Organisers of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay invite revellers to travel to Scotland’s capital city to enjoy the best New Year’s party on the planet. Unique Events, who have produced Edinburgh’s Hogmanay on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council since 1993, today announced the line-up for the UK’s largest outdoor winter music festival, and details of all the entertainment over three days from Friday 30 December 2016 to Sunday 1 January 2017.
Edinburgh is the ‘Home of Hogmanay’, and organisers are expecting another sell-out event, welcoming 150,000 visitors from over 80 countries to Scotland’s capital city over the three days, bringing an estimated economic benefit of over £40 million to the city (figures based on 2014/15 event). Edinburgh’s Hogmanay will not only kick-start 2017, but also launches a year of celebrations for the 70th anniversary of Edinburgh becoming the world’s leading festival city. The Festival is also a key part of Scotland’s Winter Festivals celebrations.
The celebrations begin on Friday 30 December with the family-friendly Torchlight Procession, which welcomes 30,000 participants (including 10,000 torchbearers) who wind their way through the city streets lined with tens of thousands of spectators. The Procession, which is supported by EventScotland, will move from the Old Town towards the fireworks finale on Calton Hill which can be viewed from across the city and from the streets surrounding the hill. This year participation in the Torchlight Procession and access to Calton Hill will be exclusively available for torchbearers and their accompanying friends and family with new event wristbands which must be purchased to participate in the procession. A donation from the sale of both torches and wristbands will be given to the official Edinburgh’s Hogmanay charity UNICEF, which last year received over £50,000 from Edinburgh’s Hogmanay fundraising to help children affected by the war in Syria.
On Saturday 31 December, the musical line-up across the seven open air stages in the centre of the city promises to deliver an exhilarating party soundtrack for the anticipated 75,000 revellers. The flagship Concert in the Gardens features headliner Paolo Nutini in his only festival performance in 2016. The Scottish singer, songwriter and musician from Paisley, creator of three multi-platinum albums, was described by the BBC as “arguably one of Scotland’s biggest musicians right now”. Paolo Nutini this year celebrates the 10th anniversary of his seminal debut album ‘These Streets’ and will be joined by a line-up of very special guests to be announced shortly.
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