The Edinburgh Winter Festival is made up of two festivals - Edinburgh's Christmas and Edinburgh's Hogmanay.

Both turn the darkness of an Edinburgh winter into a sparkling and joyous place, where German markets sell hot mulled wine as skaters twirl round the ice rink in Princes Street Gardens. Not to mention the biggest New Year's party in the world that is Edinburgh's Hogmanay, where party-goers from around the world enjoy all the fun and festivities the city has to offer at this time of year.