Hogmanay Meditation & Celebration An Alternative New Year’s Eve!

Looking for a beautiful and meaningful way to celebrate the New Year?

Join us for an uplifting, alcohol-free evening filled with connection, inspiration, and peace — right in the heart of the city.

Start the evening at a cosy mocktail reception. Start the evening with a cosy mocktail reception, then enjoy guided meditations and teachings to help you reflect, gently let go of 2025, and set heartfelt intentions for 2026. In this way, we can begin our inner glow-up for the New Year — awakening our potential for happiness, peace, and purpose.

After a delicious vegetarian meal shared with others, we’ll gather by candlelight to meditate on compassion and conclude the night with peaceful mantra chanting over the bells – all dedicated to world peace. A beautiful, positive start to the year ahead!

This event offers a pure and refreshing way to celebrate — no alcohol, no pressure — just warmth, clarity, and connection.
It’s especially wonderful to wake up on New Year’s Day with a clear mind, a calm heart, and a sense of possibility.
You don’t need to be Buddhist to join in — everyone is warmly welcome.
People of all ages tell us they’re looking for something real and meaningful to do on New Year’s Eve. Here, you’ll find a genuine community, a joyful atmosphere, and the chance to begin the new year in the most beautiful way.
Fee: £20 | members £14

Venue: KMC Edinburgh | 172 Leith Walk, EH6 5EA

8.30 – 9pm Reception & Mocktails

9 – 10pm Reflections & Intention Setting

10 – 11.30pm Vegetarian Buffet

11.30pm -12.15am Candle-lit Chanted Prayers for World Peace

12.15 – 12.30am Toasting in the New Year