Search a wide range of accommodation, events, food & drink options and things to do from indoor and outdoor attractions to activities, tours and more. Hogmanay - Dec 31. All rights reserved. Senior editor AnneMarie McCarthy is here to help you decide. Christmas wasnt a public holiday in Scotland until the 1950s with locals celebrating the New Year as their main winter holiday. Following a three-year break caused by Covid restrictions, Edinburghs Hogmanay is back and ready to light-up the city and show the world how to party into 2023! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. It is believed to come from the French word 'hoginane' meaning 'gala day', and was said to have been used widely following Mary, Queen of Scots' return to Scotland from France in 1561. The Pet Shop Boys will headline Edinburgh's Hogmanay Concert in the Gardens. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com. Ring in the New Year Scottish style, and if that means wearing a kilt and eating haggis, then so be it. And The Alan Crookston Ceilidh Band will also perform at the Roxy Theatre, on December 30, 8pm 11.30pm. No part of this site may be reproduced without our written permission. Edinburgh's Hogmanay will return in December 2023 to light-up the city and show the world how to party into 2024! The hotel along the shores of Loche Linhe is offering their traditional Hogmanay packages to stay for three nights from Friday 30th December. People come from all over to see the bright spectacle which is thought to have originated from when people were marking the winter solstice. On Thursday, Scotland recorded its highest ever number of Covid. Within the borders of Scotland the word Hogmanay will immediately be understood by anyone, but for others it may create some confusion. Westlands Bed and Breakfast in Pitlochry offers guests comfortable, tasteful accommodation, in the heart of Pitlochry. Read our Privacy Policy. Book your tickets for the events that take your fancy, from the Party at the Bells to performances from Dougie Maclean, Eddi Reader and Breabach, to name a few - you'll be in for a festive few days to celebrate Edinburgh's New Year in style! This year's Hogmanaycelebrations in Edinburgh include the Concert in the Gardens headlined by 80s popicons, Pet Shop Boys, who will play their popular hits to hundreds of people. But Scotlands love of singing Robert Burns Auld Lang Syne at Hogmanay is simply unrivaled anywhere in the world. New for Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2022, First Footin' presents an afternoon of free live music and performance taking place from 2-5pm in various city centre attractions, pubs and venues across both. With stunning views of the Tummel Valley, we invite you to sample our warm and welcoming hospitality. And for a comprehensive selection of New Year Breaks in Scotland - do visit www.newyearbreaksscotland.co.uk. THE New Year is upon us, which means saying goodbye to 2021 and hello to 2022. . Our Hogmanay & New Year breaks in Scotland are the ideal opportunity to savour two feasts, the unrivalled natural beauty & therapeutic charm of Scotland, & superb Scottish cuisine, hospitality and of course a unique spirit of celebration. Aberdeen Hogmanay won't disappoint! Unless a Meteor Strikes Earth then Hogmanay will go ahead, regardless of whether there is a Street Party in Edinburgh. VisitScotland. Another FREE event, First Footin is a new Edinburgh Hogmanay celebration which offers an afternoon of live music starting from 2pm across various pubs and venues in the city centre (both Old and New Town). Set just off the A9, within the spectacular scenery of Highland Perthshire, midway between Pitlochry and Dunkeld, you will find these four fantastic self catering lodges and log cabins, sleeping up to 8 people per lodge.