EDINBURGH’S world famous fiery start to the Summer, The Beltane Fire Festival, is set to return to the Calton Hill next month, with organisers putting tickets for the annual celebration on sale. Did ...

Thousands of revellers lit up the night sky above Scotland’s capital to celebrate the start of spring Pagan-style. A huge crowd came together on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill to mark the end of the colder ...

Organisers of Edinburgh’s world-famous Beltane Fire Festival have appointed a woman to play the pivotal role of the Green Man for the first time in the event's history. Did you know with a Digital ...

“Is this your first Beltane?” a teenager asks me sympathetically – with a subtle hint of an eye roll, blended with a definite note of concern, because I’m clearly lost. I’ve been to Edinburgh’s Calton ...

Flames and festivities have lit up the Edinburgh skyline, with the return of the Beltane fire festival to the city's Calton Hill. Hundreds of performers and spectators gathered at the National ...

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 ...

It is the wild celebration that heralds the start of summer in Edinburgh – with a heady mix of fire, drums, costumed performers and dramatic storytelling. A 300-strong cast brought ancient Celtic ...

On the cusp between spring and summer, Beltane is a fire festival that celebrates the fertility of the coming year. Find this year's date in the multifaith calendar Beltane is a Celtic word which ...

2012 marks the 25th anniversary of Edinburgh’s Beltane festival. Over 12,000 revellers are expected to attend the event on Calton Hill as the Beltane Fire Society marks the passage from Spring into ...

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Edinburgh’s world famous fiery start to the Summer, The Beltane Fire Festival, is set to return to Calton Hill next month, with organisers putting tickets for the annual celebration on sale. Did you ...