Youngsters "paint" the numbers 2000 with sparklers as Millennium Hogmanay celebrations get underway in Edinburgh.Youngsters "paint" the numbers 2000 with sparklers as Millennium Hogmanay celebrations get underway in Edinburgh.
Youngsters "paint" the numbers 2000 with sparklers as Millennium Hogmanay celebrations get underway in Edinburgh.

2000 Edinburgh: 27 nostalgic Edinburgh photos from Y2K, including the outrageous ‘shag tag' student night

Twenty-three years have now passed since Edinburgh welcomed in the new millennium – hard to believe, isn’t it?
Gary Flockhart
By Gary Flockhart
Published 4th Nov 2022, 15:14 BST
Updated 31st Oct 2023, 16:43 BST

We’ve trawled through the picture archives to find 27 photos showing Auld Reekie as the city entered a brand new year, a fresh decade, a 21st century and a brand new millennium.

Take a look through our gallery for a nostalgic trip back in time.

Edinburgh bids farewell to the year 2000 in style with a fireworks display over Edinburgh Castle.

25. Hogmanay 2000

Edinburgh bids farewell to the year 2000 in style with a fireworks display over Edinburgh Castle. Photo: IAN RUTHERFORD

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Firefighters erect ladders to tackle flames under the roof of the rear of the Standing Order pub in Rose Street North Lane, 20 February 2000.

26. Fire at Standing Order

Firefighters erect ladders to tackle flames under the roof of the rear of the Standing Order pub in Rose Street North Lane, 20 February 2000. Photo: COLIN HATTERSLEY

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