Edinburgh's Winter Festivals

St. Andrew's Day to Burn's Night

What's happening at the three-day Edinburgh's Hogmanay festival this year?
Edinburgh Zoo's Giant Lanterns trail returns for another year with a new theme of magical space safari.
Edinburgh's Winter Festival 2025/2026, which includes Edinburgh's Christmas and Edinburgh's Hogmanay, pulle
Castle of Light returns for its sixth year in 2025, transforming Edinburgh Castle's walls, buildings and ra
St Giles hosts a carol service following the lighting of the Norwegian Christmas Tree on the Mound.
Christmas in the Botanics returns for its annual winter trail with new light installations and visual effects…
The Loony Dook takes place on the first day of each new year.
The temporary, ice rink is back again on George Street as part of Edinburgh's Christmas Festival.
Edinburgh’s Christmas festival may have been ā€œ
The outdoor ice rink on George Street has been insulated against the government’s Boxing Day restrictions but…
One of the centrepieces of Edinburgh's Christmas Celebrations, the ice rink in Princes Street Gardens, has…
The Royal Norwegian Advent Concert is a staple in the Christmas calendar, celebrating the historical and cl
The SCO Chorus’ seasonal concert ushers in Yuletide with a warming collection of music under the inspiratio
Ceilidh dance during St Andrew's week, with The Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience band. 
ā€˜Folksville’ is an annual, festive folk gathering showcasing music from original singer-songwriters, acoust
Edinburgh Castle’s third iteration of its winter show Ca
ā€œBe Togetherā€ may be the slogan beamed around the world from this year’s
Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party - an exuberant carnival of music, dancing and street theatre - is the most…
As in previous years, government heritage agency Historic Scotland will be marking Scotland's national day,…