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Edinburgh's Hogmanay returns in a blaze of light and colour

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The six-minute display at midnight involved around 1,000 individual fireworks

Edinburgh's Hogmanay has made a spectacular return, a year after "extreme weather" forced the cancellation of the world famous celebration.

An estimated 50,000 people gathered in the city to enjoy the street party and concert as well as the dazzling firework display above the castle.

Here are some of the images from Edinburgh's Hogmanay extravaganza.

News imageAFP via Getty Images People on an aerial ride looking down on the street belowAFP via Getty Images
The "Sky Ride" was a good place from which to view people gathering for the street party
News imageAFP via Getty Images People in woolly hats and high viz jackets setting up charges inside launchersAFP via Getty Images
Pyrotechnic experts from display company Titanium setting up the launchers on the castle ramparts
News imageAFP via Getty Images lit up buildings in purple and blue with bursts of fireworks in the sky aboveAFP via Getty Images
The brightly lit buildings competed for attention with the explosions above
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The bright lights were not confined to the skies as street performers entertained the crowds on Princes Street
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Princes Street was packed with revellers as midnight approached
News imageGetty Images A female singer in gold shorts and a camouflage jacket with a fur hoodGetty Images
Indie band Wet Leg headlined the Concert in the Gardens
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Edinburgh Castle provided the iconic background for the first few minutes of 2026