Tickets for Beltane go on sale today. The annual Fire Festival draws crowds in their hundreds to Calton Hill on the night of 30th April, brewing up an intoxicating blend of thumping beats, fiery and ...

The annual spectacle on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill marks the start of summer.

Organisers of Edinburgh’s Beltane Fire Festival have launched an outspoken attack on the city council’s new levy on events in the Capital’s main parks and green spaces. Did you know with a Digital ...

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The May Queen comes to life at the end of the ritual celebrating the arrival of summer Thousands of people have gathered in Edinburgh to mark the arrival of summer at the annual Beltane Fire Festival.

Tickets for Edinburgh’s Beltane Fire Festival 2026 on Calton Hill go on sale tomorrow. Celebrate Celtic tradition with music, dance and ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year's winged May Queen walks through a fire arch in The Dell (Ross Cameron) “Is this your first Beltane?” a teenager asks me ...

REVELLERS stripped off to dance naked with torches as they celebrated the annual Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh last night. They were joined by thousands of spectators, who gathered in the capital ...

Most of us will recognise the beginning of June as the start of the summer. But centuries ago, Scotland actually celebrated the new season on May 1, with an ancient festival that marked the end of ...