Spectacular Stonehaven Fireballs Ceremony
Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Cultural festivals
What it is
Cultural festivals in Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom.
Dates
No dates have been published yet. These are expected from the pattern of past years.
How we estimated this: As the midnight chimes ring out on December 31st
“As the midnight chimes ring out on December 31st, approximately 40 men and women parade up and down the High Street swinging fiercely flaming balls around their heads.” Before you go
- Where
- Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
- Hours
- Gathering from 10.00pm on 31 December; the ceremony starts at midnight and lasts about 20 minutes; High Street access closes when capacity is reached.
- Tickets
- Free entry (No entry fee; a donation can be made on entry.) Ticket page
How we checked
Last checked October 20, 2026 against stonehavenfireballs.com. Before anything appears here, a separate check fetches each source again and confirms that every date we show is in the quoted text. One of the sources could not be fully re-checked, so a person will review this listing.
Notes from the last check
The official Stonehaven Fireballs site fixes the ceremony on 31 December at midnight with no entry fee, and VisitScotland lists it as a current tradition; the 2026/27 edition is expected rather than confirmed, the official page was last modified in February 2026, and no last-edition dates were quotable.
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