket prices: Concert in the Gardens £35 + booking fee. Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party £15. The Keilidh: £30 + booking fee. Tickets to the Keilidh and Concert in the Gardens include access to the Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party. Entrance to the Hogmanay Street Party is strictly by ticket only.
On New Year’s Eve the three major ticketed events are Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party, the Concert in the Gardens and the Keilidh – an open air ceilidh with Scottish traditional music and dancing by the Old Town. At midnight the city lights up with a major fireworks display.
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party along Princes Street and in sight of the castle annually attracts tens of thousands of residents and visitors from around the world. There will be four live music stages at this year’s Party.
Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro will headline the Concert in the Gardens in West Princes Street. They say: ‘Bringing in the bells in Scotland at the biggest party in the world is the icing on the cake of an amazing year for us.’ (Bringing in the bells is a Scottish expression for welcoming the midnight bells on the last night of the year.)
Full programme details will be available early in November. Ticket prices: Concert in the Gardens £35 + booking fee. Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party £15. The Keilidh: £30 + booking fee. Tickets to the Keilidh and Concert in the Gardens include access to the Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party. Entrance to the Hogmanay Street Party is strictly by ticket only.
