Spectacular Edinburgh's Hogmanay
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Cultural festivals
What it is
A torchlight procession and street party in Edinburgh to see in the New Year.
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Dates
These dates come from the official source quoted below.
- December 29, 2026: Torchlight Procession, start 18:30
- December 30, 2026: Night Afore Party with The Fratellis, start 18:00
- December 31, 2026: Street Party, start 20:00
- January 1, 2027: First Footin' free live music trail
“We’re ready to welcome you with four spectacular days of events … Celebrations kick off on 29 December 2026 with the annual”
Before you go
- Where
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Tickets
- Torchlight Procession prices from £5.75 on the official listing Ticket page
How we checked
Last checked October 17, 2026 against edwinterfest.com. Before anything appears here, a separate check fetches each source again and confirms that every date we show is in the quoted text.
Notes from the last check
The official Edinburgh's Hogmanay site confirms the 2026/27 festival opening on 29 December 2026 with the Torchlight Procession, along with the 30 Dec, 31 Dec and start times; the 1 January 2027 end date rests on a tourism-board page, and prices, route details and last-edition dates were not verified.
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