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CONCERT IN THE GARDENS See in the New Year with a lineup of excellent music and a spectacular view of the i reworks. This year’s concert features Rag’n’Bone Man, Declan McKenna and Nina Nesbitt. ■ West Princes Street Gardens, 9pm (doors at 8pm).
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EDINBURGH
BABY LOVES DISCO HOGMANAY Midday is the new midnight for families and their wee ones, as Baby Loves Disco presents a special two-hour Hogmanay edition. ■ Festival Square Spiegeltent, 1pm.
BAIRNS AFORE New family-friendly Hogmanay event. Celebrate with the kids and enjoy a spectacular i reworks display and entertainment, all afore bedtime. ■ West Princes Street Gardens, 5pm.
EDINBURGH’S HOGMANAY STREET PARTY
Sixty thousand revellers descend on Princes Street for the world’s best New Year’s Eve party. This year’s live stages feature Sacred Paws, Human League, Barns Courtney, Huey Morgan, Niteworks, Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5. ■ Princes Street, 7pm.
CANDLELIT CONCERT Festive candlelit concert, this year featuring JS Bach’s ‘Lutheran Mass in F BWV 233’ and Handel’s ‘Dixit Dominus’. ■ St Giles’ Cathedral, 7.30pm.
CEILIDH UNDER THE CASTLE Dance the night away at a traditional Scottish ceilidh, under the stunning backdrop of Edinburgh Castle. ■ West Princes Street Gardens, 8.30pm.
NEW YEAR’S DAY
GLASGOW
MAXIMUM PRESSURE Glasgow techno duo Slam host this series of big club nights. This huge New Year’s Day blow-out features Jeff Mills, Alan Fitzpatrick, Paula Temple, FJAAK (live), Radio Slave, Dr Rubinstein, Edit Select and more. ■ SWG3, 5pm.
EDINBURGH LOONY DOOK
Dive into 2018 with a dip off South Queensferry. Gather for the parade and watch as the swimmers freeze their proverbials off under the iconic Forth Rail Bridge. ■ South Queensferry, 10.30am.
MESSAGE FROM THE SKIES Take a literary journey through the city and read a new story, ‘New Year’s Resurrection’, by leading Scottish writer Val McDermid. Told through projections onto Edinburgh’s buildings and landmarks. ■ Mon 1–Thu 25 Jan.
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