Tens of thousands of revellers from across the world will be attending Edinburgh’s famous street party which culminates in the traditional firework display above Edinburgh Castle at midnight.
Organisers will be saving money this year as they will be using some of the fireworks bought for last year’s event which was cancelled.
The event fell victim to bad weather for the third time since 2003, leaving 45,000 revellers to make alternative plans to see in the new year.
Will Evans, director of Titanium Fireworks, told BBC Scotland News that this year there would be a six-minute show, involving about 10,000 fireworks, accompanied by a bespoke soundtrack.
He said an earlier “teaser” display at 21:00 would be celebrating Scotland.
“It’s a really positive vibe to start the evening with”, he said.
This year, indie rock band Wet Leg will be headlining the Concert in the Gardens and there will also be performances by Scottish supports acts Hamish Hawk and Lucia & The Best Boys.
Alternatively, party-goers can select one of three different genres of music to dance to at the Street Party Mega Silent Disco.
Al Thomson, co-director of Unique Assembly which produces Edinburgh Hogmanay, said: “Things are looking great. Looks like it might be a little bit blustery but we’re confident everything will go ahead as planned.”
A temporary airspace restriction will be in place covering Edinburgh city centre between 18:00 on Hogmanay and 02:00 on New Year’s Day.
It will be an offence for any unmanned aircraft to fly below 2,000ft above sea level within one nautical mile of Edinburgh Castle. The restrictions include drones.
