Edinburgh Hogmanay

Street theatre and music carnival part of New Year celebrations

The festivities of the Night Afore International are set to bring everyone in the mood for the next night's Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations. The Night Afore fiesta consists in a carnival of street theatre, Scottish dancing, music, bagpipes, ceilidhs.

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The Night Afore International event has been introduced several years ago in Edinburgh's Hogmanay programme building on the resounding success of the New Year Street Party.

Over the last two years, the Night Afore Fiesta has brought a mix of Scottish tradition with International entertainment, film and food from India, France and Catalonia.

In 2009, the Night Afore sees the biggest catalonian carnival on British soil. Highlights include Catalan dancers, musicians, performers led by the Scottish Pipe Bands Overture, a human tower of more than 150 people rising from the crowd, street theatre, pyrotechnics as well as Spanish food and drink to be sampled in the stylish bars of George Street.

Details on the Night Afore festivities

The three-hour long Fiesta takes place in George Street, adding modern and colourful performances to the classical surroundings of the New Town. George Street is beautifully decorated with Christmas lights, becoming an ideal venue for this free family event.

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All Edinburgh Hogmanay articles:

Hogmanay Street Party Visitor's guide to Edinburgh's New Year party in Princes Street.

Torchlight Procession Info and pictures on the fiery procession that finishes with the burning of a Viking longboat on top of Calton Hill.

Night Afore International Information about the live theatre, music and dancing taking place in Edinburgh's George Street the night before New Year.

Other Hogmanay events Information on other events taking place before New Year's Eve and after.

Tips for spending Hogmanay in Edinburgh Tips on public transport and more for New Year's Eve.

Photos of Hogmanay in Edinburgh Picture gallery with photos from Hogmanay celebrations.

Event Details - Edinburgh's Hogmanay Tourist information regarding tickets, dates and times.

Edinburgh Hogmanay Web links Links to other web pages related to Hogmanay.

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Christmas in Edinburgh Information on Edinburgh's Christmas celebrations, part of the Capital's winter festival.

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Origin of 'Edinburgh'

Tourists have problems with the name of Edinburgh. There are hundreds of ways people write it and the most common writings include 'edinburg', 'edinborough', 'edimburgh', 'edinbourgh', 'ediburgh', 'edinbugh', 'edinboro', 'edingburgh', 'edinbrugh', 'edimburg', 'edinburugh', 'edingurgh', 'edinbrough', etc.

According to the Scottish Place Names dictionary, the name Edinburgh means 'Fort of the Rock Face'. The 'edin' part comes from Scottish Gaelic and means 'rock face', while 'burgh' comes from Old English meaning stronghold.

Some more obscure (and quite funny) ways of writing Edinburgh include: edinburough, edingburg, edinbourg, edinburh, edinurgh, edenburg, edinbough, edinbourough, edinbrgh, edingborough, edenburgh, edinberg, edinborgh, edinborugh, edinburge, edinburhg, edingbourgh, etc.

Edinburgh is spelt Edimburgo in Spanish and Italian and Édimbourg in French.

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