Stonehaven’s Old Town High Street becomes a river of flames during the fireballs ceremony. Sign up for our newsletter and let our nostalgia team take you on a trip back in time Thank you for signing up to our Nostalgia newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Normally, Hogmanay would see Stonehaven’s High Street transformed into a river of flames, resounding to the roar of thousands of spectators cheering on the annual fireball ceremony. But this is no normal year. At the stroke of midnight, the only sound on the empty streets of the Old Town will be the chiming of the clock, the only cheerful light coming from still twinkling Christmas decorations.