Edinburgh's New Year Celebrations aka Hogmanay

Overview

Festive, festive, festive, Edinburgh’s Hogmanay is probably one of the best places in the World to celebrate new year’s eve. The action starts on 30 December with revellers carrying torches from Parliament Square to Calton Hill, where fireworks set the sky ablaze. On New Year's Eve, join the 80,000 people who will take to the streets to sing Auld Lang Syne (the biggest and loudest rendition in the world). The festivities take place over three days with bands, events, and audiences from every corner of the World.

Highlights

Edinburgh’s Christmas program has something for everyone. Rides and attractions, Street of Lights and ice skating! not bad, innit? 2016 Christmas program features Clarke Peters’ West End and Broadway hit, Five Guys Names Moe. Morgan and West, a family favourite, bring Morgan and West's A (Sort of) Christmas Carol to delight audiences of all ages. They take on Charles Dickens’ timeless classic for ages 5+, with some magical twists.

Join over 80,000 party people in welcoming the biggest  new year’s midnight moment on the planet. Be prepared for a very busy, all-standing, outdoor festival event. This year, The Waverley Stage will be headlined by music legends The Charlatans.

Continue celebrating: on New Year's Day with games such as 'scotch hoppers' and 'dreadnought'. The program will be announced in November. Location? the magnificent National Museum of Scotland.

Poke around clifftop Edinbrugh Castle, wander the Royal Mile and get more regal still with a tour aboard the former Royal Yacht Britannia at the seaport of Leith.

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