{"id":345567,"date":"2026-01-01T01:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T01:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/345567\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T01:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T01:00:04","slug":"new-years-eve-live-uk-rings-in-2026-with-spectacular-firework-displays-in-london-edinburgh-and-across-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/345567\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year’s Eve live: UK rings in 2026 with spectacular firework displays in London, Edinburgh and across the country"},"content":{"rendered":"

American friends enjoying the ‘dancing, energy and vibe’ in Edinburghpublished at 23:42 GMT 31 December 2025<\/p>\n

23:42 GMT 31 December 2025<\/p>\n

Kayleigh Harvey
BBC Scotland<\/p>\n

It’s freezing temperatures, for those ringing in the bells outdoors, in Scotland – but that hasn’t stopped people lining the streets around the iconic Edinburgh Castle.<\/p>\n

At midnight Robert Burns Auld Lang Syne will echo round the capital as 10,000 fireworks are set off as part of a six minute display.<\/p>\n

Soaking up the atmosphere at Edinburgh’s street party are two friends, Cosmio and Neal, who made the trip specially from New Jersey, USA.<\/p>\n

Cosmio says the pair have made travelling for New Year a regular thing but says the energy from the street party in Edinburgh is “a thousand times better” than watching the famous ball drop in New York’s Times Square.<\/p>\n

Neal says: “The dancing, the people, the energy, the vibe – it’s just the best way to bring in the New Year together.”<\/p>\n

As the duo welcome a new year they can trip another city off their New Year bucket list.<\/p>\n

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