WATCH: All you need to know about Inverness's Hogmanay celebrations
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Inverness is set to stage what is believed will be the largest Hogmanay ceilidh on the planet, and here is all you need to know about this year's celebration.
The event is set to kick off at 7.30pm in Falcon Square where the parade will start.
The band will then make their way along the High Street, over the bridge, along the River Ness and finish at the Northern Meeting Park where those with tickets can enter the main stage to take part in the much-anticipated ceilidh.
Some of Scotland’s top traditional musicians and singers will be welcoming in the New Year and inviting everyone to get involved.
Inverness Provost Glynis Campbell Sinclair said: “Hogmanay is all about tradition and bringing people together. That is exactly what our Inverness celebrations are all about.
"We’re going back to the traditional ceilidh where the dances are mixed with guest singers and musicians, and we come together to reflect on the past year and look forward to the next.
“To ensure your place in the Hogmanay procession and ceilidh get your tickets now before they are snapped up.
"Everyone is invited to join the procession which will be led by Pyro Celtica and Harbinger Drumming Group who previously led Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations.
"The procession will end at the Northern Meeting Park.”
Food beverages will be available to purchase at the event and fireworks are expected to end the finale with a big bang.
Since the city's Highland Games proved to be a huge success this summer, the Highland Council believes this year's new-look traditional Scottish Hogmanay will sell out in no time.
The expected capacity of the venue is 5000, however this could change depending on safety advice which will be examined during the course of the next few weeks.
The council's Inverness leader Ian Brown said: “In a change to previous years the event will be more about participating than just listening to bands.
"We want people to really engage with what Hogmanay is all about. We’ve got one of Scotland’s finest ceilidh bands, Highland Fire, who include local lads Calum MacPhail and Sean Cousins from the band Horo, to keep the dancers moving. Then in those moments when a rest is required, we have the absolute best from Scotland’s traditional music scene.
“Skipinnish’s very own Norrie MacIver will be joining for some songs in both English and Gaelic.
"We also have three-time winner of the Scots Trad Music Award and BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winner Siobhan Miller to lead us up to the bells. Our instrumental fireworks will be provided by multi-award winning duo Ali Hutton and Ross Ainslie who were the driving force behind The Treacherous Orchestra.
"They’ll be joined by Ewan Robertson from current winners of the ‘Scots Folk Band of the year’ Breabach.”
The event is expected to be a Highland extravaganza for locals and tourists celebrating new year in Inverness.
Gates will close at 12.30am after the 2024 countdown.
Tickets are available to purchase online now and are priced at £12, plus a booking fee.
The Highland Hogmanay ceilidh is staged in Inverness by the council’s Inverness Events and Festivals Working Group and is supported with money from the Inverness Common Good Fund.
