HOGMANAY
HOG MAN AY
HIGHLIGHTS
FRI 30 DEC GLASGOW
IRN-BRU CARNIVAL SECC, 11am–10pm, secc.co.uk, until Sun 15 Jan Are you brave enough to take on the King Loops, Speed Buzz or Midnight Express Matterhorn at this indoor carnival? If you don’t have the stomach for thrill rides there’s also traditional family fun like dodgems, waltzers and kids’ rides for the wee ones. THE SNAW QUEEN Tron Theatre, 1pm & 7.30pm, tron.co.uk Kristine Cagney Kringle and her elves are getting ready for the festive season but the evil Snaw Queen needs defeated. This’ll be a job for Kelvie (the Kelvingrove Elfie) and Olive (the other reindeer).
EDINBURGH
SPROGMANAY Old Town, noon–4.30pm, edinburghshogmanay.com, until Sun 1 Jan Three days of children’s events, so that bairns can enjoy Hogmanay too, with everything from arts and crafts to live music.
NIGHT AFORE CONCERT West Princes Street Gardens, 6pm, edinburghshogmanay.com For the first time in the festival’s history, Edinburgh’s Hogmanay hosts this second show, featuring headliner Paolo Nutini. TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION Old Town, 7pm, torches £12, edinburghshogmanay.com A torchlight procession to usher in Hogmanay (pictured right). Last year,
over 40,000 people attended the spectacle, which has torch carriers walking through the city centre, with a spectacular fireworks finale.
SAT 31 DEC GLASGOW
GLASGOW LOVES HOGMANAY George Square, 5pm, glasgowcityofmusic.com A programme of family goings-on for the daytime and early evening of Hogmanay, including traditional music and children’s activities.
HOGMANAY HOOTENANNY National Piping Centre, 6.30pm, thepipingcentre.co.uk Food, drink and live music, with a ‘kilt and pearls’ dress code. There’s also Celtic songs and DJs until the small hours. HOGMANAY DINNER DANCE House for an Art Lover, 7pm, houseforanartlover.co.uk Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park is the location for this fancy-pants dinner dance, which features a four-course meal plus wine.
HOGMANAY GALA Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 7.30pm, glasgowconcerthalls. com/glasgow-royal-concert-hall Concert with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, playing works by Strauss, Mozart, Brahms and more. HOGMANAY AT HILLHEAD BOOKCLUB Hillhead Bookclub, 8pm, hillheadbookclub.co.uk Live music from Hush, to be accompanied by plenty of dancing and cocktails.
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HOGMANAY AT ÒRAN MÓR Òran Mór, 10pm, oran-mor.co.uk Bring in the bells with DJs and live entertainment. EDINBURGH
CANDLELIT CONCERT St Giles’ Cathedral, 6pm, stgilescathedral.org.uk Seasonal concert featuring a Mass setting by Johann Friedrich Fasch, JS Bach’s festive cantata for Christmas, Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, and concluding with Mozart’s Coronation Mass.
STREET PARTY Princes Street, 7pm, edinburghshogmanay.com Thousands of revellers bring in the New Year in the centre of Edinburgh with a vibrant mix of live music, DJs and varying knowledge of the lyrics to ‘Auld Lang Syne’. The Charlatans will be headlining this year’s festivities. CONCERT IN THE GARDENS West Princes Street Gardens, 8pm, edinburghshogmanay. com, SOLD OUT This year’s famed Princes Street Gardens Hogmanay will be headlined by Scottish singer- songwriter Paolo Nutini.
OLD TOWN CEILIDH High Street and Parliament Square, 8pm, edinburghshogmanay.com Big ol’ ceilidh, with two live open air stages featuring traditional Scottish music from Kilter and HotScotch. MOJO HOGMANAY CEILIDH Assembly Roxy, 8.30pm, assemblyroxy.com Da Hooley Ceilidh band play you into 2017. Kilts and tartans are welcome, and there’s a licensed bar at the venue.
VEGAS! GRAND HOGMANAY BALL The Voodoo Rooms, 9pm, thevoodoorooms.com The Vegas team return to host another Hogmanay do. Expect showgirls, big band tunes, swing, easy listening, cabaret and burlesque featuring the usual glamorous shenanigans plus Missy Malone, Gypsy Charms and Vegas Revue.
THE CAVES HOGMANAY PARTY The Caves, 10pm Bring in the new year in one of the city’s most unique clubbing venues. Expect a ceilidh, choons old and new, and bags of fun as 2017 looms.