Hogmanay

Glasgow cancelled.  Other Scottish cities such as Stirling and Aberdeen held low-key events with a few free firework displays thrown in.  Edinburgh, of course, would rather announce a sys

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party was being called "a major success" by organisers the City of Edinburgh Council and Unique Event

Record crowds, and torches sell-out for the Torchlight Procession, but tickets are still available for the Street Party tonight.

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay three-day festival opens tomorrow evening (Friday, 30th December) with the Torchlight Proc

At midnight on 31st December the clocks strike twelve and fireworks explode out of Edinburgh Castle to mark the start of a brand new year. Thousands gather below the castle, many at the Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party on Princes Street, for this annual display which can be seen from vantage points across the city.

The Winter Solstice, the point at which we are tilted furthest away from the Sun in Earth's Northern hemisphere, is at 5.40am on 22nd December in 2011.

The free bus service for revellers at the Edinburgh's Hogmanay events has been extended to include destinations beyond Edinburgh

Borrowing from the traditional Orkney Ba' on New Year's Day, various venues in Edinburgh's Old Town will see two teams of Uppies and Doonies compete in four sets of

Traditionally, Hogmanay is marked in Scotland with friends and first footing at the strike of midnight in the New Year.

If you intend to travel by train over Christmas or Hogmanay now is a good time to start thinking about your

The Concert in the Gardens, part of the four-day Edinburgh's Hogmanay Festival, takes place in a ticketed area in Princes Street Gardens West within the Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party arena. The Ross Band stand provides a dramatic setting under Edinburgh Castle rock.

In a strongly worded statement, Primal Scream have attacked Home Secretary Theresa May's use of their 1994 hit Rocks (above) at the Conservative Party conference on Tuesday.

The New Year Sprint is an open 110m race, with a handicap starting system, that has taken place around New Year's Day annually since 1870. Professional and amateur sprinters compete in this the 143rd meeting, for a £4000 first prize.

The annual candlelit concert in the St. Giles forms part of the Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations.

This year will be the 26th Loony Dook and the second year the event requires people to pre-register to take part.

The Street Party (tickets, review) is perhaps the best-known event in the 3-day Edinburgh's Hogmanay Festival. The New Year street party is a ticketed event that takes place the length of Princes Street, with live bands, dancing in the street, and street theatre troupes mingling with crowds.

A free, unticketed event, the Torchlight Procession opens the annual Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations by creating a "river of fire" through city streets.

The Queen’s Hall rings in 2012 with a traditional Scottish Hogmanay party.

Part of Edinburgh Hogmanay's celebrations held at The Mound precinct.

Scottish indie rockers Primal Scream will headline this year's Hogmanay Concert in the Gardens on 31st December 2011.