City Guide to Edinburgh, Scotland

City Guide to Edinburgh, Scotland

Hogmanay


Edinburgh Revellers Ready For Hogmanay

Hogmanay Concert in the Garden

Good news for those hitting the street to celebrate Hogmanay tonight: Edinburgh is expected to be dry and not too windy.

Edinburgh's Hogmanay Sees Record Crowds at Torchlight Procession

Son et Lumiere at Calton Hill

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations were launched tonight - a day later than in previous years - with a spectacular Torchlight Procession through the centre of Edinburgh's Old Town.

Hogmanay Family Ceilidh Dance

A free, 1.5 hour, hogmanay ceilidh for all the family at Hawthornden Court at the National Museum of Scotland.

Seeking Inspiration From Edinburgh On Film

The Illusionist George Street

The end of the year is approaching and the Filmhouse is hosting a season of films featuring Edinburgh as part of the Hogmanay festivities.

Turner Exhibition Brings Splash of Colour In Depths of Winter

Loch Coruisk, Skye, 1831-4

Each New Year brings a welcome return of watercolours by Romantic landscape painter J M W Turner (1775–1851) to the National Gallery Complex.

Keilidh and Hogmanay Concert Tickets Sold Out

The Keilidh

Tickets for two of the main events at Edinburgh's Hogmanay are now sold out: Concert in the Gardens on 31 December, headlined by Biffy Clyro with special guests The Charlatans and Billy Bragg, and tickets for the Keilidh, also on 31 December.

The Hungoevr Coobkook by Milton Crawford

Hungover Cookbook

EdinburghGuide recently received a copy of "The Hungover Cookbook" by Milton Crawford. An interesting quirk is that the title on the spine is spelt differently on the front of the book - "Hungoevr Coobkook" - which gives some indication of the author's state of mind as he researched his subject matter.

Video: Fireworks on Calton Hill

Edinburgh's Hogmanay's Torchlight Procession wends its way up Calton Hill in Edinburgh for a fireworks