Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2026: Full Festival Line-Up & Tickets

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Find out the full festival programme for this year’s Edinburgh’s Hogmanay with Halo, and book your ticket today!

Even more music acts have joined the bumper line-up for this year's festivities in the capital.

Pop superstar Sophie Ellis-Bextor and The Feeling bassist Richard Jones have been announced as DJ headliners of the Waverley Stage at the world-famous Street Party.

Award-winning Scottish artists corto.alto and LF SYSTEM will join headliners Underworld for a spectacular night of dance and club classics at Hogmanay in the Gardens.

And Scots acts RURA, ASTRO BLOC and more will join the Street Party bill on Thursday, 31 December, as we all come together to celebrate the New Year.

Award-winning Scottish comedian Susie McCabe will return to host this year's celebrations, kicking off the party at Hogmanay in the Gardens before heading over to the Waverley Stage to lead the epic countdown to midnight.

Visit the website to find out more and book your tickets now for the most exhilarating New Year’s Eve ever.

Bringing the kitchen disco to the city’s streets

Queen of Disco Sophie Ellis-Bextor and her husband Richard Jones will take the party to the next level with their Mr and Mrs Jones DJ set, headlining the Waverley Stage in front of 50,000 revellers at Edinburgh’s Street Party.

The pair, who are returning to the capital after a headline slot at the city’s Night Afore Party in 2022, will be spinning dancefloor classics and singalong anthems along with legendary Glasgow DJ duo Pretty Ugly. Expect a vibrant mix of classic floor-fillers, indie gems and non-stop bangers!

Even more homegrown talent coming to the Gardens

Hogmanay in the Gardens will welcome Dumfries-born corto.alto as he makes his Edinburgh’s Hogmanay debut. He will be joined by a line-up of special guests from Scotland’s thriving jazz scene for a special one-off club show blending jazz, electronica, hip-hop and UK festival and club culture ahead of Underworld’s headline set.

Opening the night’s entertainment in West Princes Street Gardens will be West Lothian’s superstar duo LF SYSTEM. The pair, who topped the UK charts in 2022 with ‘Afraid To Feel’, are known for their distinctive style, sampling 70s and 80s disco records. What better way to get the party started at Hogmanay in the Gardens?

Celebrate the country’s finest musical talent

Over at the Scottish Stage, partygoers can enjoy musical talent including multi-award-winning Scottish folk group RURA who’ll be bringing an innovative twist to classic Scottish folk music.

Traditional four-piece Scottish fiddle group Bella McNab’s Dance Band will kick-start the Street Party with a mass ceilidh on Princes Street. And genre-bending group ASTRO BLOC will bring their distinctive fresh look at folk to entertain the masses with some foot-stompin’ tunes.

Fancy something more traditional?

The ever-popular Candlelit Concert at St Giles’ Cathedral returns to the Old Town on 31 December, offering an evening of musical reflection and festive tranquillity. This year’s edition will welcome in 2027 with exuberant works from Johann Sebastian Bach and Johannes Brahms, performed by the St Giles’ Cathedral Choir and joined by a stunning array of talented young soloists.

If ceilidhs are more your thing, head to McEwan Hall for the Hogmanay Ceilidh Club, sure to have guests birlin’ into the New Year with foot-stomping sets from live bands and callers.

Don’t fancy dancing the night away? Check out Bairns Ceilidh Club for a family-friendly event from 2.30pm on the afternoon of Hogmanay. An annual sell-out, the Bairns Ceilidh Club means nobody misses out on the fun with ceilidh legends The Jimi Shandrix Experience leading the way.

New acts announced for the Night Afore

Don’t forget there’s plenty of options if you want to party on 30 December too. BBC radio presenter and DJ Vic Galloway will host the Night Afore Party, taking to the DJ decks in between acts.

Elsewhere, Edinburgh’s Hogmanay programme expands throughout the city with a host of events now on sale.

Boogie into the New Year with First Footin’

Still got the stamina for the day after? Edinburgh’s Hogmanay culminates on New Year’s Day with a free and ticketed programme of music across the city at First Footin’. The celebrations include outdoor concerts, indoor ceilidhs, comedy shows and traditional Scottish celebrations for kids and families.