Edinburgh’s Hogmanay: First Footin’
First Footin’ returns on New Year’s Day with a packed programme of FREE live music and performance taking place in city centre attractions, pubs and venues across both the Old & New Town areas.
About Edinburgh’s Hogmanay: First Footin’
| 1st January 2026 | |
| Various times - see event website for details | |
| Various Locations Edinburgh | |
| This is a free event | |
| Event organiser/part of Edinburghs Hogmanay | |
| Visit the event website here |
First Footin’ is a FREE unticketed live music trail, which in 2024/25 welcomed over 15,000 visitors to explore landmark buildings and historic venues throughout the city, discovering new experiences on New Year’s Day with a feast of live music and performance by artists from across Scotland and beyond.
Supported by the Scottish Government’s Festivals EXPO Fund through Creative Scotland
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