Hogmanay. What to do?

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I'd have thought Dumfries or Glasgow would offer much more enjoyable options for Hogmanay. Either could offer you a choice of cosy and friendly ceilidhs in pubs or halls, with black bun, shortbread and whisky. Edinburgh's so-called hogmanay party is a fairly recent innovation marketed for tourists and is long way from the traditional Scottish hogmanay. It is more about walking the streets on a cold dark night between open air rock concert venues - if the concerts actually take place and don't end up cancelled due to weather. Personally, I wouldn't want to miss out on the traditional scots hogmanay night by wasting it in Edinburgh.

I'll be in Dumfries, myself, partaking of the hospitality at Ferintosh for a couple of days.

This after a wee wander about Inverness on Saturday, and Glasgow on Sunday night. We'll be avoiding the hundred thousand drunks in Edinburgh....

Absolutely what they both said. You'd avoid the huge crowds, see a more traditional Hogmanay, meet other XMarkers AND all the while enjoying the hospitality of Ferintosh. Here's Robertson's thread from last year's Hogmanay in Dumfries. Linky Thingy