Edinburgh Festival

Edinburgh's Hogmanay Jobs

30 December 2026 – 1 January 2027. The city's New Year celebrations — concerts, torchlight procession, and the street party.

About the festival

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.

Who hires

The festival itself plus the venues and partners that recruit alongside it.

Unique Events (festival producer)
Underbelly
Princes Street Gardens

Typical roles

The kinds of jobs the Hogmanay tends to recruit for.

Event Crew Stewarding Security Bar Staff Hospitality

Hiring timeline

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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Pay

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.

Live jobs at Hogmanay

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