News | Posted 7 September 2023
Social Bite helps bring back Edinburgh’s Torchlight Procession
We are thrilled to announce that we are partnering with Edinburgh’s Hogmanay to bring back the much-missed Torchlight Procession on Friday the 29th December 2023.
We are incredibly excited to be the official charity partner with the 30th anniversary Edinburgh’s Hogmanay festival, fundraising across 4-days of spectacular event from Fri 29 Dec 2023 – Mon 1 Jan 2024.
Celebrations launch on Friday 29 December 2023, with the spectacular Torchlight Procession, where you can carry a Torch to shine a light on homelessness, helping raise essential funds for Social Bite projects in Edinburgh and across the UK. Enjoy a carnival atmosphere at the event, with a new start location at the Meadows presenting a feast of live Street Theatre, Fire Performers, Pipe Bands and Drummers to get celebrations started, before Vikings from Shetland’s South Mainland Up Helly Aa’ Jarl Squad lead the procession, to create a stunning river of fire through the capital’s historic Old Town.
Our Co-Founder Josh Littlejohn said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Unique Assembly and Edinburgh Council to help bring the Torchlight Procession back to Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Festival. Every Christmas Social Bite open our doors to provide meals and gifts to homeless and vulnerable people and we are always blown away by the support of the Scottish public over the festive period. This partnership builds on this work at this time of year and I can’t wait to see 20,000 people carrying a torch to kick off Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations and at the same time to shine a light on homelessness – raising funds and awareness for the most vulnerable people in Edinburgh and beyond.”
A donation of £2 from each Torch sold (£20.00 inc. fees) and £1.50 from additional Procession Tickets (£7.50 inc. fees) will be donated to Social Bite and the event will see torch carrying revellers draw attention to the issue of homelessness and the important work being done to tackle it in Edinburgh and throughout Scotland.
A 50p donation will also be made to Social Bite from every Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party and Concert in the Gardens tickets.
Tickets are on-sale now for the Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party and Torchlight Procession at www.edinburghshogmanay.com