30 December 2026 – 1 January 2027. The city's New Year celebrations — concerts, torchlight procession, and the street party.
Edinburgh's Hogmanay is the city's New Year programme: the Torchlight Procession on 29 December, the Hogmanay Street Party and Concerts in the Gardens on 31 December, and Loony Dook on 1 January.
It's a large outdoor production with significant temporary infrastructure, recruiting event crew, stewards, security, bar staff, and hospitality from September through November. Cold-weather work; pay reflects the unsocial hours.
The festival itself plus the venues and partners that recruit alongside it.
The kinds of jobs the Hogmanay tends to recruit for.
The Hogmanay recruits from Sep through Nov, with the festival running in Dec–Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Stewarding and bar £13–£15/hr with night-shift premiums. SIA-licensed security £14–£18/hr.
For broader Edinburgh festival pay rates, see the Fringe pay guide.
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