Hogmanay tourists having to quickly find alternatives to cancelled fireworks
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With hours to go before the end of 2024, tourists who travelled to Edinburgh in the hope of experiencing the Hogmanay fireworks have described having to quickly find other ways to celebrate the new year. The street party and fireworks display over Edinburgh Castle were cancelled on Monday afternoon due to a Met Office yellow weather warning, which at the time covered most of Scotland throughout Hogmanay before the warning area was cut back to the Highlands and Moray.
A yellow weather warning for wind covers central and southern Scotland and northern England until 11pm on Hogmanay, with winds predicted to reach up to 70mph. Organisers Unique Assembly said on Monday the weather at the time meant it was not possible to do the preparations.
Elisa Dorris, who is originally from Spain but now lives in Dublin, flew to Edinburgh with friends in order to see the fireworks. The 23-year-old shop assistant described having to ask around for suggestions as to what she and her friends can do to celebrate the new year.
“We are very disappointed … but we will try to have fun here in the Christmas market,” she said. “We will try our best to have fun this night. “So we have been asking people about what we can do, and they say that they have pubs in Victoria Street, and the people are going to go out, because it’s a lot of people in the same situation.
