Scotland

Hogmanay in Scotland.

Sprint Your Way to 4,000 Pounds in Historic New Year Sprint

The New Year Sprint has taken place around New Year's Day annually since 1870. This year's event, the 138th, will be held at Musselburgh Racecourse, 6 miles east of Edinburgh, on Friday 29th December and Saturday 30th December 2006.

Loch Ness Hogmanay Celebrations at Drumnadrochit

Loch Ness Hogmanay Celebrations Return to Drumnadrochit

The highland town of Drumnadrochit will be hosting its Hogmanay Festival again this year.

Maeshowe Web Cams Go Live

Each day in December the setting sun moves incrementally across a narrow South Westerly doorway in the cairn in Maeshowe in Orkney. The doorway leads down an 11 metre (36 feet) long narrow passage, which opens to the large inner chamber (4.6 m/15 ft, pictured above) which it is believed was the burial chamber.

Hoghats - Get your own Hogmanay hat here

Buy your Hog Hat

Grantown-on-Spey Celebrations

Grantown-on-Spey

Join in the Hogmanay Fun & rockets at midnight.

PARTY IN THE SQUARE

Grantown-on-Spey

11pm 2006 - 1am 2007

Edinburgh's Hogmanay - Night Afore Fiesta

30 December, Night Afore International, George Street from 8pm., Free, unticketed. German Parade and Pipe Bands Overture, Mound Square at 7.45pm.

Edinburgh's Hogmanay

This (free) more family-orientated event was introduced for Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2000 after the success of the main street party.

Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party 2006-2007

Party 2006-2007 Programme

Edinburgh's Hogmanay Tickets 2006-2007

Tickets for a German-themed Hogmanay in Edinburgh will be available from 10am Saturday, 7 October 2006.